Alleycat
ArboristSite Member
After Katrina uprooted a bunch of tall pines around our house, I called the only hardware store that was open and asked if they had any chainsaws. The only thing they had left was a Poulan Pro 295 with a 20" bar. My experience with poulan dates back to the '70s and was not good, but I needed a saw, NOW! To my surprise, the 295 does a pretty fair job, is lighter than some others, and is half the cost of a comparable sized stiehl.
BUT, ( you knew there was going to be a but) The chain is not getting enough oil. The oil reservoir only drops an inch through 2 tanks of fuel. No oil spits from the end of the bar under full throttle, and the chain binds up after ten minutes of continuous use. The dealer says it isn't supposed to use much oil, but right now it's back at his store being checked out.
Is the dealer right? Maybe this saw isn't meant to be worked too hard.
BUT, ( you knew there was going to be a but) The chain is not getting enough oil. The oil reservoir only drops an inch through 2 tanks of fuel. No oil spits from the end of the bar under full throttle, and the chain binds up after ten minutes of continuous use. The dealer says it isn't supposed to use much oil, but right now it's back at his store being checked out.
Is the dealer right? Maybe this saw isn't meant to be worked too hard.