Stihl hexa sucks?

[farmguywithasaw]

So I bought a loop and the file setup to try it out. They say it’s 10% faster right out of the box but I couldn’t tell. It doesn’t seem to “ self feed” like I’m used to with round chain. Especially after I sharpen the round chain. I uses a 7/32” file and set rakers at 0.030”. I also set the rakers on the hexa to see if that would help but no change. It seems ok when you dog in but I feel like I have to push it through. I have sharpend it twice it dose t seem to difficult. What am I doing wrong or dose it just suck?

 

[thompsoncustom]

Never ran it but from the design it does look like it might be more durable because of the shape of the tooth. Haven't heard much first hand experience with it yet.

 

[farmer steve]

I always used RM chain and switched to the Hexa on the 400 and 462 and like it . Took a bit for me to get the hang of the Hexa file. Seemed to cut fine and hold an edge pretty good.