Friendly Chain Competition

[Hedgerow]

No you can grind one. I've had decent luck grinding but find another 20% in cut speed by filing and nothing else done to the chain. All the other stuff will give you small gains but those big time guys looking for a big pay out it's worth it. They spend 30-40 hours on one chain.

That'll never be me...
I just file em'... Then some more stuff if time allows... If not...
Runnit!!!

 

[mdavlee]

That'll never be me...
I just file em'... Then some more stuff if time allows... If not...
Runnit!!!

I don't have that kind of time either. I'm lucky to get a few hours a day to do stuff I want to do. We're trying to move a lot of stuff around for storage space and it sucks. I need to break down and get a yard barn to put most of my junk in. Just not sure I want that much $$$ sitting out there.

 

[Tree Sling'r]

I want to build a superfast chain and secretly put it on my hoped up saws and video them in hopes of getting more business.
I'll just say it's a left handed round filed chain.

 

[Trx250r180]

seems like if i do the blue wheel to get them all the same ,then hand file about 5 swipes per cutter i get a fairly smooth chain ,but i suck on the lh cutters still ,i am not left handed at all ,let me know what dl to shorten one of my chains to and i will just do one of my work chains and see how it stacks up ,seems like they cut the best when i get down to about 1/3 of the cutter left ,must be the open gap between the raker and the cutter is all i can think ,i have full comp in .050 and full skip 91 dl i can shorten ,and full skip or semi skip .063 i can shorten down ,what works better for these races ? skip or full comp ?

 

[Trx250r180]

I want to build a superfast chain and secretly put it on my hoped up saws and video them in hopes of getting more business.
I'll just say it's a left handed round filed chain.

A saw that can start and stop in a fir tree while you are sighting in which way its going is more important then a fast cookie off the end of a log to me

Me like's tourque

 

[awol]

Put me down fer a couple loops, one square and one round. Both in .050 gauge. I can also help some wood if ya need me to. How 'bout some Walnut crotch with a few lag bolts in it?

 

[Hedgerow]

seems like if i do the blue wheel to get them all the same ,then hand file about 5 swipes per cutter i get a fairly smooth chain ,but i suck on the lh cutters still ,i am not left handed at all ,let me know what dl to shorten one of my chains to and i will just do one of my work chains and see how it stacks up ,seems like they cut the best when i get down to about 1/3 of the cutter left ,must be the open gap between the raker and the cutter is all i can think ,i have full comp in .050 and full skip 91 dl i can shorten ,and full skip or semi skip .063 i can shorten down ,what works better for these races ? skip or full comp ?

84 drive links in .063 or .050
Your choice...
I'd say full comp, but have seen semi skip do well in the past..

 

[mdavlee]

84 drive links in .063 or .050
Your choice...

I'll take both or maybe 3

 

[Hedgerow]

Put me down fer a couple loops, one square and one round. Both in .050 gauge. I can also help some wood if ya need me to. How 'bout some Walnut crotch with a few lag bolts in it?

We'll save that one for Stephen's chain...
If you run across a chunk of somethin that would make a good 20+" cant and few knots, gimme a holler...
We'll have a mill on site to square em' up.

 

[Trx250r180]

84 drive links in .063 or .050
Your choice...
I'd say full comp, but have seen semi skip do well in the past..

I will send you one of each so i can lose twice lol

 

[SquareFile]

I don't want to come in last

Someone will have to put theirs on backwards

 

[Tree Sling'r]

A saw that can start and stop in a fir tree while you are sighting in which way its going is more important then a fast cookie off the end of a log to me

Me like's tourque

All I build is torque...

 

[mdavlee]

I've got one loop almost done already. opcorn: All it needs is a touch up and wrapped up.

 

[KenJax Tree]

I want to build a superfast chain and secretly put it on my hoped up saws and video them in hopes of getting more business.
I'll just say it's a left handed round filed chain.

With a left handed file of course.

 

[Tree Sling'r]

With a left handed file of course.

Of course. I say lefty because it will a awhile until I can use my right.

 

[Locust Cutter]

We'll save that one for Stephen's chain...
If you run across a chunk of somethin that would make a good 20+" cant and few knots, gimme a holler...
We'll have a mill on site to square em' up.

Matt, do you have a Norwood? I've been looking at their portable smaller bandsaw mill...

 

[Hedgerow]

Matt, do you have a Norwood? I've been looking at their portable smaller bandsaw mill...

Nope...
But my good man Dave Boyt does...
It's the slickest thing you'll ever see...
So git over here when we runnin it...
Totally portable.. On an 18' trailer, it'll mill a 24" stick, 12' long quick!

 

[Hedgerow]

I've got one loop almost done already. opcorn: All it needs is a touch up and wrapped up.

Man... You're ahead of me...

 

[tlandrum]

I saw a race chain once lol does that account for anything? ive seen a few fast ones too I happen to own a couple of really really good chains filed by hand by one of the best.

 

[Hedgerow]

I saw a race chain once lol does that account for anything? ive seen a few fast ones too I happen to own a couple of really really good chains filed by hand by one of the best.

I think you should bring one or two...
In person...