eye.heart.trees
arborjunky
I've learned SO much in the past 6mo Re chainsaws' operations and it's got me realizing just how terribly I used to treat them...
Aside from sharpening your chain / filing rakers, what do you do to keep your saws running well? Curious about everything whether daily stuff (ie fresh fuel), weekly annually etc!
FWIW, my thinking for my saws is:
- ethanol-free fuel w/ 45:1 synthetic (some saws ask 40:1, others 50:1, so I use 45 for everything...has worked so far, uncertain if it'll bite me in the ass down the road!)
- liberal carb-cleaner spray-downs every time I open either side of the casing (sprocket side, flywheel side)
- spark plug (clean/replace/gap etc)
- clean the area where the muffler connects to the engine-block to prevent that carbon-gunk-buildup from ever getting back-in!
- air-filters cleaned very frequently (also most of my saws have 'modified' air-intakes IE using foam-filter padding I'll drill holes/grind slots in the external housing of the saw so the intake can get more, cleaner air, I also "block" any air-entry with same filter-padding for instance the H&L slots)
- add HEET/gas-treatments to my fuel every so often
Would love to hear what you do with your saws!!
Aside from sharpening your chain / filing rakers, what do you do to keep your saws running well? Curious about everything whether daily stuff (ie fresh fuel), weekly annually etc!
FWIW, my thinking for my saws is:
- ethanol-free fuel w/ 45:1 synthetic (some saws ask 40:1, others 50:1, so I use 45 for everything...has worked so far, uncertain if it'll bite me in the ass down the road!)
- liberal carb-cleaner spray-downs every time I open either side of the casing (sprocket side, flywheel side)
- spark plug (clean/replace/gap etc)
- clean the area where the muffler connects to the engine-block to prevent that carbon-gunk-buildup from ever getting back-in!
- air-filters cleaned very frequently (also most of my saws have 'modified' air-intakes IE using foam-filter padding I'll drill holes/grind slots in the external housing of the saw so the intake can get more, cleaner air, I also "block" any air-entry with same filter-padding for instance the H&L slots)
- add HEET/gas-treatments to my fuel every so often
Would love to hear what you do with your saws!!