Where's My Sign

[GitWood]

I decided to go out and cut a little wood today just to get out and run a saw for a while. Took the little Echo CS-346. The strangest thing happened. When I started to pump the primer bulb, it just stuck in. Pulled the rope a few times and tried again. Too cold? Bulb getting dry and stiff? No, it just won't pump bar oil. I felt a little stupid when I realized that I had just put mix in the bar oil tank and vice versa. I felt a little more stupid because this was not my first time. I feel extremely stupid because I'm telling you all. Anyhow, I dumped both out, sloshed a little mix in the tank and dumped again and filled both tanks with the right stuff. Two pulls and it was running. Gotta love that little saw. Anyway, this post has to make someone feel a little smarter.

 

[sawinredneck]

I have been fortunate (knock on wood) to have never done that. I have yet to run straight gas, or put the chain on backwards. But my day is comming, that I am sure of. So I will never laugh at somewone for doing it, nor will I say anything derogitory to somewone who is man enought to own up to it!!

I have chokes on a back cut and had wedges save my but, I have boned a notch and had to saw half way through the tree to fix it. I have had a tree stand and teeter in the wind because I didn't cut a big enough notch.
Nobody is perfect and I aplaude you for fessing up to it

 

[Bowtie]

I pulled a dumb one today as well. I was removing a 30 foot mulberry that was near power lines and didnt make the wedge right, plus the wind was terrible. A rope didnt get it done, I had to hook a nylon strap to my truck and drag the tree off the power lines. :bang: After that I junked 2 new chisel chains by hitting barbed wire inside a tree, and a 60 penny nail in another tree. Thats after I pinched the damn bar felling a dead mulberry. LOL All in all, it was a good day, I got 3 truck loads of mulberry cut, my modded 026 is awesome, and Im home warm, safe, and happy.

 

[tomdcoker]

Everyone has bad days. Today I carried my four wheeler to the shop to have the values adjusted (sever noise in engine). Then carried my to grandsons to meet there father. On the way back a man crossed the center line on me. At sixty-five MPH I lost control, slid about one hundred yds. sideways, down a twenty foot embankment and into a fence. The only damage was a collapsed tire, a couple small dents and several scratches from the fence. The vehicle is a 2003 Mazda Tribute (say SUV). The HWP told me that I was lucky, That God was watching over me and I said he did that every day. Picked up my four wheeler at eight-thirty and the mechanic and I decided the noise was caused by me putting the oil filter in backwards. Cane home and checked it and we were right. The engine noise is gone. Tom

 

[ciscoguy01]

No biggie

Eh, the wife has done it to mine a few times bro... No biggie, think of all that lube your gettin' in your cylinder eh? Rock on brotha...

Some days are diamonds, some days are stones...

 

[TRYON]

I screwed up too

The other night I was cleaning my dads saw for him and kinda wanted just see how everything works...... I put the chain on backwards and the bar on upside down all in the same shot...i realized it after i the last nuts on it....then when i was putting the chain back on i fought it for about 2 minutes trying to figure out how the chain gets kinda tangled......i felt like i needed a sign afterwords.......

 

[sawinredneck]

The other night I was cleaning my dads saw for him and kinda wanted just see how everything works...... I put the chain on backwards and the bar on upside down all in the same shot...i realized it after i the last nuts on it....then when i was putting the chain back on i fought it for about 2 minutes trying to figure out how the chain gets kinda tangled......i felt like i needed a sign afterwords.......

Not picking on you, but how old are you?

And some FYI: It's good to rotate the bar so it will wear evenly. Other than the letters being upside down, it works the same either way. Now the chain on backwards, you're on you're own there:greenchainsaw:

 

[Timberhauler]

I decided to go out and cut a little wood today just to get out and run a saw for a while. Took the little Echo CS-346. The strangest thing happened. When I started to pump the primer bulb, it just stuck in. Pulled the rope a few times and tried again. Too cold? Bulb getting dry and stiff? No, it just won't pump bar oil. I felt a little stupid when I realized that I had just put mix in the bar oil tank and vice versa. I felt a little more stupid because this was not my first time. I feel extremely stupid because I'm telling you all. Anyhow, I dumped both out, sloshed a little mix in the tank and dumped again and filled both tanks with the right stuff. Two pulls and it was running. Gotta love that little saw. Anyway, this post has to make someone feel a little smarter.

If you use chainsaws,you're gonna make those little mistakes from time to time.Routinely keep my bars flipped,but I'm still bad about putting chains on backwards...I once ran a whole tank of straight gas through a saw once,and went to fill it up again.Lucky I realized that it wasn't mixed or I woulda done it again and ruined the saw.I guess the pre-mix that was stored in the crankcase of that saw before I filled it up must have been good stuff.The saw ran another year after that...Don't feel bad.We're not all perfect either.

 

[TRYON]

Not picking on you, but how old are you?

And some FYI: It's good to rotate the bar so it will wear evenly. Other than the letters being upside down, it works the same either way. Now the chain on backwards, you're on you're own there:greenchainsaw:

IM 18 and the bar is almost brand new........

 

[tree_beard]

brand new or not, flip the bar on principal every time you have the side cover off.. husky recommend flipping daily (a tad excessive i feel). but its basic saw maintenance, and good practice if you are to get the most out of the saw

 

[PA Plumber]

The Stihl oil and mix fills are opposite of the Echo CS-346. I have done it once but caught it before trying to start the saw. I have caught myself a few other times before the bar oil started to flow out of the jug.

Note: If you do this on a regular basis, you may have to start running "cold weather" bar oil and be sure to adjust the carb!!

 

[sawinredneck]

IM 18 and the bar is almost brand new........

Ok, a little older than I had figured.

Yes, anytime you change the chain it's good practice to flip the bar, and the bar will last longer.

 

[kevinj]

Welcome to AS.

The other night I was cleaning my dads saw for him and kinda wanted just see how everything works...... I put the chain on backwards and the bar on upside down all in the same shot...i realized it after i the last nuts on it....then when i was putting the chain back on i fought it for about 2 minutes trying to figure out how the chain gets kinda tangled......i felt like i needed a sign afterwords.......

I hear ya on that chain tangling thing.
You sound like a pretty good son to be helping out your dad like that.
I'm sure he really appreciates your help.
Keep up the good work.
Welcome to AS.
You'll find this is the most informative group of folks.
And a way to meet a lotta different characters.
And all willing to help.

 

[Log Splitter]

I've never swapped the bar oil and mix, but I've lost count of the times I've picked up the saw after fueling it up without putting the caps back on. It gives new chaps some character, however.

 

[16gauge]

Me Too

:bang:

I've never swapped the bar oil and mix, but I've lost count of the times I've picked up the saw after fueling it up without putting the caps back on. It gives new chaps some character, however.

Done that trick waayyy to many times. They should make those caps pop back on automatically.:bang:

 

[mini kahuna]

the fun part is starting it up after,smokes like a tired diesel and that smell..........

 

[Mold Mechanic]

don't feel bad

When I was in high school, I destroyed my mom's new echo (not sure of the model, but it's tiny, 14" bar) I ran over it with dad's pickup!!!! She was mad as a wet hen!! Dad replaced the saw for her and I paid as much as I could working my minumum wage job 2 days a week. I paid her back for it a couple of weeks ago though, I bought her a new MS170 (I wanted to get her a bigger saw, but she likes them small and light).

 

[adkranger]

I don't know whatchall talkin bout!

I've never done anything like what's in any of these posts......... :bang: :bang:

 

[TRYON]

brand new or not, flip the bar on principal every time you have the side cover off.. husky recommend flipping daily (a tad excessive i feel). but its basic saw maintenance, and good practice if you are to get the most out of the saw

THanks i did not know this.....i guess you learn something new everyday on here!!!

 

[RaisedByWolves]

I have been fortunate (knock on wood) to have never done that. I have yet to run straight gas, or put the chain on backwards. But my day is comming, that I am sure of.

Awh, Hell man I did all that crap early on, kind got it outa the way and now Im good to go!



There, now you cant saw anything derigatory about me.