BigDaddyR
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Okay so I'm out bucking up the largish oak 30" I dropped last weekend and all of a sudden I go to put it in the next cut and the saw just honks at me and chain not moving. Hmm set the chain brake and pulled it back off and still the same thing.
Take it to the truck, loosen the bar nuts, loosen the chain and still no travel. Hmm. Take off clutch cover and bar and chain and RIM sprocket is turning fine. Hmm. Okay, let's try it again. Put it all back together and now still not turning. Okay time to look at something else. Take bar and chain off again and touch the clutch, it's hot but rim turn and then I start looking at the bar and notice the sprocket on the nose is not freely turning.
I free it up pushing it against my tailgate, lubing it, cleaning out as I go along with a toothpick. Finally get it turning pretty good and lube it well. Of course now I'm trying to find the bar nuts and they're no where to be seen. In all my concentration I swept them off onto the ground, luckily it only took me 4-5 minutes to find the Grrrrrr.
Start it up and now I'm good to go. Lube it one last time and get back to work.
Now I lubed this every time I filled it up with gas and bar oil. I also didn't pinch it. Do the longer bars need to be lubed more often? Lubed more when bucking wood as long as it is? Is this something I should see if I can get a replacement for under warranty?
Take it to the truck, loosen the bar nuts, loosen the chain and still no travel. Hmm. Take off clutch cover and bar and chain and RIM sprocket is turning fine. Hmm. Okay, let's try it again. Put it all back together and now still not turning. Okay time to look at something else. Take bar and chain off again and touch the clutch, it's hot but rim turn and then I start looking at the bar and notice the sprocket on the nose is not freely turning.
I free it up pushing it against my tailgate, lubing it, cleaning out as I go along with a toothpick. Finally get it turning pretty good and lube it well. Of course now I'm trying to find the bar nuts and they're no where to be seen. In all my concentration I swept them off onto the ground, luckily it only took me 4-5 minutes to find the Grrrrrr.
Start it up and now I'm good to go. Lube it one last time and get back to work.
Now I lubed this every time I filled it up with gas and bar oil. I also didn't pinch it. Do the longer bars need to be lubed more often? Lubed more when bucking wood as long as it is? Is this something I should see if I can get a replacement for under warranty?