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Slightly looser chains on small saws makes sense as a lot of them are quite slim top to bottom at the bar tip (tight corner ahead) plus some don't have rollertips.
If you want to see loose chains...

I bought a Stihl battery saw last year. Magic wee saw within its limitations.

Oh, and I now have 3 file sizes in my collection.

Recently had a mate clear fell a BIG banksia tree for me. I...

Talking about plunge cuts these guys fell all their trees starting with plunge cuts.

The feller always climbs the tree to cut the tops off. Usually he hauls up an MS881 but with this tree he used...

Not unusual. Mate and I broke down 10 frozen sheep carcases from the Patea works once using MY saw. (He had more saws than me the cunning bastard). What a bloody mess. Sheep provide good bar lube.

Love the old Solo. Thanks for showing. Disgusted by the area tidiness..

Did you work the old girl?

Inboard clutch is easier to change a worn outboard sprocket too. The Stihl can be an arse to undo the clutch nut. Brute force. Yeah I know, a piece of rope fed into the spark plug hole. I just use...

Generally someone you may need to do or can do if you get pinched typically crosscutting (although it obviously can happen at the felling stage) and don't have a backup up saw. You can get the motor...

My first saw, a Pioneer, was destroyed in a similar manner. Dropping a shitty big old mac (widow maker). Started to topple, bar pinched, stepped back clear, tree twisted and saw actually fell free on...

My first saw was a Pioneer 2400. Quite a grunty saw for the era. No anti vibe though or if it did have it never worked. Quite a tiring saw to use vibe wise. All screws were loctited in to keep them...