Friendly Chain Competition

[cobey]

Nothing, hedge is nickname.

do i feel dumb

 

[Metals406]

do i feel dumb

Naw, I didn't know at first either.

 

[spencerpaving]

I will check around...
I think I can make a bad assed chain for the 064 out of it...

one thing I did notice on the high tooth was it called for a lot more power...and you had to brace yourself from being pushed out of the wood on the upcut

 

[Hedgerow]

I wonder what the horsepower threshold is to leave 3/8 behind..??

 

[Trx250r180]

I wonder what the horsepower threshold is to leave 3/8 behind..??

A lot of cutters run 404 for falling ,they say they get more sharpenings out of a chain,and it does not dull as easy ,I have never ran it ,just going off what they have told me ,in the softwoods here it may not be as much a factor as back east for power

 

[spencerpaving]

A guy I race with runs 3/8 on a 200cc bikesaw and says he's never had a problem...personally I wouldn't.

 

[Tree Sling'r]

A lot of cutters run 404 for falling ,they say they get more sharpenings out of a chain,and it does not dull as easy ,I have never ran it ,just going off what they have told me ,in the softwoods here it may not be as much a factor as back east for power

.404 left here in the early 80's. Stayed longer on the coast with the Redwoods and Western Red Cedar.
.404 is big and slow, but is better for the thick stringy barked trees of the past.

 

[Hedgerow]

Mike's chains have arrived!!

 

[Hedgerow]

Update:
TRX250's chain / Here
My chain / hanging on a nail
Mdavlee's chain / Here
Cobey's chain / bring with
Sunfish's chain / bring with
Weekendlmbrjack's chain / bring with
Awol's chain / bring with
Oliver1655 / bring with
Homelite410 / bring with
Squarefile / Here
Jasha / Here
moparmyway /HERE
Watsonr / MIA where is Randy?
Spencerpaving / Here!
Wiggs' chain / Found loop.. Contemplating grinder...
Metals406 / Hopefully able to walk by now..
anyone else want in on this party??

 

[Trx250r180]

Did Kevin get popped back in yet ?

 

[Metals406]

Did Kevin get popped back in yet ?

OMG, you guys would have laughed your asses off watching a video of my cousin working me over.

It primarily consisted of me saying "Oww" repeatedly, and squealing like a girl.

Still a ton of soreness in the hip, but better today.

 

[Trx250r180]

.404 left here in the early 80's. Stayed longer on the coast with the Redwoods and Western Red Cedar.
.404 is big and slow, but is better for the thick stringy barked trees of the past.

I should have refrased the lot to a few still run 404 around here ,seems popular still on landings and up north in canada

 

[Hedgerow]

I got 2 saws I think would run .404 well.. And the stuff cuts like a trooper..
Just not sure it's worth spending the extra coin on a bar...
Though .404 bars are going pretty cheap at Stihl dealer these days..
Neighbor kid picked up a 41" for his 088 with a loop of chain for 175 bucks..
Maybe it was cause of the odd size??

 

[Deets066]

I run 404 on the 088 and 090, I have a 404 bar for the 066 but never use it for the simple fact it's a retrofitted harvester bar and very heavy. But it's runs the 404 just fine. I mainly used it for bucking dirty or half rotten logs for firewood so I wouldn't mess up my good Fallin bars.

 

[cobey]

i got a 78 driver 404 chain

 

[Trx250r180]

I got 2 saws I think would run .404 well.. And the stuff cuts like a trooper..
Just not sure it's worth spending the extra coin on a bar...
Though .404 bars are going pretty cheap at Stihl dealer these days..
Neighbor kid picked up a 41" for his 088 with a loop of chain for 175 bucks..
Maybe it was cause of the odd size??

The bar is the same as 3/8 just put a 404 bar tip on a bar you have and a 404 sprocket maybe 40 bucks that way

 

[cobey]

I was wondering if that would work

 

[mdavlee]

I got 2 saws I think would run .404 well.. And the stuff cuts like a trooper..
Just not sure it's worth spending the extra coin on a bar...
Though .404 bars are going pretty cheap at Stihl dealer these days..
Neighbor kid picked up a 41" for his 088 with a loop of chain for 175 bucks..
Maybe it was cause of the odd size??

That's high compared to my dealer. I think that combo was $145 or something like that.

 

[Hedgerow]

That's high compared to my dealer. I think that combo was $145 or something like that.

No bargains here..
A bar that length in 3/8 would be even higher..

 

[mdavlee]

I got a 20" GB the other day for $40.