>That's a really good idea. I do it on my two-stroke trials
>motorcycles by turning off the fuel petcock and letting the
>bike run the carb dry.
That's a good habit. The key for expediency is knowing where, about 1/4
mile before getting home, you need to turn the petcock, so you run out of
gas just as your motorcycle pulls into it's parking place. <grin>
I don't do anything for my 12 inch Echo chain saw over the winter, but I do
run a little bit of carb cleaner through it when I have a big job. OK, ok,
it won't really do a big job; it's only a 12 inch bar. I meant a job when I
can finish the tank of fuel. Although, as mentioned earlier, even with a
little saw, you can drop a pretty big tree without being too dangerous.
I've also cut many cords of wood with this "suburban sized" saw. While
it's not a "manly" chain saw due to it's diminutive size, if something
happened to it, I wouldn't go much bigger. It's small, light and easy to
handle.
FYI - this saw does not have any kind of tip protector.
As others have mentioned, boots, long pants, safety glasses should always be
used. These can be very dangerous tools.
Jack
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