I have a chainsaw but why is it designed for slow cutting?

The manual says that the chain that is designed for it was made specifically not to cut fast. Why would they make a chainsaw that is not designed to cut fast? Ridiculous. Thanks for all the responses in advance regardless of who i have to pick as best answer since many are best answers.

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5 Responses to “I have a chainsaw but why is it designed for slow cutting?”
  1. hill bill y says:
    June 30, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    your arms are going to get tired

  2. John says:
    June 30, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    I have never heard of such a statement.

    However, most home user chainsaws have a chain designed to reduce or eliminate kickback. they do this by having a piece in front of the cutting tooth. This limits the "bite" the tooth can get and helps to eliminate kickback.

    Professional saws do not have this anti kickback type of chain and yes they do cut faster.

    Keep your chain sharp and tight. When you pull the chain away from the bar, it should only pull away about .125" inch or so.

    Keep the tip of the saw out of the wood. The area around the tip is the most likely place to cause a kickback because the tooth is more exposed going around the nose.

    Like I said, it’s a goofy statement to make in a chain saw manual. Most refer to their "anti kickback" chain.

    John

  3. going_for_baroque says:
    June 30, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    I don’t know why a manufacturer would tout its "slow" chain. Might be, the answer is already there- it’s not a "commercial" chainsaw.

    FWIW, I’d invest in a hardware-store chain sharpener. I’ve owned a chainsaw for a couple of years. Last summer, I got this little round file with an angled jig that sits on the teeth. Slide the file back and forth a few times, and you’ve got a much sharper chain. (Yes, I let mine dig into the ground a few times.) I had to get rid of a large tree in my backyard, and the sharp chain made short work of a long tree.

    So be careful with your chainsaw, but use it. Good luck!

  4. DoctorSchultz says:
    June 30, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    Its probably a chinese model

    you dont want to ruin the zen of cutting do you?

    ( buy a Husqevarna next time)

  5. Leroy says:
    June 30, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    Cut the raker down to 35 thousents of an inch and that will allow it to take a biger bite or (chip).


 
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