Hello all,
I am new here and have been prompted by a need for chainsaw advice that hpefully someone can provide or push me in the direction of. Story goes;
I recently purchased a stihl ms 181 chainsaw in Derby (will omit shop name for the moment) I asked for everything that I could need to maintain the item and advice as I was new to the use of petrol chainsaws and was taking it with me abroad for a busmans holiday. They seemed helpful and sold me everything I needed and gave me good advice , or so I believed.
I am now abroad and having used the chainsaw everthing was fine for the first couple of days use, then I noticed the bar and chain was working loose. I referred to the manual which said tensioning may be required more often at the start of tools life, followed instructions and continued , it happened again this time I noticed that the nut holding the cover which keeps the bar and chain in place keeps unwinding itself when I press the revs down.
Initial enquiries led me to the fact that the bar/chain could be getting hot due to lack of lubrication for the chain. I thought this could not be so since I had checked the tank for the chain and kept toped up with a tube of lubrication which the sales assistant had told me to use and how. This is when I discovered the the lubrication that he had given me was a grease lube for trimmers etc and not a synth oil that I needed. I got in touch with the shop to explain what had happened and was told that it was my mistake and ignorance because his staff where too well trained and not that stupid and therefore refused to accept any responsibilties even though I told him to check the billing and he would see that if I was sold everthing that I would need to maintain the saw how come I had so much lube and no oil.
Now after such a long story I hope some of you are still with me , I have cleaned the tank out of as much of the grease as I could manage and topped it up with the correct oil. I have let the motor run until I have finally gotten a very slight spray of oil of the chain. However the motor and everything is still getting extremely hot and the nut is still unwinding need help as the shop is being unhelpful.
thanks
mar
I am new here and have been prompted by a need for chainsaw advice that hpefully someone can provide or push me in the direction of. Story goes;
I recently purchased a stihl ms 181 chainsaw in Derby (will omit shop name for the moment) I asked for everything that I could need to maintain the item and advice as I was new to the use of petrol chainsaws and was taking it with me abroad for a busmans holiday. They seemed helpful and sold me everything I needed and gave me good advice , or so I believed.
I am now abroad and having used the chainsaw everthing was fine for the first couple of days use, then I noticed the bar and chain was working loose. I referred to the manual which said tensioning may be required more often at the start of tools life, followed instructions and continued , it happened again this time I noticed that the nut holding the cover which keeps the bar and chain in place keeps unwinding itself when I press the revs down.
Initial enquiries led me to the fact that the bar/chain could be getting hot due to lack of lubrication for the chain. I thought this could not be so since I had checked the tank for the chain and kept toped up with a tube of lubrication which the sales assistant had told me to use and how. This is when I discovered the the lubrication that he had given me was a grease lube for trimmers etc and not a synth oil that I needed. I got in touch with the shop to explain what had happened and was told that it was my mistake and ignorance because his staff where too well trained and not that stupid and therefore refused to accept any responsibilties even though I told him to check the billing and he would see that if I was sold everthing that I would need to maintain the saw how come I had so much lube and no oil.
Now after such a long story I hope some of you are still with me , I have cleaned the tank out of as much of the grease as I could manage and topped it up with the correct oil. I have let the motor run until I have finally gotten a very slight spray of oil of the chain. However the motor and everything is still getting extremely hot and the nut is still unwinding need help as the shop is being unhelpful.
thanks
mar