Rob D

Possibly could do that later. We only got a reel of each of these chains in. We're not looking to necessarily stock these particular brands. The idea is to get these sold and then you lot can feedback about if they are good or not. So doing vids and timings etc we would do once we have which chain type people seem to find the best.

Quite a few orders already - but mainly just for x1 drive link of chain! You do need to add how many drive links of chain you want or go through the selector to get the right length chain.

Bit dramatic but fair enough.

They may well be rubbish - you can tell us!

We visited a few factories in China that make chain. Of course they all extol the virtues of their own chain citing using German steel, the best grind geometry, less stretch etc etc etc. We are going to start stocking a few lines - tell us what you think of them. We want good solid honest feedback. If you give a then we will look to stocking that brand long term. will mean that chain will be discontinued. Only available at www.chainsawbars.co.uk. Find in selector here or in the custom chain area here. Anyways - we have x7 sizes of chain on offer - they are almost half the price of our Oregon chains. But so that we can get a good few out and gauge feedback here is an offer: BUY 1 GET 1 FREE on all MAYA and CH chain Offer expires midnight Sunday Limited stock - first come first served We want a good spread of feedback so very large orders may be reduced... but we'll see what the take up is first. We aim to satisfy all orders big and small

I have a pair of Stein werewolfs which look really good but so uncomfortable for me - can only wear for 2 hours max - they will be going on ebay!

Yep 1/4 .050 I would imagine - and the 1/4 .050 is a completely different beast to the 1/4 .043. Stihl have nailed it with this chain IMO and have to take credit for it.

Have you tried the 1/4 .043 chain Wolter? Yes you need a smaller file but the cut is very fast and clean. It is more fiddly to sharpen though.

Have not tried but I'd say yes and offer a return if they did not.

He is thinking 3/8 lo pro .043 not 1/4 .043 which is what you want. Husky def don't have this chain. Your options are a Stihl bar (with an extra drive link) or a Sugihara bar with Sugi chain. You would also need to change the drive sprocket to 1/4.

Diamond stone runs cooler on the tooth and is a lot more efficient. Not sure about the power consumption but that is not really a concern - it's more the other style stones lose shape and then you don't get quite the same grind. These diamond stones will last for a very long time.

Hmmm - tricky Steve cause depends on so many factors. I tend to think after 4 to 5 planks you need to tickle the chain - but I have done half a day with the saw still cutting beautifully. There just is no answer I'm afraid - just too many damn variables!

Hmm no one knows yet! I suppose because you'd usually only do x1 sharpen at a time... but metal may be hit soon which should get some answers to this question!

Thanks Si - I'll add your comments to the powerpack description.

Pleasure John

Do you mean Sugihara website? Yep - but we won't be back dating Alaskan and Sugi I'm afraid - it would bankrupt us as these have been out a lot lot longer.

We have now introduced a loyalty points system on Chainsawbars - Selectors for chainsaw guide bars, chains and sprockets Every £1 spent you get 5 points. 100 points = £1. It's a super easy system to spend your points - when you checkout you are offered whether you want to use your points or not. Since the website began on 1st Oct 2016 all your back orders will have gained you points - just check your account (but if you don't have an account then they won't....)

Yep - I don't get this need for kiln drying. Just prep a year in advance. It seems to be a knee jerk reaction of 'oh the phones ringing off the hook with people wanting dry logs - how can I get some quick'

They're brilliant Si - not seen any like them before!

PS - I'm going to start adding comments from here into the product description hence will keep nagging people for feedback

No one seems to know how something so small can jump start a car?! But they are one handy bit of kit - hopefully they will last well.... For us the way they power the grinders is a godsend - no more having to drag the saw to the truck or lug a big powerpack around...