I have an older Husky 268 20" saw. I have always had the problem where it would seem to stop cutting after the bar was submerged in a log. It would sit there spinning without going any deeper. The wood would start smoking. In previous years, I tried having a dealer sharpen it, and then buying two different kinds of chains. With new chains, it would work ok for a little while, but would have trouble after a few hours of use. They didn't seem to know what was wrong based on my description.
This year, I am noticing the saw is trying to cut circles where it starts binding. I have very carefully hand filed the chain and the teeth are pretty damn sharp. I don't have much experience in hand filing, but I feel like I'm pretty straight and it is sharp. I can't imagine it cuts this bad given my hand filing.
I inspected the bar and there are HUGE burrs. If I place the bar on a flat surface, I would say it sits about 10-15 degrees off. I spent 1 hour hand filing the burrs down and evening out the bar. This barely helped. I noticed that one of the side thicknesses is a bit less than the other. Because of this, I think the chain is able to lean to one side. My theory is that this chain sloop is the reason it is cutting uneven.
Before I shell out the $ for a new bar, has anyone ever heard of this? I always thought it was the bar, but unfortunetly I had the dealer originally tell me it was unlikely to be the bar which caused me to live with it all last year. They inspected it with the chain on it so they couldn't get a good look at it.
If I do replace the bar, is it ok to run my current chain on it? It has been sharpened once since new.
This year, I am noticing the saw is trying to cut circles where it starts binding. I have very carefully hand filed the chain and the teeth are pretty damn sharp. I don't have much experience in hand filing, but I feel like I'm pretty straight and it is sharp. I can't imagine it cuts this bad given my hand filing.
I inspected the bar and there are HUGE burrs. If I place the bar on a flat surface, I would say it sits about 10-15 degrees off. I spent 1 hour hand filing the burrs down and evening out the bar. This barely helped. I noticed that one of the side thicknesses is a bit less than the other. Because of this, I think the chain is able to lean to one side. My theory is that this chain sloop is the reason it is cutting uneven.
Before I shell out the $ for a new bar, has anyone ever heard of this? I always thought it was the bar, but unfortunetly I had the dealer originally tell me it was unlikely to be the bar which caused me to live with it all last year. They inspected it with the chain on it so they couldn't get a good look at it.
If I do replace the bar, is it ok to run my current chain on it? It has been sharpened once since new.