Pioneer chainsaws

[Busmech]

Ok so I've been using my P41 for awhile now, I bought it as a p42 but has two peice ignition so must be a p41 right? Well thing is my only sticker left on it is the bar cover. Says P42, and its old and pelling off, i peeked under it a little and paint is brighter and matches the rest of the saw. It is the old bright yellow pioneer color used on p41s.
So what do I have? the sticker says P42 but it is not orange yellow colored like p42s, stickers OEM and has not ever been replaced, entire saw has matching paint. Bright Lime yellow, greenish handles

Oh yah this saw is a WESTERN and some things are different.

Any ideas????????

Duane

If you have a two piece ign it is a P41. The P42 was made during the transition from Pioneer to Pioneer Partner and was produced in both colors. The lime green/ yellow being the older, same way with the P62s.

 

[Arrowhead]

If you have a two piece ign it is a P41. The P42 was made during the transition from Pioneer to Pioneer Partner and was produced in both colors. The lime green/ yellow being the older, same way with the P62s.

My 62 pictured above has the older ign. module like the 51, 60, 61. I first thought somebody swapped the jug from an older 60 or 61. I bought the saw from a guy that bought it new. He said he never swapped jugs, it was all original.

I have a yellow P62 Western and a couple PP62HP's in orange.... they have the newer ign. modules.

 

[Busmech]

I stand corrected, I have several of the P42s in both colors and all have the phelan coil and three P41s that all have the 2 piece settup. I have never seen a 42 or a 62 with the 2 piece ign but that is possible, I know that they switched some parts in the middle of other model runs.

 

[timberdollars]

p42

That could be an early P42. They made them in yellow before the Pioneer/Partner orange. The older ignition actually makes sense. I have a Pioneer P62 High Performance in the yellow. It has the older P60/P61 ignition module.

Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!

My P42 Western is identical you your P62 just a different size. The info I have says 1984 only for theses westerns with yellow paint and two piece Ignitions. With old style cylinders.
Its all weird, But I don't care, they work GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

VERY NICE SAW!!!!! you have, I'll find one someday.

Duane

 

[tbone75]

Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!

My P42 Western is identical you your P62 just a different size. The info I have says 1984 only for theses westerns with yellow paint and two piece Ignitions. With old style cylinders.
Its all weird, But I don't care, they work GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

VERY NICE SAW!!!!! you have, I'll find one someday.

Duane

Good luck! I have been looking for one for a while now? I did get a P62 P&C to put on one of my P52s ! That will do for now LOL

 

[huck01955]

IEL-Pioneer RA

------This is a saw I restored a long time ago its a runner

 

[pioneerguy600]

------This is a saw I restored a long time ago its a runner

Very nice RA you have there, Joe. I have a soft spot for them and fully restored one a few years ago with help from our mutal friend, P62.

 

[huck01955]

Very nice RA you have there, Joe. I have a soft spot for them and fully restored one a few years ago with help from our mutal friend, P62.

Thanks Jerry I never seen yours but I heard it is very very nice hope to see a pitcher of it on hear some wear

 

[huck01955]

Pioneer 600

------Hear is a saw i know you will like Jerry it runs great

 

[pioneerguy600]

Thanks Jerry I never seen yours but I heard it is very very nice hope to see a pitcher of it on hear some wear

It is on here somewhere but may be hard to go back and read/look at all those pages to find it, here it is again,

 

[huck01955]

It is on here somewhere but may be hard to go back and read/look at all those pages to find it, here it is again,

Wow Jerry I heard wright outstanding work My ra was only the 2nd one I ever no wear as nice as yours

 

[pioneerguy600]

Here it is in its natural element,

 

[pioneerguy600]

------Hear is a saw i know you will like Jerry it runs great

You know I like that model very much, I still have one 600 that is a great runner, has its original tree logo starter as well.

 

[pioneerguy600]

My 600

 

[huck01955]

IEL Twin

-----Hear is one of the last ones I did a lot more time spent and a great runner

 

[pioneerguy600]

-----Hear is one of the last ones I did a lot more time spent and a great runner

That is absolutely beautiful, what a great job you did on that saw!!

 

[tbone75]

Bunch of show offs! :msp_thumbsup: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[pioneerguy600]

Wow Jerry I heard wright outstanding work My ra was only the 2nd one I ever no wear as nice as yours

I still have our original RA that I used when growing up on the farm, I gave it a coat of paint when I was a teen, like 13 years old. For some reason I cant bring my self to strip and redo it again, picts below,

 

[huck01955]

That is absolutely beautiful, what a great job you did on that saw!!

Thanks Jerry I spent a lot of time on the there saws complete rebuild on all there had to make my own coils for the twins they don't make them any more I tried cutting with one twin before i painted it real neat to run and a real neat sound to hear a saw with two cylinders the people around me didnt like the nose lol so i start them up every now and then lol

 

[pioneerguy600]

Bunch of show offs! :msp_thumbsup: :hmm3grin2orange:

What can I say, if you got em,..show em....LOL