Repairing hole in 560 oil tank.

[Joe Newton]

4 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I fixed a leaky drain plug in a Greenmech hydraulic oil tank with some grey stuff that I mixed up.

Worked a treat.

Not going to lose a grands worth of saw over this!

JB WELD is a metallic 2 part epoxy.

Can you get that in France?

 

You'll need to thoroughly clean the outside and inside on the tank out with a degreaser. Carb cleaner would work well.

 

I'd also rough up the surface area with a dremel or something.

 

More is more in this case. It doesn't have to look pretty and if you want to you can grind excess down after its hardened. 

[Joe Newton]

How old is the saw Mick? I would argue that's a design flaw if a derailed chain can do that. Might be worth contacting your dealer. The French are usually very helpful in situations like this...

[Mick Dempsey]

JB weld, that’s the stuff!

[Mick Dempsey]

Just now, Joe Newton said:

How old is the saw Mick? I would argue that's a design flaw if a derailed chain can do that. Might be worth contacting your dealer. The French are usually very helpful in situations like this...

10 years old at least.

[Joe Newton]

3 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

10 years old at least.

Probably out off warranty then.

 

I've used JB successfully before. Doesn't look pretty but who cares. If you struggle to get hold of any drop me a message and I'll send some over. 

[spudulike]

I have a strong liking for a two part putty called "Milliput". You need to thoroughly degrease the surfaces inside and out. You then mix this putty and force it in to both sides of the hole. The putty can be dampened with water to smooth it and it dries hard as stone and is 100% resilient to fuel and pretty much anything else you throw at it.

JB weld is also pretty good for repairs like this. 

[Mick Dempsey]

8 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

Probably out off warranty then.

 

I've used JB successfully before. Doesn't look pretty but who cares. If you struggle to get hold of any drop me a message and I'll send some over. 

Pretty sure we have it here, thanks anyway.

[Shaffick]

Follow your own advice and sling it in the skip. 

[Mick Dempsey]

Already repaired and back at work Bin Dipper. 
Thanks anyway. 
 

[Shaffick]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Already repaired and back at work Bin Dipper. 
Thanks anyway. 
 

A small penis usually plugs small holes as you would know lol.