What did you do today?

[8ntruck 7,933]

Thursday, I got out my 25 year old Craftsman 18" chain saw and cut a sizeable limb that has been laying behind the tractor shed for 3 or 4 years.  It is in the way and time came for it to go.  This spring, when I last used this saw, I noted that the dome in the primer pump had a small split in it.  Not enough to leak, but enough so i did not trust taking the saw into the woods for serious work.  Worked fine to cut that limb into firewood sized pieces, though.

 

I bought a new dome, but discovered that this primer pump is not rebuildable.  New pump is on order.  The bottom of the saw case was covered in bar oil.  Guess I forgot to empty the bar oil tank before I put it away last time.  I suppose I'd ought to chase that leak down someday.  Then again, draining the oil tank after use is easier.....

 

Today, I split the wood.  I put Pack Rat, the Allis Chalmers B110, to work hauling the resulting cart load of split firewood down to the lake house wood pile.  Treated Pack Rat to a new air filter element, too.

[ebinmaine 73,152]

9 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

The bottom of the saw case was covered in bar oil.  Guess I forgot to empty the bar oil tank before I put it away last time.  I suppose I'd ought to chase that leak down someday.  Then again, draining the oil tank after use is easier.....

 

I have 3 gas powered saws and Trina has a battery powered one. ALL of them leak bar oil over time. Some have a much shorter leakdown period than others. 

For her battery saw and at least one of my gas saws, laying them on their right side - fill cap UP - prevents or dramatically slows the leakage. I find that counterintuitive considering the now down-facing side is the actual side the oil should come from ... but it works.  🤔 

 

[lynnmor 7,886]

My chainsaws, all 7 of them, leak very little or no chain oil and I never drain them.  Of course there is always some residual oil slowly draining from any chainsaw so I keep bed pads under them.

[19richie66 17,680]

Got all my rafters painted and ready for metal. Hopefully in the next couple weeks it will finally be covered.