I have a craftsman 42cc-18 inch chainsaw. My boss cought his tree down and gave me the trunk pieces that he cut down. They range from 2 feet wide ,3 feet high to 8 inches high, 1 foot high. I just got a blade for it. I set tension and it has an automatic lube. I read the book for the chainsaw and followed the directions, but after cutting 2 logs that were 8 inches high, 1 foot high the blade dulled out on me. It just will not cut anymore. I dont understand what I did wrong. I did not overload the chainsaw. Also any tips on cutting real big tree trunk pieces.
2007-09-01 09:42:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I use a chainsaw a lot and usually on oak wood, which is much harder than pine. A sharp, or new blade will stay sharp for several days, if not longer, with care. If you hit a rock, or anything metal (nails, fence wire), with the blade while it is running, the blade will dull immediately. A lot of sand on the logs will also dull the blade, and wear out the guide slot on the bar.
A chainsaw is a cross-cut saw. That is it cuts well across the grain, but very poorly with the grain of the wood.
All the saw does is spin the blade. You can cut a log twice the length of the bar/blade, or in your case up to 36 inches in diameter easily (I know it is hard work).
When cutting large logs, I cut at least half way through the log, then roll it over to finish the cut. If you can roll the log onto a smaller log, to hold it off the ground, you can cut all the way through.
2007-09-02 01:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by Mark T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you have a low quality chain which is getting blunt very easily. You can either get a new chain or invest in some chain sharpening equipment -
http://www.homelogging.co.uk/products/chainsaw-sharpening-equipment
If you can stretch to it, the Timberline Chainsaw Sharpener is a great buy as it means saving £££'s on new chains - http://www.timberlinesharpener.com/
2013-12-07 15:22:05 · answer #2 · answered by wychwooddeli 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You chain shouldn't have gone blunt so quick, it must have been of fairly poor quality. However, you can sharpen it to help you get you money's worth out of your chainsaw - it going blunt so quick will just put you off using it again, this blog post will give you an insight into correctly sharpening your chainsaw's chain answer #3 · answered by Home Logging 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This might be a silly question BUT did you put the chain on in the proper direction? For those of you who do not know....look at the outer side of the chain ( the inner side are called the drive links) you will see "humps" that look like a dorsal fin of a shark. Just remember, sharks CAN'T swim backwards. So place your chain on in the direction of the "fin" going forwards.
2007-09-01 17:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by no ego 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Resharpen your chain and, while using it, make sure to keep it out of the dirt and rocks. If possible put your logs up on another block so you don't have to saw the ground. Make sure the logs don't have dirt and rocks imbedded in the bark where you want to make a cut.
2007-09-01 16:56:37 · answer #5 · answered by Hondu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
have it sharpened
2007-09-01 16:52:09 · answer #6 · answered by Jae 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋