woodsman pro chain

[miller1]

I tried to sharpen my wp c hain with a file and it seems almost impossible, does eveybody sharpen these with a grinder, my oregon chain is no problem to sharpen with a file.

 

[blis]

maybe you just got slick files...

 

[timberrat]

saw file

buy a couple of baileys hi grade files. i run woodsman pro on my saws and only use hi grade files. i grind after long cutting sessions. if i am only cutting for short periods i only use a file.

 

[GASoline71]

Your files are shot. I run a lot of Woddsman Pro chain... and don't have any problems hand filing it.

Gary

 

[Urbicide]

Woodsman Pro chains, as you might already know, are made for Bailey's by Charlton. They fall in between Stihl and Oregon,with Stihl being the hardest and Oregon the softest. I agree with the other guys who place the blame with your file. A file may look great to the eye when it can be very dull. Try a brand-new file and see if that makes a difference. I have a good feeling that it will.

 

[miller1]

I got 12 new woodsman pro files, it was brand new when i tried it,I called baileys and they said the chaines are very hard and it is best to use a grinder , but if i want to file it they have a better grade file to use.

 

[Crofter]

The first filing on a lot of chains sometimes hits hard spots in the gullet of the factory grind. Can be a bit hard on a file till you break through. Have notice some rakers too that you really had to come down hard on to make the file cut the first time dropping the raker. Oregon is usually no problem.

 

[Gumneck]

I just sharpened my new woodsman pro chain yesterday and noticed there was gullet or snag like mentioned that made it hard to file. After two strokes across with a semi worn file it sharpened up nicely. It was cutting great on a pine.

Good thing I sharpened it so it would go six inches in the ground rather than just 3.5".
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=2662&page=4
http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=41021&d=1165207845

 

[PES+]

I just sharpened my new woodsman pro chain yesterday and noticed there was gullet or snag like mentioned that made it hard to file. After two strokes across with a semi worn file it sharpened up nicely. It was cutting great on a pine.

Good thing I sharpened it so it would go six inches in the ground rather than just 3.5".

I believe you got some of that Troy-Bilt tiller prototype chain by mistake

:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Freakingstang]

Woodsman pro, which is Carlton chain is a lot harder than oregon. It is like Stihl chain...A pain to sharpen with oregon files.

If you are in a pinch, pick up some files at your Stihl dealer.

Some guys likethe harder chain, some don't. i like the hard chain for the woods and the softer chain for the logstand. I hand file both.

 

[miller1]

THANKS FOR THE INFO ,i WILL GET SOME STIHL FILES

 

[scottr]

Lawn darts

I just sharpened my new woodsman pro chain yesterday and noticed there was gullet or snag like mentioned that made it hard to file. After two strokes across with a semi worn file it sharpened up nicely. It was cutting great on a pine.

Good thing I sharpened it so it would go six inches in the ground rather than just 3.5".
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=2662&page=4
http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=41021&d=1165207845

Tom , have you started a new type of lawn darts game ? Maybe a Poulan hognose bar would have a better stick . Were there any golf words spoken ?

 

[Gumneck]

Yeah, I said shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhellac! Er something like that.

I was expecting something to be cracked but didn't find anything other than bent bar. Nice barely used oregon bar too. Later that night took bar/chain off and it started up first pull.

I think I'll pick up a cheap poulan/chain combo from ebay.

 

[Pollock777]

Hand file chains

I hand file all my chains, and they are all stihl pro chains, and I have the same problem after running a new chain the first time I go to sharpen I always had some problems. So what I do now is us a little hand grinder with a stone the same size as the file. I found it works great for me and I havn't had anymore problems after I use the stone on the first sharping. Again it seems to work for me. Tony

 

[SRT-Tech]

I ran the Woodsman pro chain all day today..........WOW, like upgrading to bigger saw.