disposable saws?

[Cut4fun]

The 36cc 38cc 40cc  in the clam shell poulan I have had apart were pretty dang nice compared to crap in same homeowner stihl's rod 170 180 210.

See if I can find pics to compare.

Poulan top left side rod.

I know my 3 year old 250 Stihl rod is like the poulan, a i beam rod, not like the pic of the stihl solid rod .
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Stihl homeowner saws bottom

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yep the 230 and up is like the poulan or 250 and up. Not sure.  Thats why I stopped at 210. 

[rwthom279]

I have seen both good and bad 'lil poulans.  Several I worked on for folks died because of the gas mix...some people just don't grasp the concept.  All that aside, I had several skeletons in a 5 gal. bucket.  I got hurt a couple years ago , still am, and my wife knowing we were gonna need firewood for this winter, inquired about running a saw  and she was dead serious.  How many wives would go that far?  I think I gotta pretty good one.

I hobbled to the barn one day and figured if anything I would try build her one outta the pile of parts in this bucket.  Nothing to loose, something to do.  Well after several hours of mixing and matching poulan/craftsman this-n-that I had her a saw.  Scrounged up a lil 12" bar from some that fit, made a chain and give it a go.

HOLY SCHMITT ...fellas, I dunno what parts are in this saw, but poulan needs the recipe.  The compression is 178, turns ungodly RPMS, and I did no porting, muffler gutting, nuthin.  I bought no parts...assembled from "junk".  I had to hot knife the plastics to get the block to fit in...but the bolt holes lined up...go figure

She came home and I presented her with "mean greenie", chaps, and head gear.  She looked sceptical at first, but she knew I was proud of my creation.  Needless to say, I offered to buy her a new Husky for Christmas...she said "NO, I like my little saw...when it goes, you can rebuild it for me."  Again, how many wives are like this?  Due to the compression she has to start in on the ground, standing on it   Her only complaint!  She has learned quickly, and is a very good/safe operator...she even drops a few trees now!  I think she may have the bug.  I like the little poulans...but like anything, I believe its all in how its treated! No point in bragging on the saw when the wife is the real prize!

 

[lumberjack48]

I got-en Ole girl that cut-en skid 60+ row-cut pine trees a day and tend bar at night after i got hurt. She was using a 034 Stihl. When i think back on this, it was a scary time, you do what you have to, to get by.

Yes you have a good 1, tell her this Ole lumberjack is proud of her.

[hamish]

Honestly what do you expect for less than $100.  Any chainsaw can be disposable in the right hands.

[huntindog1]

I run an old Husky 44 since 1987. It was a rebuild job from a local small engine shop.

I needed a back up saw so I was looking and got one of the no name 52cc saws off of ebay.

I have heard people trash them but these no name knock off saws are pretty close clones and much more performance than the department store saws. Alot more saw for the money.

But I basically view them as a disposable unless I learn to fix them as no shops around here work on them.

[Ward Barnes]

I run an old Husky 44 since 1987. It was a rebuild job from a local small engine shop.

I needed a back up saw so I was looking and got one of the no name 52cc saws off of ebay.

I have heard people trash them but these no name knock off saws are pretty close clones and much more performance than the department store saws. Alot more saw for the money.

But I basically view them as a disposable unless I learn to fix them as no shops around here work on them.

  Welcome Huntindog1.  Glad you joined the forum.  I just got the "fix-it" bug and I'm looking for my first fix-er-upper.  I have a dealer who has promised me the next bucket saw he gets in.  CAUTION - the fix-it bug can get into your blood stream.

I work at one of the 'big-box' stores.  We have one customer that will not sharpen a chain.  When he has one that gets dull he just buys a new one and throws the dull one away.  I'm trying to get him to just give me his dull chains.  We'll see.

God Bless, Ward.

[Ianab]

I work at one of the 'big-box' stores.  We have one customer that will not sharpen a chain.  When he has one that gets dull he just buys a new one and throws the dull one away.  I'm trying to get him to just give me his dull chains.  We'll see.

Tell him about the "new recycle program" for old chainsaw chains. 

Technically it's even true, you are going to sharpen them and use them for the other 95% of their useful live, that counts as recycling 

Ian

[rwthom279]

I needed a back up saw so I was looking and got one of the no name 52cc saws off of ebay.

Is this what you are referring too?  I saw they have 64cc ones available too.  How does your saw compare in weight to others?