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    More aggressive cutting chain

    My Farm Boss 290 came with a 3639 005 0074 26RS 74 chain. A good chain, but is there another chain that my Farm Boss can use? I read somewhere of a "chisel" type, or something like that. Can someone suggest a aggressive cutting chain other than the one I'm currently using, for my 290? Thank You.
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    Bar and Chain for Farm Boss 290

    I have a Farm Boss 290, and the stock bar and chain works well, but I'd like to get a slightly longer bar and the chain that compliments that length and still works with the current stock drive gear/sprocket. Has anyone added to their Farm Boss 290 a longer bar plus chain? On the other hand, if...
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    Box display is confusing

    On the box that I buy my chains in, it shows a pictures of a file for sharping, to be 3/16. Then another picture of the pitch to be .325 I want to purchase a STIHL sharpener with both the rattail file and the flat file for the scraper, and the description of the file says it's Stihl Replacement...
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    I;m forever sharping my chain(s)

    I have a STIHL Farm boss 290. The chain that came with it is a 3639 005 0074 26RS 74 It seems that the life span of this type of chain (low kick back) requires sharpening a lot. I'll go through three, 20ft, ok logs, then the chain is not cutting. If I do get a cut, sawdust is the output. Is...
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