mesh screen or flocked

[5155]

Is there a purpose for one or the other saw air filter?

 

[Wolverine]

Yes, nylon screen for cutting green wood, felt for dry/dusty conditions.

 

[FederalQ]

In this area of the country the Husqvarna dealer told me to use the nylon mesh during the winter months and the flocked in the other seasons. Saw is a 550xp g.

 

[Wilhelm]

Fine nylon mesh FTW, or at least most universal.

 

[qurotro]

Mesh will let more fine particle through. It depends on that you are cutting.
Mesh can be washed and reuse for a really long time while flocked is a wear item.

 

[jakethesnake]

I like mesh. Nothing wrong with flocked. Flocked probably does do a better job but never had damage from the super fine particles that could possibly get by. I like how easy you can clean the mesh

 

[Wilhelm]

I mostly utilize flocked AF's, but I also have fine nylon AF's in some of my saws.

I do not use the coarse nylon AF's.

I love the car style AF's on my PS-550 & PS-6100!

A good sharp chain is the best way to reduce ingestion of fines!

 

[JimBear]

A good sharp chain is the best way to reduce ingestion of fines!

Unless you are cutting Osage then it makes no difference what so ever. You can swap chains every few cuts & still look like you walked thru a patch of pollen producing ragweeds.

 

[Nutball]

Unless you are cutting Osage then it makes no difference what so ever. You can swap chains every few cuts & still look like you walked thru a patch of pollen producing ragweeds.

Or Ash. It covers you in a dry but sappy powder.

Extra fine mesh nylon screen filters like what Husqvarna offers for their top handle saws is the way to go. It keeps fines out, and is easily cleaned.

 

[Wilhelm]

No such stuff in my area.
Locust, beech, hornbeam, ash, oak are the most common firewood species we get.

I buck ash occasionally, I find it makes huge chips.

 

[dahmer]

No such stuff in my area.
Locust, beech, hornbeam, ash, oak are the most common firewood species we get.

I buck ash occasionally, I find it makes huge chips.

Around here the EAB has wiped out almost all ash trees leaving nothing but dead ones, so all those dead ash are really dusty.

 

[Wilhelm]

Easy fix, use a saw that does not feature an air filter!
If the saw doesn't breathe in air it can not ingest fines and You don't have to worry about whether felt or nylon is better.

 

[CapitaineHaddoc]

Different saws, different answers.

My actual favorite worksaw is the 572 (actually 3, and I'll add a MMWS one in a few weeks).

I always use the flocked filtrer, and the air injection + the filtrer size are so great, I never feel the need to clean it more than twice a week. And I cut huge conifers in pretty dry conditions, thick bark, etc.

On the otherside all my saws without air injection have to be cleaned twice per day (especially the Dolmar's). After only a few tanks, I feel the need to swap the filtrer. So now, for these saws, I use mesh filters, and every 2-3 tanks I clean them with a little gas.

 

[Loony661]

Different saws, different answers.

My actual favorite worksaw is the 572 (actually 3, and I'll add a MMWS one in a few weeks).

I always use the flocked filtrer, and the air injection + the filtrer size are so great, I never feel the need to clean it more than twice a week. And I cut huge conifers in pretty dry conditions, thick bark, etc.

On the otherside all my saws without air injection have to be cleaned twice per day (especially the Dolmar's). After only a few tanks, I feel the need to swap the filtrer. So now, for these saws, I use mesh filters, and every 2-3 tanks I clean them with a little gas.

Just curious, but when you say you clean with gas, do you mean your saw mix? If so, I would think the slight oil left behind would compound the problem by giving the particles something to cling to. Unless that’s your goal, to “catch” more of it.

 

[CapitaineHaddoc]

Just curious, but when you say you clean with gas, do you mean your saw mix? If so, I would think the slight oil left behind would compound the problem by giving the particles something to cling to. Unless that’s your goal, to “catch” more of it.

You're absolutly right, I may have slightly more particules sticking to the filter, but I don't care, because I'll have to clean it again 2 tanks later.