bar maintanance

[Ryan Willock]

given your past prefered method for caring for your dad's saw why don't you try packing the grease hole with metal filings????

 

[Sethro]

A smartass(RW) is better than a dumbass(beginner).

 

[StIhL MaGnUm]

Now Now Boys..

 

[Tony Snyder]

When the solvent evaporates from the WD 40 it will be about like grease anyway. It can't hurt anything.

To help me keep your post in better perspective, I would like to know how old you are? If you tell me 12yrs I can go easier on you.

 

[jokers]

Hey Beginner, if your dad bought his Husky new, suggest that he amble on over to the dealer where he bought it and ask for his grease gun that should have come with the saw. If that is not going to happen just drool some bar oil on the tip and rotate it by hand periodically, say every other tank of gas. That`s more often than I would normally recommend but it sounds as if your dad runs `em dull and that has the effect of drying things up. Next clean the bar groove all the way around and don`t forget the oil holes. Now grab a flat file and knock off any burrs or ridges that are starting to develop, just be careful that you keep the top of both rails in the same plane so that your chain isn`t forced to lean. Scrape all the hardened crap off the bar mount area and flip the bar when you remount it. That should do you. Russ

 

[don]

WD-40 is evil

When the solvent evaporates from the WD 40 it will be about like grease anyway. It can't hurt anything.

WD-40 is not a lubricant. Any lubricants around will be diluted by the abilities of this solvent.

WD-40 is designed to keep things from rusting in the military/space program.

 

[Crofter]

Quick Trick for checking bar rails square

With the chain reasonably tight, pull the chain away from the bar and slip a round file through about half way and let the chain back. It will hold the file straight and tight against the bar and if you eyeball it from the sprocket nose on you will quickly see if one side is higher than the other. Can be done top or bottom and at different points along the bar and the beauty is you don't have to take the chain off to do it.

Frank

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Originally posted by Ryan Willock
given your past prefered method for caring for your dad's saw why don't you try packing the grease hole with metal filings????

Y'all make me LMAO !!!!

 

[Oregon_Rob]

What I Do

You can use a normal grease gun, I have done it many times.
Just hold the end of the hose down flat on the bar over the grease hole real tight and slowly work the handle. Some will spill out, but you get some in too.