Chain tightens up and bogs saw down imediately after starting. New bar and chain. New sprocket and bearing. New oiler last year. I took the bar and chain off and started it. It seems to be getting plenty of oil. The chain doesn't seem to be binding on the sprocket or in the bar.
no, it isn't new. I bought it used. it isn't the wild thing. it is a poulan model 2600 45cc clean burn. The chain oiler works fine but the chain acts as though it get short. I set it so there is about half the thickness of the chain rides in the bar. when I start it it runs around the bar fine. 2 minutes later it is tight. I try loosening the chain and it does exactly the same thing. I just cut a tri axel load of firewood with it and it ran fine. I changed the sprocket and put a new bar and chain on it and now I have this. I have tried 3 different chains and bars. They are all the right part for the saw. no, it isn't new. I bought it used. it isn't the wild thing. it is a poulan model 2600 45cc clean burn. The chain oiler works fine but the chain acts as though it get short. I set it so there is about half the thickness of the chain rides in the bar. when I start it it runs around the bar fine. 2 minutes later it is tight. I try loosening the chain and it does exactly the same thing. I just cut a tri axel load of firewood with it and it ran fine. I changed the sprocket and put a new bar and chain on it and now I have this. I have tried 3 different chains and bars. They are all the right part for the saw.
sprocket is correct. part number matches the one one the parts list. I bought it from a poulan dealer. It looks just like the one I replaced. Saw is for sale as a parts saw. I cant figure it out either.sprocket is correct. part number matches the one one the parts list. I bought it from a poulan dealer. It looks just like the one I replaced. Saw is for sale as a parts saw. I cant figure it out either.
I have a similar problem. I own a Poulan 18" wild thing. I just put a new chain on it and found that it is tightening and bogging down the engine. In fact I will start cutting and the engine will start to bog down, to the point my chain will stop. So I stop check the chain and it is so tight that I can not move it. My saw has all original parts except a new bar and chain. If I can not fix the problem I will have to purchase another chain saw.I have a similar problem. I own a Poulan 18" wild thing. I just put a new chain on it and found that it is tightening and bogging down the engine. In fact I will start cutting and the engine will start to bog down, to the point my chain will stop. So I stop check the chain and it is so tight that I can not move it. My saw has all original parts except a new bar and chain. If I can not fix the problem I will have to purchase another chain saw.
AnonymousMar 18, 2014
End bearing and chain feed seized.End bearing and chain feed seized.
AnonymousMar 26, 2014
oil leaking down bye chain sproket on final drive/oil leaking down bye chain sproket on final drive/
AnonymousMar 27, 2014
seems that maybe the brake lever may have to be resetseems that maybe the brake lever may have to be reset
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It must be very old cause all chain saws made in the last several years have a chain brake that prevents injury if the saw "kicks back". Is it the Wild Thing model?It must be very old cause all chain saws made in the last several years have a chain brake that prevents injury if the saw "kicks back". Is it the Wild Thing model?
This is becomming a challenge! Does it bog down without the chain? Measure the bar from the sprocket before and after it bogs down. Has it moved? Maybe the tension adjuster is defective. Maybe it's haunted. Halloween is near.
Good luck!This is becomming a challenge! Does it bog down without the chain? Measure the bar from the sprocket before and after it bogs down. Has it moved? Maybe the tension adjuster is defective. Maybe it's haunted. Halloween is near.
Good luck!
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Completely loosen the chain tensioner. When looking at the saw from the sprocket side(bar to the right) the chain WILL travel clockwise. Fit the chain on the bar.(ensure that the chain travels in collation with the sprocket at the end of the bar if equipped). When looking at the saw from the sprocket side(bar to the right) the chain WILL travel clockwise. With the chain still in the bar, fit the 5 or so links in the sprocket on the powerhead, engage the bar with the bar nuts, then lastly engage the chain in the tensioner. Place the sprocket cover and nuts. Tighten nuts then loosen about .5 turn. Adjust chain tensioner. Retighten nuts. See that tightening the nuts made your chain tighter, loosen nuts readjust chain, tighten nuts. With gloves on and the chain brake disengaged please ensure the chain travels around the bar. Put on your chaps and start cutting.
I have never seen an automatic chain oiler that worked. Even new ones don't seem to work. Just pour a little used engine oil on the bar once in awhile like everyone else does. In theory there is a small piston that rubs on an eccentric at the chain sprocket, and that sucks in oil and pushes it through a hole, into the center groove of the bar. But if the piston is dry, it won't pump. If the holes are clogged with sawdust, it won't work. Here is a video that may help: http://www.ehow.com/video_4756894_a-chain-saw-bar-oiler.html
This will happen if your bearing goes out or if you install a chain that is damaged on your saw. If the chain is in bad shape, it puts extra stress on the sprocket, thus making it wear out quicker. Same goes for your bar. Although noone normally does, it is "best" to replace all 3 items at the same time. Usually, though, if there is no visible damage, it's ok to replace just the worn out piece.
You can find replace bars, chain & sprockets for your saw at partsbuggy.com.
Hello. Thin your bar oil just a wee bit with some kerosene. If you have a gallon of bar oil add 1/4 cup of kerosene, stir it up and you will be fine. For starters also, directly apply some bar oil to the chain so that you are always using a well lubed chain. Joe
too much oil in the fuel, or set screws are not mixing air fuel properly. have the set screws looked at, and listen for a bearing to be gone, there are two un related issues here.
on one side of the saw are two nuts and a chain tightener screw. loosen the nuts but don't take them off. turn the tightening screw counter clockwise. the bar should slide backwards. the chain goes over the clutch disk and the tangs go into the bar groove. just keep pressing the tangs into the bar all the way to the tip and around the tip sprocket. now turn the adjustment screw clockwise which will tighten the chain. don't tighten it too much! leave a little "play" - tighten down the nuts. plug in the saw and start it. if the saw has a chain oiler press the oiler a few times. as you use the saw the chain will expand and loosen. loosen the nuts and tighten it again just a little.
The chain oiler injects oil into the rear of the bar where the cover mounts over the sprocket. Take the bar off and clean out the oiler hole. There is usually some buildup of sawdust in the hole. Clean out the grove that the chain guide runs in all the way around the bar. You can see the injector nozzle under where that bar was when you removed it. Sometimes there is an ajusting screw there to increase oil flow.
no chain brake on this model
any other ideas
no, it isn't new. I bought it used. it isn't the wild thing. it is a poulan model 2600 45cc clean burn. The chain oiler works fine but the chain acts as though it get short. I set it so there is about half the thickness of the chain rides in the bar. when I start it it runs around the bar fine. 2 minutes later it is tight. I try loosening the chain and it does exactly the same thing. I just cut a tri axel load of firewood with it and it ran fine. I changed the sprocket and put a new bar and chain on it and now I have this. I have tried 3 different chains and bars. They are all the right part for the saw.
sprocket is correct. part number matches the one one the parts list. I bought it from a poulan dealer. It looks just like the one I replaced. Saw is for sale as a parts saw. I cant figure it out either.
I have a similar problem. I own a Poulan 18" wild thing. I just put a new chain on it and found that it is tightening and bogging down the engine. In fact I will start cutting and the engine will start to bog down, to the point my chain will stop. So I stop check the chain and it is so tight that I can not move it. My saw has all original parts except a new bar and chain. If I can not fix the problem I will have to purchase another chain saw.
End bearing and chain feed seized.
oil leaking down bye chain sproket on final drive/
seems that maybe the brake lever may have to be reset
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