I've had a Husqvarna 455 Rancher for about 6 months now. While there is a lot to like about the saw, there are two issues that really take a lot of the joy out of using it.
1) The chain loses tension as you work with the saw. About once an hour I have to adjust the bar to tighten the chain. At first I thought it was just the new chain breaking in, but after months of this I can only assume that the bar is moving during work. No matter how tight I tighten the nuts. Husqvarna tech support (using the term loosely here) was not much help.
2) The oiler leaks. Put the saw down on the garage floor for an hour and there is a pretty big puddle of chain oil under the saw. Store the saw for a couple of weeks and all the oil leaks out. Store the saw upside down and no problem (great solution huh?). Drain all the oil from the saw before storage and it doesn't leak (what a deal). Husqvarna tech support claims leakage is normal. Wish they had put that feature on the box. "Automatically oils the chain and everything else in your shop that is near where you store your saw".
If anyone has enountered any of these problems and fixed them, I would love to hear the solution. Thanks for listening.
Ed
1) The chain loses tension as you work with the saw. About once an hour I have to adjust the bar to tighten the chain. At first I thought it was just the new chain breaking in, but after months of this I can only assume that the bar is moving during work. No matter how tight I tighten the nuts. Husqvarna tech support (using the term loosely here) was not much help.
2) The oiler leaks. Put the saw down on the garage floor for an hour and there is a pretty big puddle of chain oil under the saw. Store the saw for a couple of weeks and all the oil leaks out. Store the saw upside down and no problem (great solution huh?). Drain all the oil from the saw before storage and it doesn't leak (what a deal). Husqvarna tech support claims leakage is normal. Wish they had put that feature on the box. "Automatically oils the chain and everything else in your shop that is near where you store your saw".
If anyone has enountered any of these problems and fixed them, I would love to hear the solution. Thanks for listening.
Ed