What a great tip. I have violated everything James said. WOW! Thanks James - won't make that mistake anymore!
@JamesTheForester10 сағат бұрын
Excellent! Thanks 😊
@user-ji9he8ot5x2 күн бұрын
I was really surprised and disappointed when I saw you just place the clutch drum onto the clutch without aligning the oiler arm into the cutout on the clutch drum.
@JamesTheForester2 күн бұрын
I did but I just didn't mention that I'd done it - the clutch drum won't fit unless it is. I have done this thousands of times and line it up automatically to drop into place without even thinking. Thanks for the comment. 👍
@jaimegarcia95054 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tip. It helped a lot.
@JamesTheForester3 күн бұрын
No problem! 🙂
@Hydemaintenanceman7 күн бұрын
At 3:59 you cut something... I don't like what it seems like, because it seems like it was important and contradicted what stihl claimed.
@JamesTheForester7 күн бұрын
It was nothing important I often make videos on the fly without any rehearsal and end up tripping over my words. Rather than stopping the video and starting again I just continue with the corrected version. Later I edit out the mistake. Sometimes not very tidily. 🤷♂️😊
@ollydearden11 күн бұрын
I didn’t know this, many thanks! Good timing as I have a new saw.
@JamesTheForester10 күн бұрын
Glad to help! Stay safe 🙏
@seanjhonson644111 күн бұрын
Awesome info, thank you !
@JamesTheForester11 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful 😌
@Digger7214 күн бұрын
Thanks for that.
@JamesTheForester12 күн бұрын
You're welcome! 😊
@opiumextract293419 күн бұрын
Seems like simple advice but it makes a ton of sense.
@JamesTheForester19 күн бұрын
😊
@beck739419 күн бұрын
Thank you!♥
@JamesTheForester19 күн бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@markwriter269819 күн бұрын
Thank you
@JamesTheForester19 күн бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@FlorencioHugando24 күн бұрын
Great tip!
@JamesTheForester23 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment 👍
@contessa.adella26 күн бұрын
Ok, thanks, but could have been 3 minutes shorter!
@JamesTheForester25 күн бұрын
Next time!
@tabithablack1827Ай бұрын
I understand now, after all these year, thank you. Iver been overthinking, scratching my Head and going on the poor house switching blades chains so so how many different bar oils. Yo the point Id swear I was chainsaw curse or one crayon short you explained this like a good ole friend would to his best damn friend.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
That's great news 😀 thanks for the kind words.
@maxwebster7572Ай бұрын
Good to know thanks! I have been fixing saws but don't have a teacher as I am all alone.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Thanks for the comment 👍 glad it helped 🙂
@robert574Ай бұрын
I have some different chains. Some have the tab on the drive link behind the raker, but it is the same size and you can't see it when it's straight. So, I guess that kickback tab is only exposed on the tip as it bends around the nose?
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Tricky to visualise but maybe? Not all chains have the same low kickback design.
@DennisMathiasАй бұрын
I should know this but didn't just got a new saw so I'll keep this in mind. Thanks.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@NotAFingBootlickerАй бұрын
The difference between a pro and joe blow👌👌
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Nice compliment. Thanks 😊
@patcalvert6334Ай бұрын
Hi, I'd like to say thank you for your videos and this channel, as a new comer to chainsaws, of which I have a very healthy respect of and am ultra cautious, oh and yes I wear full safety boots, chaps, gloves and helmet. I'm a domestic user only, mostly chainsawing up 5 tons of delivered tree trunks and then splitting for firewood on an annual basis. I think your reviews, advice and comments are grounded in straight forward common sense, gained from many years practical experience. Perfect for someone like me, simple and concise advice. Can I ask for videos on chain sharpening, chainsaw maintenance, carburettor maintenance and anything else you think appropriate for the newbee.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Oh man. That is great feedback thank you so much. And yes the chainsaw sharpening video is the One video I have yet to make! I shall get onto it quickly. 😌
@All_glory_to_jesus_Ай бұрын
Thank you 1000 for this vid man
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Any time!
@John-cj3veАй бұрын
I didn't even consider looking for your 'mistake'. Wrapping my thumb around the handle just comes naturally to me.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Good habit to have!
@oceanheadtedАй бұрын
Thanks for the reminder !
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
No problem 😊
@naturundhundАй бұрын
Greetings from Germany Peter kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hsd1eJiksL6rkXk.htmlsi=twkcPpv_dExBE7S8😊
@papawd3991Ай бұрын
Thank you, excellent tip.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful! 👍
@craigdavey6390Ай бұрын
great tip thank you
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful! 👍
@FhensleytxАй бұрын
Nicely done
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@Anthony_DanteАй бұрын
thank you
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@josephyeo6966Ай бұрын
Such long winded way to tell me not to tighten a hot chain.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Hi. Thanks for the comment. I do actually tell you to tighten a hot chain. I tell you to loosen it when you finished working before it cools down and contracts. 👍
@davidmanory4342Ай бұрын
Great advice! I was doing it all wrong, now I know what to do. Tx😊
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful! 👍🙂
@ckhorwias4149Ай бұрын
Thank you for the reminder. It's one of these things that is so obvious and so often overlooked. Thanks again!
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
😊
@larrytomenga1312Ай бұрын
Good lesson: haven't seen that before. Thanks!
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
You're welcome! 😊
@justpippyjАй бұрын
GUILTY 😔
@chaswarren7239Ай бұрын
Good tip.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Thank for the comments! With every comment, KZfaq sends more users to my channel 🙂 but please don't say what you think the answer is in the comments section - it's a quiz! So as not to spoil the fun, if you guess correctly and put it in the comments I will hide the comment (nothing personal)! So all the guesses you read in the comments are incorrect.
@jc-d6179Ай бұрын
Gotcha!
@ChrisTaylor-xv2tcАй бұрын
Be better if you sharpened the saw first!
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Hi, thanks for the comment. Did you mean the chain? It is sharp. I'm taking my time so people have time to see what I'm doing - i ask questions later!
@AlphaBear-w7hАй бұрын
The snake thing. LOL. Clever stuff though - thanks!
@shake-sceneАй бұрын
Great tip. Thank you.
@Fruitloopz13Ай бұрын
I know this will cause an argument but its totally fine to leave a slight bit of slack in the chain. Not alot but it doesn't need to be snap tight..aslong as the teeth are running in the bar groove. I remember a STIHL technician telling me this about 20 years ago and the dangers of over tensioning. In fact the chain and cutting angles are designed with this in mind.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Yes. This true. Over tightening is the worst thing you can do for a chainsaw.
@WanJae42Ай бұрын
Thank you for that!
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
You're welcome!
@MylifelovingitАй бұрын
I did not pick up on your "mistake". I had to re watch the video. Lol
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
😊
@garengtutorial8923Ай бұрын
Bagus alat nya bro
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@creepybasilАй бұрын
If I don't feel comfortable cutting it with a bow saw I call a pro
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Very good advice 👌
@seavee2000Ай бұрын
Thank you, never thought of that.Just had a chain bar front roller fail,probably caused by this..
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
Yes. Very possibly 🙂
@PoubelleKansasАй бұрын
I heard about this years ago so got in the habit of doing just what you show: slack the chain at the end of the work day. I guess it's easy to forget that a hot chain gets longer and so a cooling chain must have an allowance, via slacking, for it to get shorter.
@JamesTheForesterАй бұрын
👍I bet everything lasts longer 🙂
@tpharo342 ай бұрын
This is great to know; I finished using saw little bit ago and after listening went to relax the chain
@JamesTheForester2 ай бұрын
Excellent! Thanks for the comment 👍 😀
@iamjustadad69512 ай бұрын
Good stuff
@JamesTheForester2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment 👍 😀
@Matt-uj6jm2 ай бұрын
Brilliant educational video 👍🏴
@JamesTheForester2 ай бұрын
Kind words. Thank you 😊
@PrismaticFarm2 ай бұрын
Do you ever use a skidding cone?
@JamesTheForester2 ай бұрын
Hi. Thanks for the comment. 👍No I haven't . I tend to use multiple redirect movable pulleys to keep what I am pulling up and out of harm's way. But they certainly seem like a good idea I may well invest in one in the future.
@winner336602 ай бұрын
Good Tip James 😊 Needle Bearing on Sprocket can use cleaned and Greased, just like bar tip sprocket, I Find Air like you Use is the Best Way and so Helpful makes saw run Optimum. My Neighbor is a Family from London, you Don't sound like them . Another Neighbor from Scotland I ride Horses with, you sound more like Him. Am I Right ? I Hope I'm Not being rude by asking 🎉 😊