CHAIN SAW SHARPENING MYTHS, HUSKY VS McCULLOCH

WATCH AND SHARE THIS VIDEO TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS WHO LIKE McCULLOCH AND HUSQVARNA CHAIN SAWS, SHARPENING CHAIN SAWS , BUCKING FIRE WOOD. FALLING TIMBER

[@timcline2799]

Beautiful soundtrack music, Woww sweet legato note drumming

[@famasmaster2000]

Not sure about anyone else....but that Mcculloch is sure a beast. ! A blast from the past that can still hold its own 👍 Billy , thanks so much for doing this series of vids. So informative and fun to watch. Glad to see the skies clearing 👍 Love to All 💕💕

[@nathana2977]

Ol' Green Thunder! I love those saws! Thanks for telling us your secrets!

[@richglass6768]

Dropping in from Outdoor With Morgans. Loving what I see so far. Thanks for the sharpening tips!

[@mcunard31]

Another very informative video. Keep 'em coming Buckin'. Thanks pal for the research!

[@Andyshine77]

Sweet compression, saws sounded nice too. ✌❤

[@shanebarnett3094]

Hi Buckin' loving the content right now!!. I think the 125 has it but don't underestimate the 394. Have a Great day all.

[@jonathangrogan7803]

I'm either working my power saw, working on it, or watching your videos on power saws. I need a vacation. But, I really appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge. Cheers!

[@leesanders8824]

Ok, I'm diggin the chain comparison/sharpening videos, but this one here in particular I felt like there should be a part 2. You and what you/we stand for absolutely rocks. Love you and everyone on this channel. No other like it. Chica gets around like she has 4!!!!!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

WICKED BUDDY ... GOOD MAN

[@terrystotzheim9719]

Another great video from Buckin'! Love the Husky's but that McCulloch sounds amazing!!!!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

KOOL

[@jureulcar2667]

Hi friends be kind to one another. Buckin' love the chain sharpening videos.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

KOOL

[@ducarty1188]

Them old saws are great but I just love that 394. Cheers to all.

[@HQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQHQ]

You're so true! And i'm filing my chains for a bit more than half a year just like you showed in your videos and it's a big difference! It's a pleasure to work now! Thank you very much!!!

[@derekdolbey7491]

Great video Buckin’! I dig the head to head testing! That 125 is a monster! Thanks for your time Billy Ray!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YER WELCOME

[@felipesandoval7593]

Much thank yous my sen sei..... Grasshopper learn very much today... !!!

[@jacobdaniel8239]

I love these myth debunking videos. Everyones got their own flavor on sharpening but you got a great understanding of the mechanics/physics of the chain.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YOU BET BROTHER I NO FELLAS WHO SHARPEN THE CHAIN BACKWARD S

[@leonardvirtue5753]

Yes still watching the old ones. Good fun watching it again.👏

[@kyleashley1812]

God bless you Buckin. At the risk of sounding cheesy, you’ve taught me a lot about saws and life😀

[@ronaaserude8225]

Listening to Billy while watching Buckin', it don't get no better than this, folks!

[@loadeddog8015]

Welcome to the new subscribers, Gday true blues....This one explained and showed plenty....due for a new chain on my o’l girl... have a fabulous day everyone, Friday starting here 🤠yeee ha , love to all , be kind , love❤️ n hugs🐨 for mama buckin💐......😎👍🇦🇺

[@markjoudrey7036]

Loaded dog have a great weekend.

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

have a great day

[@DeeDiesel]

G’day Thanks for the welcome I’m pretty new subscriber and true blue I live in Victoria Gippsland. Friday yeah have a good weekend. Kindness, yes that is such an important message simple but important thanks

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

HEY LOADED

[@loadeddog8015]

@@DeeDiesel ...glad to have another aussie on board.... I'm down in Tassie.....😎👍🇦🇺

[@brianrummel966]

Awesome saws. Mcculloch takes the win. Love and kindness to all

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

have a great day

[@brianrummel966]

michael white you do the same and have a great weekend

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YIP

[@spencermcginty9812]

That’s some fine running saws buckin. These last couple videos have been extremely helpful!! Love to you and the family❤️

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

good day to you

[@lilaboys4257]

Buckin, the baby C seems to go very smoothly in that hard wood not much chatter. Thanks again for all the content and hard work you put into this Chanel!!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YER WELCOME BUDDY

[@anthonylandis]

Buckin you are on a roll man. I am loving these filing and testing vids. I'm learning lots

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

KOOL BUDDY

[@tomandrene]

Dogs are so much better at adjusting to challenges in life and still enjoying their life. Nice vid.

[@michaelremski8295]

I love the sound of that 125. Better than the others.

[@philipshaw4112]

I have one of those old McCulloch saws which belonged to my grandfather who passed in 1963. He did a good bit of felling and milling in Virginia.

[@wileyseifert5769]

Got to love that old mac

[@vclubamp]

That old Mac can hold its own!

[@sansdecorum4600]

Buckin', until I started watching your videos, I could never successfully hand file a chain to my satisfaction. Now, after much practice using your techniques, I get a sharp chain quickly and with much less aggrevation. Currently trying to reclaim 660 feet of seriously overgrown fenceline and seem to find old barb-wire way too often and trashing some teeth in the process. Trust me, your tips and tricks are much appreciated these days. To that end; while palmettos aren't a problem in Canada, they abound in Florida and can be hell on a chain as their fiberous nature seems to hold sand as they grow and tends to plug bar oil passages almost instantly. Any thoughts on mitigating this problem? I am now trying to cut them using the top of the bar to help fling the fiber away from the engine area and it seems to buy me some time before dissassembly, sharpening, and cleaning. Thanks and keep 'em coming.

[@johnnielsen82]

my cat is fascinated by the doggie. Seriously she loves it!!!!

[@gregbrown9271]

Mighty nice bunch of frisbees Buckin Be kind Friends 👍😎✊

[@ethicaltesticle]

Thanks Billy, nice video. Sure got a lot of wood frisbees from the comparisons and testing. Hmmm wood frisbees for people that want to play frisbee like a woods man, could be something to market? Here's to the saws a singing the chips a flying and the axes a swinging on this buckin channel!

[@SteveSnowman]

Good info on your sharpening protocol; only hit the teeth/rakers that need it.

[@Chevron.Muskoka]

That poulan will have a limiting coil. You can lean it out all you want the coil will still dwell out and stifle RPM. You can go to an aftermarket coil that won't be because they fit more than one model.

[@brianwalker1933]

Thanks for all of you’re video’s, they are fun to watch and listen to. Heaps of information and tips. Thanks for the...myth bustin info on the chain sharpening techniques. Love you’re harmonica playing, you are very very good. I would love to see a few minutes of you...playing the harmonica. I’ve been playing harmonica for many years, l just love the sound of them. I always enjoy watching you in you’re video’s...you are always happy and with a positive attitude and you are extremely good at you’re job. I have learned so much from you. You are an asset to you tube and an inspiration to all that watch/subscribed to you’re channel, keep up the good work mate. Brian, from “down under”... Australia.🤗

[@ryanssawmill8224]

Haha I love it feeder the beans!! The poulan is singing a tune man

[@naturundhund]

😎 Cool

[@T1M083]

Buckin' been following you for a while. just going over a few of your old vids. i have a Poulan 3400 and yes i find the carbys on them a utter sod to get right

[@stephenhope7348]

I like your videos, you know a lot about saw sharping a power saw and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge in such an entertaining way. I will be trying some of your method on my saws. Don't go changing You have a great personality

[@24cupsandcounting]

I agree with the teeth having to be the same length being bs, the teeth all act independently and the rakers are what keep it all even, it's so simple that most will never grasp it because people always like to over complicate things. I love this channel.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

WAIT TIL TOMORROWS VID HOHOHOHOHOOO SHE'S A DOOZY,, THX PAL

[@jamisgood21]

lol yup, as soon as I saw your first video on this idea I said "wow! that makes perfect sense..." Believer ever since. Love your vidyas.

[@theaxeman4429]

Husky sounds like a race saw - but Mac pulls like a bloody train!!! 🚂 😎💪👍

[@frenske1989]

Great comparissons the last days, i'm new in the industrie so a lot of tips and tricks i learned on the channel. Keep it up buckin, you're a great man.

[@j.chrisbeck7492]

Welcome to the channel, Karel.

[@frenske1989]

thnx. i've been here a few months now. just new to the tree service and loggin and learning a lot here

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

RIGHT ON BROTHER

[@d.ahwooomazenkas8075]

Chainsaw wood as long as they cut they're all good ahwooooo 👍

[@danljohnston]

First guy ever that could fillet a fish with a chain saw. Wow!

[@cynthiaherr9029]

Well I guess I'm third in line, Great job my friend BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL US THE TIME..Were all guessing here..LMAO Any way just givin ya a hard time funnin..LOL Great performance by 3 totally different saw's, Have a great day my friend.. Friend's take care out there in your daily lives wherever you go and regardless who you meet have a kind word ready..Love to you all !

[@loadeddog8015]

Love to you Cynthia .... hope your doing well...💐

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

hi .if we can come by I will let you know when and then get directions. have a great day

[@cynthiaherr9029]

K U2

[@cynthiaherr9029]

I'm doing good LoadedD, and I hope all is well with you and your family, Take Care out there my friend..

[@jeffreyrubish347]

Ah, good! Buckin vid while I'm filing my saw chain!

[@BlaiseBrogan]

First from Spain!! Love and kindness to all

[@loadeddog8015]

Blaise Brogan ....🏁🍾🎉🏆😄.........😎👍🇦🇺

[@TheJonsberg]

❤

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

BLAZER LOVE YA BUDDY

[@cynthiaherr9029]

Blaise you have a safe and stress-free Labor Day weekend friend..

[@ronharris91]

That makes complete sense about the rakers, if you just filed the tooth and left the raker it would be way way too high

[@normanmallory2055]

Very well done.. I agree with you on tooth length, I damage a few I fill them back but I don't file all the other teeth.. I know one fellow who states how important it is to count your file strokes , I never did .. Is there a rpm difference between your 394 and the 125? By the sound it sounds like the 394 turns up higher.. Have you put a tach on the saws to see?

[@neiltube8004]

A moth ran out from under my monitor and for a split second I thought it was a spider running out of the bark :0 what a fool. I enjoyed the video.

[@erichusqvansonswanson7955]

Love the Swanson at the end

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

THAT WAS A GREAT DAY

[@kennethpaton4382]

My opinion is your right 😜 .far to many book worms and not enough people actually doing thing's to figure stuff out

[@jeffblack1644]

Another video I thoroughly enjoyed watching! The very 1st cut at 1:16 shows how I know if my rakers are right. I see you bracing against the 125 pulling you into the log. If my saws aren't pulling me in, I address the rakers before I cut again. To me, that's showing respect to your saw. I dig the music too! Thanks Buckin Billy for another great video!

[@marcfrost7175]

And on another video when you opened those pearly doors and I saw all of them saws I was amazed!

[@kevinw9625]

She cuts eh!! Great video Buckin! I always get a laugh in watching you live. Much love and lots of kindness!

[@jasonerickson1033]

You are awesome thanks for the education

[@johnsuch5914]

Thx for the eye in the sky !!!!

[@donfrance3]

great chains

[@Krall117]

i look forward to every video!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

THANK YOU

[@strandymusic]

Question: I have the 372xp and a 288. Both have 24" bars. I want to go longer on the 288 so what length would you recommend and when (in length) should I go skip tooth? Great video test! Thank you.

[@jimhofoss9982]

hey I run a 288 when I was bucking 100” lengths for Louisiana Pacific(they make particle board). I used skiptooth 404 on a 26” bar....found it to be the best chain for all day productivity. Quick to touch up, and melt thru popular and cottonwood effortlessly, just using the weight of the saw. Log dogs never needed...Rakers filed down a bit lower than factory specs, so very aggressive, but the 288 has lots of power to not bog down in the cut with a 26” bar, which was a good length for me, with the saw in a deck of wood all day. Cheers from northern BC.

[@jipptou]

Hey Buckin, love the content. Keep up the good work. Your video is getting better and better. I was wondering if you can show the bbr love army and all the agent of kindness, how you can get to the tooth angle cutting on your grind chain? Do you use a special grinder stone?

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

ITS ON THE CHANNEL BACK A WAYS I LL SEE IF I CAN FIND IT FOR YA

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Mac 125 Bad ass ol school saw....

[@localcrew]

Yeah, yer not gonna grind all the teeth down on that chain to match the height of the damaged ones! I find that the problems arise when one *side* of the chain has teeth that are markedly different in size from the other. Then it's gonna get "swervy" on ya. Another great vid! Thanks, Buckin'!

[@concernedcitizen3651]

Thank you Buckin!

[@richardsullivan1776]

I like Sthil, Husqvarna and Oregon chains. I've had good like with all of them. I like stock chains and stock chainsaws, nothing fancy, just plain and simple. I have a passion and love for chainsaws, especially Husqvarna.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

I LIKE POWER SAWS,,, HE HE

[@larryreno8293]

That’s what my chain looked like when my friend returned the saw I loaned him, except 4 cutters were totally gone!

[@danerwinde7717]

She’s SUCHA good GIRL CHICA!

[@philhague9923]

hello and welcome new subs and the buckin army

[@OTEP1234567891011]

Hey Buckin'! Great vid. Hey, something I just now realized, is the "Eye in the Sky" reference to the Alan Parsons Project?

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

HE HE

[@themanchannel8761]

That 'ol McC can move through some wood!

[@marcfrost7175]

Wow I was hipnatized

[@justinjohnson6251]

Your completely right its the rakers in relation to the tooth and dang if your not doing the exact thing I was going to say this is awesome thank u for for doing this i made my comment half way thu the vid lol hope you have a day

[@goranzivkovic7254]

Maestro

[@austingoleman9431]

Hey buckin you need to build you one of those pro hot saws to work with be cool to watch

[@chrysanthosnicolaou2760]

Hi from Cyprus. What do you think about the fact that when some tooth have been hit and we make them sharp again are smaller than the others. Does this affecting the straight cut of the saw? Do you sharp all the tooth to be at the same length after such chain hit or just make them sharp irrespective of the size after the sharpening? Thanks in advace

[@markhendren4371]

Damn that mccully is a effn beast

[@kevincowan4887]

Love the Mac,s but would have to say husky for production. ,,also maybe baby c. In hard woods keep up the work. ,,,mint ,,,

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

THAT FREAKIN BABY 'C' GOBBLED THAT OAK HEY

[@1944chevytruck]

good video!

[@stanleybennett8879]

The big mac has some grunt.

[@bikedeefer]

Hey Buckin', you said you like to change the stock chain angle (30 deg). What do you change it to?

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

IT SEEMS I CUT BACK JUST A BIT BUT 30 IS GREAT

[@jetenginethrust863]

"Please be kind rewind" :-) Peace and Love...

[@DIESELMAN8V92]

Hey Bill, How do you set up your hard wood chain different from your soft wood chains?. I am tired of arm chair expert BS so I am asking you. thanks love your channel I am restoring an old 10-10 promac as we speak :)

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

really nice video. ran my 1-53 for about 4 hours today, think my forearm is about to fall off. welcome new subs, grab a coffee and pull up a stump you will learn something on this channel.any one with a 1-53 what bar and chain do you run? mine is way past due teeth are down to a v. good thing i learned to get the gullet

[@williamriedel1686]

I was just cutting some of the same dry white oak down here in Klickitat County, Washington, today.

[@gregbrown9271]

It's Bull malarkey 👍😎👍

[@johngiannetti.]

Billy, what's your take on diagnosing a bar that is hooking in the cut? Some say uneven tooth length can cause this, but I've experienced it even with evenly matched teeth.

[@obxkoastie8170]

The first thing I would check is to make sure the top of your bar is perfectly square. There are tools for doing this made by Oregon, Stihl, Pferd, and Vallorbe or you can try to get the rails square with a large flat mill file. Next I would check that your chain is tight in the bar groove and not flopping back and forth. Check a new chain in a new bar to see how much play there should be. There are tools for closing the rails but some people (Buckin included) go to a higher gauge chain. A loose chain will cause both of these problems. Finally, if the chain is from China it will seem to deform on one side or the other. Don't ask me how or why, but from personal experience it just does when it gets worn about 50%.

[@j.chrisbeck7492]

Ok so someone from my hood decided to liberate me from my little Poulan.....I think I'mma look for an old McCulloch.....what do you think I should look for ? I just like cutting camp type wood from downed or dead standing timber....any suggestions ? I like old school stuff, I do still own a HomeLite Super XL Auto....

[@rodavision]

50cc is a great size. Big enough for most work but not super heavy. McCullough 10-10 I think is 50cc.

[@holstonvalleyduke9882]

Mac 10 10, 54 cc’s of kick ass! Rebuilding one right now for myself. If you can find a good one and go through it you’ll have a beast of a good little saw.

[@rodavision]

@@holstonvalleyduke9882 nice! They are neat saws but hard to find around my area. I've been also looking for a Pro Mac but no luck with either. I think guys around me are buying them up...

[@holstonvalleyduke9882]

rodavision look on ebay. There is a nice 10 10 on there that runs for around 150$. Also a Pro Mac 10 10 that has been completely gone through and looks like new BUT they want 550$ for it. Has a 6 month warranty though, you don’t typically get that with an old Mac. If i had the disposable cash I’d buy it in a heartbeat. My wife would kick me out even faster though 😂

[@bombadeer8231]

Baby c wins. So does your harmonica 👍

[@realsunfish]

Hi Billy Ray, I was wondering, do you take a bit off the rakers on a brand new full house chain too??

[@daleval2182]

Run em 2 rounds, then gauge, go easy a little goes a long way, keep the cut safe imo

[@ericbalmes4560]

What angle do you like to sharpen them to?

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

I'm a novice. Just a firewood getter from New Jersey. I run a echo cs670 primarily hardwood. Love woodlore and the forest. Ironically I use electric/hydraulic chainsaws to cut concrete. Yah! I love the old McCullochs. What does the hard/soft wood raker fileing mean? Thanks bless.

[@trwilkinson4623]

I understand that you can use a lower raker setting in soft wood as easier on powerhead. Too much, increases the risk of kickback. Also increases stresses on chain chassis, so when well worn more chance of catastrophic failure. Leg wrapping derailed chain. Even worse if old school saw without a chain catcher fitted. Told by old timer, who saw it happen in 60's or early 70's. Don't last long with severed femoral artery. Be aware of dangers & take calculated risks only if comfortable with possible outcomes.

[@pm270100]

Ar ok the mac got it plenty of grunt BUT if you cutting all day id have the husky///PS the MAC may keep up

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

HEY BILLY

[@zachr21897]

The reason they say you should keep the teeth the same length is because when they are the same length you have a better chance of all the cutters cutting the same amount, say you have a short cutter between two longer ones, the two longer ones will prevent the short one from taking a full bite, it's not a big deal I personally don't worry about it too too much it just keeps it all consistent

[@PeterWalkerHP16c]

I suppose the only thing I can figure is that a short tooth sit lower than longer teeth either side (regardless of it's depth gauge). This effect would likely be less on a skip tooth chain.

[@jfig786]

your an inspiration

[@jamesantosca4005]

Out in the field, hand-sharpening may suffice but there's no substitute for a file jig for regular sharpening. Having cutters of varying lengths is not so bad, especially on a chain with lower mileage, but the file angle and height really ought to be identical on every cutter. Try it for yourself. I recommend the all-metal Granberg 106B filing jig. It costs only 30 bucks but will give you the ability to sharpen every tooth to the same manufacturer-specified angle and height. If you file strictly by hand, the amount of variance in the shape and dimensions of the cutters will become greater with each sharpening and progressively diminish the chain's cutting potential. Brand new chains cut very smoothly and efficiently, not only because the cutters are sharp but also because they are identical to one another.

[@rickcoats4015]

Another great video.... What does it mean when my 372 takes a second to idle down after a cut?

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

LOW JET MIGHT BE A LIL' LEAN ,,, MIGHT''

[@ookalleoo]

good video 👍👍👍

[@jessehunter3052]

Dear Mr. Buckin, Was cleaning out an old fallers shed to help him out. Came across old chains he had 3/8”. The backs of the teeth on some were filed almost right back to the line. He says it made the chain cut faster because the chips leave the wood a bit longer. What is your thoughts on this. Thanks! Jesse