cheap Mitre 10 chainsaw

Hi Ted,
Bought one about 6 months ago. Chain jumped off in the first 15 min of use. Like you I only want it for fairly rare use and as Vic HC back up. Just hope I can get a spares eg a chain....cheers,
silverback

Ted
It is fine for what you want it for, nothing more, keep the bow saw handy though. Most non owners of chainsaws dont concider chain maintainance, they need to be kept sharp and properly tensioned.

Even just a second in dirt will blunt a saw of ANY price.

I take with me a spare chain and a sharpening file and depth guage. The shark fin device at the leading edge of the tooth is an anti kick back device that limits how deep a tooth can cut, so just sharpening the cutting edge is not enough, you also need to file the anti kick device.

As far as chain bars and sprockets almost any mower/chainsaw shop would have them as they are common to ALL saws, they just vary in size to match the saws size and capacity.

Keep the bar oil up to it and keep the chain tension right and you cannot go to far wrong.

A chainsaw is one of the most deadly tools made by man, so respect it's capacity to remove limbs and vital organs.

Colin.

Baught a cheapy of ebay - 18 iNCH bar 375 chain - 50 cc $140 delivered

had it a year now -- use it camping all the time - gets used and abused -- bouncing around in the trailer - in the storage of the caravan

still going strong


some of the cheap saws are actually from the same factories as the major names -- just re badged .....

you get what you pay for ... blah blah blah --- i paid $140 for a saw that if i bought the equivalent in a sthil would have cost me $800 - and after warranty - servicing / repairs would be easily $150 each time

my $140 saw has lasted 2 years of abuse - if it blows up .. in the bin it goes --- buy another - i dont expect it to last me 20 years - so who cares for a big brand name ?

BTW i worked for mc culloch as a repair guy fixing all the saws , brush cutters for my first job for many years ....

Boc