JFranken
ArboristSite Lurker
Well, well, what do you know? First of all, it's not good practice to leave your chainsaw working not used to get it warmed up, the situation is as follows : if you so due to the low speed not enough lubrication causing the piston, as is the case here, to jam and ... not worth repairing? With a new cooling radiator (?) And ditto piston, your machine can be used again in no time, regardless of the statement of a dealer who is eager to sell. The seller's world is all about one thing only : money, and for that quite a few rogue sellers throw their self-esteem overboard ... after all, proper repair is not as lucrative as selling, right? If it can be done easely, look for another dealer and you'd be better of anyway. I wish you will find someone who is willing to help you in a decent way.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.