Picked up an Echo CS-310 for light work around the house. Chain got dull, tried to sharpen a couple of times, not having any real luck. Local shop charges $6 to do, but it is a week plus of time, so I am thinking of getting another chain or two. Swap as necessary. I don't burn wood and it's a tool that I would only use on weekends, and not every weekend at that.
So... shopping around I see that I can get an Echo chain for $20 at Home Depot. Or I can get Oregon. Or shop online and get Tallox or Sungator, which sound like cheaper chains, but for $30 or so I could get 3 or more chains. Is this something where you get what you pay for? Cheaper chains being softer and apt to dull quicker? Or are they all equivalent?
So... shopping around I see that I can get an Echo chain for $20 at Home Depot. Or I can get Oregon. Or shop online and get Tallox or Sungator, which sound like cheaper chains, but for $30 or so I could get 3 or more chains. Is this something where you get what you pay for? Cheaper chains being softer and apt to dull quicker? Or are they all equivalent?