To Blip or Not To Blip Ones Saw?

htpd43

My name is Lou and Im a blip-ahaulic. Sorry. Had to. I do blip the saw after a long cut in big wood. Seems to help clear chips and get some more oil on before i sink in again.
Lou

loggerBOB

welcome Lou, *hic, blip*

jamming

I couldnt agree more !!! Cut some fire wood with a buddy last week that i have never cut with before !! blip blip blip blip !! After awhile i said WTF are you doing that for. he says ! Doing What !! I said Blip blip blip blip ! He didnt relize he was even doing it ! Very annoying ! And unessasary ! No reason for it and drives my nuts ! Cant be good for the engine !

superfire

Blipping is in no way going to hurt your saw Now constantant high full throttle no laoad is be bad. Me blipping was a habit taught to me by an old faller to keep the longggggggggg bars well lubed

jamming

Yea i agree it wont hurt the engine much if at all, but its annoying ! How does it keep the bar oiled better i would think it would be less, but maybe physics don't work with bar oil ! I do blip every now and then, i am talking about blip blip blip cut wood blip blip blip blip blip cut wood ! Gotta burn more fuel if anything ! Maybe the same reason people hammer on the throttle when riding there harleys. Just to hear the engine ! Kindof like a rocking chair, gives you something to do but doesnt get you anywhere ! LOL !

Joshua Rugg

i dont blip it. it is irritating when i see a guy walking around while blipping the saw. that is just an accident waiting to happen.

blipity blipity blipity blip blip blip blipity blipity blipity = SOS save our saws

Cut4fun

Put some oil on the bar and clear those chips.

blipity blipity blipity blip blip blip blipity blipity blipity = run them saws

Joshua Rugg

well i guess with all the HIGH VIZ clothing ya'll wear makes blipping safe for you if your an aussie.

newguy18

I know, i like to wear camo and climb at night,just so no one can see me.

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Art Vandelay

I blip but not very much. Mainly when the saw is cold.

superfire

I say blip away. I am one finds full throtlle limbing annoying. I find husky require contant blipping to even get running I am a blip addiict

Jerryn24.616

I guess im a bleeding blipper; everyting sounds better at full throttle

MacMuncher

i have been using saws for just on 40 years and i blip ! whats ya next answer

Rockin'Robin

I blip when the mood hits me just right.

Nah, I forget who said it but I agree, limbing with the throttle pinned seems a bit much sometimes. Plus when you've just made a long cut in some big sappy softwood, then I definitely blip the bugger.

superfire

I hate full throttle limbers.


I am a BLIPPING ADDICT

BLIP BLIP BLIP

KevinE

Since this thread started, I've been monitoring my "blipping";

What I've observed is that I do not "blip" my chainsaws at all. I just warm them up & WOT as I start the cut, back to idle once the cut is made.

However, I "blip" all of my other 2 stroke gear. Blowers, whips, hedge trimmers! In fact, I cannot see how you could use a blower effectively without "blipping" it!

I've had mechanics tell me that blipping a whip will cause damage to the clutch. I blip them mercilessly, because I need too. Never had even a clutch spring go on me

ty1220

I've been known to blip a time or two. Normally when my saw isn't wanting to idle right, and I don't feel like walking back to the garage for a screwdriver. I can see why a lot of guys do it when cutting certain types/ sizes of wood etc.
Like most of you I want to strangle some of the chronic blippers.

stihlkid

sure you cant blip enough

25inch361

BLIIIP blipblipblip blip blipBLIP!!

Jeff Darby

How you use your saw is your business, my thoughts have already been posted..by the sounds of it you must be a legend with 40 years of experience

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scrat

I see some say they blip to get good lube on the chain and bar. Ok so if you think blipping drives some people crazy, I will run a saw at 1/3 throttle for a bit if it is a saw that hasn't been run in a few days. this gets good oil flow, low sling off and does not heat up bar and chain before oil flows. Oh yeh and I especially like doing it when my partner is repeating something. bbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr what? bbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr what? bbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr never mind!

derwoodii

How can you resist given ya tool a good ol blip at the end of long hard sweaty fun job on the GF. Oh n after I done sawing wood I blip me saws as well.

Scott Bennie

I'd have to say that I'm a blipper as well. Not the full throttle blip though and certainly not when stone cold!

I think there are some examples that are taken out of context - such as blipping while walking, that's just plain dangerous and you would hope that common sense is used in these situations - but I realise that common sense is being killed by those not smart enough or big enough to take responsibility for their own actions.

I also think that the blipping comes from the 2 stroke - it's no good blipping one of those new 4stroke2 things, they just don't like it! I dunno how many of you have ridden a 2 stroke motor bike, but I know the old one we used to have here got up and went a pot load better if you "stabbed" or "blipped" the throttle, the thing would just get up and go after doing this then returning back to full or half throttle! But if you just gave it everything you wanted it to have like a four stroke it would struggle to pick up revs until it was up high again.

I guess there are two reasons as to why I blip the throttle on the saw - 1st is to get some chain speed up before starting a cut and the 2nd is to help clear out the saw dust that can gather in the clutch housing area.

Cheers

Bennie