Ryobi PCN 4343 problems

[Ian Leach]

:001_tongue:Come on lighten up there only messing, they do it to everyone.

 

Me personaly like ryobi ive got a drill,jigsaw,circular saw and lots of others saws, but no chainsaw

Edited November 18, 2008 by Ian Leach

[Mr Ed]

Its a shame. Bloke comes on looking for a solution to a small problem with his domestic firewood saw, and all we do is take the piss. Ryobi or even mculloch is fine for weekend firewood use, and as proffesionals we have a mine of helpfull info we could give. Telling him his saw is crap and buy another is NOT helpfull advice.

 

You should be ashamed of yourselves.

[treequip]

Its a shame. Bloke comes on looking for a solution to a small problem with his domestic firewood saw, and all we do is take the piss. Ryobi or even mculloch is fine for weekend firewood use, and as proffesionals we have a mine of helpfull info we could give. Telling him his saw is crap and buy another is NOT helpfull advice.

 

You should be ashamed of yourselves.

 

Not me mate

At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs

Have a look at the guide bar. Has it developed burrs on the edges?

http://www.oregonchain.com/tips_barwear.htm

[Steve Bullman]

Its a shame. Bloke comes on looking for a solution to a small problem with his domestic firewood saw, and all we do is take the piss. Ryobi or even mculloch is fine for weekend firewood use, and as proffesionals we have a mine of helpfull info we could give. Telling him his saw is crap and buy another is NOT helpfull advice.

 

You should be ashamed of yourselves.

 

indeed. i half want to start a home owners help forum some time in the future to coincide with the arborists directory. i hope we can all be more helpful to questions if it goes ahead.

[skyhuck]

Hi all - I have a Ryobi pcn4343 which has given 2 years faultless service....

 

The problem now is that it runs well until cutting wood (the important bit!) - when cutting the engine slows down - the chain almost stops if cutting a large log and you apply any sort of pressure to the bar.

Saw starts and idles no problem

 

As soon as you take the chain away from the log the engine resumes full speed.

 

I have replaces spark plug (it has the correct gap) and air filter. Chain is sharp and the tension seems good.

Fuel has no problem passing through the fuel filter.

 

The chain does not slip when cutting - it is more like the engine slows down

 

Any ideas of what might be wrong?

 

Could be an unevenly sharp chain.

 

If one side of the chain is sharper or has significantly larger teeth, the saw tries to cut a very acute curve, which it can't do so it starts to die.

 

Much more likely to happen on full chisel chain.

 

Just a thought.

[detritus21]

I'm going to put my neck on the line and say that they ain't too bad for a 140 quid saw. I ahve on eat teh back of the shed which I used for home fire wood upto 18 months ago and it didn't do too bad till the chain brake mechanism decided to die so it sticks on. Engine wise it was solid but there were some flimsy bits like the chain brake which are vunerable if the saw is used alot.

[Buzz]

I'd echo what Ed said and in addtion add that when i worked at a private school as a groundsman many years ago i came from a forestry team and was a little dis-heartened to see they had a mculloch chainsaw.

 

I was stuck with it for 6 months untill the budget changed and we could get a stihl. The only issues i had with it was it under-oiled the chain. Apart from that i was presently suprised at it's performance, performance which for the gentleman posting this thread would be more than adequate.

[Andy Collins]

indeed. i half want to start a home owners help forum some time in the future to coincide with the arborists directory. i hope we can all be more helpful to questions if it goes ahead.

 

Totally agree with Steve and Ed, the last thing we want to come across as is pompous up-our-ass types. If someone wants advice, or help, the last thing they need is a load of flak for owning the "wrong" kit. I know we all favour certain makes, but why would Joe Public spend money on pro kit that he only uses a few times a year?