Just another junk chainsaw

[Jstpssng]

^^^^

Those lower budget saws are fine for people who only use them a few times per year though.

 

[goeduck]

It's amazing to me people will trip over a dollar to pick up a dime. To me it's wasting time, money, and sanity to deal with these cheap knock off. Time is my most valuable asset, if something costs me down time...I move on from that brand permanently. I like stuff that is just as good 20 years later as it was on day one. If one of these saws breaks, just throw away the entire thing and buy a new one...it's the new model.

Price point selling is why China can do what they do.

Same here.

I started up my 70 cc Stihl last weekend after not using it for a year. I needed to cut on the upper end of an 8 foot diameter stump windfall.... Shocked the carp out of me that I had forgotten to drain the fuel when I put it away and I thought I would have a hard time starting it.

3 pulls and it was running. Never lets me down.

 

[MossRoad]

With all that said, my $99 factory reconditioned Poulan 42cc saw is somewhere over 10 years old, cuts 6 cords of firewood for me every year, plus several other trees for family and friends. Only repairs have been one fuel line for 20 cents and 1 coil for about $50. That was half the price of the saw, but hey, $150.20 into a saw over 10+ years works out fine for me. :thumbsup:

 

[MoKelly]

With all that said, my $99 factory reconditioned Poulan 42cc saw is somewhere over 10 years old, cuts 6 cords of firewood for me every year, plus several other trees for family and friends. Only repairs have been one fuel line for 20 cents and 1 coil for about $50. That was half the price of the saw, but hey, $150.20 into a saw over 10+ years works out fine for me. :thumbsup:

You are fortunate. I tried 2 Poulan saws in the past 5 years. Neither survived more than 2 years. I only cut to clear out the woods and downed branches - no firewood. Maybe I didn’t use them enough.

Now I have an Echo that has lasted 6 years so far. Knock on wood it will start tomorrow now that I gave it some praise!!!

MoKelly

 

[goeduck]

Echos are good saws. Not that I own any, but they are good from what I see. Stihl man here, but give credit where credit is due.

 

[two_bit_score]

Echos are good saws. Not that I own any, but they are good from what I see. Stihl man here, but give credit where credit is due.

:thumbsup:

 

[Snobdds]

If a person starts out running a stihl and gets use to the side chain tensioner...they will view all makers of front chain tensioner saws to be flawed. And they're not wrong.

 

[Snobdds]

With all that said, my $99 factory reconditioned Poulan 42cc saw is somewhere over 10 years old, cuts 6 cords of firewood for me every year, plus several other trees for family and friends. Only repairs have been one fuel line for 20 cents and 1 coil for about $50. That was half the price of the saw, but hey, $150.20 into a saw over 10+ years works out fine for me. :thumbsup:

What's your secret to keeping the chain tensioner from blowing out the plastic?

Old poulan's were good saws, especially the poulan pro versions.

I was at my cabin one day cutting trees and my father ran over his dolmar sachs saw with the tractor. We needed another saw to keep going so I drove down the mountain and into town. The only place open at 7 at night was a ace hardware. I purchased a 46cc poulan. It had the weird wheel that tensioned the chain with a keeper that provided a stop in the plastic cover. I could never get the chain to stay tensioned as the roller always lost tension. The chain came off on any type of side cut. It's now the saw I lend out and I have 4 new chain tensioners in the box because that saw goes through them like candy.

The saw starts good, but it costs me time and money. I would rather just apply the money on the front end and save my time and frustration.

 

[MossRoad]

What's your secret to keeping the chain tensioner from blowing out the plastic?

Old poulan's were good saws, especially the poulan pro versions.

I was at my cabin one day cutting trees and my father ran over his dolmar sachs saw with the tractor. We needed another saw to keep going so I drove down the mountain and into town. The only place open at 7 at night was a ace hardware. I purchased a 46cc poulan. It had the weird wheel that tensioned the chain with a keeper that provided a stop in the plastic cover. I could never get the chain to stay tensioned as the roller always lost tension. The chain came off on any type of side cut. It's now the saw I lend out and I have 4 new chain tensioners in the box because that saw goes through them like candy.

The saw starts good, but it costs me time and money. I would rather just apply the money on the front end and save my time and frustration.

My saw came with the tool-less tensioner. The chain wouldn't stay tight. A quick internet search showed Poulan offered a free replacement side panel with the front slotted screw tensioner like the old style. All you had to do was give them the serial number of the saw and they'd send you one for free. So I did. Never had a problem with the screw style.

 

[MossRoad]

They have replacement old-style tensioners for the 42cc saw for under $15.
Cover-Clutch [5358934] for Power Tools | eReplacement Parts

Didn't look for the 46cc.