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oil pan 4 · 10-11-13, 11:53 PM

I was using the craftsman and blew the plastic gear while plunge cutting an oak tree that has been dead and dried out for a good 10 years.

The electric craftsman was running off straight outlet power through 100' of 14gauge extension cord and was out cutting the gas powered echo up until I blew the gear.

So I just need to not cut kiln dried hard wood or put the lame safety chain back on and just accept the slower cut.

I bought 2 replacement gears from randys small engine repair (an ebay seller in ohio) for $40 with shipping.

Since 2009 this is the second plastic gear I have ruined, the first one was due to a screw left inside saw getting chewed up between the metal pinion gear and plastic ring gear with in 2 days of buying it.

10-11-13, 11:53 PM	#8
oil pan 4 Land owner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NM Posts: 1,026 Thanks: 12 Thanked 127 Times in 107 Posts	I was using the craftsman and blew the plastic gear while plunge cutting an oak tree that has been dead and dried out for a good 10 years. The electric craftsman was running off straight outlet power through 100' of 14gauge extension cord and was out cutting the gas powered echo up until I blew the gear. So I just need to not cut kiln dried hard wood or put the lame safety chain back on and just accept the slower cut. I bought 2 replacement gears from randys small engine repair (an ebay seller in ohio) for $40 with shipping. Since 2009 this is the second plastic gear I have ruined, the first one was due to a screw left inside saw getting chewed up between the metal pinion gear and plastic ring gear with in 2 days of buying it.