which chain oregon or stihl

[skyhuck]

Never heard of that before - how old is the bar they are on?

 

Had it on my ms200, ms201 and 540xp, so can't see it being the bar.

[Little Al]

Never heard of that before - how old is the bar they are on?

 

Iv'e used Stihl PS 3/8X1.3 50 DL Lo Pro chains since they first were available probably 9/10 up to now all sharpened to their limit of use & never had a breakage it also outlasts the equiv Oregon VXL & is smoother cutting new out of the box I can sharpen the VXL to cut smooth but the last couple I had were "chattery" first off

[Rob D]

Had it on my ms200, ms201 and 540xp, so can't see it being the bar.

 

 

Yep unlikely to be the bar then... Will keep an ear to the ground and see if others find the same.

[SawTroll]

we used to run oregon and changed to stihl but lads liked roller guides for oregon

which is better oregon or stihl

 

I prefer Oregon LPX to Stihl RS/RSC - but only by a slight margin. Actual comparisons indicates it is slightly faster (both new, filed two strokes), and it is enough smoother to notice.

 

My comparisons of cutting speed was made in .325 .058 (1.5 mm), and anything but .063 puts Stihl chain at a disadvantage with regular .325 and 3/8" chain, as all gauges cut the same kerf as .063. This isn't the case with Oregon, where .058 (and .050, which isn't common anywhere but in parts of the US with such chain) cuts a slightly narrower kerf.

 

That said, in 3/8" I happily use Oregon LP/LPX, LGX, and Stihl RSC/RS - the differences in performance is negligible in practical cutting. Still, the LPX is smoothest, and likely fastest as well (never timed it in 3/8").

Edited January 7, 2017 by SawTroll