bigblue12v
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Today I cut up a good size maple that was laying on asphalt, after a storm blew it over. Bucked up a whole big load of it. Never once touched the road with chain. It needed sharpened before I did that unfortunately. I run Stihl RS chain. I'm not a total idiot but sometimes I just have trouble when something is in a bad spot and it's almost impossible to cut without touching dirt and that seems to trash these chains instantly. But I'm addicted to the speed when they're sharp! After i got back with that load i sharpened it and had lightning speed as usual, made one cut on a log kind of in a ditch that was too big to roll, and apparently the sob sucked dirt into the mother f'ing cut! Dulled instantly! Never saw dirt flying. After i got home i thought well I'll file it instead of using my bench mount electric sharpener, trying to save some material on the teeth. But i suck at hand filing and it didn't really do anything for it.
Any help, or ideas other than don't be such a klutzy dumb@$$ sometimes? Lol quit being impatient and find a way around the predicament? I cut firewood so lots of cuts where logs are on ground sometimes they can't be maneuvered because of where they're at or how they're positioned, or have to be cut before they can be maneuvered. I'm getting fed up, I can sometimes do lots of cutting without an issue other times I can't keep it sharp for one whole tank of fuel....
Any help, or ideas other than don't be such a klutzy dumb@$$ sometimes? Lol quit being impatient and find a way around the predicament? I cut firewood so lots of cuts where logs are on ground sometimes they can't be maneuvered because of where they're at or how they're positioned, or have to be cut before they can be maneuvered. I'm getting fed up, I can sometimes do lots of cutting without an issue other times I can't keep it sharp for one whole tank of fuel....