spike60
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Ok men, this ones open to both constructive comments as well as wisecracks.
A customer of mine, and he's a "Prooooo", brings me a 335T that he says isn't oiling right. So I take off the bar, blow it out and fire it up. Saw pumps plenty of oil. Call the customer and tell him that it's fine. He tells me it isn't. Says that he can't get through more than half a tank of fuel, without having to stop because the saw isn't oiling. "So what happens then"?, I ask. He says he has to clean it out and then it's OK for another half tank. Ok, I tell him, if the problem is solved by cleaning it out, then that's the problem. If the saw is pumping oil, then the saw is OK.
Now this customer is OK, but he's kind of one of those passive/aggressive types, and he strikes you as someone who smoked a little too much weed when he was younger. He goes on to insist that there is still something wrong with the saw, because it shouldn't get that dirty that fast. None of his other saws get clogged up that quick.
Variables and stuff I checked: The saw is loaded with pine pitch, so I think that might have been a contributing factor. I checked to see if his chain was sharp, in case he was throwing more dust than chips. It does have one of those stupid "intenz" bars, but I never saw one cause an oiling problem. The final thing, which may be the culprit, is that this guy uses some kind of vegatable oil for bar oil. (remember, we are near Woodstock!!) I don't know if it's something that's made for saws, or if he got it from the health food store.
I've got some pole wood to cut up here at the house, so I'll take it home and put some regular oil in it and try it myself. If it passes that test, I'll hand it back to him and get one of those blank stares in return.
So, what do you think?
A customer of mine, and he's a "Prooooo", brings me a 335T that he says isn't oiling right. So I take off the bar, blow it out and fire it up. Saw pumps plenty of oil. Call the customer and tell him that it's fine. He tells me it isn't. Says that he can't get through more than half a tank of fuel, without having to stop because the saw isn't oiling. "So what happens then"?, I ask. He says he has to clean it out and then it's OK for another half tank. Ok, I tell him, if the problem is solved by cleaning it out, then that's the problem. If the saw is pumping oil, then the saw is OK.
Now this customer is OK, but he's kind of one of those passive/aggressive types, and he strikes you as someone who smoked a little too much weed when he was younger. He goes on to insist that there is still something wrong with the saw, because it shouldn't get that dirty that fast. None of his other saws get clogged up that quick.
Variables and stuff I checked: The saw is loaded with pine pitch, so I think that might have been a contributing factor. I checked to see if his chain was sharp, in case he was throwing more dust than chips. It does have one of those stupid "intenz" bars, but I never saw one cause an oiling problem. The final thing, which may be the culprit, is that this guy uses some kind of vegatable oil for bar oil. (remember, we are near Woodstock!!) I don't know if it's something that's made for saws, or if he got it from the health food store.
I've got some pole wood to cut up here at the house, so I'll take it home and put some regular oil in it and try it myself. If it passes that test, I'll hand it back to him and get one of those blank stares in return.
So, what do you think?
