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#31
04-05-2024, 08:30 PM
On a regular chainsaw, open the oil cap and put it back on before storing.  Sometimes that relieves a little pressure.

On pole saws, leaking the oil is a feature.  Pretty sure that across brands.
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04-05-2024, 08:33 PM
Watch these and the answer should become clear to you about what to purchase :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aBZt8m1XkQ



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WDaTwEwhTk
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04-06-2024, 07:38 AM
(04-05-2024, 08:33 PM)Cabinet Monkey Wrote: Watch these and the answer should become clear to you about what to purchase :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aBZt8m1XkQ



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WDaTwEwhTk

Wow, that's pretty impressive. Thanks.
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04-07-2024, 11:53 AM (This post was last modified: 04-14-2024, 02:29 PM by Cabinet Monkey.)
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Wow, that's pretty impressive. Thanks.


That guy is the best no BS  no agenda reviewer I've ever seen.  The only drawback I can see is his tests don't account for long term reliability. Rob Robillard is pretty close, but appears to be more connected with some of the manuf. than PF.
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04-07-2024, 04:54 PM
Watch some pro user reviews too. His "lab tests" are just the start of the story...
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#36
04-10-2024, 02:57 PM
(04-05-2024, 07:22 PM)EdL Wrote: Not a unique problem Bill. Some of my saws siphon the bar oil, some don't.
Its a real pita...

Ed

I store all my chainsaws chain down in a 5 gallon bucket.  That way any mess is contained to the chain, bar and the bucket.
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04-10-2024, 05:46 PM
Forget the Dewalt. It's related to the Exxon Valdez. No o-ring seals anywhere in the oiler system. Even the fill cap is a plastic to plastic seal. It over oils the bar, slinging oil everywhere. No oiler adjustment on it. And the tank will drip until it's empty.
Other than that, I don't like the saw. Bar is thin and spindly. Battery's don't last long even just trimming small branches.
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The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
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04-10-2024, 09:12 PM
(04-10-2024, 05:46 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: Forget the Dewalt. It's related to the Exxon Valdez. No o-ring seals anywhere in the oiler system. Even the fill cap is a plastic to plastic seal. It over oils the bar, slinging oil everywhere. No oiler adjustment on it. And the tank will drip until it's empty.
Other than that, I don't like the saw. Bar is thin and spindly. Battery's don't last long even just trimming small branches.

what size battery?
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04-12-2024, 10:36 AM
20V....................
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04-12-2024, 11:24 AM
Yeah...but 3 Amp-hour or 5, 8, or 10???

I'd be surprised if you cut much of anything with a 3 Ah battery...but I'd expect better that what you describe if you used a 10 Ah battery.
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