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family traditio

04-03-2008 18:07:28




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Can a chainsaw chain link be removed or do I have to just purchace a new one? Chain is still cutting good just out of adjustment to keep it tight. thanks in advance.




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TGIN

04-04-2008 17:36:01




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
I have a buddy that was down cuttin wood with his Homelite 925 and a wore out chain . It broke and cut through his pants and the cuttin tooth put a perfect little check mark in the head of mister winky !! Think about it !!



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family tradition

04-04-2008 13:08:33




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
Thanks for all the advice. Went ahead and bought a new chain(30 bucks). Worth the peace of mind. Thanks again.



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Jim in Ma.

04-04-2008 06:51:44




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
It can be done, I would not recommend that you do it. I still have the tools for that. Years ago when we ran the old ( and very slow ) gear drive saws you got a repair link kit with a new chain.



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jeffcat

04-04-2008 19:21:10




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to Jim in Ma., 04-04-2008 06:51:44  
You just told us how old you are Jim.



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Kentb of SWMO

04-04-2008 06:18:55




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
If the pivoit on the chain get very worn and the chain lengths this will change the pitch of the chain causing a very high wear rate on the sprocket.

Kent



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shrike

04-04-2008 03:06:57




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
I"ve been a Master Logger for over ten years. If your chain is worn so bad you need to take a link out so it"ll adjust, THROW IT AWAY!! If it breaks while cutting there a 50/50 chance it"ll cut you. It is"n worth gettin your leg or worse your jewell sac rip open over a 20 dollar chain. Trust me I"ve seen this happen way to many times. Plus with the chain worn that bad it"ll wear out your drive sprocket and the tip gear in your bar. It"s just not worth it any way you look at it, it will cost you in the long run. I use about 200ft of skip tooth chisle chain and wear out a stihl ms460 cutting about 300,000 board feet of hard wood timber every year, so I"ve got a just lil experiance with saws.

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ihc49er#2

04-03-2008 20:11:27




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
my dad worked falling trees for 35 years . if a chain broke or needed repair it was done right there on a tree stump. no stores in the bush!



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IH2444

04-03-2008 20:08:23




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
Are you sure it is the chain and not bar wear ?



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JT

04-03-2008 19:32:39




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
Follow Glenn's advice. The reason that it gets long is the rivots are getting worn. You do not want it to come apart when your saw is running at 10-12,000 RPM. I run a "small engine repair shop" and #1, won't do it from the safety factor, #2 with the price a tie strap and pre set, plus labor, cost #10.00 to shorten a $15.00 chain. You might also want to find out why your chain wore out, normally either using wrong oil or an oiler not putting out enough oil. A chain, on a properly oiling saw, normally does not "wear" the rivots to the point it needs to be shortened.
Jim

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Bruce Hopf

04-03-2008 19:10:55




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
If your chain has lots of life left in the cutters, take your chain to a small engine repair shop who deals in chainsaws, and get them to take out a link. They have all the proper equipment and parts for the job. I do it all the time, with no problems. I have had a couple of chains break, and no problems with being cut. Is the adjuster clean of dust? if not could interfeer with proper adjustment.

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glennster

04-03-2008 18:10:39




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 Re: chainsaw chain? in reply to family tradition, 04-03-2008 18:07:28  
if your chain is long enough that you ran out of adjustment, toss it out and replace it with a new one. sooner or later that chain will break, and they can tear you up real bad when they let go!!



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