Sharpening?

[Cedarkerf]

The reason your sprocket tip burned is because you greased it then stopped greasing it. If you never grease it to begin with, it will last a long time with bar oil only as lube. When you grease it it keeps the oil from getting to it, so it relies only on grease. Ours at work never get greased. Never ever. And they are in harsh conditions all the time, and rough operators. I've been there 4 years and never saw a bearing failure.

I never grease either sprocket rails usually blow out before my sprocket.

 

[B_Turner]

The reason your sprocket tip burned is because you greased it then stopped greasing it. If you never grease it to begin with, it will last a long time with bar oil only as lube. When you grease it it keeps the oil from getting to it, so it relies only on grease. Ours at work never get greased. Never ever. And they are in harsh conditions all the time, and rough operators. I've been there 4 years and never saw a bearing failure.

I am torn on the bar tip greasing thing. My ES bars of course never have been greased and hold up great.

But Oregon PM bars and Cannon bars come greased from the factory. Seems like the noses sometimes get a little stiffer after several tanks, so I grease them.

If they had never been greased, the decision would be easier for me. But with a $350 bar (e.g. Cannon 60"), I just keep doing what the manufacturor did...

 

[Burvol]

The People of the Mudslides say, NUTS. Square will not do. Since the tribe tends to be round, the feng shui mandates the file shall be round.

"Your people are enduring great hardships sawing the mud log. I feel for you."

 

[Gologit]

"Your people are enduring great hardships sawing the mud log. I feel for you."

Yup...but to paraphrase Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce..."There are many of those people. I see them everywhere now and there seems to be no end to them".

 

[mattmc2003]

I am torn on the bar tip greasing thing. My ES bars of course never have been greased and hold up great.

But Oregon PM bars and Cannon bars come greased from the factory. Seems like the noses sometimes get a little stiffer after several tanks, so I grease them.

If they had never been greased, the decision would be easier for me. But with a $350 bar (e.g. Cannon 60"), I just keep doing what the manufacturor did...

I can understand that. Thats an expensive investment. I pour bar oil on a new sprocket liberally and spin it some, then pour more on.

 

[BarkBuster20]

At the end of the day (usually about 4-6 hours of falling limbing and cutting into firewood) i will take the bar and chain off blow everything clean with compressor and soak chain in bar oil and pour it on the front srocket and spin, then remount bar n chain and sharpen. but thats about it i dont really grease anything.. ill blow out the air filter too.

 

[Kemper]

:agree2: I take an extra chain for each saw, if they need sharpened, I'll just swap the chain out as needed and sharpen them all when I get home.

Thats the way i do it, then put em on the grinder when i get home.

 

[BarkBuster20]

yeah having extra chains is a good idea, but one chain will last all day when your cutting med size alder n some fir, and not runnin it into the ground.

 

[BarkBuster20]

i need to get me a few spare chains

 

[dingeryote]

You can't have a good and sharp chain after 2-3 cords. Im not believing that - correct after two sometimes three cord the chain is getting dull so i sharpen it but it may also be because i mainly cut alder and fir. if i was cutting oak or walnut id sharpen after every cord.

Around here you would be leanin' hard on the bar after half a cord of Oak, unless you kissed the chain with the file at least twice.

I dunno what kind of wood y'all got up there, so I'll just shake my head and figure some folks got it made!! LOL!!!

Stay Safe!
Dingeryote

 

[BarkBuster20]

oh for the most part i cut medium sized alder and fir

 

[BarkBuster20]

oh for the most part i cut medium sized alder and fir

cs-4600 echo eagle
ms 310 stihl

 

[slowp]

The People Of The Mudslide will spend a chunk of time today cleaning off and filing, The Chain That Uses The Round File.

If it were dull when 'tis done, the 'twere well
It were dull quickly. Modification of Shakespeare (1564-1616) Macbeth

 

[Burvol]

Maybe find a creek to run bar in and clean, watch out for brother steelhead.

 

[JONSEREDFAN6069]

not happy with my dealer rite now, took in 5 loops of stihl oilomatic 16" to be ground, got back 3 oregon and 2 types of safety chain in my stihl boxes. he said he wood make it rite and he will just dont know how they screw up like that. i only take in rocked chains to be ground other wise i file em myself.

 

[BarkBuster20]

sorry to hear about your chain problem, id try not to get to worked up over it, people make mistakes. although that shouldnt have happened. hopefully things work out.

 

[thejdman04]

I agree take 3 chains with me(2 spares) and sharpen them at night on the bench

 

[SMTM]

Sharpening a chain is a good oppurtunity to drink beer. I drink beer when I sharpen. When I'm done with the beer, I'm done sharpening. So I grab another beer and sharpen some more. After 6 or 7 beers, sharpening becomes a real art form. Usually I can wear out a chain in a half case.

 

[Moss Man]

Before I had a bench sharpener, I would file sharpen every 1-2 tanks. Now I plan to have a couple bench sharpened chains in the box when I head to the woods.

 

[Buzsaw]

Most will say BS, no frigging way, etc., etc.,. I grind for professional fallers. As long as they are in clear wood they do get 1-3 days from a grinding. With over 17 years of practice, miles of chain, it takes me about 25 minutes to grind a chain. I have never grease the bar tip. Most of the fallers get 3-4 months out of a bar with good bar maintenance.