Electric chainsaws...

[Clint]

Friend of mine helped me fell a small tree in garen this year , his was a petrol version , throughout the day he said the blade was getting blunter and blunter and that it normally needed sharpening after a days use...

So i suppose it may be new but is it unused ? Also is it possible to put the chain on the wrong way round!!?

Think you've solved it! I retrieved the saw from the garage earlier while checking up on my brews.
I took a picture of the chain on the bar then set about Google..
It appears that the last time I used it I had the chain and bar off to clean it ...and put the chain on the wrong way! The easiest way I found to realise this was to make sure the depth guide spike,shaped like a sharks fin,is "swimming" towards the blade tip...I later found an exact description with sharks on the diagrams!
So in the morning I will give it another go.

 

[Clint]

Had to double check...yes,wrong way round!
Well at least I know and thanks Rwilts and anyone else who may of mentioned it.
I also now know which replacement chain I might need and sharpener size.

 

[MashBag]

I have to say I laughed, but it is easy to get wrong.

Top bloke for owning it

 

[Clint]

 

[Clint]

Well...I say I know what chain and sharpener I would need but...
Research,generic chain comes up with 3/8" (pitch) 57 links for 40cm blade,low profile.Fine.
Sharpener...I like the Stihl but it comes in various sizes...including Picco,which is their low profile and standard 3/8 which both have quite different file sizes.

 

[Clint]

Ha! Back in action!

 

[Clint]

Plenty of sticks!

 

[MashBag]

standard 3/8

Defo Get that one from amazon.

 

[Clint]

Still trying to work out the size as the "low profile" chains,which seem to be most of them are equivalent to Stihl Picco, their low profile chain. I emailed Stihl but they said they wouldn't advise coz my saw isn't one of theirs.

 

[Foggie]

Still trying to work out the size as the "low profile" chains,which seem to be most of them are equivalent to Stihl Picco, their low profile chain. I emailed Stihl but they said they wouldn't advise coz my saw isn't one of theirs.

This might help. I use Oregon Type 91 - Blue dots which I expect is the picco chain your looking for.