Chainsaw heat

[ryland]

I just bought a husky 565. I got the 20” and 28” bar. I haven’t put either in wood yet but of course I’ve played around with it. My question is how hot should the bar and chain be getting from just running the saw without cutting? I ran my 28” for maybe 30 seconds just to make sure everything was good to go and when I went to recheck tension and take it off the bar and chain we’re pretty hot. Hot enough to be uncomfortable to touch. Seems like a decent amount of oils getting to the bar. I tightened the chain so when I pull down there’s a 1/8 gap between the chain and bar. Is this normal or should I be looking further into this?
Thanks

 

[buzz sawyer]

Sounds like the chain is a little tight but even if the chain is too tight, the bar shouldn't get too hot to touch. Are you sure the chain and bar gauges are the same?

 

[ryland]

Sounds like the chain is a little tight but even if the chain is too tight, the bar shouldn't get too hot to touch. Are you sure the chain and bar gauges are the same?

I’ll be honest I’m not sure. I’m new to chainsaws. How can I find out what the chain is. My bar is a 3/8 93DL - 1.5mm. The only marking on the chain are an 85 and a “c”. I counted the drive links and there’s 93 of them

 

[Clyde85]

The box the chain came in should have the gauge marked on it. The bar should have it marked as well.

 

[johnsayen]

If it’s a Stihl chain there is a little number on the driver (the part that goes into the bar). 3 for example is .050. I think 6 is .063.

The box the chain came in should have the gauge marked on it. The bar should have it marked as well.

 

[johnsayen]

I got the conversion wrong so I edited this. You can se my mistake quoted below.

 

[ryland]

Also 1.5mm on the bar is .050. So hopefully your chain is also .050

I measured the chain and it’s 3/8 and 1.5mm so I’m guessing I might have had it a little tight. Seems to be the only possible reason why it’s getting so hot

 

[Piotr Pakula]

0.050" to 1.3mm

 

[johnsayen]

0.050" to 1.3mm

Oooops!