DSChamber
ArboristSite Lurker
Hey folks,
See the below pics and tell me if this amount of paint wear on a chainsaw bar is normal. This is the new 15" Husky bar that came with my 445 that I bought in January. Since Jan. I cut approximately 10 cords of wood. I kept my saw clean (never used chemicals just wiped down with a rag and a bit of compressed air down the rail to clean out any wood chips/gunk build up (did this once a week), I never cleaned the bar of the sap that was on it, and never abused the saw. It always had the scabbard on the bar when it was the box on the back of the quad. I was cutting soft woods (fir, spruce, and juniper), no hard wood and the chain/bar never ran out of oil.
I mean the bar works fine and is good shape other than the loss of the paint. Should I bring the bar back to the dealer and see if I can get a replacement? I just want to know before I take the bar back to see what he can do..never cut this much wood before in a short period of time so I don't know but to me it seems excessive... maybe it's normal and if it for a Husky bar I will leave it be as the bar is fine other than the paint
Compare my Carlton bar on my Homelite that has cut probably 2-3 cords of wood and a lot of limbing/small jobs around the house
See the below pics and tell me if this amount of paint wear on a chainsaw bar is normal. This is the new 15" Husky bar that came with my 445 that I bought in January. Since Jan. I cut approximately 10 cords of wood. I kept my saw clean (never used chemicals just wiped down with a rag and a bit of compressed air down the rail to clean out any wood chips/gunk build up (did this once a week), I never cleaned the bar of the sap that was on it, and never abused the saw. It always had the scabbard on the bar when it was the box on the back of the quad. I was cutting soft woods (fir, spruce, and juniper), no hard wood and the chain/bar never ran out of oil.
I mean the bar works fine and is good shape other than the loss of the paint. Should I bring the bar back to the dealer and see if I can get a replacement? I just want to know before I take the bar back to see what he can do..never cut this much wood before in a short period of time so I don't know but to me it seems excessive... maybe it's normal and if it for a Husky bar I will leave it be as the bar is fine other than the paint
Compare my Carlton bar on my Homelite that has cut probably 2-3 cords of wood and a lot of limbing/small jobs around the house