{"id":6666,"date":"2025-12-16T08:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/frequently_questions\/new-blade-cuts-only-a-short-distance-into-the-log\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T08:47:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:47:48","slug":"new-blade-cuts-only-a-short-distance-into-the-log","status":"publish","type":"frequently_questions","link":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/frequently_questions\/new-blade-cuts-only-a-short-distance-into-the-log\/","title":{"rendered":"New blade cuts only a short distance into the log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Causes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dull blade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rocks, dirt, or debris embedded in bark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pushing the saw too fast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nails or hardware inside the log (hidden under bark)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solutions:<\/strong><br>\u2713 Debark your logs if they are dirty or muddy \u2014 even clean-looking logs contain dirt<br>\u2713 Use a debarking tool or clean the log manually<br>\u2713 Inspect for nails, staples, fencing, insulators, etc. and remove them<br>\u2713 Slow down your feed rate<br>\u2713 Watch for dirt\/rocks in bark and remove them<br>\u2713 Clean\/replace the air filter<br>\u2713 Sharpen\/replace the blade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq-category":[327,346],"class_list":["post-6666","frequently_questions","type-frequently_questions","status-publish","hentry","faq-category-s18-red-runner"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/frequently_questions\/6666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/frequently_questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/frequently_questions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valleeforestryequipment.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=6666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}