Chainsaw Repair

Beautiful saw! I've got one too -- I call mine "Ol' Blue." Is that original or what?  It is my main cutter, and I burn wood for primary heat. Here's how it is with Ol' Blue -- fill the tanks, set the choke and fast idle, flip the switch on, pull, pull, pull burpbaburpburp. Choke off, pull and it's off to the races. Clawing through logs or sitting at its pop-pop idle, Ol' Blue will run until the fuel tank is dry.

A stray gust of wind took an 18" ash the "wrong" way on me once, and pinched Ol' Blue's bar. I backed away and watched as that 60-foot tree came down across a rotted deadfall, bounced up, and fell back down on Ol' Blue. Total damage: a small chunk broke off the bottom of the clutch cover. I didn't even get a five-minute break!