Don't take this as anything near to gospel ...... But ,I've read it in several different places . Regular fuel before adding ethanol ,and other...
Welcome to FHC ! If you're a fairly religious about using fuel stabilizer ,and getting rid of / using fuel before it goes stale ,E -10 will be...
Got about 100 chains more ,or less ...... .325 ,.050&.058 in round chisel and semi . .375 .050 , .063 round chisel ,square chisel ,In semi skip...
Well , I'm currently working on that very question . So far I've come up with : 1 - no outboard clutches used 2 - extraterrestial grease is used...
Yep ! The 540s I've seen wear them .
That is likely why mastermech reccomended buy a couple extras . I'm sure most of us have heard the dreaded ping of a departing E- clip ,or circlip...
What Brian said ! Ditch the wristpin retainers . Other than that , looks like you are going to have a decent runner ! Enjoy !!
He shoulda talked to Piltz !
I'm sure at some point there will be a thread on the rockwell hardness of various files compared to their cutter layout ,and cost per ounce . Give...
And, all that after using every possible pitch ,gauge ,cutter type ,cutter sequence chain ,sharpened on several different grinders ,using many...
For the most part ,Simple green and air . If I get one that has gotten really nasty ,I'll soak it in Coleman stove gas ,the after it's dry ( very...
Man ! I need glasses ! I just looked at the cutter in the first pic originally ,and assumed LPX . Definately semichisel . Should have looked at...
Looks great to me . The reason it's dulling quick isn't your filing . I've found LPX/LGX doesn't like dirty wood . Try locating some semichisel...
^^^ sound advice ! Also,,, The most likely part of the bar to cause a kickback is the upper part of the tip .picture the tip as a D . The part...
That's basically how I did a 550 and 562 . I used a carbide bur to enlarge the baffle holes ,then enarged the exit after bending the deflector ....
This is just my opinion ,so no offense to anyone that likes them ,but , save your money for a better grinder . You can get a much better grinder...
Converted a few round ground chains to square ,did a few chains for a neighbor ,made an appointment with mmws to massage the Dolmar ,then decide...
Lots of good advice above ! Fresh fuel ( use a stabilizer ) ,clean saw ,sharp ,correctly tensioned chain (try to carry a spare ) . Use a decent 2...
Probably not much help ,but..... It's fairly normal for a saw to smoke a fair bit when started from cold . So don't worry about that . Turn you L...
As to the smoke on cold start ..... All my saws do that ,it's a good thing imho . That's the residual oil from the crankcase burning off ,and your...
