after trying to trackdown a chainsaw to borrow for about a month now (i refuse to pay sunbelt $60 for a full day rental when i only need one for less than an hour), my g/f was able to borrow her aunts when she was out there today. she gets home today, and its a remington brand 3.0hp with about a 16" blade.
i get the tree trunk cut down that i needed gone, about 10-12" in diameter. after i get done, i can see it smoking a little bit...was able to shake a few pieces of tree shavings out of it, but when i hit the button, it turned back on just fine.
let it sit for about 5 minutes while we carried the trunk to the front of the house, come back out to cut down another small tree, and nothing. checked the cords, all plugged in. tried another outlet, still nothing. i dont even hear anything inside like its trying to turn on...took it into my garage and set it down, got a couple other things knocked out, came back over, plugged it in, still nothing...where it was sitting though, theres about a tablespoon of oil that had leaked out onto my garage floor at about the base of the chain/blade.
now i feel like a dick for this chainsaw not working after i used it for <5 minutes, and i dont want to return it broken
any ideas what i can look for with this?