"Our fire department exclusively uses Rapco Terminator chain on our ventilation saws.  We have found none other like the Terminator to come close to holding up to the rigors of cutting vertical ventilation holes.  The design of the chain, matched with the .063 gauge and .404 pitch sizing, make an excellent combination for our application. We have tried several other types of carbide chain and found them non-serviceable after just a few uses.  The Terminator chain holds up with no or very few broken cutters after normal ventilation use.  We have seen good chain life if properly maintained and have found Rapco's sharpening and maintenance service to be unsurpassed as well."

 Bob N.
Norfolk, Nebraska
1/12/2007

"These chains are the best thing I have ever seen!  I am cutting cedar trees in West Texas with them.  With the trees growing out of the rocks like they do out there it is impossible to keep from catching a rock now and then.  With the standard chains I had been using, I would have to sharpen the chain every time I filled the saw with gas.  That was time consuming, and used up a chain very quickly.  I have been using the chain I bought from your company for a year now, and have not had to sharpen it yet."

Kelvin E.
Liberty, Texas
4/14/2006

"We constructed a system with 150 railroad ties and they ate up about 20 small steel chains.  After we converted to carbide chains, I tracked how many railroad ties we could cut with one chain, and when the chain was about dead we had cut about the same, 150.  Please realize that these were clean grade 1 fir ties, and not dirty oak ties.  So our carbide chain lasted roughly 20 times as long as the steel chain.  The carbide chains cost about 10 times more than the steel chains, therefore they wind up being about 2 times the material value.  But the real kicker is the labor saved in not sharpening chains all the time and replacing them often.  I would say that in the past about 33% of the labor for railroad tie retaining walls was just in dealing with steel chains.  Now it is just a few percent.  In my mind, I think of these carbide chains as 20 times the value."

Mark T.
Idyllwild, California
3/23/2006

I wanted to thank you for providing such a great product. About 2 months ago I stumbled across your website when looking for options on a demolition project I was starting. Using my trusty Husqvarna chain saw and your chains, my brother and I proceeded to completely remove the top half of our childhood house. We started with 2 chains and rotated between them we would cut with one, while the other one was being sharpened. We were able to average 2 days of demo on each sharpen and ended up doing the entire job with only 3 chains, the $450 was well worth it considering the best quote we had from a contractor was $45,000 to do the demo.

We cut down about 9,000 sqft. of pitched roofing (1/2" plywood, felt & 30 yr. shingles and some nails) into about 4' X 4' pieces, then proceeded to cut the rafters into smaller pieces. In addition to the roof we also cut the entire 2nd floor (stucco, plywood, lath, etc.) into smaller sections.

Every piece removed from the house was cut into small enough sections that one person could hand load it so it could be hauled away. We feel that we put your chains to a true, "real world" test and they passed with flying colors. Thanks again for your help and support on this project. We are starting next month on rebuilding the house, I will send you completed photos in about 2 years when it is done.
 

DJ V.
Central Florida
10/12/2005

"Just wanted to tell you thanks for the carbide-tipped chain saw and tips on its use. The carbide-tipped chain with the "Husky" chainsaw and a little help from a portable hydraulic ram finally got the better of my stump. The stump is now gone from the premises. Will take you up at some point on that saw sharpening but am doing OK so far with my EZE-LAP Sharpener that I got from you."

John W.
Canby, Oregon
12/31/2004

"Yes, they are expensive, but time is money and they save way more time than they cost.  They may cost 5 times what steel chains cost, but in my experience they last at least 50 times as long and you are not forever having to stop to sharpen or change them.  In a contest of "real world" cutting, between one of your carbide chains and 25 steel chains, I'll make twice the cuts and do it half the time.  If you kept track of how much time you lose changing and sharpening steel chain in a week's worth of cutting, you'll quickly realize that only weekend gardeners should ever buy steel chain."

Kern O.
Hawaii
2/4/2005