Recently purchased a 291 saw. Damned.thing is tough to keep started. Second day using it the usual pre checks were.done.to tighten all screws and check chain tension. Cut a three inch tree while.doing some other work and the bar and.chain flew off fortunately forward. New.bar and chain. Have taken back 2x since. Will not start. Managed.to get.it started where I got it from. Last Sunday would not stay started. Thoughts? About ready to return it.
Can’t be much help. Mines 20 years old and never failed. It has even sat a couple years and still runs like new. My weed eater is about 25 years old and same deal. Maybe ya just got a lemon. Ed k
If you work 40 hrs/wk: at 5% inflation and after 5 years, you need a 28% pay raise or to work 44 more hours (*one full extra week* per month+) to make up the difference.
If you ever get sued to using one of the new generation battery powered chainsaws, nobody will be able to *give* you a gas powered chainsaw.
No yanking on a starter cord,...no messing with gas/oil mixture,...no gummed up carbs.
Just pick it up and pull the trigger, Set it down when you finish the cut. Pick it back up and pull the trigger when you need it again.
I've been using an Echo 58V cordless chainsaw for three years. I've lost track of the number of trees I've taken down with it. The largest had a 22" diameter trunk.
I don't think I can kill the Echo chainsaw. But if I ever do I'm going to buy a Stihl 220C cordless.
If you ever get sued to using one of the new generation battery powered chainsaws, nobody will be able to *give* you a gas powered chainsaw.
No yanking on a starter cord,...no messing with gas/oil mixture,...no gummed up carbs.
Just pick it up and pull the trigger, Set it down when you finish the cut. Pick it back up and pull the trigger when you need it again.
I've been using an Echo 58V cordless chainsaw for three years. I've lost track of the number of trees I've taken down with it. The largest had a 22" diameter trunk.
I don't think I can kill the Echo chainsaw. But if I ever do I'm going to buy a Stihl 220C cordless.
Mine's a Kobalt from Lowes. 80V. I got it because at the time I needed a saw it was Christmas and that and Dewalt were the only game in town. I sure haven't regretted it. Some friends got a Dewalt at the same time. The saws are almost identical but Dewalt has a slow charger. The Kobalt will recharge a dead battery in 30 min. The Dewalt will take at least double that time, maybe longer. One thing about the Kobalt is the warranty. It's a store brand so if you need warranty work, just return it to any Lowes store for a refund or a new saw. They don't fix it, they replace it.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Fast chargers are a feature on many of the cordless chainsaws. I thought about getting a spare battery for mine when I first bought it, but I don't need one. One charge lasts longer than I care to work without taking an iced tea break,..and it takes about 40 minutes to put a full charge in the battery
In other words, the battery doesn't hold me back at all. It cuts a *lot* on a full charge and I've never really ran the battery down to nothing. I might deplete it about 60% before I'm ready for a break if I'm feeling particularly motivated. By the time I'm ready to get back at it the battery has another full charge in it.
What I dont comprehend is the bar and chain coming off?? 2 bolts on the body of a saw holding it in the blade slots and a tension screw adjustment for the chain/ bar. Retained in place by the cover and 2 beefy nuts.
Nuts had ta be extremely loose??? Or it sheared the body bolts??? Which have never heard of myself. Body bolts loose and got play and wobble in em??? Usually if a blade is that loose for some reason The chain comes off and binds up the drive sprocket. Unfugg it and retighten tension screws, put plate back on, crank down the nuts and run it.
