Poulan Pro Chainsaws

[beenthere]

dave..
Sure that your brother just isn't playin' a 'Tom Sawyer' on you, lettin' you think he is trying to race you through those logs?  

[Rancher]

I'm another Dave that uses those so-called "throw away" saws. I've used them now for about 15 years. I keep them clean and keep them sharp and haven't had hardly any problems. I cut and sell about 100 cords of mostly pine and some aspen a year. The 3.3's both in the green and pro, an old 3400, 3700, and a 505 Pro.
A couple months ago I got a Hud-son mill so the chainsaws won't be cutting it all up for firewood.
A lot of buds get after me for using those cheap saws. All they do is make me money. Is that so bad?  

[Buzz-sawyer]

Not bad at all...in any way bud!!!
Don

[Stan]

There is a Poulan Pro 210 sittin' on my back porch, the brake band wore out, and Poulan will only sell me the right half of the saw, not the needed part. It cost almost as much as a Husky 51. It won't start until you've given up, and refuses to idle. You can have it, if you'll come pick it up.

[DanManofStihl]

Be sure to tell us how your new saws work out/ which brand lasted long    which brand of premix will you be running in the saw I like the amsoil oil racing oil or the amsoil premix i have heard good things about the mobile one oil.

[diesel55]

DanMan - I bought a rancher 55 and a farmboss 290, both in 18 in. I run 40:1 in both.  I usually use pro-mix with fuel stabilizers.  I'll dropping maples this weeked, actually.  What part of Va are you from?  I lived in Charlottesville area for 4 yrs.  Miss it

Later

[DonE911]

I'm not a Logger and I don't live in a state where fire wood is a must ... I'm a property owner that may put 3 hours a month on my saw. ( yearly average )

I have one of those Wild Thing Saws with a 20" bar.  Not sure how long I've had it... but I bought it when they first came out as an impulse buy.  

Now my best friend bought a place a few years ago that was just a huge mess and grown over badly... we cut about 20 construction dumpster full of pine,palm,oak both swamp and live, palmetto roots and citrus trees...  

he bought a brand new Poulan Pro to do the job and it lasted about a week and died.(lemon)  then he got a wild thing like mine and it last less than another week (lemon)....  well he went out and got a Husky to finish up the job and he still has it.  Not sure how his fight with Poulan came out.

My wild thing is still going great and all I do is put gas in it and clean the filter.... still has the same sparkplug in it.  I know I got lucky and happened to miss grabbing a lemon off the shelf.

Will I buy another Poulan?  Not a chance...  even as just a property owner saw I'll buy a quaility saw next time out, but I aint sell'n the one I got either.

[SasquatchMan]

What finally made me buy a stihl and not a poulan was twofold - one, parts and service.  Two was that I felt like the Stihl was less likely to break down in the woods.  It's great to get your money's worth out of a tool, but driving an hour into the forest reserve and having a chainsaw cease to function just didn't make sense to me... the risk is not worth the up-front savings.

[oldsaw]

I'm pretty protective of my Homelites...but they are old and metal, not the later disposable plastic versions.

I really like my Super XL.  Starts and runs well, far more power than some of the "disposable" saws a couple of friends have...I'm not naming names, but they start with "P".  Not to shabby for a saw that is probably 30 years old or more. Just got a new bar for it, but the old one has still got a few hours on it yet.  It has only let me down once, when the clutch nut spun loose and stripped the threads.  Had to re-tap it, but sawing was done for the day...then it rained.  Still have a big butternut I've got to get at...now it is in a "mini-swamp".

And my 150 Auto is a nice little saw too, BTW.

[slowzuki]

To the guys with the Wildthings, don't you miss having anti-vibe?  I know I can hardly stand to use my dad's old saw with no anti-vibe, hands go numb!
Ken

[Dean Hylton]

I can give you a couple of reasons NOT to buy anything other than a Stihl or Husqvarna.  I sell quality parts for chainsaws as a living.  I buy saws every day of the week, strip them down, clean, sort, ship and so on. The price of a saw reflects many things: 1- service and support are not free. You pay for it up front. If your saw is cheap it is because there is no support. 2- resale value: I pay 25%-50% of original price for good used Stihls and Husqvarnas and up to 25% for non running hulks. Everything else you are lucky if I do not charge you to haul it off.  This is because nobody spends $50/hr. for labor on a saw that only cost $116 at Walmart. They tie it to the end of a rope and use it for a boat anchor. If you just need a saw for occasional use then go and buy a good running used Stihl or Husqvarna. If all you do is use it once in a while and then decide you do not need it any more; then it is still worth what you paid for it provided you took care of it. You can not do that with any other saw. Saws are very much an investment. Always buy quality and take care of it and you will be rewarded.

[DonE911]

slowsuki,

I have a Wild Thing and my hands do get numb if I run it constantly for hours.  I don't use a saw like most people that live in a colder climate... the numbness isn't really an issue.

Now if I had to cut lots of firewood to keep the family warm ( instead of a nice pretty fire in the fireplace ) I would not be using it.

$116 from walmart ??  Is that all the Wild Thing cost these days??  I got mine from Lowes when they first came out.. I'm pretty sure is was about twice that cost then...  

In my area I only know of one Stihl dealer and although there may be a Husky dealer locally I've not heard of them.  My friend bought a Husky, but got it on a trip to North Florida so service in either case is quetionable although parts can be ordered over the www. and advice on fix'n is easy to come by right here.

[DanManofStihl]

Hay diesel 55 I live in chesapeake virginia almost in North Carolina.

[rebocardo]

I have put well over 100 hours on the Poulan 2375 Wildthing, if not close to 200, rather gleefully because I was rather ticked off when you open a package and find "occasional" use and a 50 hour rating on the saw. If they had it on the OUTSIDE of the package you know many people would not buy it and it is deceptive.

I made back the purchase price with the first tree I cut down.

Since it died under warranty, though under very heavy use because I was using it about three hours straight splitting and cording sweetgum and oak, I was going to return it.

You know what, I love God too much to do it because it feels like I am cheating/stealing on the warranty and breaking the commandment about stealing. I guess this is the real reason I have waited one day before the warranty expires to return it.

So, for the people that wanted to know about how the warranty repairs went, I guess you will have to wait, sorry.