Chainsaws and warm/hot sheds??

[drinksloe]

Alright

 

Just wondering if any of u worry about storing chainsaws in hot sheds??

 

The shed i have been storing my saws is an old tin shed, i extended it and replaced/added some extra roof lights

So it's now quite a decent sspacey workshop and relatively secure

I welded up a big frame/shelfs i was meaning to make it into a secure cage type thing for all my saws and genny.

 

Last year on the rare occasions we get decent sunny weather in scotland i noticed my combi cans always really swelling in the heat and contracting at night.

Could the same thing happen in the saws petrol tank if it had some left in (say 1/2 a fill) and could it damage the saw?

Was worried about it cracking a tank but i suppose the filler cap  will be the weakest part. Some of the tanks on modern husky's where they go into the handle never look that strong

 

Or i'm i worrying about nothing??

I have a shed next door which is stone built and stays cool, so was thinking of blocking up a corner to make a secure cupboard, but ideally i was hoping to keep the petrol smell in the other shed

Cheers

[dent]

Just leave the petrol caps undone same on combi cans 

And make sure its well ventilated 

[MrNick]

Saws have tank vents I wouldn't worry

[jones]

As above.  If you're that worried then unscrew the cap a little to let some air flow.

 

Of coourse strictly speaking we should all have dedicated fuel storage, but like that happens

[drinksloe]

Cheers that has saved me a job.

Think me being a jock i'll have all the lids screwed on tight don't want to be wasting any vapours now!!??

 

 

[Dan Maynard]

I always thought pressure and evaporation was why it says in the instructions to store with the tank full but never been sure.

[Steven P]

I might be getting this a bit wrong, but what is there to stop any pressure build up escaping through the carb? Trying to remember but carb has a pipe into the fuel, a diaphragm pump thing which should allow pressure to pass and then a pipe into the air intake to the cylinder - nothing to block that route is there? Sothen can't you just leave te fuel caps as they are and reduce the risk of accidental spillage - either in the shed or in the van?

[peatff]

They use chainsaws in the tropics with no adverse effects and tanks are vented as mentioned above so don't worry about it. I wouldn't leave the caps loose or I'd be leaving a trail of fuel everywhere I went and causing fires willy nilly when I forgot about it.

[Stubby]

2 hours ago, peatff said:

They use chainsaws in the tropics with no adverse effects and tanks are vented as mentioned above so don't worry about it. I wouldn't leave the caps loose or I'd be leaving a trail of fuel everywhere I went and causing fires willy nilly when I forgot about it.

What you say is true .  However I think the tank vents are designed to allow air into the tank to prevent a vacuum forming but not allow fuel out in the other direction . This may restrict air in the outward direction as well .

[aspenarb]

All our saws strimmers and blowers are stored in a shipping container and when you open the door you are hit with a powerful  wave of petrol fumes, mentioned it on here before and no one seemed to think its a problem but I always tentatively turn on the light switch.

 

Bob

 

 

Edited May 28, 2018 by aspenarb