Brands of sawchain
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SawTroll
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Carlton is not availiable here (easily), and I have no desire to try it anyway, because they lack the low-vibe chassis of the Oregons and the newer Stihls.
wkpoor
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Why was Windsor not mentioned here?
good heads up on windser , what about total ? think oregon makes husqvarna. use carlton easy to sharpen .easy to find. works good .sthil chain is good holds a edge good but hard to sharpen . a little pricy .got oregon on the 272 come with the saw seems to be a cutter haven,t tried to sharpen it yet .
oh forgot about laser .thats good chain
low vibe chassis must mean slower cutting if low vibe means bigger rakers
Fish
Tree Freak
Sandvik/Windsor was absorbed by Oregon, total is carlton, sabre was
made by Homelite, but was phased out during John Deere's feeding on
Homelite's carcass.....
One interesting note about Stihl, the one shop I was at, had some very
old rolls of Stihl chain. The rivets on this stuff were so tough, our chain
breaker couldn't do it, I had to grind the heads off first. The newer chain
the breaker handled easily.
made by Homelite, but was phased out during John Deere's feeding on
Homelite's carcass.....
One interesting note about Stihl, the one shop I was at, had some very
old rolls of Stihl chain. The rivets on this stuff were so tough, our chain
breaker couldn't do it, I had to grind the heads off first. The newer chain
the breaker handled easily.
SawTroll
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I have a couple, and think there is a good reason they are left out of the discussion......:censored:
scotclayshooter
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What about Sarp chain i had a couple of loops for the 451e it seemed to work ok
SawTroll
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What is Sarp chain......LOL
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sarp chain - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sarp-chainsaw...yZ139887QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
only ever seen it on fleabay...
according to the box its made in canada
thats all i know..
only ever seen it on fleabay...
according to the box its made in canada
thats all i know..
Fish
Tree Freak
A quick google on sarp says it is made by oregon in Canada, seems to
be marketed in U.K.
be marketed in U.K.
scotclayshooter
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LOL it wasnt a miss spell this time ST
woodcutter441
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I like Stihl chain. It stays sharp a lot longer than anything else I've tried.
BlackCatBone
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I am going to have to go with stihl. I had never tried one until today, and to my homeowner sawyer shame when I was bucking a hard 20" hickory log this morning I damn near cut right through a rock about 2" thick. No vibration or anything. I was almost through the log, and saw a little spark...dang rock was hidden on the underside of the log in a small cavity. The chain is not nearly as bad as you'd think. A few minutes with my grinder and it may cut wood again. That's pretty darn impressive (the chain). 
gmax
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What about GB chain, is it any good?, every time i go to the GB website to
look up chain i get "This page is currently under construction"
look up chain i get "This page is currently under construction"
SawTroll
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sarp chain - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sarp-chainsaw...yZ139887QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
only ever seen it on fleabay...
according to the box its made in canada
thats all i know..
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PES+
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A couple of points
Carlton makes and has made a low vibe chassis chain for quite a while.
They just can't call it low vibe as that is a trademark
In local parlance (slang) it is called "double raker"
Sabre was a manufacturer on it's own as was Windsor
GB had mostly Carlton produced chain but also sold some Windsor and even some Stihl for harvester applications......don't know what they are selling now and don't really care.
Carlton makes and has made a low vibe chassis chain for quite a while.
They just can't call it low vibe as that is a trademark
In local parlance (slang) it is called "double raker"
Sabre was a manufacturer on it's own as was Windsor
GB had mostly Carlton produced chain but also sold some Windsor and even some Stihl for harvester applications......don't know what they are selling now and don't really care.
SawTroll
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I am pretty sure that the "double raker" mostly is about kickback reduction, although is probably has some smoothening effect as well.
Vibe ban (Oregon), Low vibe (Husky branded Oregon) and Comfort (Stihl) has an anti-vibe chassis.
LP does feel smoother to me than LGX and RSC, although both have the Vibe ban chassis.......
PES+
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I'll get some pics and show you what I mean......the "double raker" as it is called locally has no guard links.....but has the drive link matched to the raker/depth gauge to reduce vibration........implemented in a slightly different way than Oregon but serves the same purpose.
The Husky/Oregon low vibe with the folded raker was great chain.....until you had to lower the depth gauges......then it was a pain
The Husky/Oregon low vibe with the folded raker was great chain.....until you had to lower the depth gauges......then it was a pain
