On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 04:27:59 -0400, Bubba's Chainsaw Repair
wrote:

How much would it cost to repair/replace the chainsaw's
oil pump if the chunks of **** in your used drain oil clog
up the pump?

Exactly.

Realistically, a chain saw isn't worth repairing since a new one is only
$350 and a repair for about 1/3 that price only gets you your used one
back.

Then again, there are things to worry about, and there are things not to
worry about.

For example, a lot of people worry about climbing a ladder to operate a
chain saw to cut off a high tree limb. So they don't do the job because
they're worried about falling off the ladder.

If they just had someone hold the ladder, then maybe they wouldn't need to
worry so much.

Same here kind of.

If this is a realistic worry that the particles *will* screw up the chain
saw, then it's never going to be worth it.

But if it's just one of those running-with-scissors old wive's tales, then
it's not a realistic worry.

The problem is that nobody knows - which means I either have to be a
guinnea pig or I reason it out or I don't do it. Actually I think someone
said in this thread they do it all the time, so maybe I don't have to be
the guinnea pig.

Anyway, it was worth the question.
I think the answer is that there is a risk of the particles screwing up
"something" but that risk has to be assessed versus the benefit (which
isn't all that much since chain oil isn't all that expensive).

That's the takeaway.