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Title: Chainsaw mill chains
Post by: farmhand on April 23, 2004, 06:04:32 AM

Hey, you guys running chainsaw mills, what have you found to be the best chain?

Title: Re: Chainsaw mill chains
Post by: Danny_S on April 23, 2004, 09:32:12 AM

I dont know if it is the best but oregon 73RD works well. That is all that I have used so far. What kind of saw are you using for milling?

Title: Re: Chainsaw mill chains
Post by: Danny_S on April 23, 2004, 07:49:22 PM

This has some valuable info....

http://www.chainsawsforsawmills.com/sawchains.htm

Title: Re: Chainsaw mill chains
Post by: farmhand on April 24, 2004, 05:37:28 AM

I'm running a Logosol M-7 with a husky 395xp. The prices from Logosol are killing me.

Title: Re: Chainsaw mill chains
Post by: Kevin on April 24, 2004, 06:49:35 AM

I like a factory 3/8 pitch full skip ripping chain.

Title: Re: Chainsaw mill chains
Post by: Shamus on April 24, 2004, 02:00:14 PM

Kevin, do you find full skip to be much faster than full comp? Does it make much difference in the roughness of the board surface? I use Oregon 3/8 square full comp, and have been experimenting with filing angles of 0-10, but not sure which is best, so many variables involved. There must be a 'best' filing angle for hardwoods vs softwoods, even each species. Any thoughts here?

Title: Re: Chainsaw mill chains
Post by: Kevin on April 24, 2004, 02:58:16 PM

When milling wood that your bar is buried in, full skip is better.
As far as angles I stick with a 10o top plate.
Stihl RS is 35o, it cuts well but leaves a rough finish.

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