Can anyone recommend a cheap GAS chainsaw?

[ManBearPig]

The bar oil shouldn't come out in flood amounts...just enough to keep the chain lubricated.

Odds are, when you took it apart to clean it...you didn't get it put back together right...and/or either didn't get the chain on the drive sprocket right, or just didn't get it tightened up right.

Consider this part of the learning curve. At least, no one lost a hand in the process.

It came out fine for a minute and then did not come out at all, it started smoking. I agree with you on the putting it back together part, although my brother did that. I have NO idea how the engine revved all the way up by itself, scared the shit out of me. Pretty sure there were projectiles.

Oh well, I hope they don't give me a hard time with it. It was awesome for the first minute or two it was working for!

 

[ManBearPig]

Sooo took it to the dealership and they put the chain back on fine and tested it. They said it worked perfect and nothing seemed to be going on with the engine and the oil was coming out flawlessly. Weird. Guess alls well then, hopefully I'll have time to use it soon. Glad it's ok though. Im still kind of leery, the engine revved all the way up!

 

[ManBearPig]

Alright so we cut down a couple trees today, the saw is fucking awesome. You were right boomer, gotta get over a little learning curve.

 

[BoomerD]

:biggrin:

As with anything...if you're not careful, the learning curve can kick your ass...only this one can take a hand or leg with it.

 

[sdifox]

Alright so we cut down a couple trees today, the saw is fucking awesome. You were right boomer, gotta get over a little learning curve.

remember, control is everything. Don't pull out the chainsaw to cut a 2x4 ok?

 

[ManBearPig]

remember, control is everything. Don't pull out the chainsaw to cut a 2x4 ok?

Deal. Is it easier to cut wood after it rains?

 

[sdifox]

Deal. Is it easier to cut wood after it rains?

no :biggrin:

 

[edro]

remember, control is everything. Don't pull out the chainsaw to cut a 2x4 ok?

Why? I have actually done that...

 

[ManBearPig]

Having a chainsaw is great. We've sawed two trees and a couple branches on another tree the size of regular trees. Now we're gonna cut a couple more and call it a day. It's a huge pain in the ass cutting and cleaning the fallen branches and trees though.

Thanks for all your help everyone.

 

[BoomerD]

Having a chainsaw is great. We've sawed two trees and a couple branches on another tree the size of regular trees. Now we're gonna cut a couple more and call it a day. It's a huge pain in the ass cutting and cleaning the fallen branches and trees though.

Thanks for all your help everyone.

The clean-up is often more work than the actual cutting...

Glad to hear things are going well.

Remember to NOT store that chainsaw without emptying the gas tank and running it until it runs out of gas.
The cheap gasoline being produced nowadays will varnish and gum the carburetor.

 

[sdifox]

Why? I have actually done that...

chopsaw construction

 

[mooseracing]

Remember to NOT store that chainsaw without emptying the gas tank and running it until it runs out of gas.

You just need to use it more often. I run a couple tanks through mine everytime I use it.

The cheap gasoline being produced nowadays will varnish and gum the carburetor.

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Gas from all era's will varnish and gum the carb. Ethanol causes more problems, but you can still buy gas without ethanol.

 

[BoomerD]

You just need to use it more often. I run a couple tanks through mine everytime I use it.

Gas from all era's will varnish and gum the carb. Ethanol causes more problems, but you can still buy gas without ethanol.[/QUOTE]

True dat, but the heavily refined product being turned out nowadays seems to do it faster...and doesn't seem to last as long in a gas can. (or in my gas tank either...)

 

[ManBearPig]

So at what point should I empty out the tank? We just got done after cutting and trashing trees and branches all day, and there's still gas left in it since we needed more. Should I only empty it if it's gonna sit for months? Or days/weeks?

Thanks y'all. Maybe I'll just make this the official gas chainsaw thread haha.

 

[Evadman]

Bah, on 2 of the 3 I would just pull them out by the roots with my winch. I would use a chainsaw on the big tree, but no way in hell I'd lend it to someone to use. I'd fell the tree myself. You are not going to fvck with my saw.

 

[BoomerD]

So at what point should I empty out the tank? We just got done after cutting and trashing trees and branches all day, and there's still gas left in it since we needed more. Should I only empty it if it's gonna sit for months? Or days/weeks?

Thanks y'all. Maybe I'll just make this the official gas chainsaw thread haha.

IMO, if the saw is going to sit unused for more than a week, empty the gas tank and run the motor until it's out of gas.

 

[ManBearPig]

Sooo if i empty the gas, can i just pour it back in the gas tank?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Sooo if i empty the gas, can i just pour it back in the gas tank?

Yes.

 

[ManBearPig]

Yes.

Seriously? I was kinda kidding around (hence the smiley face), i didnt know that heh.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Having a chainsaw is great. We've sawed two trees and a couple branches on another tree the size of regular trees. Now we're gonna cut a couple more and call it a day. It's a huge pain in the ass cutting and cleaning the fallen branches and trees though.

Thanks for all your help everyone.

It only gets worse the bigger the tree! I felled a large oak tree at my dads house a couple of weeks ago, it only took about 15mins to plan the cut and fell the tree, but it took a day and a half to cut up and haul off the lumber Good news was we got over 2 cords of firewood off that one tree.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Seriously? I was kinda kidding around (hence the smiley face), i didnt know that heh.

If the gas is still usable, why waste it? It's when the gas goes bad (takes in too much water to work right anymore) that you dispose of it.

edit: I would not dump the used gas into any other gas can but that one it came from. Don't mix the gases unless you know they're the same age/same mix.

I seriously just leave the gas in there. The time I would spend to empty and fill it back up in two weeks isn't worth it to me. But I don't own a $300 chainsaw lol.

If you only have to cut down a tree or two, try filling the gas tank in the chainsaw halfway, then it's less gas to f with.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

If you keep your 2 cycle gas/oil mixture premixed in a can be sure to shake it up each time before refilling the saw. The gas and oil tend to seperate if it sits for a few days. And I wouldn't keep it over a couple of months, at that point toss it out and mix up fresh fuel.

 

[ManBearPig]

soo...about how much does it cost to sharpen a chain? i think we need to soon.

 

[Texashiker]

soo...about how much does it cost to sharpen a chain? i think we need to soon.

Depends on the local saw shop. I think I pay around $7 - $12 to sharpen a new chain.

But, after you sharpen a saw, it gets dull faster then a new chain. When I have my chain sharpened, I buy a new one, that way I have 2 chains.

People will suggest that you sharpen it yourself, but that takes a lot of time, and the saw shop has a tool that does it.

 

[BoomerD]

Sharpening should run about $10, give or take a couple of $$ either way.
I agree with Tex...buy a new chain while you're there. It sucks when you're in the middle of a job and your only chain gets too dull to cut...which causes them to get hot...and you can ruin both the chain and bar by trying to use a dull overheated chain.