How to Break-In a saw

[JohnAlbers]

What is the best way to break in a saw that has a new piston and cylinder installed? Do you let the unit just set and run through a tank of gas without touching the trigger? Thank you for your help.

John

Saw is a 281 looking at putting a 288 piston and cylinder in it

 

[jp hallman]

NO! Fire that beast up and put her to work!
If you want an east-coast saw, baby it like you said. Be sure to buy a case, or better yet, have one made. Don't let it get rained on!

 

[TimberPig]

Fire it up, let it warm up, make a few cuts to fully warm it up, check the carb adjustments to make sure it's not lean, and then cut some wood. Repeat and retune the carb as necessary. Babying a saw by idling it doesn't seat the rings properly. Just make sure to warm it up before running it too hard. Once it's warm, just run it.

 

[Patrick62]

RUn it like you stole it!

Just kidding. I try to stay out of wide open for a tank or two, I said try... After that just run it like any saw. It actually takes about 10 tanks for the saw to reach full potential.

-pat

 

[Wood Butcher]

I like to let the saw warm up gradually, but then go ahead and work it. I don't mind giving it full throttle in little spurts, but I don't like to run max rpm's for a gallon or so of gas. Also, letting it idle for a half a minute or so before you turn it off is also a good thing.