Kobalt 40v Chainsaw. Quick Start Guide.

[@have2catchemfishing]

I couldn't figure out why mine was not cutting. I watched your video and in seconds realized had the chain on wrong. Flipped it over and it cut like butter. Thank you for teaching me!

[@diyamerican]

You're welcome! Glad it helped. Have a blessed day!

[@genemetz1945]

I love my Kobalt Pole Chainsaw - 80-volt - 5-AH battery - 10" Bar - 6 ft / 8ft foot Pole Chainsaw. No electric cord. I've been using Oregon Bars and Chains. I have been using it for more than 3 years now. It works great on my southeast Louisiana farm clearing property that a hurricane went through and trashed all the trees throughout the woods of our 18-acre farm. I carry it all over in our woods and the battery lasts a long time. Today I'll be cutting a 6-inch limb off of a tree out front. I am also using (2) Kobalt 80 volt 18" Bar Chainsaws and using (2) 5 AH Batteries. Cuts huge logs great. The chainsaw first one wound up in a puddle and stopped working but after a couple of weeks and it had dried out, it started working again. For oil, I like to use Ryobi Bar and chain oil. We have cut 20"+_ logs and works like a charm. And NO more pulling and pulling to start a gas-powered chainsaw.

[@diyamerican]

Wow, you are a hard working farmer! Thanks for the good advice. Those storms can be a doozy. A big snow storm took out tons of branches on our property in Oregon one year. We were thankful for this pole saw to keep the branches from falling on our critters. God bless!

[@boss4637]

Just had to purchase one of these to chop up a downed tree in my driveway. Thank you sir for this tutorial, greatly appreciated!

[@diyamerican]

You got it Boss! Have a blessed day!

[@robinsakofske9975]

Thank you very much. We could not get the cover to tighten back with the bar in place. We had to move the dial all the way to the minus to get it to work.

[@diyamerican]

Glad it helped! Thanks for dropping by the channel. God bless!

[@nervousamerican1184]

I'm on my own out here in the country, and, thanks to you, I just assembled a chain saw. Thank you for this video!

[@diyamerican]

We knew you could do it! Thanks for your kind comment. 😁 What part of the country do you hail from?

[@nervousamerican1184]

@@diyamerican Northeast PA.

[@diyamerican]

Cool! We're hoping to explore the Northeast soon. God bless!

[@courtneyearlywine2852]

I saw another video, and I couldn't quite get it, but yours really helped me. Thank you!

[@diyamerican]

Glad it helped! Have a blessed day!

[@RadioJonesy]

Looks like a cool chain saw Craig I might need one soon here with a lot of wood up at the back of my property

[@diyamerican]

Thanks! Hopefully it's a good one. I have an old dead tree at the corner of our property and I figured if I hired someone to chop it down it would probably cost the same as this chainsaw. :) Have a blessed day!

[@TheLolaWallace]

Thank You, I received one as a gift without a manual and needed to know the specifics 😊

[@diyamerican]

Happy we helped!

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Thanks, buddy. Mine has been gathering dust forever because I couldn't figure out how to make it work. Then I saw you click back that black safety guard, and there was a click in my head as well! Got no brains for this kind of thing.

[@diyamerican]

Glad we helped you out and thanks for the feedback!

[@douglasschafer4850]

Great video on something I was wondering about... thanks!

[@diyamerican]

You're welcome! Thanks for dropping by the channel. Have a blessed Sunday! 🤠

[@lmackey3223]

Thank you!! You helped me figure out my problem.😃

[@diyamerican]

Awesome! Glad you stopped by!

[@patrickbateman161]

Thanks man. Quick and efficient!

[@diyamerican]

You're welcome brother! God bless!

[@JAHIGHNESS100]

What kind of chain oil did you use?

[@diyamerican]

Bar and chain oil for electric chainsaws no name brand in particular.

[@kevinparsons1574]

Thank you for the video, really helped!

[@diyamerican]

Awesome! Happy sawing. 😁

[@fitnessroadie2500]

Thank you so much! God bless you!

[@diyamerican]

Glad it helped!

[@espresso3623]

Thank you awesome video

[@diyamerican]

You're welcome. Have a blessed day!

[@skullybike7189]

Than you

[@diyamerican]

U welcome

[@toastranger72]

Mine dies as soon as there is any resistance. Battery is new and fully charged. The 12" kobalt I've been borrowing works fine.

[@diyamerican]

Sorry to hear. Hopefully Lowe's will do something to back up their product. When I lived in Oregon we had a really great Lowe's and they would do whatever it took to make the customer happy. When I moved to Kansas and I had a problem with a Lowe's product they basically told me tough luck. I guess it just depends if there's a good manager at your local store or not. Best of luck!

[@stevesmith2629]

I just got one of these. The instructions say that when you first assemble the bar and chain, the chain should be just loose enough to be able to turn it by hand. However, I'm unable to turn it, no matter how loose I make it. Could the problem be that my sprocket wheel won't turn for some reason? I cannot manually turn the sprocket wheel, which I think is the reason I can't manually turn the chain. Does this make any sense?

[@diyamerican]

Hi Steve! It sure sounds like something is wrong with your chainsaw. Could it be that the safety is on and thus it won't turn? Try releasing the safety and if it still won't move then maybe check with Lowe's. If it's defective they probably swap it for a new one. hope you figure it out! God bless!

[@stevesmith2629]

@@diyamerican Hah! That was it. Turning off the safety brake made all the difference.

[@diyamerican]

YAY! Happy sawing! God bless.

[@lorisallade2062]

Ohhhh. I did same thing.

[@diyamerican]

🤔

[@AngelCalero-l9h]

Por fabor donde consigo espada y cadena para esa misms marca y modelo que por cierto tiene buen desempeño

[@diyamerican]

Pot cierto

[@AngelCalero-l9h]

Donde venden.las cadenas el machete y otros repestos diganme por fabor

[@diyamerican]

En la tienda de Lowes.

[@destinyballard925]

Does it come with the chain oil?

[@diyamerican]

I don't think it did. Can't remember for sure. 🤔

[@destinyballard925]

@@diyamerican thank you!

[@diyamerican]

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Have a blessed day!

[@destinyballard925]

@@diyamerican you were very helpful, I wouldn’t have thought about it if not for you, now I’ll be prepared when I show up, I looked at the specs online and it is not included. Thanks again! 🤗

[@lorisallade2062]

Wish had seen this video b4 wasting the last few hours. I also was confused that couldnt move chain either, trying to get tension right. Didnt think to take safety off. Also barefoot on deck while putting together and chain fell off, landing on my foot and cutting my toe.

[@diyamerican]

Response to Lori's Comment.

[@gheerock4077]

the obvious things that I noticed: not wearing gloves, you gotta think about safety first. The chains can be sharp. Other than that, great demo. But I already knew how to put together my saw before I saw this video. I bought this saw at Lowes for $199 and didnt need the manual since I had the Dewalt 24 V smaller saw from Home Depot first. I returned that and got this Kobalt chainsaw instead. Man, it cuts trees like bread & butter. I love this saw.

[@diyamerican]

Simple and easy is best!

[@christineharrer270]

Oil??

[@diyamerican]

Regular chainsaw oil should do the trick!

[@debbarringer1967]

thank you😊

[@diyamerican]

You're welcome! God bless! 😁

[@godfreygicharu673]

👍🏽

[@diyamerican]

Thanks!

[@tigersunruss]

Didn't tell us what kind of oil to use.

[@diyamerican]

Standard chainsaw oil will do it

[@AngelCalero-l9h]

Este comentario de repuestos es en nicaragua

[@diyamerican]

Viva Nicaragua!

[@robbyers7614]

Mine leaks a lot of oil.

[@diyamerican]

Hmmm that doesn't sound right. Might wanna take it back.

[@rontech34]

That is huge

[@diyamerican]

Go Big or go home!

[@Yeldineyintun]

Did sturgill Simpson just teach me how to assemble my chainsaw?

[@diyamerican]

Heck yeah I did! That’s a new one but I can see it. Had to look him up. 😁 Pretty good musician. My music stylings are usually more in the hip hop realm as you’ll see if you watch my breakout hit from a few years back… “Posse on Old 99”. 😂🤔😎

[@ariel9302]

I like your video and display but i caution users like me- take a little more time to make sure you are properly tensioned than me! I kinda disagree with his startup, there should be pretty solid tension in the chain for a cold bar. Like he says- not overly tight and dumb but there’s no reason for extra slack in an out of the box unit. Trust me it won’t keep the chain on. I pretty much followed the video and my chain flew off in first tiny branch! The manual sucks for not having a basic unboxing procedure so this video is excellent to that. But once you are ready to tension the chain, go to the manual! Also the manual has a better explanation of the direction of the chain install in that there are tiny arrows to point you in the direction of the cutting action.

[@diyamerican]

Thanks for sharing your take on it. Have a blessed day.

[@silverfoxgamer]

"And fire it up!" 💀💀🤣🤣💀💀🤣🤣💀💀🤣🤣

[@diyamerican]

Heck yeah! 😎😂🤣

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Installing/changing the chain is pain in the butt. Other than that, good unit.

[@diyamerican]

you said it!

[@stanmarshall1847]

I have 14" 40v with a easy adjust chain. It broke and kobalt says the 5 year warranty will not replace it. It was less than 1 year old. The part that broke was thin plastic. no parts are available. i now have 3 40 v batteries and no saw. Lowes will not help either. I bought a wild badger 40 v 16" from tractor supply that has the old fashion chain adjustment. I am done with Kobalt.

[@georgesedeno7891]

Thanks...but...I'll read the real instructions.

[@diyamerican]

OK 👍

[@Dsdavis5620]

Huh?

[@diyamerican]

what?