Revving chainsaws like a dirt bike or Harley at a stop light.

[Parkerpusher]

when I was a kid we were told not to let our dirt bikes idle too long, that they needed a blip now and then to make sure enough oil was present to keep the piston lubed. I think I still have this mindset with a saw. No piss revving, just a blip here and there between cuts. Just habit, not really necessary.

It also gets the chain oiled between long cuts.

 

[hwrdpromac7900]

Watch some nitro RC videos.

 

[Evan]

 

[trains]

give the saw a rev between cuts to get more oil on the chain, or a few blips to give more cooling, or clear chips, just sitting there blipping throttle for no reason is a waste of time.
sometimes in the cut, I might go from wot to taking small nibbles to feel what the tree is doing and how its responding to the cut, and work up to the required thickness in small steps, other times its just wot to set hinge, no messing about and then let it go.

 

[KASH]

It drives me nuts also I think they are nervous the saw will shut off.The worst ones are the guys riding newer snowmobiles you have a nice flat smooth trail threw the bush and they ride on it and constantly blip the throttle and the trail becomes a bumpy rough roller coaster ride.If you try and haul a loaded sleigh it is almost impossiible to keep swtuff in the sleigh.
Kash

 

[Sierra_rider]

See my member title lol.

 

[hkstwn7]

Noise has always made my work day harder as I ran all types of heavy equipment for 45 years. Skinning a straight pipe Cat for days on end I needed quiet mufflers on my Harleys. My saws have stock mufflers and I don't blip them.

 

[Lloyd Poff]

I have a saw that requires pumping oil to the chain by the hand push knob. Thus I'm revving the engine to check how much oil I have dispensed to the chain. Then I continue my cut. Too bad if any one is offended.

 

[benelli7d]

Blipping the throttle on a new Harley is just stupidity in action . I had a pan head that if you didn’t blip the throttle it would stall at times . Nothing like trying to kick start a bike at a green light with impatient people behind you .

It’s basically a look at me thing now guys do it with imports too . I like to open the electric header dumps on my Chevelle and blip the throttle makes Harleys and rice burners sound like sowing machines this is full exhaust
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Nice ride! Had one just like it but silverish blue and a 427. One bad mother!

 

[Lightning Performance]

I rev the saws out of the cut, not excessively. Helps oil the chain, and IMO also helps cool the saw. But what do I know?

FWIW, I had problems with my 500i, until I started reving the saw out of the cut. Again, but what do I know?

Nailed it!

 

[Lightning Performance]

Nice ride! Had one just like it but silverish blue and a 427. One bad mother!

Mine was a 67' small block blue.
Fun times as teenager.

 

[Lightning Performance]

I have a saw that requires pumping oil to the chain by the hand push knob. Thus I'm revving the engine to check how much oil I have dispensed to the chain. Then I continue my cut. Too bad if any one is offended.

Don't rev it if your pumping oil on the chain because it will throw it right off. Tread lightly there.

 

[SS396driver]

Nice ride! Had one just like it but silverish blue and a 427. One bad mother!

If it was factory it was a 396, 427 wasn’t an option in the SS Chevelle’s.
I have the numbers matching block and trans also the correct date code rear on the shelf in my garage . It’s a 496 with a Autogear M22 with a ford nine inch rear

 

[lloyd786]

Been watching a lot of videos of people running saws. About 80% of the videos I see people are revving their saws like a kid. On and off the throttle/ trigger. They are doing this before and during the cut.

At first it drove me nuts then I thought. Maybe they know something I don’t? Is there a reason for this???

Weee weee. Weeee. Waaaaa. Wwaaa waaa.

I’ve noticed that. I always thought they were being squirrelly cause they are on video. One guy I work with watches a lot of videos and has taken to doing it. I think it’s just kind of snazzy.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

See my member title lol.

I figured you’d chime in lol.

 

[Woody912]

I rev the saws out of the cut, not excessively. Helps oil the chain, and IMO also helps cool the saw. But what do I know?

FWIW, I had problems with my 500i, until I started reving the saw out of the cut. Again, but what do I know?

agree, after a long cut I like to oil and cool the bar and clear chips from the clutch

 

[Lloyd Poff]

Don't rev it if your pumping oil on the chain because it will throw it right off. Tread lightly there.

I don't rev it till I throw the oil off the chain , I have been cutting wood for 45 years with chain saws & I'm not stupid. Some off the old saws I use don't have automatic oiling.

 

[Lightning Performance]

I don't rev it till I throw the oil off the chain , I have been cutting wood for 45 years with chain saws & I'm not stupid. Some off the old saws I use don't have automatic oiling.

No one said you were stupid.
Cutting 45 years... Me too.

Have a nice day

 

[Lightning Performance]

If it was factory it was a 396, 427 wasn’t an option in the SS Chevelle’s.
I have the numbers matching block and trans also the correct date code rear on the shelf in my garage . It’s a 496 with a Autogear M22 with a ford nine inch rear

Matching numbers parked in the shop gets more rare every year with driver cars. My dad sold many and the drive line was loaded in a pickup truck when they took the driver home.

 

[benelli7d]

If it was factory it was a 396, 427 wasn’t an option in the SS Chevelle’s.
I have the numbers matching block and trans also the correct date code rear on the shelf in my garage . It’s a 496 with a Autogear M22 with a ford nine inch rear