That was a brand new chain. Must have been the operator then.
I have actually seen a chain put on backwards. Don't ask me how I know.
I've seen several chains put on backwards. And have also seen more than my share of supposedly locked up chainsaws, brought in by inexperienced operators who never bothered to read that chapter in the owner's manual that talked about the CHAIN BRAKE!
You should see the looks on their faces when I pull the handguard back until it clicks, and hand it back.. "There you go"
Tony, I'm sure not laughing at those guys. About a month ago, I was gonna drop a pond about 4', and got out my 3" Honda semi trash pump. It wouldn't fire. So, after messing with it, and verifying it had fresh fuel, air, and spark, I called my uncle who has been repairing small engines for going on 60 years. We brainstormed, and still couldn't get it running. So, I stripped the pump housing off that pump, and exchanged it with a 2" Honda pump that is exactly the same other than the pump. It fired right up, and everything was good.
After reassembling the 3" pump, which was now a 2" pump, I decided I'd check the oil. I know you know where this is heading. After two days of messing with pumps, the non-starting pump fired right up after adding no more than a 1/8 quart of oil. Now, it's check for air, spark, fresh fuel, and oil.
