Gregford
ArboristSite Operative
Hey all,
As a trade-in on a Dolmar 7900 I was selling, I ended up with a nice old Poulan 5400. It was the last owner's dad's saw and they've looked after it well. Paint's missing off the outside, but mechanically it's amazing. Great compression, nice and clean around the carb., has 2 air filters with it and several chains.
The last owner took it into a shop and they said it had ignition trouble and fuel problems. I got it home, pulled the plug out and she had a good spark. Checked the carb and some moron had wound the mixture screws all the way in, so I set them 1 turn out, put some fuel in the tank and she runs like a dream! Sounds like a typical shop owner trying to encourage the sale of a new saw to me.
I don't usually like Poulans, but there is something about this one that I really like. I don't know if it's the massive round outlet on the muffler, the exhaust note, or what. It seems to be a very well-made saw.
Anyway, does anyone know whether the 5200 has a chrome-plated barrel and alloy piston, or is it like one of those smaller saws with the alloy barrel and chrome-plated piston? If it has the alloy barrel, I'll sell it. If it has a chrome-plated barrel, I am going to find it hard to get rid of.
I'll take it out wood-cutting this week and see how it goes compared to the 288. It should be interesting.
Cheers,
Harry
As a trade-in on a Dolmar 7900 I was selling, I ended up with a nice old Poulan 5400. It was the last owner's dad's saw and they've looked after it well. Paint's missing off the outside, but mechanically it's amazing. Great compression, nice and clean around the carb., has 2 air filters with it and several chains.
The last owner took it into a shop and they said it had ignition trouble and fuel problems. I got it home, pulled the plug out and she had a good spark. Checked the carb and some moron had wound the mixture screws all the way in, so I set them 1 turn out, put some fuel in the tank and she runs like a dream! Sounds like a typical shop owner trying to encourage the sale of a new saw to me.
I don't usually like Poulans, but there is something about this one that I really like. I don't know if it's the massive round outlet on the muffler, the exhaust note, or what. It seems to be a very well-made saw.
Anyway, does anyone know whether the 5200 has a chrome-plated barrel and alloy piston, or is it like one of those smaller saws with the alloy barrel and chrome-plated piston? If it has the alloy barrel, I'll sell it. If it has a chrome-plated barrel, I am going to find it hard to get rid of.
I'll take it out wood-cutting this week and see how it goes compared to the 288. It should be interesting.
Cheers,
Harry