saws and cold

[wedge]

since its gonna be a low of near -30 tonight i start thinking of those poor little saws in my shop with no heat. is freezin cold gonna hurt em? should they be ok? any special treatment they should get? if i have my way ill put em at the foot of my bed (sick attachment to em i know im seekin help currently) ive got alot of $$ invested dont want to take a chance. im seeking the wisdom of you fine gents.

 

[NeTree]

They'll be fine. Just let up warm up slow n easy when you crank up for work in the morning.

Your bar oil might now flow so well though.

 

[woodsjunkie]

I have mine in a heated blanket turned up to 9.5 under my bed so they don't get lonely or cold.......

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Why not bring them into the basement?

 

[wedge]

thermal blankets are an option. im thinking of gettin a large cabinet with pull out drawers filled with foam that has the exact shape of the saw cut out. in each drawer, one drawer per maker( no inter brand mixing in my house. stored alphabetically of course.( my wife sees this she'll double my therapy time

 

[NeTree]

Eric, I thought you slept with them IN yer bed, not under it? You mad at yer saws or somethin'?

 

[sedanman]

Can't sleep, Clowns will eat me.

 

[dbabcock]

I'm not as concerned about someone sleeping with their saws as I am with someone raping them. I wouldn't be broadcasting that on an open forum.

 

[NeTree]

I never met a saw that said "No"

:blush: :blush:

 

[Bill G]

I never had any that said no but I sure have had a few that would not go _____ (you can fill it in)

Bill

 

[tony marks]

aint touchin thisun.. i had a good answe too. uins ought be shamed. chainsaws
under the covers.. im shamed o the answer i didnt give..already.

 

[Dennis]

Most of the loggers up here in this country just leave them in the back of the truck at night...from +30 degrees to -40 degrees. On the other side of the coin, these are the same guys that typically aren't very maintenance concientous, but still work their saws everyday.

 

[JimL]

Originally posted by Dennis
Most of the loggers up here in this country just leave them in the back of the truck at night...from +30 degrees to -40 degrees. On the other side of the coin, these are the same guys that typically aren't very maintenance concientous, but still work their saws everyday.

also the guy in the biggest hurry when it comes time to have it worked on...

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I take good care of my saws and have never taken any inside when it got cold. I've fired them up right off the truck at minus 15 with only one more pull than normal. I will let them idle a little and then bring up to part throttle for a few seconds. My saws live long lives. Thinning the bar oil is necessary though.

If you want to keep your saws warm, put them in the garage. Even without heat my garage is always at least ten degrees warmer than outside. If you want to keep the saws cozy, put them in some kind of box or container and hang a light bulb nearby. A 100W bulb is hot enough to cook on.

Bringing cold saws into a warm place too often could lead to condensation in the gas tank. If this were a concern, you could fill the tank before bringing in to warm up.

Tom

 

[max2cam]

All I can say about "raping" a chainsaw is: OUCH!

My arsenal of saws sit in an unheated addition to my house hanging from their handles no matter how cold it gets. They start. They run. Coldest here so far this year was about minus -15 F.

But that Pennzoil bar oil that says on jug "good for good weather" must define cold weather as +20 and above. Below that it is mimics epoxy glue and/or STP.

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[stihltech]

oil

I realy recommend 10 wt bar oil in this weather. It can rip the worm out of a pump in the first turn.

 

[z4lunch]

Quote: can rip the worm out of a pump in the first turn.

Steve here... been there...
$100 for a new pump on my 088 last winter.

 

[woodsjunkie]

Some how I knew RockyJSquirrel and dbabcock where one in the same.
Sorry i didn't mean to offend with my bad spelling forgive me Doug.

 

[che]

I got my way about bringing the dogs inside to sleep when it got cold :angel: ...but I doubt very much I'd get anywhere if I wanted to bring the saws in to sleep. I got in enough trouble sharpening the chain in the dining room a couple years ago. I had paper on the table...I still don't understand the problem...oh well...pick your battles, you know........

I've read about thinning your bar oil. I guess it's 'cold' when I'm cutting....if the ground's not frozen I'd never be able to get out again (I want Ryan's new truck tires)....but I've not seen any difference in how much oil the saw is using...the gas and the oil runs out at the same rate it always has (always oil left when the gas runs out.) Wouldn't that indicate that it's delivering an OK amt? Or am I missing something?

(I was missing something today.....forgot to zip up my pocket with my cell phone....had to go all the way back there....finally found it under a bunch of shavings!!)

 

[dbabcock]

No problem, Eric. Just looking for funny stuff. Please don't take offense by it. I assure you that I am not, nor could I ever be RJS.