11 Appalachian Chainsaw Rules Most Owners Break — That Make Your Saw Die Years Too Early

11 Appalachian Chainsaw Rules Most Owners Break — That Make Your Saw Die Years Too Early Your new saw floods and quits after two seasons, while an old man’s saw from 1974 still fires on the third pull. The difference isn’t the brand. It’s a handful of simple habits Appalachian sawyers learned from their fathers, and most owners were never taught. In this video, I walk through 11 old-timer rules that keep a chainsaw running for decades. Most of them cost nothing and take less than 15 minutes. Number 10 is the one mistake no part can fix, so don’t skip it. The 11 rules: Sharpen every time you fill the tank Never trust gas you can’t date Real bar oil, never used motor oil Let your saw breathe (clean that air filter) Set chain tension right, hot vs. cold Keep the nose out of the dirt Let it idle before you shut it off Never lend a saw without its own fuel can Put it to bed right before winter The one mistake you can’t take back Decide who gets the saw, before your family has to