Chainsaw won’t cut on both sides of the bar

[Hfbsfc]

Hello all, I have a Stihl MS231 couple of years old. Recently I discovered a issue, that there wasn’t much cutting power so after a while of trouble shooting I have replaced clutch, sprocket, bar and chain etc and now it cuts fine on the top of the bar but still has no power on the underside of the bar? Any ideas? Cheers 

Edited December 21, 2022 by Hfbsfc

[GarethM]

Other than sharpening, does the chain roll freely. If it's hard to roll it's probably a worn crank shaft, had to retire my favourite old work horse of a saw recently at 8 years of firewood processing.

Edited December 21, 2022 by GarethM

[Stubby]

Have you ever dressed the bar and fliped it over or are you one of the geezers that has to have the writing the correct way up ? 

[GarethM]

He said he'd replaced the bar and everything bar the engine by the sounds of it 

[Deafhead]

4 hours ago, Hfbsfc said:

Hello all, I have a Sthil 213 couple of years old. Recently I discovered a issue, that there wasn’t much cutting power so after a while of trouble shooting I have replaced clutch, sprocket, bar and chain etc and now it cuts fine on the top of the bar but still has no power on the underside of the bar? Any ideas? Cheers 

Depth gauges to aggressive perhaps?

[Hfbsfc]

On a new chain? 

[Hfbsfc]

5 minutes ago, Deafhead said:

Depth gauges to aggressive perhaps?

On a new chain? 

[Stubby]

2 hours ago, GarethM said:

He said he'd replaced the bar and everything bar the engine by the sounds of it 

Yes I did read that but I dunno how long ago he dundid that 😃

[pleasant]

7 hours ago, Stubby said:

Have you ever dressed the bar and fliped it over or are you one of the geezers that has to have the writing the correct way up ? 

I would be someone who would advocate manufacturers put their names and logos the opposite way up on the two sides of the bars. Then people with an OCD affliction wont be as concerned and would encourage the flipping of bars for the rest of us. Would draw attention from the weekend warriors I deal with, as they would ask why the name is upside down on one side- would give me the opportunity to tell them why, and the manufacturer doing it with the name on the bar endorses the practice. Its simple, and it is for only aesthetic reasons they don't do it already.

Edited December 21, 2022 by pleasant

[pleasant]

This is one of those 'telephone' questions, we sometimes get, whereby what is happening in theory is impossible to happen. We always find a picture paints a thousand words and so does having the customer in front of us to describe exactly the issue...for that reason we always ask the customer to come in with the complete saw and if they can, take a video to show the issue. I am not going to guess with this one, as that is all it would be, and like has been stated, all the cutting components are new, so if there are no obvious failures within the powerhead, then its nigh on impossible for a saw to be doing this, especially if It is being tested on the same wood and in the same conditions. I usually find casting a pair of experienced eyes over the saw and listening with a pair of experienced ears, usually gets to the root of the issue.

Edited December 21, 2022 by pleasant