how do you break in a new chainsaw?
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Magnus
TreeHouser
If you bought oit at a dealer use the fuel and oil he rek. in the way he think it is correct.
I tell my custemers that run new to run them as they rented it!
I set them with Alkylate fuel (Aspen) in and tell custemer to keep running it. I run saw in wood before delivery a tank or so.
They come back after 10 tanks I feel it over and hear it out, make a couple cuts, then see them next year if nothing happen.
I tell my custemers that run new to run them as they rented it!
I set them with Alkylate fuel (Aspen) in and tell custemer to keep running it. I run saw in wood before delivery a tank or so.
They come back after 10 tanks I feel it over and hear it out, make a couple cuts, then see them next year if nothing happen.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
I idle them for 5 minutes then get busy!
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I run it like I stole it!
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
New,what's that ? On a rebuild I set it rich for a few tank fulls then lean it up and flog it like a rented mule .
Magnus
TreeHouser
Temp treatment?
If it is Husqvarna it will not reach operational temp on 5 min idle.
All parts needed in a a saw is temp treated before assembly. Including 1 min run time after assembly to do function and emission checks.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
No temp treatment. Its just what I do and hasn't caused me trouble yet.
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Adam_P
TreeHouse WebMaster
GASoline71
'cause chicks dig scars
Just go cut wood... no need for a "break in" period. I've never "broke in" a new saw.
Gary
Gary
ClimbMIT
TreeHouser
Send it to me for the summer and I will make sure it's running good 
BlackSmith
Uncivil
Run it like it belongs to your brother inlaw...
sawinredneck
Treehouser
I've "broken them in", just to rebuild them! Run the thing like you stole it, as Butch said. If it blows up it wasn't set up right to begin with!
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Run it how you are going to use it....
Buttttttt.. make sure you dial it in good before... well.....
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Buttttttt.. make sure you dial it in good before... well.....
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MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Famous last words!
RopeArmour
TreeHouser
What I always remember is to be sure that it is never run full throttle out of load for atleast the first few tank fulls. Very Bad!
Make sure it is in the wood.
Make sure it is in the wood.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
My new saws get nothing special , in the old days the dealer "ran them in" the midget I've mentioned would adjust the high lows, run the tip near a cut piece to confirm bar oil at nose... good to go... go cut wood andd try to make money
Magnus
TreeHouser
I never run saws out of load for more than max a second. It is never good...
Magnus
TreeHouser
Why do you do it?
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Like Gary, I run it like any other saw in my arsenal. In fact I just pulled a 460 out of the box last week.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
I was once told by someone that that's how they did it. Works for me, so save your argument.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
But... but..
Magnus
TreeHouser
Not trying to argue, but thought it was interesting enough to ask why you do it. I know now you don't know why.
Don't worry, you are not unique. Lots of people do things all the time with out knowing why.
It was called temp treatment and normally you run engine to optimal operational temp and keep it there for a bit, then cool it of.
This was the way to do it on old engines that was not assembled with heat treated parts. Usually done at factory before it went thru final inspection and got out to be sold. Piston, rings, sleve, bearings, etc. today has this done before assembly.
Racing engins and other top performing , high out put or heavily modified engines are still temp treated.
When I worked on racing cars we did it to them after each teardown/race.
Don't worry, you are not unique. Lots of people do things all the time with out knowing why.
It was called temp treatment and normally you run engine to optimal operational temp and keep it there for a bit, then cool it of.
This was the way to do it on old engines that was not assembled with heat treated parts. Usually done at factory before it went thru final inspection and got out to be sold. Piston, rings, sleve, bearings, etc. today has this done before assembly.
Racing engins and other top performing , high out put or heavily modified engines are still temp treated.
When I worked on racing cars we did it to them after each teardown/race.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
Now I know. You're the man.
