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Offline simplicityguy92

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woods man pro .325 saw chain
« on: March 20, 2011, 02:57:55 am »
what are some thoughts on woods man pro saw chain from baileys. does any one run the .325 chain on a 50cc saw i usally only run stihl chain . is woods man pro recomended
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2011, 06:41:48 am »
Sim, I have been using it on my Husky 51, and 445 on 116BC at .058 on both saws. I have not had any problem with it.Best bang for the buck! I plan to order some for my Husky 55.Ken
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2011, 06:45:29 am »
 Most 50cc saws cut faster in bigger wood with .325 vs 3/8 which might be ok in smaller softwood with a good 50cc saw. I don't know about woodsman, I've been running carlton which works good for me.  The best way is to try a couple loops yourself.   Steve
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2011, 06:54:18 am »
 Just to keep things staight chain comes in .50     .58   .63 gauge which is how wide the groove is in the bar.   Then there's 3/8 low profile which uses a different drive sprocket the regular 3/8,   then .325  and regular 3/8  and also .404 on big saws.  The .325 drive links are closer toeghter than the regular 3/8 which give the .325 slower chain speed but more torque to the chain.   Steve
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2011, 09:34:00 am »
Fellas Woodsmen Pro chain is rebadged Carlton chain. I've used their .325 chain and found it is an excellent chain.

Only the diameter of the drive sprocket and powerhead hp / rpm determines the chain speed .

Willard.
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2011, 10:30:22 am »
 And the diameter of a 7 tooth .325 is smaller than a 7 tooth 3/8 thus more torque and less chain speed with the .325.   Steve
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2011, 11:45:57 am »
I've mostly been using Oregon 21 LPX (.058 gauge, .325 pitch, chisel chain) on my 50cc saw (a Jonsered 2152, sister saw to a Husky 353).

At the recommendation of several folks here on FF, I tried some of Bailey's WoodlandPro (28RC). I've only run one loop of it so far (last fall), but I was happy with it. It ran well enough that I'm going to try some more. I buy loops of Oregon at my local saw shop - I like to support them a bit. When I have an order for Bailey's, I'll usually throw a few loops on the order from them - next time it will be a few loops of WoolandPro.

I've not seen any semi-chisel chain in WoodlandPro in .325 pitch, so if you are looking for that you may be out of luck. I don't use semi-chisel anyway, since most of the wood I cut is fairly clean.

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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2011, 02:03:56 pm »
i will probly buy a few loops of woodsman pro to test it out. i usally run .325 stihl chain on my ms250 for cutting softwoods and it cuts real fast but the sthil chain is 2x the price of woodsman pro. have any of you tried the skip tooth .325 from baileys. ive used home ground skip tooth but never store bought.
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2011, 02:12:23 pm »
 ??? I have never seen skip tooth in .325. What is the advantage (except for the guy that doesn't like to file)?
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2011, 04:39:13 pm »
Quote from: ladylake on March 20, 2011, 06:54:18 am
  The .325 drive links are closer toeghter than the regular 3/8 which give the .325 slower chain speed but more torque to the chain.   Steve
Quote from: ladylake on March 20, 2011, 10:30:22 am
And the diameter of a 7 tooth .325 is smaller than a 7 tooth 3/8 thus more torque and less chain speed with the .325.   Steve
You're saying 2 different things here , but now I see what you were trying to say the first time. :D

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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2011, 05:04:11 pm »
 Not really, the closer drive links on the .325 result in a smaller sprocket.  Steve
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2011, 05:40:18 pm »
Quote from: ladylake on March 20, 2011, 05:04:11 pm
Not really, the closer drive links on the .325 result in a smaller sprocket.  Steve
Well Steve you should have said that the first time ;)

Just messing with you smiley_beertoast

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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2011, 05:56:13 pm »
 Guess I should have, now were on the same page.   Steve
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2011, 11:51:36 pm »
Im thinking of trying the Windsor 50JL chisel chain.  Anyone have any experience with it?
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2011, 12:39:24 am »
I've been running woodsman pro now for a while on my STIHL 026 without a problem. Like HolmenTree said its just rebranded Carlton.
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2011, 09:04:09 am »
Quote from: HolmenTree on March 20, 2011, 09:34:00 am
Fellas Woodsmen Pro chain is rebadged Carlton chain.

Which is also sold under the "Total" brand name (or at least it was a few years ago... I haven't checked if it's still sold more recently).

I did have a problem with a couple of loops of Total chain 6 or 7 years ago. One or two depth gauges (rakers) on each loop was so hard it destroyed my flat file every time I tried to file it down a bit. Probably a problem in their heat treating operation. I stopped using them after having that problem. I'd been using them for a couple years before that without problem. I just tried a loop of the WoodlandPro last fall which was fine.

BTW... If ayone is trying to google the brand, what Bailey's sells is called "WoodlandPro", not "Woodsman Pro".
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #16 on: March 21, 2011, 09:48:35 am »
BTW... If ayone is trying to google the brand, what Bailey's sells is called "WoodlandPro", not "Woodsman Pro".
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I thought that was what everyone was talking about here,  wasn't sure if I missed something.  I have a few loops of WoodlandPro chain and like it.  Seems good and the price is right.
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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #17 on: March 21, 2011, 12:19:47 pm »
Quote from: sharkey on March 20, 2011, 11:51:36 pm
Im thinking of trying the Windsor 50JL chisel chain.  Anyone have any experience with it?
I never heard of 50JL , it might have been a chain developed after the Sandvik / Windsor joint venture. If it was anything like the 3/8" 50AL chisel then it would be a heck of a good chain, it was said to have the longest cutter in the industry. Very tough  chassis too with very little stretch which they called "the austempered chain chassis".
But I have used 50J and 50 JG semi chisel and it couldn't be beat for cutting hardwood and frozen timber in a .325 sized chain.

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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #18 on: March 21, 2011, 01:49:40 pm »
Quote from: HolmenTree on March 21, 2011, 12:19:47 pm
Very tough  chassis too with very little stretch which they called "the austempered chain chassis".

Austempering produces a microstructure known as Bainite. That should be a great structure for chainsaw chain. High hardness, good ductility, and not as "notch sensitive" as Martensite (the structure produced by more conventional quench and temper processing). It does tend to be a more expensive heat treatment. I wonder if others are using this structure as well?

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Re: woods man pro .325 saw chain
« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2011, 03:55:14 pm »
Quote from: HolmenTree on March 20, 2011, 09:34:00 am
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Only the diameter of the drive sprocket and powerhead hp / rpm determines the chain speed .

Willard.


Really the "diameter" that the chain rivets run at, and I want to add that it is about initial chain speed - then you need sufficient torque to keep the speed up in the wood.

"Fastest" can easily be slowest when all factors are brought into play.
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