Troy-Bilt TB4218CC 42cc 2-cycle Gas Engine 18" Chain Saw

I have owned this chain saw for a while now. I bought it to clean up after a storm and while it lasted, it performed as expected. I am not a heavy user of chain saws and this saw had less than 50 hours use when the engine melted down this last weekend. Very disappointed, I thought troybilt had a reputation for quality. This saw did not last as long as my MCculloch which was a cheap saw.

Bought this TroyBuilt used. Recently, we had a wet heavy snow and a lot of trees fell in the neighborhood. The neighbor's crabapple tree was mostly in my back yard so I asked if he had a chain saw. A few hours, he came back with a TroyBuilt chain saw and I cut up most of the tree branchs. He offered me the saw for $40.00 since it was running rough, I took it to a small engine shop for an overhaul. Cost me $67 for the rebuilt carb and a new chain.

The manual says MDT and the parts list says McCalloch. So it might be a party to corporate buyouts. Anyways, after filling the tank with gas/oil mix and chain lube, a 4 push prime and 4 pulls to get the gas mixture through the carb. A second 4 pulls got the engine started and idle for about 20 seconds.

Cut the branch to 12" rounds and hopefully, next fall, we'll have a nice fire in the fireplace.

I bought this at Lowe's thinking I was getting a quality machine that was made in Wisconsin .
I never paid attention to the small writing on the label until the thing fell apart in less than 2 months. Oiler broke, enginge would die after about 2 minutes at a time.Then finaly would never start again

This is not a Troy-Bilt but a cheap China made product that is the exact same saw as the McCulloch that was selling for $100.00 less. Just red instead of yellow


In today's market brand name no longer matters because there are companies like Troy-Bilt trying to deceive you into thinking you are buying a better product because of thier name.

I wound up buying an American made Poulan pro 20" It is a pleasure to run and can cut a cord of wood without even adjusting the blade.

I dont like being tricked and will avoid Troy-Bilt products forever