Seeking Durable and Affordable Chain Alternatives for Stihl MS 180 Chainsaw

Hello
How to buy a chain for a small chainsaw Stihl MS 180 So far, a chain was bought in the Stihl store for about PLN 34 / item. Because this original chain gets dull quickly, so maybe there is no need to overpay? We thought that maybe we could buy something much cheaper and durable
Can you drop something, any examples? (the name of the manufacturer does not matter as long as the quality is ok)
As a layman in petrol saws, I would not want to buy some junk, and buying 3 chains per season is starting to be an expensive solution
Greetings

If the chain is blunt, it is sharpened with a file. OREGON chains are good. To buy a chain, you need to know the pitch, link thickness and number of links. . You have more here https://www.oregon.pl/blog/67_jak-wybrac-wlasciwy-lancuch-do-swojej-pilarki.html

zwyklyludzik wrote:

Because that original chain gets dull quickly

But the chains are sharp.
If, however, the chain of a good company is better than the "no name" ones, only proper exploitation and service of this, let's say, quite simple element of the saw is needed.
However, if you cut wood, so to speak, "dirty", sanded, contaminated, I would advise a chain of the so-called "half chisel" is a bit more resistant to blunting when cutting such wood as I indicated above, except that its efficiency is slightly lower than the "full chisel" chain, but even such a chain also needs to be properly sharpened and operated, sharpened, etc. - nothing is not eternal ...
Chain sharpening:

http://pilarz.org/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=1433&p=12394&hilit=ostrzenie+%C5%82a%C5%84cucha#p12394

http://www.stihl.pl/ostrzenie-pily-lancuchowej.aspx

Hello
I try to take care of the equipment. After a few hours of work (i.e. probably in the summer, once a month) I clean the saw quite reliably. I remove the side casing, chain. It seems to me that I care about the tool (I was taught this) but without being overly exaggerated It's a machine, after all, not a shiny conference table
We use saws in the family for allotment and home tasks, not professional. Cutting small trees that grow back, sometimes cutting boards for a new outhouse, sometimes cutting logs of firewood before winter. The fact is that the wood is made of earth, it was lying somewhere on the ground, I do not check its cleanliness but I cut it The problem is that these original Stihl chains get dull for a company store, and they are not cheap. Maybe it should be like that?
On average, 3 chains a year go We even gave them for sharpening (to a store where we bought a cheap Stihl saw) because it is a cheaper solution Unfortunately, the sharpened ones cut worse, finish faster Sharpening in this original Stihl store is PLN 12 / item (maybe more than elsewhere but it's a professional hardware store after all)
Oh, we were offered a chain with longer blades at this store. Same price. Reinforced or something Worth a try?
We bought a Stihl saw for about PLN 1400, because the Chinese (for less than PLN 200) died after a month (the engine stopped working)
How so, it would turn out that your own Stihl saw is not a cheap party?
Greetings

zwyklyludzik wrote:

sharpening in this original Stihl store is PLN 12 / item

Expensive. We have 5 to 10, depending on what "sharpening range" ...

zwyklyludzik wrote:

On average, 3 chains per year go

How many cubic meters will you do with this?
I cut the blade myself, normally with a file, at the beginning I used the file guide, but now "after practice" it is unnecessary for me, all I need is a round and flat file of the right size to file the limiters.

wojtek1234321 wrote:

zwyklyludzik wrote:

sharpening in this original Stihl store is PLN 12 / item

Expensive. We have 5 to 10, depending on what "sharpening range" ...

zwyklyludzik wrote:

On average, 3 chains per year go

How many cubic meters will you do with this?
I cut the blade myself, normally with a file, at the beginning I used the file guide, but now "after practice" it is unnecessary for me, all I need is a round and flat file of the right size to file the limiters.

Meters? Oh, maybe a meter, maybe 2 cubic meters max
We were proposed in this store chain with longer blades Same price Strengthened or something Worth a try?

zwyklyludzik wrote:

Meters? Oh, maybe a meter, maybe 2 cubic meters max

Ojojoj, it is extremely modest. for three chains. When you were still working (old times) with a saw (small cuttings and wood cutting for the neighbors and anyone who had such a need), this was the result on one or two chain sharpeners, and the chain is still operational and still for long use. Sometimes 6.8 liters of fuel were burned a day and all on one chain (well, not exactly like that, because they were always sharpened in the morning, because it is easier to change a sharp chain like "sharpen" in the field), but they were functional throughout the season and even longer. There is also the question of what chain you have in this saw (which can be used with this saw), for me the pitch is 3/8 inch, and with this small Stihl there is certainly one with a smaller pitch and not very intended for heavy, intense work and with lower efficiency, rather for light cutting branches than for cutting thick logs, because the efficiency and power of the saw are also not that right.

Kurtka na wacia wrote:

zwyklyludzik wrote:

then I lubricate the guide bar and the guide wheel with oil to keep it running nicely.

And do you pour chain oil into the saw?

Hello
Yes Yes of course! I admit that I poured a car one for lack of lacquer He was on hand in the car (15W40)
Oh, by the way, I noticed that when there is some oil left in the tank and I put the saw away while it is idle, it gets a tiny spot underneath. Just oil for lubrication. Is this normal?
Greetings

zwyklyludzik wrote:

Is it normal?

How small is normal.