Poulan 260 Sharpening

[Padraig_54]

New to site.
Bought Poulan 260 from Canadian Tire.
Big boo boo! No support.

Being new chainsaw owner, I figured these things would go for a few years without needing sharpening. Greener then green I am. I'll leave it to your imagination as to how I figured out this thing needed sharpening.

However, I was not injured, nor did I cause injury. I did go into CTC to purchase a hand file kit. They didn't have a clue as to what size of file I needed. :censored: The only intelligent thing that one sales associate might have said was "buy a new chain". He may have seen through to my "Tim Allen Toolman" (Aargh aargh aargh) self reliant, disaster prone approach to chainsaw maintenance.

Basically though, I'm economical (cheap) and would like to be able to sharpen this chainsaw properly, myself. I purchased a 7/32 " file and guide kit, which is still unopened. I was told it was the most popular kit. I like popular but have come to learn it is not always the correct way to go.

The Poulan 260 has an 18" chain. Does anyone know what the correct file kit size is? Are there any good web sites that deal with sharpening this particular model of chain saw.

An old timer borrowed the chain saw and sharpened it once (by eye) and it did help but the sharpening lasted through one tree only so I suspect that he may have done something wrong (or perhaps it was my cutting through the tree roots of my old apple tree in the front yard that was the cause of all the sawdust I was creating when I tried to start cutting down a friend's red pine

SO, I wait with baited breathe for the insults to follow and then some good advice as to how to sharpen this thing. opcorn:

 

[sugarbush]

New to site.
Bought Poulan 260 from Canadian Tire.
Big boo boo! No support.

Being new chainsaw owner, I figured these things would go for a few years without needing sharpening. Greener then green I am. I'll leave it to your imagination as to how I figured out this thing needed sharpening.

However, I was not injured, nor did I cause injury. I did go into CTC to purchase a hand file kit. They didn't have a clue as to what size of file I needed. :censored: The only intelligent thing that one sales associate might have said was "buy a new chain". He may have seen through to my "Tim Allen Toolman" (Aargh aargh aargh) self reliant, disaster prone approach to chainsaw maintenance.

Basically though, I'm economical (cheap) and would like to be able to sharpen this chainsaw properly, myself. I purchased a 7/32 " file and guide kit, which is still unopened. I was told it was the most popular kit. I like popular but have come to learn it is not always the correct way to go.

The Poulan 260 has an 18" chain. Does anyone know what the correct file kit size is? Are there any good web sites that deal with sharpening this particular model of chain saw.

An old timer borrowed the chain saw and sharpened it once (by eye) and it did help but the sharpening lasted through one tree only so I suspect that he may have done something wrong (or perhaps it was my cutting through the tree roots of my old apple tree in the front yard that was the cause of all the sawdust I was creating when I tried to start cutting down a friend's red pine

SO, I wait with baited breathe for the insults to follow and then some good advice as to how to sharpen this thing. opcorn:

look on your chain, should have a 91 stamped in it, that chain would use a 5/32 file.

 

[mbopp]

Try your local library for a generic chainsaw manual, it should have sharpening info in it. And check out Oregon's manual:

http://www.oregonchain.com/tech/manual_maint.htm

I prefer to file my own chains but you could take the chain off & have it ground at a saw shop or hardware store. But you run the risk of having it "burned" & the teeth softened.

 

[clearance]

Welcome to the site, I avoid Cambodian tire, they are tools, selling tools. Go to a chainsaw dealer, maybe return the pos and get a real saw, a used Husky or Stihl maybe, get the ppe as well.