pauster
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Hi all,
as posted in the milling forum I took the leap (plunge ?) and bought myself a used Stihl 044 which now should be in the mail (knock on wood)
Since the only chainsaw I had so far was a 16" McCullogh electric which is toast after exceeding it's abilities I had to upgrade - but I am new to real chainsaws and have a lot of questions ...
1) which 2-cycle oil
pumpkin2: just kidding - this seems an unpopular question - I bought the Stihl stuff from my local dealer)
2) manual - I found the Stihl 044 manual online, read it. will read it two more times before I fire up the saw
3) PPE - I bought the Stihl helmet/ear muff/face shield thing. Will use it with safety glasses and dust mask. Chaps will follow as soon as I use the saw more often.
Now to the questions:
- bar oil - I have a big jug of bar oil from Lowes - is that "regular" stuff good enough for a serious saw ?
- sharpening the chain - primarily for ripping / milling - will the dremel attachment which I have already do ? any other recommendations ?
- anything I need to think of or check before/when I fire her up for the first time ?
Thanks all
Patrick
as posted in the milling forum I took the leap (plunge ?) and bought myself a used Stihl 044 which now should be in the mail (knock on wood)
Since the only chainsaw I had so far was a 16" McCullogh electric which is toast after exceeding it's abilities I had to upgrade - but I am new to real chainsaws and have a lot of questions ...
1) which 2-cycle oil
2) manual - I found the Stihl 044 manual online, read it. will read it two more times before I fire up the saw
3) PPE - I bought the Stihl helmet/ear muff/face shield thing. Will use it with safety glasses and dust mask. Chaps will follow as soon as I use the saw more often.
Now to the questions:
- bar oil - I have a big jug of bar oil from Lowes - is that "regular" stuff good enough for a serious saw ?
- sharpening the chain - primarily for ripping / milling - will the dremel attachment which I have already do ? any other recommendations ?
- anything I need to think of or check before/when I fire her up for the first time ?
Thanks all
Patrick