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I prefer to file in the shop with a beer. End of the day thing. Relaxing.

Of course no one is swapping saws in the woods or some tough access job. For for residential work I mostly swapped saws. As with all things treework, no hard and fast rule on that. Of course if it was easier to file than get another saw, then file. If there's 'dead time' for whatever reason...

My boomtruck that rolled with two guys had two 200's, two 460's and a 660. Sometimes if I knew it was going to be a battle I'd up it and bring another 66, 46, maybe a 361 or two. :D orrrr throw the 880 in as well. You can't have to many saws IMO.

I didn't mean swap chains. I meant swap saws. I would most certainly file a chain before swapping it, unless it was somehow badly torched.

Unless you were on hourly for some reason. If that were the sucky case, then saws arrive sharp and leave sharp. But I rarely worked hourly.

Lol. Me and Willaaaaard. Always mixing it up. Filing on site is a waste of time IMO. I rarely to never did unless somehow disaster had struck or for some reason there was an opportunity for it. Doubles or triples of climbers and ground saws. Do the maintenance at the shop.

It would be because the cutters for each side matched their rakers the same. The chain was pulling evenly side to side, it's easier to maintain when the cutters are the same length in the first place.

Lol, there's probably supposed to be a comma in there like "for real man, it isn't that hard".

Ha I almost missed this. I have alot of respect for you but come on are you serious about forearm endurance for filing a saw? For real man it isn't that hard. When cutting in the woods, filing is a break. As for the west coast crack, I really dunno what to say. I'll tell you what I've...

Lol. I don't think Dylan is lacking the strength for filing. Not everyone files the same way. I was taught ages ago, to do it whatever way works best for you. I agree I don't see the need to wedge anything in the chain, seems like an unnescessary step to me.

I file in a messed up way. Two hands on the file, file all one side pulling, flip the saw 180 and then file the other side but pushing. Still both ways with a curl to the file. Heh it works for me.

I always say opposite of some other things in life, a chain is better too loose than too tight.

Yah, I've never had an issue with it myself and I've been accused by others of running my chains on the loose side of things.