mate, your chainsaw bar is upside down

[weeds]

had this pointed out to me on the weekend.........


back in the day when I used to maintain a fleet off chainsaws (operate it like you stole it comes to mind) we used to rub of the branding on the bar when first received to extend the life of the bar as it was always a different operator grabbing the chain saw and the operator not really giving a **** considering they would be too lazy to sharpen the chain and just fit a new one when one becomes blunt.


I only have a little stihl 180 (a baby in the chainsaw world) and not sure how much I will really gain out of flipping the bar......although after the weekend I wish I had a bigger saw.


I generally flip each time I clean the saw and/or when I remove the chain.


somebody might be able to explain the benefits in more detail

[Homestar]

I thought it was done to even out the wear on the bar. The bottom edge wears more so flipping it increases its life span. My hats what I got told many moons ago anyway. Used to do it on my old saws before I sold them on.

[weeds]

Yeah that what I do......just thought I would throw it out there

[incisor]

is a good thing to dress the bar with a first cut file as well to make sure no burring exists...

[Defender boy]

I honestly never flip my bar. By the time you've gone through 4 or 5 chains its time for a new bar anyway, its worn all round and the roller nose is getting tired. As for filing the burr off that can be a good idea as it gets razor sharp. I think the key things to keeping the bar good is don't run the chain to tight and keep the oil up to it. Most Stihls have adjustable oil rate, in dry wood run that on max.

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[Davehoos]

My family was a saw dealer/saw mill owner years ago and they rotated the bar to increase the roller life. Father would always rotate bar as its easier to do this than clean the groove properly.


Work- Council crew carry several chains and swap them over during the day. This is cutting rubbish or pruning.


I have a belt sander in the workshop near the chain making tools. I give the bar a quick hit when Im doing repairs but mostly the bar spreads and needs a little beating first then metal scraped out. Most of the time the repairs are oil pump over heat issues or pinched..


The local saw dealers sell roller nose separate to the bar-something I wouldn't bother doing. not looked at the cost as im unlikely to wear out this item cutting fire wood.