2-Stroke mix in chain oil catastrophe.

[Mark James]

I might next week to you Tom, I have stuck the fuel mix in the chain lube. Poured it out topped up the the right fluids and no problems. These things happen when you are thinking about other things.

 

 

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[Al Smith]

So is that why in 14 years of cutting i have never done any of those things?

That's a good question ,I don't know .

 

Oh for those who don't know "rocking a chain " is Yank talk for hitting the dirt with the chain .I'm about certain y'all have a different term,you usually do .

[Dog Tag]

Alas i shamefully must plead guilty to all three offences....

 

Ditto...

[Al Baker]

I've emptied and put petrol into the chain oil reservoir deliberately in order to flush the pump and delivery mechanism through when it's been blocked.

[Al Smith]

Kerosine or diesel fuel will do the same thing .

[agg221]

I've emptied and put petrol into the chain oil reservoir deliberately in order to flush the pump and delivery mechanism through when it's been blocked.

 

As have I - didn't work though sadly.

 

Alec

[Mesterh]

He must have put chain oil in the fuel tank for it to smoke.

 

I also clean out the oil tank with fuel and this doesn't cause any problems.

 

Have done all three of the naughty commandments, rocking the chain on a weekly basis still.

 

Make sure you flush the fuel tank out.

[skyhuck]

Maybe a 4th? Starting with the bar cover on?

I once did this and tried to catch it as it came off, not good for the hand.

 

Sounds like you were also doing a 5th, starting the saw with the brake off

 

You maybe need to do a training course :001_tt2:

[GardenKit]

Sounds like you were also doing a 5th, starting the saw with the brake off

 

You maybe need to do a training course :001_tt2:

You are not wrong, I have used saws and mended them for 30yrs with no problems, then 3 months ago, just a moments distraction and......

Thats one reason why I feel that saws should not be sold without instruction etc as in the other thread.

[Daniël Bos]

You are not wrong, I have used saws and mended them for 30yrs with no problems, then 3 months ago, just a moments distraction and......

Thats one reason why I feel that saws should not be sold without instruction etc as in the other thread.

 

Nonsens!

 

First you say you've been using saws for 30 years.

 

Then you say "just a moment distraction..."

 

So, Say you've had the formal training (the way you post makes me think you've not) it would have been 30-odd years ago!

In the 30 years you've been using saw you'll have been aware of the fact that trying to grab something off a moving chain, or starting the saw with the brake off were not the best of ideas?

 

What I'm trying to say is your argument is flawed. No amount of training will help with that kind of incident. Yo knew full well it was stupid, yet without thinking you did it anyway. This is how a lot of accidents happen, the end of the day, a distraction, tired etc.

All excuses for lapsed attention, not lack of training/awareness.