The official saw tuning thread.

[windthrown]

Muley IS an alien...

 

[Sc0]

bump, tired of searching for this thread...

Tuning a Dolmar 3410TH, turning about 2900 at idle and chain is not moving, then burning rich at 11850 at top speed. Still breaking it in on the rich side then will retune it again and lean it out a bit after a few tanks. (factory settings were 3200rpm at idle and 13800 top speed) From a cold start the choke is on, kinda cranks over on first pull then take it off of choke and after another pull it fires right up. Felled and debranched a 10" oak, it's definately not a 7900 but the fuel lasts longer and is much lighter... First tophandle in the inventory.

 

[splitpost]

bump, tired of searching for this thread...

Me too

 

[roncoinc]

Wow,,dig up a three year old thread ??
let it die.
just ask questions..

 

[logbutcher]

Just remember lakeside I'm on the east coast. We have all hardwood over here,(we have some softwood, but most of the time nobody wants to mess with it). We cut some pine, but that depends on how limby it is, if it is limby them we leave that for the guys with the timbco track harvesters not fellerbunchers. Because the guys with the fellerbunchers don't like it either, because they still have to limb it sometime. But we do sometimes get a pine stand that isn't too limby. The only softwood here that pays good is hemlock, and white pine. It is very rare over here to see over a 20" bar on a saw that is 440 size. Only the saws that are like, 660's size and over have 24" on them.

Just reviewing some fine old posts on tuning...excellent info. Thanks !

BUTT: here in Maine the major harvesting was, until this economic shutdown,
pulpwood. Most of the pulp logs are spruce/fir, in 4' or tree length depending on the mill and logger. Us "homeowners" ( ) with low tech gear sell in easier to manage 4' lengths.

Out of country trekking northern Norway ( have not seen Sawtroll....yet ).

 

[edisto]

Me too

There's a link to this thread in the chainsaw FAQ 'sticky'.

 

[Rprecision]

On my Stihl 028,

Set the idle till it starts to spin chain, set the mix on L to highist +1/4 rich (out)

Set the proper idle speed

Set the H for the highist RPM by sound + 1/4 rich (out)

This is at 10,000 - 12,500 '

 

[woodfar]

carb tune

I have a Stihl 026 that will not start. Picked it up used. It started and ran fine for about a half tank of fuel and shut off. It has spark, fresh fuel, and compression. What is the initial adjustment screw settings for this saw?

 

[PappaWheelie]

Here's a link to Madsen's saw tuning page. There are audio files to help learning to tune by ear.



http://web.archive.org/web/20051228040631/www.madsens1.com/sawtune.htm

There was an error when I tried the site. Is there another address?

 

[Adam_MA]

Try this one

Saw Carb Tuning

Also, check these links for some of saw tuning videos

http://arboristsite.com/chainsaw/111707-10.htm#post1860951

http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/113538.htm

 

[MNfarmer]

So how much 4 stroke is best?? Do you want it where it barely cleans up in the cut or where you can barely here the 4 stroke when you let up in the cut?