[AT] Chainsaw - 2 years without shrpening?

[Stephen Offiler]

Apparently, the secret is in the metallurgy of the Stihl chain and the
factory sharpening procedure/geometry.  That, and keeping it out of
the dirt, of course.  When there's obvious dirt on a log I'm cutting I
will give it a few swipes with a wire brush.  You might start a
downhill slide the first time you touch it with a file since you won't
be able to hold geometry like they did at the factory.

SO


On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 6:49 PM, carl gogol <cgogol at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
> Steve-
> Tell me your secret to keeping a chain for 2 years without sharpening it!  I
> find if I file every two tanks of fuel I can usually get about 4-5 filings
> before needing to get the chain ground professionally.  Now, I am cutting a
> lot of junk cherry, buckthorn and honeysuckle to the ground level (so I
> don't dig stumps) and this is really hard on the chains - no matter how
> careful I am.  Any standing ash or willow is a lot of fun to saw with the
> Stihl 290, but they are just occasional treats and the blade does last a lot
> longer in comparison.  Is your wood just so much cleaner or is there a real
> secret that no one tells me?
> Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
> Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
> AC D14, 914H
> JD 5320 MFWD
> Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
> Simplicity 7116H
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <
>
>>I am running a Stihl 290 also.    I
>> went to work with the anti-kick chain, and using reasonable care, it's
>> still on there and cutting like a champ while the other brand-new
>> chain is still in the package, .  It's sometimes hard to keep the
>> chain out of the dirt with this kind of work but I'm not exactly a
>> beginner.  Let's see, it's coming up on two years old or is it three?
>> Nah, two years.  The original, anti-kick, "inferior" chain has never
>> even been sharpened!  I am totally serious.  /at
>
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