Rotatech chain

[gdh]

It's strange the range of opinions on rotatech, other than the stretchiness and a few snapped teeth (which I got with oregon anyway) I've had no issues.

 

We normally use them on a firewood processor but gave them a go felling this week and a new chain did almost a full day felling alder without sharpening which was the same as the husqvarna chain on the other saw.

[gooseflight]

Ran one on my Echo CS501 last week to cut some big, old, knotty, moss covered douglas fir. Cut very well and stayed sharp far longer than I expected.

[WesD]

I run them on a few saws now and have no issues with them.

 

 

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[thorndene forestry]

Great on a 16" 241. Cheap too :)

[Justme]

Used one for the first time today on the wp30.

 

Huge amount of stretch needed taking up after doing about 8m3.

 

Seems to cut ok & looks in good condition after doing 14m3.

 

Not a hard test by any measure.

 

Just very surprised by the amount of stretch.

[jonnygurkha]

I've been running them now for 6 months on 260, 460 and 550xp. No snapped chains, minor amount of stretch and they cut nicely. They seem to hold their sharpness well too when cutting dirty wood. Not bad for the price.

[Justme]

I wonder if the fact that the processor uses hydraulic oil for bar lube plays a part?

[gdh]

I wonder if the fact that the processor uses hydraulic oil for bar lube plays a part?

 

Shouldn't be, ours uses chain oil and they still stretch but they are fine after the first sharpen. It could be more noticeable on processors because they run at a higher speed and I tend to run them very tight so logs don't pull the chain off.