So I have a couple consumer saws. (Poulan Pro orange 220 and a Poulan Amateur? green 2550) in long term storage. They are simply emergency saws not intended to do any real work. Maybe it’s a sin but I don’t always travel with a chain saw and if something blows down and I need to deal with it, I want a saw on hand.
They reside on two wooded properties I visit from time to time. Both are very low hour saws and were rebuilt in 2020. (Fuel lines, carb etc). Neither has seen any gasoline. Tested, tuned with Stihl premix fuel drained dry and placed on deep storage.
They are sleeping on dry shelves with their little rounded black time capsule cases, packed full with a quart of bar oil, can of premixed fuel, extra chain, file, scrench, bar nut, spark plug, eye and ear protection, gloves and a couple wedges etc. etc.
They are for peace of mind at < $80 for the two of them. If I do plan to cut wood of course I bring another saw. I really prefer not to mess around taking them out of storage and putting them back.
The thought process is to change the premix in five years and replace lines and carb kit again in ten.
What if anything am I missing with this approach?
Will fuel lines last 10 years unexposed to ethanol? Shelf life on premix of 5 years unopened sound right? Didn’t fog cylinder for fear they’d be hard to start. Do I need to run them every couple years drain dry and put back? Will the carbs parts dry out?
They reside on two wooded properties I visit from time to time. Both are very low hour saws and were rebuilt in 2020. (Fuel lines, carb etc). Neither has seen any gasoline. Tested, tuned with Stihl premix fuel drained dry and placed on deep storage.
They are sleeping on dry shelves with their little rounded black time capsule cases, packed full with a quart of bar oil, can of premixed fuel, extra chain, file, scrench, bar nut, spark plug, eye and ear protection, gloves and a couple wedges etc. etc.
They are for peace of mind at < $80 for the two of them. If I do plan to cut wood of course I bring another saw. I really prefer not to mess around taking them out of storage and putting them back.
The thought process is to change the premix in five years and replace lines and carb kit again in ten.
What if anything am I missing with this approach?
Will fuel lines last 10 years unexposed to ethanol? Shelf life on premix of 5 years unopened sound right? Didn’t fog cylinder for fear they’d be hard to start. Do I need to run them every couple years drain dry and put back? Will the carbs parts dry out?
