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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:45 pm
by MKPatrolGuy
cruiser60series wrote:Check the bar for wear along the bottom groove. When this wears out, should be a few years or so depending on how much you use it. you should swap the bar around upside down.
You should rotate the bar far more regularly that. Turn the bar over every time you pull it off to change chains or clean the saw. Also remove any burrs on the edge of the bar with a flat file.
cruiser60series wrote:You should use about half as much chain/bar lube as you are using fuel, so check them both every time you fill either of them up.
Most saws will use slightly less than 1 tank of bar oil to 1 tank of fuel.
Dave
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:12 pm
by cruiser60series
MKPatrolGuy wrote:cruiser60series wrote:Check the bar for wear along the bottom groove. When this wears out, should be a few years or so depending on how much you use it. you should swap the bar around upside down.
You should rotate the bar far more regularly that. Turn the bar over every time you pull it off to change chains or clean the saw. Also remove any burrs on the edge of the bar with a flat file.
cruiser60series wrote:You should use about half as much chain/bar lube as you are using fuel, so check them both every time you fill either of them up.
Most saws will use slightly less than 1 tank of bar oil to 1 tank of fuel.
Dave
listen to him he sounds like he knows what he's doing