Short Teeth

[LAH]

How short do you sharpen you cutters? I mostly use the chain till the cutters begin to break. The unwashed will look at my chain & say that thing is wore out time to throw it away. I just keep sawing. Enclosing a picture of my present chain. I cut two loads of oak with it today & it cuts fine. This is my first video so it's not much to look at but it does show a chain with short teeth will cut. I operated the saw with my right hand holding the bucking teeth away from the logs allowing the saw to cut without out any help from me.

 

[gunnusmc03]

You can go until they snap off.

 

[Philbert]

I'd say that you got your money's worth out of that chain!

It looks like the rest of the chain is still in pretty good shape too, so you probably took good care of it along the way.

Philbert

 

[blades]

I would say when that chain starts tossing dust instead of chips- replace it. Always nice to have a couple of those around just for digging in the dirt or some other nasty job that you know will trash a new chain.

 

[KiwiBro]

It's just about ready to increase the hook angle on the rakers and run the chain backwards.

 

[Whitespider]

I use 'em until the cutters start breaking off... then I file 'em one last time, hang 'em on a nail, and use them for cutting roots out'a the dirt.
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[jr27236]

Using the old ones to cut roots out of the dirt is a great use for an otherwise useless chain.

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[tla100]

Last chain I had on 28" 440 was about the same, maybe a little more gone. It seemed like it dulled a lot quicker and I got sick of a dull chain before tank went empty. So on a new one went and that is a backup dirt cutter

 

[Tiewire]

I run them until the teeth start to break off also. Why do they seem to cut better when the teeth are about 3/4 gone?
Or is it just me that thinks this?

 

[Philbert]

Why do they seem to cut better when the teeth are about 3/4 gone?

Better chip clearance (seriously).

Philbert

 

[LAH]

Can't say I noticed them cutting any better but they surely cut no worse.

 

[unclemoustache]

Short teeth?

I thought this thread was going to be about '08 eating corn-on-the-cob.