how should a saw be stored ?

[Dazonit]

As above how should a saw be stored while not in use for a while if fuel is left in the saw it could go bad and cause problems and if the fuel is drained pipes and thediagram could dry out and crack

If a saw was run on a tank of aspen till it warmed up then toped up with aspen and stored would this solve the problem .

I start any sawsi have not been using once a month which can be a bit of a pain but has worked so far or have I just been lucky ?

[spudulike]

As above how should a saw be stored while not in use for a while if fuel is left in the saw it could go bad and cause problems and if the fuel is drained pipes and thediagram could dry out and crack

If a saw was run on a tank of aspen till it warmed up then toped up with aspen and stored would this solve the problem .

I start any sawsi have not been using once a month which can be a bit of a pain but has worked so far or have I just been lucky ?

 

Just drain the tank and then start up to clear residue fuel. Leave the oil in the tank unless you use bio oil.

 

This should be fine for long periods.

[Stubby]

This is just me but I would not drain the tank . Just tip away the old fuel and fill with fresh when you come to use it . If you use Aspen then dont tip it away as it will be fine .

[Adamam]

I've had a fair number of saws come to me with apparently very fresh carb kits that have nonetheless turned hard from being in contact with fuel, then left dry.

 

Hard to know what the best angle is, apart from to use Aspen and leave it in the tank (as I do).

[Mountain man]

Just drain the tank and then start up to clear residue fuel. Leave the oil in the tank unless you use bio oil.

 

This should be fine for long periods.

 

This is what I've done, run it out of fuel and tried to rev it up as it starts to die.

It has always seemed to work.

[Gray git]

Run your saw on aspen and have no more worries, just stick it on the shelf till you need it next.

[Stubby]

I've had a fair number of saws come to me with apparently very fresh carb kits that have nonetheless turned hard from being in contact with fuel, then left dry.

 

Hard to know what the best angle is, apart from to use Aspen and leave it in the tank (as I do).

 

This is why I dont drain them but always tip it away and put fresh in when its to be used . However I am an Aspen man now so irrelavent .

[GardenKit]

The method suggested by most manufacturers is certainly to store them dry. if this is your chosen method then fine, but ensure that you run fresh fuel through first. The solvents in fresh fuel are the strongest and will to some extent wash out the corrosive residues of stale fuel leaving the fuel system as clean as possible. The fresh, solvent rich, fuel will dry out faster and leave less residue than old fuel.

 

But, without doubt, the diaphragms will harden when they dry, and I am not convinced they ever fully rehydrate when new fuel is added, so like Stubby and Adam, I prefer to store 'wet'. If using pump petrol make sure you use a fuel preservative like the Briggs Fuel Fit in fresh petrol and you should be good for up to year.

 

But a post of mine would not be complete without saying that Aspen is by far the best bet for occasional users, not just as a storage medium but as the sole year round fuel.

[Dazonit]

I think it will have to be aspen in the saws I don't use much or any saw I'm storing for a while to be on the safe side found my local stockist only 10 miles away .

Is it okay to swap and change between normal 2stroke and aspen

[cornish wood burner]

I think it will have to be aspen in the saws I don't use much or any saw I'm storing for a while to be on the safe side found my local stockist only 10 miles away .

Is it okay to swap and change between normal 2stroke and aspen

 

I emptied most of my machines before the winter and flushed with aspen. Some seem to run OK but a couple seem they might need a retune before working for their living. Storing wet seems to make sense even if you revert to mixed fuel when used in anger. Alternatively retune to aspen and forget.