When is a Chain at End of Life

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I run them til they start breaking off.
I did that_once. A tooth broke off in an oak tree I was cutting; it grabbed and suddenly stopped the Stihl motor, shearing the flywheel key. The repair shop said I was lucky the crankshaft didn't break. For the price of having the motor repaired, I could've bought several chains.
 

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