i never hear anyone talk about this, but whenever I cut lots of ash, I get this build up on the chain. It gets to the point that the links start to stick and I spend more time cleaning it off than it takes to sharpen the chain. Anyone else get this, and how do you deal with it?
I wonder if rotating the chain by hand in a pail of diesel fuel would help? Maybe at the end of the day take the chain off and let it sit overnight in the pail.
Doesn't happen with any Ash tree's I've ever cut...that chain looks dry...might turn your oiler up a bit, see what happens...
Hmm. Never seen that either. I think brenndatomu is onto something with your oiler needing to be turned up. I've been cutting a lot of ash, and I've never seen that.
Thanks for the input, boys. The Oiler is 1 click from wide open but I am running summer weight oil and it was handling a bit thick with temps in the 30s. I also have a tendency to run chains a bit past their prime when in the heat of battle.
I get some of that when cutting ash. This works great for cleaning it off. Follow directions on bottle. Dollar General
Just noodle up a round & that chain will mostly clean right up. I read about it somewhere else about cleaning them up before sharpening, it has always worked for me if I have a sappy chain. It probably wouldn’t hurt to turn up the Oiler either.
Ive had that happen on green oak but cant say on ash. Most of the ash ive cut in recent years is dead so no/little sap. By using the chain when dulled it may cause higher heat causing the residue to stick. Turning the oiler up will help too.
Like mentioned, just do a rip cut in a different log and the chain will clean up. I turn the oiler all the way up on all my saws, more oil the better.
I haven’t narrowed it down to a specific species but I’ve had it on my chains before as well. Just go on cutting. It comes off on its own
