Just another junk chainsaw

[Jstpssng]

Poulan/Craftsman saws from the 80s are very good saws.

The Poulan Pro/Craftsman chainsaws you find today for under $150 new are gonna be the smaller ones (34cc usually) and with no vibration protection. Even those saws work OK for the occasional user who does not operate it for more than 15-30min at a time, and who actually maintains it. Note that these cheap saws use Walbro or Zama carbs, just like the big boys. They do tend to have plastic pinion gears in the oil pump, which wear out easily.

I bought a Poulan about 4-5 years ago for a truck saw, instead of having my new 545 Husky bounce around in the bed and set outside in the rain. Somehow over time I forgot that I had the green one and lost track of it for a year and a half. A few weeks ago I found it, luckily with an empty gas tank. I dumped fuel in and it started right up, so it's now taken the place of my Husky in the back of the truck again.

You are dead on about the vibration though.

 

[xyz123]

Firewood cutters saw on bench. Lot in carb throat too.

 

[goeduck]

Firewood cutters saw on bench. Lot in carb throat too.

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Yikes! I am surprised it ran long enough to get that plugged. If it is the carb, then there is the reason, punctured or not put on right and the saw was ingesting sawdust.

 

[xyz123]

Yikes! I am surprised it ran long enough to get that plugged. If it is the carb, then there is the reason, punctured or not put on right and the saw was ingesting sawdust.

Just fines in the carb. Just typical stihl HD filters doing a so so job and owner running a dull chain.

I think it gets by the base matting surface a tad. This is one of the ones that didnt come with the rubber gasket built into the base itself.

Think I have a pic from 2016 here somewhere.

 

[xyz123]

More junk lined up to go through. :licking: Dont care what the brand they all pay the same. :moneybag::dollarsign:

MS211 wasnt in pic. Came in first.

 

[xyz123]

Testing out one of those 660 clones.

I sprayed mix in the cylinder while plug was pulled to lube things up before pulling over. Just dont like the idea of dry on dry.

Just tested and tuned before and during cuts.

I did pull and put my own sparkplug in it.

Cuts as should and works as should. Was actually impressed with it for stock saw. Even got her set fat for now.

Cant tell any difference in it and the last used stihl 660 I sold in the cuts.

I even liked that stock chain they sent with it out of the box.

Sugi copied bar.

24" buried dry ash

 

[xyz123]

Guys 038. OK now I see the problem why it wont run.

 

[xyz123]

:confused3: The stuff that comes in and what all is wrong with them. Amazing.

036 just 2 things of many. :confused2:

250 wasnt to bad. Surprised.

 

[5030]

People are ignorant. well saw owners are it seems like.

I have an 028 and an 075 that are around 40 years young now and both run like the day I bought them. All it takes is common sense and a bit of maintenance. Have an Ms as well but like the older vintage ones better.

Stupid people flog them and you get to fix them. What a racket.

 

[goeduck]

I wish I had a business fixing them. I thought of that being a retirement job. I am not of xyz123’s caliber of a repairman by any means but it would be fun trying.