Will an OPE Dealer Shorten a chain?

I had a loop of .375 chain custom sized for my Carlton 22" bar...76 drive links. The chain was used twice and the bar is now out of service. Will an OPE dealer break and shorten the chain to fit a 20" bar...72 drive links? How much you think they'll charge? Its useless to me as is.

 

My dealer says he does that for $2 per chain.

 

Sure they will. Won't take but a few minutes.

 

Buzzy, I think you deserve a spinner/breaker of your very own.

 

If you were close enough, I'd do it for ya. Shouldn't be more than a couple bucks.

 

Do you want another 22” bar?

 

What brand is it? .050 guage? I did find a 22" but .058.

 

Oh, I forgot that detail about the Carlton bar. All the 22” bars are .58 or .63

 

so mine must be .058 then?

 

Yes Carlton is .58 and tsumara and Oregon are.63

 

Brought the chain to the local OPE guy. $5 to shorten. Good timing as one of my 20" chains is at the end of its life.

 

Another dumb chain question. I have three 36" chains full comp I'll never use. Bought cheap years back in a bulk lot. I have a 36" bar, but run full skip chain and don't use it that often so that chain should last many years. Had these for sale and no takers.

Will an OPE dealer break them and make 72 DL loops to fit 20" bars? 114DL x 3 = 342/72=4.75.

One chain is semi skip square grind. Would it be bad idea to use a segment of that in a loop? As long as there is an equal number of left and right facing cutters?

Appreciate any input.

 

I wouldn’t try and mix full comp and skip chain in smaller loops, it would load the saw differently and possibly feel inconsistent in the cut.
They should definitely resize chain for you. Maybe not while you wait.
Search spinner/breaker on mp. Couple years ago I found some older Oregon pieces that are very easy to use for relatively cheap. I have them both screwed to a 2x6 and when I want to use them, I clamp that to my workbench. Works great.

 

I just did the math and I'll get three 20" chains out of two 36". The other chain was a semi skip.

 

How about a trade at the dealer (dunno if you got em in boxes or loose or what, so long as they can resell as new)? Seems easier for all. Ask if they'll trade you 3 to 2?

 

These are NOS and the boxes are a bit tattered so I doubt they would.

 

They got any logger customers? Those guys won't care. Might be like me and be happy to get old chain stock.