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Its times like these that truely make me glad I have I have my 372 xpw Btw I have had a 8 pin on it since new and its cut 1500 stumps with plenty power A 660 should no doubt keep up with a 372 so plug, coil air filtration
No details so its fair to say you run a 48"skip 8 tooth buried or the comparison, 32" full house in the strongest AND hardest fibers like the OP in this case with little knowledge for filing ajustments.Its times like these that truely make me glad I have I have my 372 xpw Btw I have had a 8 pin on it since new and its cut 1500 stumps with plenty power A 660 should no doubt keep up with a 372 so plug, coil air filtration
Well your right there, mine is 20 inch nice catch but my 395 runs 8 pin and 36 inch full comp in white oak, blackjack, hickory!No details so its fair to say you run a 48"skip 8 tooth buried or the comparison, 32" full house in the strongest AND hardest fibers like the OP in this case with little knowledge for filing ajustments.
Sounds like other issues also at hand but thats asking a lot of a saw.
That was helpful bro! ThanksIts times like these that truely make me glad I have I have my 372 xpw Btw I have had a 8 pin on it since new and its cut 1500 stumps with plenty power A 660 should no doubt keep up with a 372 so plug, coil air filtration
If you got rid of that 8 pin you wouldn't have to be as precise with the rakersMy biggest problem personally is getting to aggressive on drag filing with the grinder but I have corrected it now
Yeah well I don't cut em low no more If they want them low they can pay me to grindMost stihl saws have stingy oilers. As long as the bottom of the bar is not glowing bright red, the oiler is doing its job. Stumping close to the ground really heats up the saw and they can smell like they are cooking. Don’t worry about it or crap building up around cover.
Bogging out when the saw is getting hot is not a good sign. At 92cc, your saw should go through a stump like a hot knife through butter. Check your compression. Your saw might need of a set of rings. Also check your max RPM with a tach. If you have the saw adjusted too rich or too lean it could account for the bogging.
We routinely stump with a 372xp with a 24” bar. Longer bars and more powerful saws cost too much money and time to sharpen. Usually try to cut the stump like a bagel (around the outside first then cut the center). Never had a problem with the saw bogging but it is a hot miserable cut and always seems to be the last cut of the day. If you have another saw, try cutting your next stump with it. If you have the same problem(s) with the other saw, it might be your technique.
Good Luck.
Yeah well I don't cut em low no more If they want them low they can pay me to grind
Do you really grind all of that?Yeah well I don't cut em low no more If they want them low they can pay me to grind
I didn't get around to cleaning out around the oiler yet, tho I am probably just going to upgrade to the high output oiler. If anyone has lakeside's pictures from the HO oiler upgrade 3 part post pleaaaase send them to me.
But anyways--
I got into a stump yesterday and the saw was a monster at first. 7 tooth sprocket, sharp chain semi chisel skip tooth , got into the work, wedged like suggested and went nice and easy. about half way through she started to bog, I backed off and kept at it. I was making progress not much but a little, then I noticed it was getting hot again so I backed out. This is after about 3-5 min of cutting.
Everything again was piping hot to the touch. The clutch cover was so hot a bead of sweat dropped of my head hit it and boiled away.
I took it home and went to take it apart. Crap, the clutch cover was seized to the clutch. @#!$%!!! Oh wait, the chain brake is on. (Yes I have so much to learn)
Anyways again there is gunk in the cover. So let me pose a theory to what is going on.
Theory is I have an oil leak around the pump. Saw cuts fine upright, but once I go to cut stumps, with the saw on its side the oil leaks into the clutch cover. The oil causes the clutch to slip in the cover which in turn causes it to bog and cause a **** ton of friction. Also the oil leak causes the bar get hot because it isn't getting enough oil (tho when I test it, I do get oil off the tip of the bar.)
What do you guys think? Plausible?
Also with all that friction and heat should I replace my clutch? or any part on it?
Sometimes yes I ground that one like it was, took 15 mins to get it all 6 inch below grade. I don't flush cut anymore, they can pay me to grind. I don't like rocking a chain to save some cheap bastid a bilDo you really grind all of that?
I disagree but see eyeballing with my grinder I was ending up .50 lol so it was so grabby and kick back prone it was not funny! Now i use feeler guage or raker guide to get first one right and then do them all at that setting. I never end up to low that wayIf you got rid of that 8 pin you wouldn't have to be as precise with the rakers
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