rfwoody
Treehouser
Hopefully this isn't too dumb a question, and thanks for considering it!
Problem:
I have a few loops of chainsaw chain where either a couple of rivets or drive link(s) are messed up somehow.
Symptoms:
When the chain is off, the links stick together and don't rotate on the rivet like the good ones.
And when the chain in on the saw, you can pull it around with your hand fine, until the bad part gets to the sprocket and then it is hard to pull, until the bad part gets past the sprocket, then it is easy again.
Questions:
Is it ok to run the chainsaw with a loop of chain like this?
If not, to fix the problem, would one normally just replace the bad rivets and drive links with new ones?
Or should you just toss the chain?
Or take out a chunk of bad chain and make it into a loop for a shorter bar?
etc.?
(Hopefully its ok to run the saw with a chain like this)
Thanks!
Problem:
I have a few loops of chainsaw chain where either a couple of rivets or drive link(s) are messed up somehow.
Symptoms:
When the chain is off, the links stick together and don't rotate on the rivet like the good ones.
And when the chain in on the saw, you can pull it around with your hand fine, until the bad part gets to the sprocket and then it is hard to pull, until the bad part gets past the sprocket, then it is easy again.
Questions:
Is it ok to run the chainsaw with a loop of chain like this?
If not, to fix the problem, would one normally just replace the bad rivets and drive links with new ones?
Or should you just toss the chain?
Or take out a chunk of bad chain and make it into a loop for a shorter bar?
etc.?
(Hopefully its ok to run the saw with a chain like this)
Thanks!