Carbide chain?

I have a very serious 'need' for a carbide chain and have been considering it. My dealer sells 20" for $90 and 25" for $105. They charge $7.50 to sharpen a standard chain (one of those electric gizmos that don't so such a great job) and he said they do sharpen the carbide and it's a little more, like $10. I would have to confirm that... that it's $10 and they actually have the proper diamond wheel sharpener or whatever it takes.

My problem is these dozens of large oak logs that the excavator pushed over the trees and got them muddy. Caked-on sandy mud. Some have a lot on them. Have been using a scrub brush. Then a battery powered pressure washer that can suck water out of a bucket. When I got the pressure washer figured out, I was fired up, because it worked great. But now, it quit working, haven't gotten it going again. Worx brand. Doesn't have much pressure but enough to wash dirt off a log! This is labor-intensive and I just thought, heck, if carbide works, just buy that. I have tried semi-chisel and I can't tell any difference in how fast it dulls. Supposed to be less.

I saw videos on a fellow bucking with carbide chain and it cut just fine. The 'issue' for me is how much longer will it last between sharpenings. I might just have to try this.

EDIT: Pulled the trigger, found a 20" Stihl rapid duro for $67. Heck with it, I will just try it and find out. If it lasts 3x longer, maybe it will help keep my sanity dealing with these otherwise great logs.

 

Any way to get a strap around the log and use a farm jack to lift it up? This would work best if the log was left a little long to act as a lever. Farm jacks are one of those overlooked tools in this day and age. Many oddball applications!

 

Who you callin' an oddball???

 

That particular slant was certainly not on my mind but sometimes the truth just shines through!

 

So just out of curiosity, if i wanted to pickup a carbide chain for the 362 20" bar, would i have to swap anything out? Sprocket?

 

No, as long as you get matching pitch, gauge and drive length chain. It'll go right on.

 

Right on! Thanks