Full skip chains opinion.

[miker]

skip chain

[Stubby]

have you been cutting ash with that saw, chain looks dry, ash seems to suck all the chain oil away

 

The last thing to be cut was a big old Mac stump . Think its a bit of staining .

[Gerbutt]

I run my 460 on a 25" with full skip and it's ace! I also like the fact it's twice as quick to sharpen. I do think it's strange the full skip has half the amount of cutters but is more expensive, I suppose because it's less common?

 

 

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[Gerbutt]

i run a 8 tooth and full chain on my 395 with an oregon 37 reduced weight bar in a 3 foot wide dead elm, it bogged down but in a big pine was fine , went to a 7 tooth and the dead elm when blocking it up and still bogged a bit , swapped over to a Oregon skip which was bought with the bar and made a big difference actually , so depending on the wood i spose either will do whats needs to done , not tried the 8 tooth with the skip yet tho

 

 

Where did you get that bar from?

 

 

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Skip chain been nothing new in USA since the 50's! Yet here we are in Blighty getting all excited about it in 2017.

[Stubby]

Skip chain been nothing new in USA since the 50's! Yet here we are in Blighty getting all excited about it in 2017.

 

Been using it since 2003 when I bought " west Coast " 385 from Canada . Went to get a new chain from my dealer back then and he did not know what I was talking about . Been getting it from the U.S. until recently .

[Coletti]

Would I be right in thinking it would give a smaller saw the ability to carry a larger bar without too much fuss? I only ask as I have often though that instead of getting something like a 576xp for example, I could just get a 25" bar and run skip tooth on my 60cc saw to save not only on the financial outlay but also save on weight and bill when climbing

 

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[Stubby]

Would I be right in thinking it would give a smaller saw the ability to carry a larger bar without too much fuss? I only ask as I have often though that instead of getting something like a 576xp for example, I could just get a 25" bar and run skip tooth on my 60cc saw to save not only on the financial outlay but also save on weight and bill when climbing

 

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Its the American way for sure , especially in soft wood .

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Would I be right in thinking it would give a smaller saw the ability to carry a larger bar without too much fuss? I only ask as I have often though that instead of getting something like a 576xp for example, I could just get a 25" bar and run skip tooth on my 60cc saw to save not only on the financial outlay but also save on weight and bill when climbing

 

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Yes.

[huskywilson]

Where did you get that bar from?

 

 

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well....it was fun ,after much shopping around and requests denied from sellers over the pond due to shipping i eventually got it from a sawshop in vancouver island BC along with a Tsumura bar for my made so got a deal together ,RW bars are not avaulable in the UK , crap really as oregon bars are all made in canada anyway and shipped to uk but the oregon rep said , nope they will not be available as there is no real need for them here as a large shipment will be required blah blah , anyhow it got hit with import duty etc so not cheap , but i like it