IMO the chain maybe too tight, the teeth are dull, forcing the bar through the wood, the chain is on backwards? Your 350 has an oil adjustment, Do you see oil flying off the chain. Outside chance the bar was defective, but I dought it. tha saw should buzz right through 12" logs. Providing you not letting the bar and chain go into the dirt???

Is it cutting at an angle? If the chain is dull it will want to sort of roll to one side and will heat the bar right up. It doesnt take much to dull a chain too... one little hit in the dirt or something and its dull...

Ok I do confess, yes to everything :-) except the chain being on backwards (as I did this as a kid cutting firewood for my dad) & the chain being to tight (I was taught by loggers how tight to make the chain and I never had a problem before because of a too tight chain).

YES, I do dip the end into the ground some (well ever since I got this Husky) as IÂm clearing fallen trees (Ya I know hitting dirt is a no, no). I used to be able to get away with that a tad some with my old stihl and cut allot more than with these Husky chains. I had a chain saw shop hand making my chains for the stihl though.

Should I get some better chains made, or are the Husky chains ok and just avoid hitting the ground (easier said then done when doing cleanup, IMO)?

Yes there is oil flying off the bar especially when it gets hot. Probably because the heat thins it out???

Does the oiler need adjusted? I think its ok as all others saws IÂve ran use about a tank of bar lube to a tank of gas like this husky.

And yes the cuts really get crooked but I figured it was because of the chain slop.

What about the bar, still good even after I heated it up bad a couple times?

I think I need to just learn the does and donÂts of this Husky (since itÂs the first one IÂve ever owned) and IÂm using all Husky OEM chains and bars.

Coming from a different kind of saw with generic chains made for it probably doesnÂt make it any easier (not trying to make excuses, just some sense).

Wade...

Does not sound like there is anything wrong with the mechanicals, only the business end.

Sharpen the chain (probably easier to pay someone to grind it back to normal), maybe check that the bar is in good shape (dress it). If your throwing oil and you are about 1:1 on tanks of oil to tanks of gas, that is a good sign. Throwing the oil is not a result of heat although it does make it easier to throw. You should be throwing a little even if not heated.

Keep it out of the dirt. No sawchain can handle dirt, I don't care who makes it. It takes about the blink of an eye to dull a chain in the dirt.

Your 350 should of came with a sharpening guide and a file, if not you need to get one if you want it to cut right. Go to the husky site and watch the videos.

IMO that's why it cutting crooked, not sharpen right or dull. Your going to have to clean up bar grooves and clutch area more than you like, it's just good pre-ventive maintenance practice, it don't take that long and gets quite easy after a couple of hundred times. saw chips, dust, oil, and dirt get impacted expecially if you are cutting close to the stump, I do mine after every use and hit the chain a couple of strokes that way it ready for the next cutting.

You should be able to lay that saw on a 20" limb or trunk and it should slice right through it. If it don't then IMO the chain is dull or your forcing or pinching is some.

IMO when the bar heats up the chain is not chipping and probably creating saw dust or fine chips and you are forcing the saw through the wood creating the heat.

I got a 345 and it one bad #$% saw when compared to my vintage collection, older 011 (i know the 011 shouldn't be compared to the 345), or pullen's. I have 8 from 10" to 20"

Does the 350 come with a safety chain? I have a 142, and its a low kickback safety chain... and it dulls really easily and quickly. I had my dealer set me up with a new bar (.050 compared to a .043" groove that comes on it) so I could put a stihl brand non safety chain on it. It cuts better, faster and doesnt dull nearly as fast, even with the occasional dip in the dirt.

"Does the 350 come with a safety chain?"

Hmm dont know. Ive bought a cpl extra OEM husky chains and ones still in box, i'll look at it and see. maybe thats why i'm noticing a difference coming from homemade chains to these OEM chains.

To be honest though, all the other opinions on here would also exlain my bar problem.

Get the chain sharpened, make sure the rakers aren't too high and KEEP IT OUT OF THE DIRT. Steve