Kevin Hall

I have this same issue with my 460 Rancher chainsaw.  I purchased it in September 2009, and it has had light use and is in great shape.  It's a good little machine for the most part.  However.....it leaked chain oil from day one.  The dealer, who does a great job with service and support, said this was normal.  I finally got tired of it and started researching the issue on the internet.  It constantly drips oil, not just after use.  The most plausible answer I have seen has to do with the air valve in the oil chamber, but I'm just guessing.

It seems the issue is quite common and Husqvarna has not pursued any kind of fix.  As a matter of fact, I just got off the phone with a company rep - they told me this was a good thing, it's much better that oil leaked than not feeding enough oil to the chain while running. This is contrary to the answer recently posted here by Peter.

But my perspective is this......it may be good in that Husqvarna does not have any failures to their saws.  Fine for them.  But what about us.....the customers?  My garage floor is covered with chain oil stains.  They are all over my workbench (I cover it now before working on the saw).  They are all over my truck.  They are in the trunk of my wife's car, and she is royally ticked off at me.  The storage box has oil all over it, inside and out, and everything sticks to it. Everything in the box is covered with oil.  Ever try to sharpen a chain with an oiled file?  It doesn't work very well.  

So my request to Husqvarna is this - please start thinking about your customers, and clearly demonstrate that you are.  Redefine what you consider to be "Normal".  "Normal" for you is not my "Normal".  Do a recall on the chain oiler on  these saws.  Come up with a solution.  Put it out there to your customers.

Thank you for considering my suggestion.  In the event that I do not see some action by Husqvarna, I regret to say that I will be selling my saw.  And the replacement will not be Husqvarna, it will be Stihl or some other competitor.