Noob Needs A Chainsaw.

[agg221]

Greasing the needle bearing on the clutch is a good idea. It doesn't need it that often as the bearing is only running when the saw is idling, so as long as you're setting up a batch to cut, then starting the saw, cutting it and switching off it will see very little work.

 

I'm also in the 'don't bother greasing the bar tip' camp, and have had no problems so far, even on very long bars (3ft).

 

Alec

[MartinF]

Thanks for the replies and advice guys.

Very helpful stuff as usual.

 

I like the look of the prefilled grease gun. Must make life a lot easier.

 

I did what it said in the book to set the autotune but to be honest I really don't understand how it works or how it sets itself so I will now just use it and assume it is ok.

If it gets better like Chris says, then all the better.

 

As far as the bar lubing is concerned, I'll probably not bother then and see how it goes.