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Dull chain equals friction. Friction creates heat, which combined equals chain stretch. Unless you run Oregon chain, that is. Then it just stretches.

If you can burn 5 tanks of fuel cutting without your chain stretching then your chain is sharp. I tried square filing for over a year and never did get it to cut any faster than my round filing, which I have been doing for about 30 years. I accept that square filing may be faster in your soft...

With Stihl chain I will stop to sharpen any time my chain gets stretched, even just a little bit. As long as I stay in clean wood this can be once every 4-5 tanks of fuel (or longer). With Oregon chain you have to tighten the chain with every fill up, sometimes more often. And sharpen it every...

I only run Stihl chain and on my big saws I prefer skip chain. Nobody around here sells skip chain by the loop. My local dealer gets it by the roll for me when I need it, takes a couple days. I use 33RSF for the big saws and 63pm for my top handles. List price is outrageous but my dealer gives...

I now own a Stihl MS660 as well as my old Husky 395XP. I normally keep them on separate trucks but I had them both on a removal job today and I can definitively say that the 395 can cut circles around the Stihl. Absolutely blows it away on power. Both saws are running 32" bars and the chains are...

Trimming Stihl 150TC Removals Stihl 200T (I still haven't ever purchased a 201) Big wood and felling Husky 372XP or 395XP (modified) When Stihl dropped the 200T I bought six of them. Still have 5 running. When they all wear out I'll look for a replacement but I'm hoping they last me another 10...