Thread: Quality counts

Mmmm what a crapfight ! I thought this would bring out a " keyboard cutter or two "

Well not having an axe to grind as far as brand name or cheap saws go ( AND I AM NOT A CHAINSAW DEALER, ONLY ACCESSORIES ) here are are a couple problems to do with safety that I have come across.

1) after not much use the chaincover on a Wun Hung Lo warped so badly that the brake band in the cover failed to completely engage on the clutch drum, rendering the chain brake inoperable. This is a common problem not an isolated case.

2) when turned on its side to do a felling cut, same brand of saw fuel from the tank breather, causing a potentially dangerous situation. This also happened when the fuel tank was full to a lesser extent.

3) same saw then became a beacon when fuel vapour ignited after hot gas from the poorly placed exhaust port and/or lack of spark arrestor in the muffler caused the bark on a Messmate to catch fire, and consequently ignited the fuel vapour.

4) wrong or defective rim sprocket fitted at factory causing chain to break, luckily did not cause a chain shot.

There are quite a few other problems, however mainly to do with quality or lack thereof in the materials used in these saws.
I would guarantee that if these cheap saws were tested properly they would not meet Australian standards.
I now refuse to work on these saws because sometimes you fix a problem then it re occurs not long after., which in turn creates discontent with a customer.

How much quality are you going to get when Australian importers pay as little as USD$25 for a 60cc saw from China ?

I tend to agree with Travis & Bob L as far as comments go.
Unless someone has first hand experience with these saws they should keep their misinformed views to themselves.

I only state facts, which comes from actual experience using or working on these particular saws,

BTW I found these when searching for Australian standards on chainsaws

AS 2726.1-2004
AS 2726.2-2004
AS 3575-1995
AS 3575-1995 AMDT 1


Cheers .... Laurie