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Thread: Do you guys warm up your saws? If so whats your Procedure?

  1. 08-19-2012, 11:40 PM #31
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    I usually let it idle 20-30sec and then let it rip.
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    Put the bark and saw dust from the bed of the truck in a plastic bag and take the trash out. Then fill the saw full of some good high octane stuff and tell it that it has the prettiest color paint you've ever seen. From that point, it will be raring to go.
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    I warm mine up by running them at the redline under full load until I'm done cutting, then I shut them down until it's time to make the next cut. Rinse and repeat. All my saws are run pretty much every day like this, and crank out some big hours. Chainsaws are one of the most amazing machines in the world to me, I can't think of anything that compares. If i were to start my car, run it at the redline, uphill under full load, for 2 minutes, then slam the handbrake on and shut her down... 200 times a day, how long do you think it would last? With zero maintenance besides blowing the dust off it?

    I get a couple years out of a saw, run 5-6 days a week all day. Even after all that time they've generally still got very smooth bores with good compression. The stuff that wears out is everything else. I don't baby them in any way, they get blown out weekly, and run on fresh fuel at 50:1 no matter the size of the saw. I think blunt chains and long sit times kill more saws than lack of warm up. You know who you are... all you guys with clean saws sitting on the shelves doing nothing

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    I start mine, and just take it easy on the throttle for the first few cuts. If it's really cold, I will start them up, and let them idle for a min or so on the ground.

    Personally, I think taking it easy for the first few cuts is easier on the engine. Then again, I won't claim to be an expert, but I haven't killed a saw yet.
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    I let it warm up

    Quote Originally Posted by Tobystihl View Post
    I put mine in the oven, gas mark 6 for 5 minutes, never had a problem!
    No, need to do that they make block heaters for them just plug it in a half hour before cutting wood.
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    Quote Originally Posted by McCulloch1-52 View Post
    they make block heaters for them just plug it in a half hour before cutting wood.
    Also, find a granny to knit up a nice chainsaw cozy to keep it warm between runs, too
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