I fitted a new chain to my chainsaw.
Previous to this I checked for oil in various places & all seemed ok however didn’t see much spraying off when saw in use like up against a piece of cardboard.
Adjusted chain & rotated it by hand a few times then checked tension.
I am able to pull it down & when I let go it springs back up to the bar.
So I’m happy with that.
I have cut a few 8 ft trees where the girth is say 8 inches etc & then cut limbs off & cut stump into foot long sections.
I noticed that it seemed to not cut or was cutting but finding it hard after say 15 minutes. I could see some smoke etc coming off the chain / wood so I stopped. Checked oil level & fine. Checked chain tension and was a little slack so I waited a while before adjusting it again.
I did notice before I adjusted it this time that if I rotate the chain looking at the bottom it was snug to the bar then slack then snug again then slack. Is this correct ?
So I adjusted it again & rotating it was snug all the time but didn’t really cut well.
So I poured some oil onto the chain from a can I had & it cut perfect where before it was struggling.
Any advice please.
I did remove the chain & bar & plate to which the oil hole isn’t blocked.
I did also turn the oil feed screw up a little to allow more oil to flow but not seen much difference in respect of chain life etc.
Reading around chains should last years but I fitted 2 now in say 1 month & it’s not like I’ve cut down a forest.
Previous to this I checked for oil in various places & all seemed ok however didn’t see much spraying off when saw in use like up against a piece of cardboard.
Adjusted chain & rotated it by hand a few times then checked tension.
I am able to pull it down & when I let go it springs back up to the bar.
So I’m happy with that.
I have cut a few 8 ft trees where the girth is say 8 inches etc & then cut limbs off & cut stump into foot long sections.
I noticed that it seemed to not cut or was cutting but finding it hard after say 15 minutes. I could see some smoke etc coming off the chain / wood so I stopped. Checked oil level & fine. Checked chain tension and was a little slack so I waited a while before adjusting it again.
I did notice before I adjusted it this time that if I rotate the chain looking at the bottom it was snug to the bar then slack then snug again then slack. Is this correct ?
So I adjusted it again & rotating it was snug all the time but didn’t really cut well.
So I poured some oil onto the chain from a can I had & it cut perfect where before it was struggling.
Any advice please.
I did remove the chain & bar & plate to which the oil hole isn’t blocked.
I did also turn the oil feed screw up a little to allow more oil to flow but not seen much difference in respect of chain life etc.
Reading around chains should last years but I fitted 2 now in say 1 month & it’s not like I’ve cut down a forest.