Kiss4aFrog
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I have a hand me down Jonsered 910E in average condition. I'd like to use it for general clean up and trimming of trees, infrequent cutting one up for firewood.
First day with it the recoil broke and the fuel smelled like varnish. Ordered the recoil spring and installed and cleaned out the gas. It runs pretty well and will idle. Feeding it ethanol free fuel with a little cleaner mixed in. I'm happy with the way it runs just trying to figure out what it will need to get it back into proper shape. I'm thinking the PO just used it and put it away wet without taking too much care.
The bar I presently have is a Total bar, Total, Super Bar 24” 48P – V84 3/8 050 – 058 and when I put something across the bottom of the bar it had about a 35 deg tilt so I know the bar needs to be evened out. It's old and I'm guessing the channel is well worn too so I'm thinking replacement.
What I don't get from reading and I know very little about chainsaws is the gauge. I thought it needed to be a .050 or a .058 ?? This bar has stamped in it .050-.058 like it can use both. Wouldn't that make the .050 wobble a bit too much ??
I have four chains for it and they are A2 and .058 so if I replace the bar I'd like to get another 24" bar with a .058 gauge. From doing a bit of shopping on line it seems all the replacements are .050 and if so then are my chains useless in that bar ??
Can anyone give any insight into why the felling spikes are different ?? Is there some reason someone would set it up this way ?? Can this cause a problem when trying to cut straight or in uneven wear on the bar ?? I have the regular 5 spike dog on one side and the heavy duty 4 spike dog on the other ??
Any and all advise and links to suppliers welcome. Does anyone know of a good reputable chainsaw guru in the Minneapolis/St.Paul MN area ??
First day with it the recoil broke and the fuel smelled like varnish. Ordered the recoil spring and installed and cleaned out the gas. It runs pretty well and will idle. Feeding it ethanol free fuel with a little cleaner mixed in. I'm happy with the way it runs just trying to figure out what it will need to get it back into proper shape. I'm thinking the PO just used it and put it away wet without taking too much care.
The bar I presently have is a Total bar, Total, Super Bar 24” 48P – V84 3/8 050 – 058 and when I put something across the bottom of the bar it had about a 35 deg tilt so I know the bar needs to be evened out. It's old and I'm guessing the channel is well worn too so I'm thinking replacement.
What I don't get from reading and I know very little about chainsaws is the gauge. I thought it needed to be a .050 or a .058 ?? This bar has stamped in it .050-.058 like it can use both. Wouldn't that make the .050 wobble a bit too much ??
I have four chains for it and they are A2 and .058 so if I replace the bar I'd like to get another 24" bar with a .058 gauge. From doing a bit of shopping on line it seems all the replacements are .050 and if so then are my chains useless in that bar ??
Can anyone give any insight into why the felling spikes are different ?? Is there some reason someone would set it up this way ?? Can this cause a problem when trying to cut straight or in uneven wear on the bar ?? I have the regular 5 spike dog on one side and the heavy duty 4 spike dog on the other ??
Any and all advise and links to suppliers welcome. Does anyone know of a good reputable chainsaw guru in the Minneapolis/St.Paul MN area ??