Sorry :( now I feel bad that I've been ranting about Stihl/Huskys. ALL chainsaws are good - and fun.

I did a three day use and safety of chainsaws course. And to cut a long story short; to be safe NEVER be looking straight down at the blade when you are using it. You should be slightly to the left so when (not if) it kicks back it flicks up harmlessly over your right shoulder, not in you face :eek:

I didn't notice very much difference between Stihl or Echo, to be perfectly honest, once you make the jump to pro level equipment. I cut literally thousands of trees last month with my Echo, and it impressed the hell out of me. I'm sure a Stihl pro model would have been fine too.

i was messing with you bill :) i have 3 stihls at work. huge saws..they scare me.

i do love my echo..it is the little saw that can.

Haha, you got me.

Do you have oil spray off the chain in a forward motion on the tip of the saw when you rev it up? You can test this holidng it up against a fresh cut. If you don't you don't have enough lube IMHO.

G

Sounds like there are plenty of good chain saws out there.

As far as the oil thing.....if it is spitting oil off the tip of the bar when revved, then the bar and chain are getting oil. If it us using too much too quickly, costing me too much money or making me stop to refill the oil tank before a tank of gas is used, then maybe I'd worry about fixing it. Otherwise, I'd saw wood.

or do whut we all does in Orygun:

1. throttle it all the way up with a good hard squeeze

2. shove the power unit into yer crotch

3. dip the bar (and its fast-movin' chain) into a 55 gallon drum of bar oil

and Let 'er Rip!

I didn't read the whole thread so someone may have already said this. If u just use old motor oil from your cars oil changes it's a lot easier to through a bunch of oil

Vash,

They all leak but you can try and just turn it down a little. Should be a small spring loaded screw under the clutch cover. No matter what over time chainsaws leak. You should try the tractor supply brand oil if you want thicker and tacky.

I have a Husqvuarna Rancher that I bought 20 years ago.I used it to cut down willow trees 20 years ago and now they are too big to cut down. The Husqy got sporadic use, I even forgot to put the oil in the gas. It ran hot till I noticed what I had done. Then added the oil to the gas and runs like new. Yes there is a chain brake which I test every time before I use this saw. Does that guarantee that you are not going to get hit in the face with a runaway chain? However not looking down the chain makes sense.(Thanks for the tip). I am amazed at the amount of work a chain saw can do. I have an axe but it makes for tough sledding. While I think of it the chain oil slowly leaks out when not in use.

i took the saw in..they actually turned it a tad up. now the oil tank empties before the fuel tank. not so good.

lubey sent me a bottle of magic oil. unlabeled, so it is a mystery. havent tried it yet.

I have an old German Makita chainsaw. They are the same as the Sachs Dolmar saws. I turned down the oiler almost all the way and it still oils sufficiently. I would consider turning it down yourself.