Snooze247

I'm in Ayrshire

Still having problems with the saw unfortunately folks. The oil seems to be coming through fine though the chain is still dry as a bone when attached. Clutch cover bolts still loosening themselves and then clutch cover falling off along with bar and chain which is awfully dangerous... Bit out of depth with this one, already took it to the repair shop and they claimed to fix it which they haven't. Any ideas?

Okay thanks guys. Will need to test the chainsaw out in the morning and give the filter a clean. I think my neighbours are in bed so might get in trouble revving the chainsaw at this time 😂 so far you have all been a massive help, much appreciated. Will keep you updated

Does anyone know if its possible to just empty the remaining oil out and add fuel to the oil pump and clean it out that way rather than taking everything apart? The arborist I worked with before often did it. Also what exactly causes the oil blockages? Just so I can avoid it in the future at all costs

Adw- will have a look at the filter now and see what I can find. Is it possible a build up of dirty oil has blocked it from keeping oil in the saw overnight? I always found it strange when I took the clutch cover off there was dry oil in amongst the saw dust. Paddy- oil adjustment was halfway though if I'm still having problems after checking the filter will try it on full. Kriss- thanks, bar oil holes all ok

Paddy-I don't think it is actually oiling well now that you mention it. Initially I thought it might have been an issue with the oil as it has been leaking out whilst in my shed quite a fair bit though I was told this is completely normal. On top of that when I take the the cover off its almost as though there has been a build up of oil that has hardened in amongst the saw dust. Do you know what would be causing the oil issue? Adw-The saw itself feels fine. I think all of the problems seem connected to the bar and chain. The oil issue sounds like it could be defiantly the problem though I'm not entirely sure how to approach it.

Hi Folks, I've been having problems with my husky 560xp since the day I bought it and before so had always used stihl Two months ago when using the saw to take down a Spruce there was a variety of problems though I'm sure it's all down to one cause which I can't figure out. Firstly the chain keeps slacking and the cover nuts have been coming off which has caused the chain cover bar and chain to fall off while in use. On top of that the bar has been burning out causing massive burs. I took it originally to my local husky service dealor and they assured me it was a problem which the chain tensioner so they replaced it and the bar due to the damage caused from the chainsaw burning out so much. Today whilst using the chainsaw for the first time after it was serviced, right away all the same problems started happening again. After this, I put a new chain on the chainsaw which tightened fine but as soon as I started cutting with it the chain went loose and wouldn't tighten back into place. Obviously a new chain tensioner has already been replaced so I'm assuming it must be something else. Anyone any ideas what it might be? I will attach some photos though not sure if they will actually indicate anything. You can see on the bar it was starting to burn out but this was after only one cut.