Three tries to get the pin out is kind of a lot for one chain, so I'm curious if that was the tool flexing or just you getting the hang of it. My worry with the cheap breakers is never the first chain, it's whether the pin tip mushrooms after ten uses and you're back at the shop anyway. How did the pin itself look when it finally came out, clean or a little chewed up?

Bought a used band saw once for our shop and the guy told me it ran great. Got it home and the tires were dry rotted and the guide bearings were shot. Spent $40 fixing it and it still wandered on every cut. Now I bring a scrap piece of wood and a square with me, and I always ask them to plug it in and run it before I hand over any cash. If they won't do that, I walk.