tallox 3 Pack 16" Chainsaw Chains 3/8 LP .050" 56 Drive Links fits Craftsman, Echo, Homelite, Poulan, Remington

I posted pictures of brand new chains side by side of the oregon S56 next to the tallox.First things noticed out of the package staring you right in the face is the difference in the size of the chizel, the tallox being about 1/3 larger/longer, the back side of the tallox chisel also has a flat grind taking away part of the excessive round edge to reduce drag I think. After holding both chains for a minute the bluing on the tallox cutting links leads me to believe they have been hardened by heat treatment, also there is more side to side play/slack at the rivets holding the chains links together on the oregon. the last was very obvious being the oregon has holes on the drive links, I assume for carrying oil and or saw dust through the bar.I have used oregon chains for years, they work well out of the box for about 2 tanks of gas then require sharpening, they stretch enough in the first 5 minutes of use the chain hangs off the bar then they stretch again after hard use or about a hour of cutting.The oregon blades seem to work better on small limbs 2" and under as they kick the material away from the blade less and sharpen easily(chip easily too) due to the chizels being on the soft side.I have ran about 3 tanks of fuel on the first tallox chain out of the box, It really cuts !! It stretches a little after the first 5 minutes but much less (not hanging off the bar), re tightened it and no stretching noticed after 2 hours of cutting. These chains do kick smaller stuff away from the bar unless your running high rpm, they make rougher cuts but eat through the wood much much faster producing larger chips making it much more friendly to cut tree trunks over 12" diameter. The negatives are more vibrations and likeliness to bounce a little during cutting and seems to have more kickback. I am almost at the point of needing to sharpen the first blade and I am curious if the chisels will be more difficult to sharpen if they are indeed hardened or if they are hardened all the way through. All in all I really like these chains a lot and will continue to use them for heavy cutting and use the oregon for brush and small limbing. If you cut for firewood these belong on your saw. Update: I sharpened the tallox and it was pretty easy to do, they are not too hard and it went back to throwing nice chips. After another tank of gas I got brave and decided to file the rakers/ depth setting teeth down and on the side where they flare out and touch up the chisels, I did not go crazy doing it mabie taking .10 of a inch off the side and a little more off the top and it woke up a cutting monster. It made my little 16" poulan able to really cut through large (22 inch) logs but beware you will have to keep a eye on your saw as i experienced clogging in the oiler section of the bar and it wants to kick back or hop if your inexperienced. 5 stars

I had been using Oregon chains for a while now, and they have been pretty good. I just came across these in a three pack and bought it. My coworkers saw uses the same size chains as mine. He used a new Oregon on his and I put one of these on mine. The cutting teeth are about a third bigger on these but otherwise they fit the same. In use this chain over ran the competition. Bigger chips, quicker cutting and it felt like less strain on my engine. We cut a few stumps down and you can feel the saw pull through the cut, which means less strain on the user. Overall we both agreed that these were better than the similar Oregon chains.

I've had my Poulan Pro 16" chain saw for 8 years. I've always replaced the chains with the official Poulan replacements. NOT ANYMORE!! The factory chain has a cutting tooth every third link. The Tallox chain has one every other tooth so you get a third more cutting teeth. Each tooth is also longer, so much stronger. My wife ask me to cut down 2 trees that had died. Both about 6 inches in diameter. I still do not believe how FAST these chains cut. A couple of times I was surprised that I had already cut through the thick branches. I told my wife that out little chainsaw had never been this good. Now to be totally accurate, I have only used this chain for 20 minutes. (But both trees are down!) So I cannot comment on how long they will last. But with their cutting performance, I'm telling all my chainsaw wielding friends!

I do not know the longevity yet as I just received them, but they were packaged well, appear to be high quality, very sharp, fit my homelite well, had more teeth then the OEM original for additional bite. I did notice that it does eat the trees well, but when starting the cut you need to grip the saw well as it grabs aggressively.

Tallox out beat Oregon chain by far.. use both chain on a daily basis cutting down almonds trees every weekend out on my orchard yard and these Tallox chain are by far the best and sharpest money can buy. Worked so well on both my Echo CS-310 & CS-490 chainsaw.. Oregon chains not so long nor last, why! dull too fast and stop cutting after 3 truck of woods.. Tallox chain still going and cutting after 5 trucks of woods.. just my experience using, these are by far the best and sharpest chain.. will stock up more..