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2 hours ago, Stubby said:

I do think Stihl are slightly harder than Oregon but not as a fault but by design . For me ( when I was cutting ) it was a trade off for longevity of cutter ( the constant being clean wood ) and ease of sharpening . I would happily use both . Stihl was a top plate angle of nought ( level ) and Oregon down 10 degrees but hey ho all good .

This was much as my feeling but have never seen any evidence from tests. I was happy enough will Stihl chain on the stihl saws which I only used on utility and domestic work where regular sharpening was not necessary, so I suppose a harder chain would go longer.

 

For production forestry I felt I could get a better edge on Oregon chisel and as the  dust  in the bark at the bottom of the tree was the main reason for the blade getting dull I don't think there would be much difference, silica basically being so much harder  than either chain. Also with production cutting you very quickly notice any reduction in sharpness and 3 strokes on each cutter, often more than once during one fill, paid off. Chains wearing from frequent sharpening being a minor cost.

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I honestly don't think there is a bad rep to ignore on Oregon chains bud . Some of the peeps will say shit for shits sake . I am an old git and have been at it longer than some and in all that time I have never had a duff Oregon chain . Or a Stihl one come to that but I have used probably , at a guess 80% more Oregon than Stihl chains . 


Exactly the same here Stubby. I don't get it from preference (though i have no problem with it whatsoever) just whatever my local stockist has and that is usually Oregon.
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