Billy Jack
ArboristSite Guru
Yesterday after work, I took my dirt bike and my Stihl 028 Super WB on a trail with the intention of cutting flush to the ground a bunch of sapling stumps that were only cut back to about 12-18" when the surveyors came through. Not just once, but TWICE the chain came off the bar. Both times it was on tight enough, but managed to come off anyway. The first time, my glove stopped any injury. The second time, my jeans stopped it.
Now almost the entire time I was cutting, the saw was turned on its side so the cut would be flat to the ground. I do this all the time with various Huskys and except for when I didn't keep an eye on chain tension, I've never had a chain come off, and even when it did, it was nothing like that. I experienced the exact same problem with a Stihl 024 I had in the past, so I am going to have to believe the fully encased sprocket normally used on Husky is superior to the spur type sprocket I've had on my Stihl models. I also think the outboard clutch helps minimize the amount of chain that ends up slinging out. The chain "catch" did work, but that was two times too many.
Anybody else had that issue more with the Stihl "spur" type set-ups? I have to believe that is a contributing cause.
Now almost the entire time I was cutting, the saw was turned on its side so the cut would be flat to the ground. I do this all the time with various Huskys and except for when I didn't keep an eye on chain tension, I've never had a chain come off, and even when it did, it was nothing like that. I experienced the exact same problem with a Stihl 024 I had in the past, so I am going to have to believe the fully encased sprocket normally used on Husky is superior to the spur type sprocket I've had on my Stihl models. I also think the outboard clutch helps minimize the amount of chain that ends up slinging out. The chain "catch" did work, but that was two times too many.
Anybody else had that issue more with the Stihl "spur" type set-ups? I have to believe that is a contributing cause.