Thread: Skip tooth 3/8 chain info.

As a new feller I ve been using carlton round shouldered semi chisel A2 On gum top Iron bark
thats all fire damaged and a mix of decomposed granite sand dragged up by last years wet an termites , I d like to learn more about why you d use skip for felling one of the other fellers uses it for spotty but he s from the gippsland area trees grow a bit quicker down that way I hear. Iknow the semi chisel makes sharpening much easer and quicker

Tasie I just went and did a bit of a search but back in 2008 Blout took over carlton and oregan and killed off semi chisel skip leaving only Stihl and chinese maufacturers is the info I got from the arborist forums

Thanks itsposs for the info.

I have used super chisel skip tooth over the years, mainly in apline hardwood forests and on redgum for several reasons.

Firstly, is quicker to sharpen but very unforgiving if not sharpened propery. If poorly sharpened it will cut banannas and rip the chrome off very quick. Secondly, the fewer teeth creates less drag when the longer bars are in full depth, which keeps your revs up, hence chain speed up, and minimises chain stretch. The skip tooth cuts just as quick in any clean timber.
However, super chisel hates dirty timber, white ant pipes, any of the box species or touching the ground. I find it strange that some of the smaller handyman saws come of the shelf with square super chisel on as standard, only to give the weekend firewood collector endless grief.
Cheers for the research.

Have you checked with Forum member Sawchain? He has access to all sorts of specials and weird stuff. It would not surprise me if he does not have some rolls stashed away somewhere.

Tassie I ve been going through the Tct pacific chain and tool catalog for june/july 2011 and I ve found
oregon S-70 the code is 72 DA for .050
73DA for .058
74DA for .063 $213 \ 25ft or $640\100 ft
I cant find my GAS catalog to keep chasing it up atm as I ve gotta pack for work buy they say they can get carlton as well but I couldnt find a code

I ve just gone through the JAKMAX book and they have carlton chipper chain skip its code is
A1EP-S/T 3/8 .050
A2EP-S/T 3/8 .058
A2LM-S/T 3/8 .058
A3EP-S/T 3/8 .063
A3LM-S/T 3/8 .063
I dont know what your using but its also made in .404 as well I ve ordered a few chains to give it a run. I hope this helps

I had a go at making one myself look here

Originally Posted by itsposs

Tasie I just went and did a bit of a search but back in 2008 Blout took over carlton and oregan and killed off semi chisel skip leaving only Stihl and chinese maufacturers is the info I got from the arborist forums

wrong again bruce I have sent tassie the contacts he needs in a pm.

I tend to trust 404 in dirty logs before 3/8, just my 2 cents

dunno bout the 404 but semichisel will cut almost as quick and will last longer in dirty wood. Chipper may last even longer but is slower and unless you are running an 090 088/880 or maybe a 3120 or big mac or homie then 3/8 is it. personally I have had 3/8 semichisel skip on a 42 inch bar on a 660 fully buried and used all my 105 kgs on the dogs without it bogging in a crosscut no probs and cut a lot of wood like it!