On Sep 23, 6:15*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
ng_reader wrote:
Using my Poulan "Wild Thing" chainsaw this weekend, and a lot of
burnt wood where I made my cuts.

Don't recall the chain being so bad, but a new one --- on Amazon ---
is $20.
My question is, is that the definitive answer of an unsharp chain? Slow
cutting and burnt wood?

And, as a follow up, if I may, youtube showed me how to sharpen with
a tool. Doesn't look that hard, but if the tool is as much as a new
chain, well, you do the math.

thanks in advance.

The wood smokes and the saw doesn't cut worth squat (your symptoms) if the
chain is on backwards.

Might be something to check...

I've never seen a saw burn wood to the point where it's smoking
unless, like Bub suggests - backward chain. The sharper the saw the
larger the wood chips it produces. Learn how to use and maintain the
tool before you attempt to use it. A dull saw may not cut wood but can
still take your leg off.