Love the site. Very informative. I moved to an acreage a year ago and have a wood burning furnace. Cut mostly Ash and maple, and fence lines. My previous property I had a fire place. I had been using my fathers hand me down Homelite Super 2 with 16 bar. Great little saw but not big enough. It started acting up so 3 years ago my wife being awesome decides to buy me a new saw without asking me. She went to a farm supply store and bought a Poulan Pro. I said thank you and went to work on some wood. Worked great for about a week. Then my arm got tired of pulling it. This thing does not start well. So we move to the acreage. I fix the carb on the Super 2 and it's back running like new. But still too small and the poulan just wears me out trying to start it. So this spring I start looking on Craigslist for used Chainsaws. Doing some research on here I learn about the old classics. I would love a Stihl or Husky, but not for the money. It did have some idea of what was decent by reading your posts. So here is what I ended up with. Sorry no pictures now. Will take some tonight.
2 3.7 Craftsman (Poulan 3700) with 20 inch bars. I bought one for $60. The owner said it runs great. He couldn't get it started when showing me. So he through in a second one for free. When they run they are raped apes. But very intermittent. I need new fuel lines and carb rebuild I think. Any help on these would be appreciated. I really like the feel of these saws.
1 Older Craftsman (Roper) with 22 inch bar. I got it for free. An older man was going to sell me his Stihl 028 for $100. When I show up he can't find it and gives me this for showing up. I was a little pissed. But free is free. I haven't done anything with this saw yet.
1 Super Pro 81 Mac. 22 inch bar. $50. OMG this thing is a beast. I like the idea of having one this big. It will start. You have to use the compression release. I need a new fuel filter(where do i find this) for it and probably lines. Should probably do a carb rebuild. Other than that seems to run nice. I have not cut wood with it yet. Any advice would be appreciated on this.
1 Homelite Super XL. It came free with the Mac. The thing is dirty. Completely packed with dirt and wood shavings. Rope hanging half way out. Probably was never cleaned. Honestly it looks like a boat anchor. Last night I took off the starter side and cleaned it out. Disassembled the recoil and cleaned it. Reset the rope. put it back together. Looked in the gas tank. Empty and clean. Pulled the plug. Looked it's age. Brushed it off a little. Sprayed some WD40 in the hole. Put the plug back in. Put some gas in the tank. Pulled the choke. Set the throttle and Pulled the cord. It popped but no start. Pulled it again and ran like a new saw. 2 pulls and it's running. Idled great. Full throttle great. It would idle for minutes just sitting there. So she will be getting a thorough cleaning with new chain, spark plug, lines etc. She also needs a new sprocket. Very worn. I am Very happy. It made my night after I spent hours working on the poulans. I even toasted my drink to it. Nothing like looking like the red headed step child and turning out to be the champ.
2 3.7 Craftsman (Poulan 3700) with 20 inch bars. I bought one for $60. The owner said it runs great. He couldn't get it started when showing me. So he through in a second one for free. When they run they are raped apes. But very intermittent. I need new fuel lines and carb rebuild I think. Any help on these would be appreciated. I really like the feel of these saws.
1 Older Craftsman (Roper) with 22 inch bar. I got it for free. An older man was going to sell me his Stihl 028 for $100. When I show up he can't find it and gives me this for showing up. I was a little pissed. But free is free. I haven't done anything with this saw yet.
1 Super Pro 81 Mac. 22 inch bar. $50. OMG this thing is a beast. I like the idea of having one this big. It will start. You have to use the compression release. I need a new fuel filter(where do i find this) for it and probably lines. Should probably do a carb rebuild. Other than that seems to run nice. I have not cut wood with it yet. Any advice would be appreciated on this.
1 Homelite Super XL. It came free with the Mac. The thing is dirty. Completely packed with dirt and wood shavings. Rope hanging half way out. Probably was never cleaned. Honestly it looks like a boat anchor. Last night I took off the starter side and cleaned it out. Disassembled the recoil and cleaned it. Reset the rope. put it back together. Looked in the gas tank. Empty and clean. Pulled the plug. Looked it's age. Brushed it off a little. Sprayed some WD40 in the hole. Put the plug back in. Put some gas in the tank. Pulled the choke. Set the throttle and Pulled the cord. It popped but no start. Pulled it again and ran like a new saw. 2 pulls and it's running. Idled great. Full throttle great. It would idle for minutes just sitting there. So she will be getting a thorough cleaning with new chain, spark plug, lines etc. She also needs a new sprocket. Very worn. I am Very happy. It made my night after I spent hours working on the poulans. I even toasted my drink to it. Nothing like looking like the red headed step child and turning out to be the champ.