Husqvarna C85 vs Oregon EXL chain

[Toad]

Looking to get a few new loops of chain, wondering if the new 3/8 husky X-cut is worth the premium over the EXL chain?

 

For firewood and clearing a few bits around the farm, not commercial use etc.

 

For 24" and 28" bars if that makes any difference.

[outinthewood]

I've been using both for a while now and for ease of use depending on how you are with a file the C 85 is my preference. It's about the only chain you can use out of the box without touching and is fast without being "grabby" the EXL is a good chain but takes a little work to get cutting just right. The C 85 recovers well if you do have any mishaps the EXL a little more like Stihl in that respect needing a bit more work to get back. Skyland were doing very good prices on the C 85 and I think Rob D is also doing a bit of a deal on EXL ? Oh the "golden link" on the C 85 to aid where you started filing does last and can be seen the EXL not really as it just becomes same colour as the rest of the chain, not that really matters !

[Toad]

Thank you! I watched a couple of your videos with it and saw that you liked the C85. I've ordered two loops of the C85 to try out, I've got a mix of LPX and EXL at the moment on those saws, some of which has been subjected to my shonky filing to try to recover it from damage from stones etc.

 

Definitely need to work on improving my filing. The full chisel chains aren't too bad, but I think the sp33g semi chisel is going a bit wrong, I find it hard to tell where it doesn't sharpen to a point.