Thread: Yippee!!!!

Straight out the box they should cut okay. Then you pull it apart after a job or three to give it some love and...

on the nose end of the bar theres a couple bolts hold the bar to the frame, with associated washers and shims. Be very careful about putting the right shims back into the right places and getting those tensions set right, otherwise it'll drive you crazy (well ME crazy, patience may well be a virtue but sadly it's not one of mine) trying to get it to cut straight again. Theres probably an easy way to set it but I've always ended up doing the half a turn forward on this one and quarter turn back on the other show till its cutting right, which is probably okay if you're at home playing by yourself but a major PITA if you're on a job and got three blokes standing around costing you money.

Other then that its like any chainsaw, keep the chains sharp and the rakers filed right and dress the bar as required and there's not much else to go wrong. Heaps of spare chains and a decent bench grinder are a boon if you're using it a lot.

John makes a very good point. The importance of tuning the bar tip is critical. One of the reasons why I went to a dedicated slabber. When set up in conjunction with the swinger it can be brought into action at any time. I just leave one at the end of the rails while I use the other. Sure speeds up the process.

Thanks John. Have a good one!

Originally Posted by rustynail

John makes a very good point. The importance of tuning the bar tip is critical. One of the reasons why I went to a dedicated slabber. When set up in conjunction with the swinger it can be brought into action at any time. I just leave one at the end of the rails while I use the other. Sure speeds up the process.

Thanks aswell Mr Rusty.