Fixing A BlueMax Chainsaw That Won't Start
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Thanks for watching. This was the first time I'd worked on this model and to be honest it's a lot like a different brand of chainsaw. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I very very rarely use my chainsaw so I only run it on Stihl canned fuel and then empty the tank and run it dry before storage. So far the method has worked extremely well with no issues.
nice method
I don't even bother emptying the tank with pre-mix but I do cycle through my five saws quite often.
@@MVortex2 Yeah I wouldn't either except mine might sit for 2 years between uses. Just not much stuff to cut around here.
Your be wallet will definitely be feeling blue when you get a blue chain saw that have some hard to find parts 😮😮
you got that right
@@HomeGaragechannel 💪👍😁😎
Great video. This is a generic chinese clone saw, there are hundreds of brand names of these but they are all the same. The only things that differ on them are the plastics & colours. Things like carbs, pistons, cylinders, cranks, oil pumps, chain breaks are all readily available. These are good saws for the price however they are prone to some common faults like brittle fuel hoses, oil pumps can fail as can the chain breaks if they are handled roughly but these parts are dirt cheap. I guess you get what you pay for but if you're not too bothered about a bit of home repairs and you're like me you actually don't mind it at all, then the plus for these saws are they are great to start hot or cold and they are very powerful for what you pay for them. Even though most of them are badged for 25:1 mix i run mine at 40:1 with fully synthetic 2 stroke and they run perfect and with even more power. Don't get me wrong, these are not a substitute for professional saws but for the average home user they are fine, and probably even good for the above average user if he/she is willing to live with their predictable faults.
thank you for the information
That resembles a Hyundai HYC6200x like mine! So plenty of parts available!
I'll have to look into that
This saw looks like a generic Chinese made machine sold under various names, the one I have was available here in the UK under the brand name Taurus and has thus far been very reliable and cost well under £100 new which when you don't need a chain saw that often is a good price. I do drain it and run it dry though after each outing which may explain it's trouble free life.
agreed
Great info. Thanks
thank you!
I have a Walmart Black Max 18" 38cc saw that was just over $200 out the door, & it's been a mighty fine saw...cranks easy, runs good, cuts good & puts brush & trees on the ground... I've cut enough on my property with it, that if I had to go buy another one, I've gotten tons of use out of it, but I've had it for 3 years & it doesn't appear to be slowing down...comes with a case, saw tool & a spare chain... I'd recommend it to anyone with some property to clear who doesn't have Husqvarna money...canned fuel is way too expensive, I prefer to mix my own gas with Lucas' 2 cycle oil...never had an issue...
seems like it's treating you well!
It is... it's made by Stanley/Black & Decker, how bad could it be? Lol! I want to upgrade to one of the 20" saws they have, those are 50cc... should go through a tree like butter...
Same saw as the ryobi and new craftsman saw same manufacturer. Good little Saws if you take care of them. It is a copy of a zenoah/redmax 3800.
Great video and nice work fixing that chainsaw, I use that premixed canned fuel from the store in my 2 cycle equipment. However I may switch back to using pump gas, after running out of canned fuel I mixed up a small batch of pump gas and did notice a difference running my Stihl TS410 gas chop saw, it seems to rev a lot higher rpm wide open than it did using the canned fuel.
yes there is a difference in performance, and personally I'm sticking with mixing it myself.
I've been taking the fuel line off of my two stroke equipment at the carb, and attaching another line that runs into a bottle of the mix oil and use the purge bulb to fill the carb with straight oil then store it away. Next season put in my mixed fuel and hit the purge bulb until the oil is pushed out and the fuel is in and off you go.
hey I like that idea!
I have a 20" 52cc blue max and this saw has cut a lot of wood and still runs great , the only problem I ever had was the fuel line disintegrated not long after buying it so I replaced it with a good fuel line and never had a problem since the second issue is the air filter sucks and letting a lot of dirt into carb . This saw needs an upgraded air filter.
thank you for sharing that information
As a die hard gas powered equipment biggest fan I have to confess to using sawzall in place of chainsaw for last seven years with great results…I’m going to run both of my chainsaws this weekend hoping I’ll be forgiven.
I know! I’m gonna cut me a Christmas tree!! Merry Christmas everyone!!
hope it works out
Merry Christmas to you too.
This saw along with pretty much every other saw (Salem Master, Wemar, Coocher, Pinkaway, Dereal, Proyama etc) are all exact same saw, which is clone of Zenoah 52cc saw. Pretty you will fine all replacements parts from ebay under Zenoah part. They all run well except the chainbrake and air filter pretty much all suck. I have Coocher and Vehpro both say 62 cc, which are not but still decent saw if you take care of it.
thank you
I have a box store pole saw i bought and it did the same thing as this saw except it wouldn’t rev up past idle. I adjusted the high side a quarter turn and it starts and runs better than when it was brand new
nice work
have 2 bluemax at 99 dollars each 5 years now but I've only cut down and cut up about 25 big trees and hundreds of saplings knew i was going to dig it in dirt so cheapest i could find love these saws ill buy another if these ever quit lol
thank you for vouching for them
Wow i've never seen a blue chainsaw Thank you for the video
No problem 👍
Fuel concern which possibly affected diaphragm : even though the owner used canned fuel, remember, he was the second user. The first user was the tester at the factory and we don't know what fuel the tester used.
that's true
Most of my main saws that I run are older Stihls and Husqvarnas (80s- early 2000s). I run nothing but 89 octane non ethanol rec fuel mixed with Opti-2 at 40 or 50:1 (which has stabilizers in it). In probably around 10 saws I've yet to have a fuel system issue no matter how long I let them sit (normally use them within 2 years of sitting with fuel in them). Believe me or not, I had a late 80s Husqvarna 61 that I left in a shed and forgot about. The saw sat for at least 9 or 10 years. I found it and immediately pulled the fuel cap and it smelled fine. 3 pulls and it fired right up and ran perfect with the 9 year old gas. I'm not saying the canned gas is bad (IMO it is a waste of money for regular use, but if your state doesn't have pump rec fuel, it's a solid choice), but I think it's overpriced for what it is. Yes I always keep a few cans of it in my truck tool box for shit hit the fan situations, why not it has a great shelf life. Bottom line when your storing saws either keep the fuel tank full so it doesn't have room to draw moisture, or empty it completely and start the engine till it completely runs out, and start it again on full choke till it dies. Anything with ethanol in it will destroy it over time (mainly fuel lines and carb diaphragms), even if you maintain it well.
wow very Nice! Seems like you're doing all the right things.
I own a homelite saw I bought off market place for 20 bucks to cut down 2 ugly over grown ever green trees and it got the job done. Had some carb adjustments issues but I made it work. I run canned fuel and leave the carb empty. Not the greatest quality saw but for 20 bucks I can't complain. My next saw if I ever needed one would be sthl.
nice choice!
After a disaster-area grade severe storm in my area - one where I lost 6 trees - I bought a name brand electric chain saw. Yes it needs electricity, but I have 2 generators. Maybe that won't work in the remote outdoors, but it works in the suburbs.
hey nothing wrong with that
I have exactly the same chain saw,but it's painted yellow and named "Manpower".Had some problem with adjusting the mixture screw from the outside (it ran too rich on full speed) because of the rubber block being a little skewed.Hope to fix that in the spring.
good luck with it.
I drain all of my small engines prior to storage for winter to prevent gumming it up. and hardening and wrinkling the diaphragm
I like your technique
Hey bro what's up? Interesting looking chainsaw. For a cheap looking saw, it sounds and performs good.
you're right, it's not bad at all.
@@HomeGaragechannel it took me by surprise here.
I'm about to get the equipment ready for storage😊
good idea
Yeah, I really care about my equipment because if I take care of them, they'll take care of me
Thank you so much for teaching me this😇😇😇😇😇😇
You can get a lot of the parts for those. I like the Zenoah clones.
thank you for letting us know
I would check with hultzforma/farmertec for any parts on that saw. It is a sthil clone.
thanks
You are thinking Poulan I bet, great video BTW
thank you !
With mine before Tru-fuel I always used Stihl/Husky oil and a lot of ethanol gas with no problem BUT I always brushed or blew the saw off, filed, gassed and oiled it up so it'd be ready for the next whateveritwas. Usually a mower got blown off but always fueled and oil checked before each use and maybe sharpened once mid-season. I think I'd pass on the blue saws but the ones of the bright color would be welcome and if it wasn't Stihl it'd be the other one. Blessings
I see what you're getting at.
Taking care of the smaller things like you do.@@HomeGaragechannel
this chainsaw is a very common model made in china, all pieces are available at a very low price but not in western countries. The best way is to purchase on a chinese website, and wait a month for the package. The name you read on this saw is only a sticker of the importator. According to the shape of this chainsaw, it could be a 45cc model, sharing parts with the 52 cc , 58 cc, 62 cc and 68cc if I remember it. It's a good chainsaw, a bit fragile, but all is available to repair, and easy to break free. The gasket of your air filter is not the good one; everybody loose it, the cost with europe shiping is about 2 euros for 10 gaskets.
thank you for sharing that information
well if i had a Chainsaw i,d do the basics and in my view on that one it looks like a slightly older Shindaiwa copy and mostly using those older Husqvarna aka Husky engine parts from what i can probably picture in my mind etc.
I can see what you're saying,
@@HomeGaragechannel yep too right mate.
Identical to the Alko saw
thank you for letting us know
This is a very helpful video! Thank you for taking the time to post it!
Where were you able to buy the diaphram for this chainsaw? I have one just like it and I also need the diaphram. I cannot find it available with much time spent on the interweb... Thanks!
yes I was able to find it.
@@HomeGaragechannel they asked "where", can you help people out?
Is that soap and water your using to clean it?
no it's a strong greaser, and pressurized water.
a friend of ours also has the same chainsaw but from a german company called güde
now that's interesting
I love these brands that pop up and re-label the Chinese saws under a decidedly German sounding name to try to fake some creditibity.
I know right
Great video. I always drain the tank and run until engine stops. Minor problem, fuel hose I purchase is crap. Doesn't last before breaking. Can you recommend a supplier
unfortunately no. But I would suggest looking at the reviews and read the comments and see what they have to say.
Hello Home garage how are you feeling how was your Thanksgiving....
I'm good but I'm still waiting for my voice to get to 100% And Thanksgiving was pretty good. I hope yours went well.
Hey I am having a hard time getting the flywheel brake on my Husqvarna 5521 BBC Commercial Push Mower to work. Is there any ideas you recommend I can do to fix it
unfortunately I've never worked on that model before
@@HomeGaragechannel I know that it has a Honda motor on. I just now remembered that
Hey i want to ask something. Turning left when tuning the carb was to Richen the mixture and turning right was to Lean it, right?
yes, think of it has a water hose valve on the house for your garden hose,
that chainsaw looks like your channel logo
yes it does!
I like to run my 2cycle equipment dry before storage. I haven't bought or repaired a clone saw yet.
it wasn't bad this time, but it could have been much worse.
I’ve never seen that brand of chainsaw before I can see why it would be hard to find parts for it I’ve seen so many different brands before buying a lesser known brand can make it cheaper depending on the brand but that’s also bad because parts will be scarce making it a bad idea to get a lesser known brand but it does look like a nice saw
totally agree with you
@@HomeGaragechannel my favorite chainsaw is the old bow saw those things were extremely durable and powerful I don’t know if they still sell bow saws it would be awesome if you had one on your channel sometime if you could get your hands on one the old style saws were durable loud and powerful if I’m not mistaken some bow saws were 125cc but I’m not sure
Soffy for this Old Message. What is it you are cleaning the Saw with, is it just soap water
I'm using Super Heavy Duty Degreaser from Harbor Freight
In the equipment l use regularly l just leave fuel in it, but if l am not sure when l will use it next, or know it wont be for a while then i run it dry. I have worked on a bluemax like this one and the muffler has a catalytic element and the hot exhaust gasas would get the wood l was cutting smoldering.
the cat being so close to the exit was sending superheated gases straight into the wood, starting to ignite it.
that sounds dangerous
bad design?
@@HomeGaragechannel Yeah I would think it is a bad design. and slightly dangerous especially when that is happening during a drought and burn ban.
I fixed up a Daewoo DACS-5218 that was a carbon copy of this one. Not a bad machine, honestly.
thank you for the information
The bluemax chainsaws are clones of redmax chainsaws. So you could probably use parts that fit redmax saws.
thank you
There's been issues with certain canned fuel brands. I'm betting that's Tru-Fuel 50:1.
you might be right
What Size is the carb adjustment tool???
there's no size, but a "type "
@@HomeGaragechannel I made my own out of a insulin syringe that I cut off. It works good.....
i have this one pump gas wrecked it 2 times
wow
Look alot like the McCullough brand saws😅
thanks, it does doesn't it.
It looks like a poulan pro
yes it does
Looks a lot like an echo / shindaiwa
in some ways yes it does.
Like 20 other brand use this exact model chainsaw copying craftsman
so I've heard
I hardly use it, I use canned fuel, and no, I don't prep it, which I admit would save me money as I take it in every fall because it won't start. As for the brand name, nope, I got burned with a powersmart snow blower last year, it's recognized brands names only.
yes I think you mentioned that before. Did you replace the snowblower then?
MTD
No I don't I just put it up and next time I need it I use it never really had any problems with mine starting of course I have a old John Deere 50v so it it what it is
nice
I run my power equipment out of fuel before storing it for any extended amount of time. For people who don't use a chaisaw much, I would suggest a corded electric or battery powered saw so you don't have to deal with the problems of a gasoline powered version.
great suggestion
That’s definitely “assembled in US” but made in china for sure😂
LOL!! thanks for getting it.
Its a zenoah 5800 clone its the most copied saw in the world
thank you I appreciate that.
BlueMax is the same thing as Yard Dog….the differences is BlueMax is obviously blue and Yard Dog is green but the fuel ratios are different…..BlueMax ratio is 40:1 and Yard Dog is 25:1
thanks for the information
Don't start a chainsaw like a lawnmower. It is much safer and easier to hold it firmly and allow gravity to assist. Standing on it and bending over to jerk the line is dangerous and exhausting.
ok
trow it away and buy a stihl chainsaw 🤣🤣
good choice