The Beast Came Home

I bet it's far from done. A good dressing and it'll see you through many more cord.

Or the sprocket could blow tomorrow.

 

Yes I did, good information. Especially about a too loose chain wearing the heel. I think I am doing chain tension correctly. I am going to inspect the bar tomorrow using that guide.

 

A loose chain has caused the demise of more than one bar. It will also take chunks out of the nose, a loose chain will "slap" the nose under certain conditions. Too tight and it will generate heat and rob power. I will flip the bar each time I take it off to try and keep wear even. I keep a hacksaw blade in the box for cleaning the groove when I am cutting, if I have to remove the bar in the woods for any reason I clean the grooves, a short piece of bailing wire to clean the oil holes, and it's back in business.

 

I honestly wish they would print it opposite so one is always right side up and the other is always upside down. Don't know how many people have told me that I screwed up. Also don't take bar groove scraping to seriously. The filling of the groove happens rather quickly, it causes no real harm as that's the job of the hook on the driver's to keep it in check away from the oil hole. But best of all is the fact that it acts like a shim keeping the oil where it's needed not at the bottom of the groove missing all of the action.

 

Maybe tell them you had to cut from the bottom up ??

 

Were you able to resurrect the bar?

 

Flip the bar, clean it good and get to cutting-the last thing you need is another excuse...you got the beast back, put it to use...sharpen the chain, lube the rig and show us results...