gf beranek
Old Schooler
The industry is much more safety conscious in the EU and I'm only assuming that is one of the reasons for not seeing full skip chain over there.
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Actually I think it is simply tradition, Jerry.
It was developed on the west coast for your large trees and simply never made it over here.
Like .404 chain, which I have only come across once in Denmark.
I have imported some full skip for my 60" bar. Not because the 880 can't pull 60 inches of full comp, but skip seems to clear chips better than full comp on those long bars.
It was developed on the west coast for your large trees and simply never made it over here.
Like .404 chain, which I have only come across once in Denmark.
I have imported some full skip for my 60" bar. Not because the 880 can't pull 60 inches of full comp, but skip seems to clear chips better than full comp on those long bars.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Interesting. I never knew that before this morning.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
It would be interesting to know who first came up with the idea of skip. The chain manufacturers or some logger with his grinder.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Jay, the fallers around here were breaking their chains and adding drivers before skip chain came on the market. Oh about 40 years ago or so. Now it is common knowledge.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
I see, even before grinders were available, I imagine.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
No. the manufactures had to catch up to the needs of the fallers. And so manufactured skip chain came about.
