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You bought a WHAT???!!
My cohort Julie Wolf is running Husqvarna X-Cut chain from HL Supply on a STIHL MS 400 and throwing 3/4" and larger chips in soft wood, and we wanted to know what made that happen.
In summary, and for this particular size chain:
- To hand file the top plate, use a 5/32" (4.0mm) file at 25° swing and 5° tilt, pull up slightly.
- To hand file the lower part of the side cutter, file at 30° swing and 10° tilt, push down slightly. File the lower part of the side cutter to be in-line with the top part of the side cutter.
- Set the depth gauges to 0.018”.
For the blow-by-blow, download the attached PDF.
Current revision: 2023/10/24.
In summary, and for this particular size chain:
- To hand file the top plate, use a 5/32" (4.0mm) file at 25° swing and 5° tilt, pull up slightly.
- To hand file the lower part of the side cutter, file at 30° swing and 10° tilt, push down slightly. File the lower part of the side cutter to be in-line with the top part of the side cutter.
- Set the depth gauges to 0.018”.
For the blow-by-blow, download the attached PDF.
Current revision: 2023/10/24.
