Advice on a new chainsaw

[samandothers]

Glad you got your issue fixed!  Good on ya to work through this!

[DDW_OR]

.....5 minutes down time total, yet I put it off for weeks before I looked at it. I should follow my own advice. :D

been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
had a table saw that would not start. opened the electrical control box, found it packed with sawdust. glad it did not start a fire.

[sablatnic]

One more thing, when stopping it, pull out the starter handle while switching off the ignition - I pull the handle over to the switch when switching off. The engine might make a slight kick backwards whwn stopping, yanking the cord tight. When pulling out the cord a few inches it'll have room for that kick