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Chains are depressingly expensive

Specop 007

Specop 007

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5/8" chain, $20 per ft. I was looking to get a 150-200 foot chain but Christ I'm going to have to look at another option I think.
 
Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Why do you need 200 feet of chain? Are you starting a bike gang?
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Pulling trees down. Dont really want to pull the tree down on me. May go to plan B. Pushing trees down.
 
Originally posted by: Specop 007
5/8" chain, $20 per ft. I was looking to get a 150-200 foot chain but Christ I'm going to have to look at another option I think.
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5/8" chain's pretty damned big - but even a quick google got me down to under $8/foot.

Edit: with free shipping!
 
Originally posted by: Specop 007
Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Why do you need 200 feet of chain? Are you starting a bike gang?
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Pulling trees down. Dont really want to pull the tree down on me. May go to plan B. Pushing trees down.
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Hire a brush company, they'll pay you for any hard salvageable wood. If it's scrap or soft you can toss them a few buck to push it into piles for you. Wait a year or so and have your own burning man.
 
Originally posted by: Specop 007
Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Why do you need 200 feet of chain? Are you starting a bike gang?
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Pulling trees down. Dont really want to pull the tree down on me. May go to plan B. Pushing trees down.
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chain saws arnt expensive
 
Originally posted by: rivan
Originally posted by: Specop 007
5/8" chain, $20 per ft. I was looking to get a 150-200 foot chain but Christ I'm going to have to look at another option I think.
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5/8" chain's pretty damned big - but even a quick google got me down to under $8/foot.

Edit: with free shipping!
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Thats pretty nice! I started at McMaster and was googling myself. I figured it would be roughly the same as McMaster though, that aint a bad price.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Specop 007
Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Why do you need 200 feet of chain? Are you starting a bike gang?
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Pulling trees down. Dont really want to pull the tree down on me. May go to plan B. Pushing trees down.
Click to expand...

chain saws arnt expensive
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Need to remove the stump. I want the whole damn thing GONE.

And I have probably 30 of the damn things to do. I could top it and use a much shorter chain, but the idea of standing up in a tree with a chainsaw isnt all that appealing to me. I'd rather buy a long arsed chain, hook up and heave ho.
 
How big are said trees, how close together, and how much room do you have to drop them? When I was doing some thinning of trees on my property, I found that for smaller diameter trees I could use something like this combined with either short lengths of chain, heavy duty tie down straps, or additional cable in conjunction with a chainsaw to easily control the fall without risking injury, etc.

Edit: And as far as the stumps - might be cheaper to rent a backhoe for the day and dig them yourself than buying 200' of chain at $8/foot.
 
Originally posted by: Specop 007
Originally posted by: rivan
Originally posted by: Specop 007
5/8" chain, $20 per ft. I was looking to get a 150-200 foot chain but Christ I'm going to have to look at another option I think.
Click to expand...

5/8" chain's pretty damned big - but even a quick google got me down to under $8/foot.

Edit: with free shipping!
Click to expand...

Thats pretty nice! I started at McMaster and was googling myself. I figured it would be roughly the same as McMaster though, that aint a bad price.
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Can get 28k pound edit:manila rope for half that, too. Text

Or item #80064TWNPFT on the same page; 22k pound nylon that's a WHOLE lot lighter and cheaper than chain - $1.86/foot.
 
Originally posted by: Specop 007
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Specop 007
Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Why do you need 200 feet of chain? Are you starting a bike gang?
Click to expand...

Pulling trees down. Dont really want to pull the tree down on me. May go to plan B. Pushing trees down.
Click to expand...

chain saws arnt expensive
Click to expand...

Need to remove the stump. I want the whole damn thing GONE.

And I have probably 30 of the damn things to do. I could top it and use a much shorter chain, but the idea of standing up in a tree with a chainsaw isnt all that appealing to me. I'd rather buy a long arsed chain, hook up and heave ho.
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what are hooking the chain to because im curious, up rooting a tree isnt exactly easy

also falling a tree without topping it is really easy even in tight areas,
 
Originally posted by: JDMnAR1
How big are said trees, how close together, and how much room do you have to drop them? When I was doing some thinning of trees on my property, I found that for smaller diameter trees I could use something like this combined with either short lengths of chain, heavy duty tie down straps, or additional cable in conjunction with a chainsaw to easily control the fall without risking injury, etc.
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Close enough something like that is an option.

We do have a good length of cable but I dont like working with cable as it tends to break with a hell of a lot more gusto then chain....
 
we had a tree taken down and the stump removed. cost $200 (and we got a bunch of wood chips).

far better then paying what you want for chain.
 
Originally posted by: waggy
we had a tree taken down and the stump removed. cost $200 (and we got a bunch of wood chips).

far better then paying what you want for chain.
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He said there are 30 of them.
 
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