onecruiser
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I own a Stihl 260 and am interested in changing the chain with bulk chain to save a few bucks versus buying the correct length at my local dealer. Do you get a connector of some sort? What is the process?
West Texas said:Now the real test is just how many loops a year do you expect to use??? Because buying the loops in quantity discount as mentioned by DustyDog72 makes a lot of sense if you are only going to be needing a few loops? Whats a few? Maybe ten or so a year? The cost difference figures out to be about $3 bucks a loop or less (depending on length); and, it will take you a long time to recover the cost of a 'breaker - spinner' set at that rate.
Tom
Fish said:I have a "breaker" but never use it, just grind the head off and twist, wiggle,
etc.
Get a good price of pre-cut loops of Carlton, and do not bother with it,
I have seen some good prices mentioned here. Stihl's chain prices have just taken a
big jump as well as their oil prices.