Gave it a wipe down after spraying WD40 on it......sharpened the chain...then gave it another thin coat of WD 40, and she cuts fine. I told the Wife I need to get a new chain, and I caught crap about buying the saw and needing a new chain already....she then laid into me for doing stuff the saw wasn't meant to do.....I offered to trade this one in for a bigger, more powerful saw....thats when it really hit the fan