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LT 15 not sawing true on the last cut

Started by Stacy, March 27, 2020, 07:59:33 AM

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booman

Read through this thread and didn't see any mention of this particular adjustment.   I was at my LT15 Wide mill this morning and saw an adjustment that gave me some grief years ago on an older LT15 and it reminded me of this thread.   There is a bearing that rides on the front of the main post that prevents the whole saw head from tilting.  If you grab the shock absorber tube and it can move forward and backwards that bearing clearance is set too loose.  The old adjustment is hard to keep locked.  The Wide has a locking bolt that works great.  Anyway, if the setting is too loose, it can let the head tilt back and the blade will ride upwards.
2019 LT15G25WIDE, 2013 LT35HDG25, Stihl MS880 with 59" bar with Alaskan sawmill attachment.  John Deere 5045 tractor with forks, bucket and grapple.  Many chainsaws.

Stacy

Thanks for the input.  I know what roller bearing you are referring to, it has a set screw adjustment with a bolt to lock it in pace.   It sounds like it's the same as you wide.  

Since my last posts I have figured out the problem.  It ended up being the power head tilt.   It was pitched about an 1/8 of an inch in the wrong direction.  Once I got that dialed in and re-adjusted the blade rollers the  problem went away.  

I diffidently know my mill on a much more intimate level after all of this exploration.   

Thanks to you all for your suggestions.     

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