Carbide Tipped Chain

[sslester]

Anyone used it?

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[Treeman14]

Never used it. Just couldn't bring myself to pay that much for a chain.

 

[sonny]

Great stuff, If your cutting something besides trees. A big waste.
Great for roofs, Power poles, etc.

 

[D]

I think it cuts slower than regular chain, but obviously stays sharp longer.

 

[treeclimber165]

From what I have learned, it is marketed torward specialty users like firemen. It isn't as sharp as a freshly sharpened regular chain, and you can't sharpen it without a special file. But it holds up to a fair amount of abuse, kinda like stump grinder teeth.
It isn't designed for the typical arborist, we wouldn't have much use for it. That is, unless you have an idiot cutting up a mud-covered pile of logs for firewood.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I looked into them a few years ago to use on a stumping saw and was told by several sourses that the are made to cut through metal objects better (as aludeded to in the above posts) not the grit and rocks we would throw at them (damn box elder stumps! Always got rocks in'em.).

The will last only a little longer then a normal chain. Then you have to take them in to a bench grinder. Just keep on maintaining five chins for the stump saw as you have in the past .

I have recomended them to landscrpers that want to flush small stumps with crews that use saws only occationaly. I think they are 3x the cost of a normal chain.

 

[sonny]

20 in chain ave cost $20.00
Carbide $90.00
cost to replace cutter tooth $1.00 or free depending
on customers attitude. Carbide tooth $5.00
sharpening $3.50 carbide $20.00 per 20 in chain

 

[sslester]

Thanks

That's kinda what I was thinking, more trouble then it's worth, was just considering putting it in the big saw for stumps but I'd rather sharpen chain then bend over at the stump any longer then necessary. I don't cut dirt and only cut metal by accident, which has happened a time or two.

Thanks for the input

 

[HUSKYMAN]

I am on the fire dept here in MI and have been waiting for two years for a chance to use our carbide tipped Husky on a roof. But our township has not had a big fire since I joined, I guess I am a good omen If I ever get to give someone a skylight with it I will let you know how it works

 

[treemendous]

carbide chain

I've used carbide tipped and carbide impregnated chain on a few rooves. The carbide tipped are great for cutting through lumber with nails etc. and through asphalt shingles. The tips break off easily as they are welded on. We switched to impregnated chain and it doesn't break off, just dulls and is of course fun to sharpen.

I wouldn't buy carbide tipped for hitting rocks, maybe for dirty logs/firewood. For cutting stumps real low the impregnated would probably work well. It still is a lot of money verses a new 7/32 file.

 

[SteveBullman]

those carbide tipped chains dont cut well at all. oregon do a better alternative......its a hardened tooth, something like 3 times the ammount of chrome on each tooth. its about twice the price of normal chain, but you can sharpen it with a file. i use it on my firewood processor, it is definetly harder wearing

 

[sawn_penn]

Years back I saw a National Parks guy using a monster saw with a carbide chain to cut concrete. I was pretty amazed. We were pulling old walkways out of a sensitive part of a park. I got to carry the blocks of concrete back up the hill. He got the toys, I got the hill.

 

[treespec]

Carbide chain

I use it regularly for root pruning. Get about 100' before I have to resharpen. 400'- then it's toast. Cost $135. for a 24" loop. But I charge $10 per foot. It's hard work.

 

[BigJohn]

Cuts slower? Stays sharp longer? If it cuts slower it must not be sharp. Never sharp to begin with?

Stick to cutting wood let the stump grinder deal with the rocks, dirt and concrete

 

[Chronic1]

Those are for rescue workers using modified chainsaws to cut through things like the side of houses.

 

[BigJohn]

Also what you may want to give a try instead of the carbide chain is to keep the saw out of the ground. When flushing a stump I like to keep it well up off ground about a 1/4 is good no chance in hitting dirt above ground.:monkey:

 

[SCE1966]

Carbides are for cutting roots and getting into areas where you have to hit the dirt. They are dangerous because they kick back a lot. I would never use them on a daily basis.

 

[SilentElk]

Tried them once doing a removal of leantoo off the side of a barn cuts good through nails and such. Finished the job then realized 6 teeth were missing after less than 1 tank of gas on a 24" chain! Took it back they replaced the chain free. After that we only averaged a loss of about 1.5 teeth per tank of gas doing regular tree work. Worthless waste of money.