JTI1993
ArboristSite Lurker
Hello wood cutting enthusiasts,
I bought a new (my first personal chainsaw) MS250 this fall and have cut 4.5 cords of wood since that I am heating my home with.
Last week I started it and left it to warm up. I came back and it was smoking a lot, left it and tried to restart after it had cooled off but couldn't pull the cord. Apparently I left it (maybe it got stuck?) in the semi-choke position for about 1.5 minutes while running. Took it to the dealership today who said it was completely burned out, not worth the cost of repair.
I can accept that I made a newbie user error but this seems like something that could happen to anyone if they use a chainsaw enough.
Has this happened to anybody? Will I be buying a brand new chainsaw?
Feel like I just crashed my first car...
Thank you for your thoughts and advice people.
I bought a new (my first personal chainsaw) MS250 this fall and have cut 4.5 cords of wood since that I am heating my home with.
Last week I started it and left it to warm up. I came back and it was smoking a lot, left it and tried to restart after it had cooled off but couldn't pull the cord. Apparently I left it (maybe it got stuck?) in the semi-choke position for about 1.5 minutes while running. Took it to the dealership today who said it was completely burned out, not worth the cost of repair.
I can accept that I made a newbie user error but this seems like something that could happen to anyone if they use a chainsaw enough.
Has this happened to anybody? Will I be buying a brand new chainsaw?
Feel like I just crashed my first car...
Thank you for your thoughts and advice people.