chainsaw sharpener

[countrryboy]

Cracking saw the 365, I just bought another 372xp last year before they finally stop making them. Thenew572 is meant to be a beast of a saw too thou, but I like the devil u know, proper adjustable carb on those old 3 series saws

The main difference between Stihl and husky chains in urnormal sizes 3/16, 3/8) is the width of the bar groove, husky are1.5mm while Stihl are1.6mm. Sometimes in a used slack used bar u can fit the thicker chain.

As has been said with electrics u will go through chains quicker so u will have to take rakers down more often too.
That's why the Stihl 2 in1 is so handy for hobby users.

Couple of tips like sing stalker says good practice tocleanbar grooves every so often, also dress the bar with a flat file ( take anywhere rough edges slight burrs off) and change bar over, is upside down to spread wear.
Also many folk struggle to file with there bad hand, seen some strange ways of holding saw over years so can use it good hand ( upside down and facing u) but possibly easiest is just give it more rubs with it bad hand.
Say 2 or3 with good hand and 4-6 with bad and just keep an eye incurred lengths.
As u get better more experienced u can decrease the rubs onbad hand

 

[User00035]

I love my 365 too. Must have had it about ten years now. It's far too big for hedgelaying most of the time but when I've got really big things to drop or some mature trees in a hedge that need limbing and thinning, it's perfect, and not overly heavy for it's size.
I nearly bought a cordless this year for hedging duties but I was too tight to part with the cash. And the 365 is like an old pair of slippers now. I just like it and it does everything. It's never missed a beat and the engine feels as punchy and gutsy as the day I bought it. Proper simple, tough, old-school saw. No bells and whistles, just a well engineered grafter.

 

[Puds]

I use the roller & files with my Husky, it’s hard to get it wrong with it.

 

[Cyres]

Help, I use a Husky roller guide but cannot fathom out how to use the racker guide height. Can somebody enlighten me or better still link to a video.

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[Border]

I normally just file the rakers freehand, just a couple of strokes in the same direction as tooth behind (do one side first, mark first tooth with a felt tip then you know where you have started.)