Russ Melampy
ArboristSite Member
running my 441 RCM 25 inch chisel noodling some 200 year old ash trees up. This tree is truly a match for this saw and right now the tree is winning. Saw died and wouldn't restart. Took off bar and discovered that the sprocket was locked up, guessing it somehow got pinched from all of the noodles from the last few truckloads of wood that I've cut. Put on new bar and chain is spinning at idle. Hit brake and engine dies. Questions: 1. Is this classic case of smoked clutch? and 2. Assuming it is...how hard is it to fix? I am an idiot but I can follow directions...Russ