Echo CS620SX-OUCH!

[BobbyDee]

Any comments/suggestions on this would be appreciated. This is the underside of my 3 month old CS620SX where the handle should be attached. Looks fairly terminal to me and a possible weak point of the saw. Pity, as it was doing so well up to this point.

[chrisj]

Ooops. What happened? If it happened in normal use have you tried a warranty claim if it's only 3 months old? Or did you squish it?

[BobbyDee]

Happened when cutting through a fairly hefty downed oak and was giving it some welly ie leaning on it a bit and followed through, so to speak, and walloped an immovable object so it's user abuse I suppose but disappointing to say the least. Just wondered if anyone else had experienced this.

[Darkslider]

The crack in the picture almost looks like glass fibre reinforced plastic. I hope I'm mistaken though as that is weak brittle stuff to make any component of a saw from and it's no wonder it's failed.

 

As said though, after 3 months I'd be trying it on for a warranty claim. I've walloped my saw on the ground in similar circumstances, and works saw gets dumped on the ground with zero care frequently and hasn't suffered any damage like that.

[BobbyDee]

It's definitely plastic, whether it's reinforced is unclear however I may well contact the seller, Forest & Arb, and see if a warranty claim is feasible.

[peatff]

Did you get anywhere with this or are you still using it as it is ?

[GardenKit]

As a matter of interest, what shape is the handle now? It appears to have been a considerable force on the handle that wrenched the bottom of the casing out.

[SawTroll]

As a matter of interest, what shape is the handle now? It appears to have been a considerable force on the handle that wrenched the bottom of the casing out.

 

It doesn't look like the case is broken, only the extesion from the fuel tank.

 

However, I agree that it looks like considerable force have been applied to the handlebar - or there was a weak point there.....

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

it looks like considerable force have been applied to the handlebar - or there was a weak point there.....

 

you are hoping it's the latter

 

The whole saw is a weak point is it not?

[SawTroll]

you are hoping it's the latter

 

The whole saw is a weak point is it not?

 

I'm not hoping anything here - and I'd like to see the handlebar and the top of saw.......