Hand-powered chainsaw -- for emergency use
When we boondock, we sometimes come upon fallen logs blocking the forest roads (especially in the wake of the bark beetle epidemic), and I usually use a bow saw to cut them (if we can't just move them...
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^Ya, cutting with a dull or messed up chain is like tryin to eat steak with yer dentures out!
Equally as important is keeping the rakers filed down so the teeth have some bite and most important is throwing the pos safety chain a lot of saws come with in the garbage. Or at least grinding em down so they don't turn the chain into a sawdust factory.
Better yet, skip tooth chains, while they wear quicker than a full comp chain, are easier for the saw to pull and IMO can cut just as fast under most normal situations. Bonus is they're so easy to sharpen with only half as many teeth.
Anyone who owns a saw owes it to themselves to learn how to use a file. Something as simple as keeping a chain tuned up makes cutting so much easier when your chain is always sharp.
Equally as important is keeping the rakers filed down so the teeth have some bite and most important is throwing the pos safety chain a lot of saws come with in the garbage. Or at least grinding em down so they don't turn the chain into a sawdust factory.
Better yet, skip tooth chains, while they wear quicker than a full comp chain, are easier for the saw to pull and IMO can cut just as fast under most normal situations. Bonus is they're so easy to sharpen with only half as many teeth.
Anyone who owns a saw owes it to themselves to learn how to use a file. Something as simple as keeping a chain tuned up makes cutting so much easier when your chain is always sharp.
