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    Bar oil 4.95 a gallon

    Sure. Different bar types have different limitation and property's regardless of brand and models. Its like choosing different types of loaders for a gravel pile move. Big pile, big loader is most often a good rule we hear a lot but is that enough?. Solid bars flex less and is great in some...
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    Bar oil 4.95 a gallon

    Groove, rail, drivelink, tiestrap all wear and how they wear is a tell of how the chain is set and maintained. Closing rail help nothing if wear is in grooves bottom. Some solid bars can be cut in groove, rail lowered and get like new, but most is not hardened deep enough today. Older bars is...
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    Clutch Bearings - When To Replace?

    If you have new bearing, put it in, save the old as spare. A tip, If you change sprocket. Put a new bar on and rotate several chains on same sprocket/bar. 5 chains or more. You get less wear and more runtime of the stuff.
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    Bar oil 4.95 a gallon

    I meant most of my customers that run daily do. Most casual users I see here don't. I try less to convince as they do't have as much gain in it. As the nagging and promise of saved €$£ got the pro to try listen how to save €$£. Money is what they work to get, if it can easily be saved a couple...
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    Bar oil 4.95 a gallon

    I think that is something most do that use saw daily. I did anyway... Most that use saw daily and service here do as they rotate several chains/bar and flip bar at same time. Most have 5 or more chains per bar and rim.
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    Bar oil 4.95 a gallon

    Turn those pumps up, get out as much oil as possible.. Much cheaper than wear on rim/bar/chains. Most important job the bar oil do is not lubricate. Its heat transport... It absorbs the heat and take it with as it fly off. That provide a cooling affect. Cooler running bar= less wear. I ran...
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    Closing bar rails

    If there is wear in sides of the grooves bottom, there is no help unless you can cut groove to next drive link width. Usually not enough. I re-cut and pane out grooves on solid bars with replaceable tip when needed. It is not often as these issues are result of a problem. Once you learn the...
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    Closing bar rails

    Rail is one part of. Chain and bottom of tistrap is the the other. Both need to be good and match in wear. Correcting one will not fix much. When there is this issue, wear inside bar is often more in bottom and top so groove look more )( than II. Closing top may help slightly, but not much. In...
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    What Are Mtronic & Autotune?

    Problem with saws today is not the fuel or ignitions it's the engine type. Strato, x-torq, air pulse etc.. Different names to same thing. This is were problem is.. Imagine a 357 with autotune! You could see with 372 how much different it was with or without and that was one of the better...
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    Sharpening tips?

    Sharp tooth is the most important. Angles are not important unless it can cut. File is the best friend you have so keeping it clean and sharp is most important. Most times I get to talking about this they don't have the tool fit for job at hand. Turn file after first stroke prevent crap from...
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    Baby Partners

    These are great saws once you get to know them a bit. They were a huge success in 500, 5000, 5500, 540 and last 543. Husqvarna kept the design in 50/51/55 and use same crank/piston/cylinder in various variations. Poulan 325, Jobu 949, Jonsereds 490/590 and some others was also made. Wonderful...
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    Bar issue?

    If the chain want to travel left or right in bar it will create wear, heat and drag. Bars should not get wear on side of rail, chains drivelink side should not get any either. The chain sould stay straight in the bar and rest/wear equally on Both tiestraps. If not something is off, usually with...
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    Why Are Laminated Bars Less Durable?

    It has to do with flexibuilety, weight and costs. Most laminated bars are spot welded. The glued ones don't take much beating. When laminating they often use a lighter, material in center. They tried make holes in solid bars that was filled with plastic, epoxy or alumium, but as the bar move...
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    Is there a specific sign/point when you should stop using a chain?

    Roller guides and guides in general are often for a specific chain model. Raker can be checked and set easily by using file or ruler over three teeth and check rider in middle. New chains are pretty low when new. I rarely touch them until they are half or almost half filed. It is not needed...
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    Is there a specific sign/point when you should stop using a chain?

    Under 3mm tooth on shortest side is risky and not smart to run. Same if there is damages on drive link, tie strap, rivet, cutter. Chains are cheap compared to injury's so why risk it? Stretching chains is often from heat but can be from worn sprockets on saw and bar too.
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