Important Chainsaw Maintenance Tip Transforms Chainsaws

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Many chainsaw owners don’t know about something that needs to be done to a chainsaw to keep it cutting well. Most people who are experienced with chainsaws know all about this. A lot of people who are new to chainsaws don’t know they need to maintain the depth gauges, or rakers on their chain. But it is important they are not filed down too low. For those who don’t have a lot of chainsaw experience, this should only be done with the proper gauge tool for your saw. Filing down the depth gauges too low can cause the chain to be too aggressive, resulting in an increased risk of kickback.

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@johnfahey7215 3 ай бұрын

hahaha “Click bait reduction act” you always find a way to make me laugh! 😀👍 Thanks

@Twobrothersoutdoors 3 ай бұрын

I'm still in awe how fast you move your camera around when a tree starts falling to give us a different angle perspective! I guess running from bees and bears keeps your speed abilities top notch!

@lucasdog1 3 ай бұрын

I dont see how you could have any disgruntled viewers. I have always been fully gruntled.

@joeyrector1015 3 ай бұрын

Right. I do agree. It took me a while until I figured out what I needed to do. But now I got me a raker gage

@ericrice6748 3 ай бұрын

I haven't used a depth gauge in years, but to the new people that's good advice!!!

@anemone104 2 ай бұрын

'Depth gauge' is more common over here (UK) 'cos it describes what these jobbies do. Rakers are people who use rakes to rake up leaves and stuff. Or the double teeth on a crosscut saw that rake sawdust out of the kerf so the back and forth does more cutting than powderising the sawdust in the kerf. Or structures on fish gills that remove foreign materials so that the gills stay efficient. Rakers on a chainsaw do no raking 'cos the cutters cut and clear as they pass along the kerf. Linguistic drift. Gotta love it....

@beaugalbraith3891 2 ай бұрын

You are correct, but sadly old habits die hard and after all these years they're still rakers. 😊

@user-ld7wh2ff4m 3 ай бұрын

Good work as usual, you and buckin Billy Ray are the 2 go to guys as far as I'm concerned. I made the mistake one time of taking an angle grinder to my chain and doing a raker delete.the chain cut awesome but I got sick of my chainsaw trying to kiss me.

@beaugalbraith3891 2 ай бұрын

😂 kiss you!

@gunterbecker8528 3 ай бұрын

Always interesting to watch your videos, always walk away with a smile and a handful of knowledge 😊

@Pascalore 3 ай бұрын

Glad for this repost of this topic. I could have sworn I saw your first video from Steve's Small Engine Saloon. My mistake. I have two stories. First, my then brother-in-laws' neighbor had some tree work done and they had a girl (maybe just 18) as a limb cutter and I could tell right away they had put her chain on backwards. I never considered this good training but perhaps it is. Second story, just recently somebody had thrown away a nearly new MS211 Stihl 14" chainsaw (18" is the recommended bar size). It had a missing pull handle but the cord was still in the saw with stop knot. Replaced the handle and the saw fired up immediately however the rakers hadn't been filed at all so the saw wouldn't even cut bark. Probably why it was thrown away. Silly noob chainsaw owners. Thanks for the video.

@twagenknecht 3 ай бұрын

Between the last video, which I did find good, and this one, I tried this on my small saw, and voila...ITY WORKED! I did not use a depth gauge, instead I just winged it to take off some of the rake. Thank Mike for showing us plebes how a real logger gets it done.

@G5Hohn 2 ай бұрын

I just use the Pferd/Stihl sharpener that sets the rakers at exactly the right height when you file the cutters.

@BuildwithMooney 3 ай бұрын

Well I still like you no matter what the experts say on KZbin. It was VERY CLEAR in the first video, but I guess some of your viewers need to be spoon fed of course they do! I'm sure they don't get your GREAT absolutely hilarious sense of humor either!!! Please keep it coming. I WANT MORE CLICKBAIT VIDEOS FROM Wilson Forest Lands! West Coast!! ❤

@calebdoner 2 ай бұрын

I've never used the gauge. I just hit it with 3 strokes whenever I have a sharp chain, but I don't feel like I'm biting.

@marktullis1175 3 ай бұрын

Tripped over your channel recently (might be a pun there) and enjoy your presentations. Forests are definitely taking the brunt of modern civilization. You have flat headed fir borers and we have pine bark beetles, along with a host of other conditions. No real solutions, just do the best we can! South central Washington

@HuckThis1971 3 ай бұрын

Love the 12 gage tree bang! 😊

@hobbyfarmer62 3 ай бұрын

Hey the old one was fine but you can never make everyone happy, so don't be bothered by them. And having a moderate amount of chainsaw experience I learned a useful amount of information, I was using a chain sharpener that did both jobs but that had its housing Crack bit back and don't use it enough to justify anew one. And as always thanks for another tree fall down go boom moment.

@williamemerson1799 3 ай бұрын

Ever try the progressive raker tools like Huskys(non-roller type) WCS or Carlton file o plate? My rakers aren't all the same hieght so the tool you showed my not give the best results. Someone decided to hide a construction screw in a tree. 👍🍻

@beaugalbraith3891 2 ай бұрын

Carlton file o plate are excellent!

@williamemerson1799 2 ай бұрын

@@beaugalbraith3891 I've heard that. A bit pricey though. 👍🍺

@Wheelloader__ 3 ай бұрын

Good one Wilson. Good to see you’re speaking again.😁🪵

@paulmeskimen5781 3 ай бұрын

Wilson, have you ever tried the Carlson raker plate? I used square ground chain for years and I really liked the plate.

@tims6232 3 ай бұрын

Hello Michael, I am really curious on your take on the new Oregon laws/regulations I've been seeing all over from Oregon homesteaders channels where all ground water is now public domain, including private wells. They are starting to put meters on private wells etc... also gov is telling small farmers to shut down crops/gardens? And those with livestock containment areas not on concrete slab that they have to redesign their whole operation to add special capture equipment to prevent waste from seeping into groundwater or something to that effect? Really like to hear from you on this latest topic in Oregon.

@finniganshomestead2956 3 ай бұрын

One thing to add is that the gap of the depth gauge not only depends on the chain / saw combination . But also on the wood you cut. You can afford to take out bigger chips when cutting pine and some other soft woods than you can when you stick that bar into a white oak or hickory tree. ....... Don't ask me how I found that out.

@beaugalbraith3891 2 ай бұрын

Id like to point out that you were using the mighty 6 sided tri file as a pointer. I'm assuming you file with one of those, and that's no easy feat to master. Nice!

@brianjonker510 3 ай бұрын

Your bar is upside down.

@HubertofLiege 3 ай бұрын

He’s in Australia

@purdunetae2995 3 ай бұрын

I see what you did there! :)

@RMosher11 3 ай бұрын

Actually he's got his saw upside down. Happens sometimes 🙃

@Sethhaun78 3 ай бұрын

Your supposed to put your bar upside down. ..it's called rotation. ..you rotate it everytime you sharpen chain or change chains..or so often you will get grooves on the bar that nerd to be filed ..😅it's made to run on both sides...

@purdunetae2995 3 ай бұрын

@@Sethhaun78 Yeah, that's the joke. We all kind of know this. Sarcasm my friend! :)

@johngrossbohlin7582 3 ай бұрын

New nit picking for fun... You should have handles on those files to avoid stabbing yourself! 😉 That said, more good information to help increase the saw sharpening skill of many!

@charliesaul729 3 ай бұрын

As far as click-bait goes, I swear we saw that same tree felled a few weeks ago! Maybe you were just wondering if anyone was paying attention!

@tree_carcass_mangler 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thanks for posting and thumbs up.

@purdunetae2995 3 ай бұрын

Not everyone who watches your videos is a lumberjack. Some of us now know to look out for someone who uses that term! :) On a serious note, I'm an armature who has felled 5 trees. None more then 20" in diameter and most 10 to 14". I know to file down my depth gauges but I'm always second guessing myself on height. I just sort of wing it. So please keep those of us who watch who can't count how many trees they have felled and those who took out a large shrub in their suburban yard. Lets all watch out for those lumberjacks yelling "timber"! :)

@Sethhaun78 3 ай бұрын

How much did you pay for your freight container..n???

@chadleitschuh3012 3 ай бұрын

Only problem I see is the fact that it's a square ground chain.. you can keep them... I've never been happy with square ground no matter if it's factory or if I grind it

@beaugalbraith3891 2 ай бұрын

I'll grind one for you. You'll love it 😊 What kind of grinder do you have?

@chadleitschuh3012 2 ай бұрын

I hand grinds all my chains never been satisfied with an electric grinder that's affordable..

@beaugalbraith3891 2 ай бұрын

@@chadleitschuh3012 they are expensive that's for sure.

@chadleitschuh3012 2 ай бұрын

Not opposed to trying one again but every time I have I haven't been happy with them...last one I tried was the Husqvarna c83s and I don't think it was very good compared to my hand grind with a round file

@beaugalbraith3891 2 ай бұрын

@@chadleitschuh3012 I've got the Simington and I love it. Adjustable angles if you want to tune it to your preference, but I find the factory settings are spot on. Cutting on the BC coast. Fir, cedar, spruce, hemlock..