JeffandTamara
ArboristSite Member
Hello:
I had a 40' Bradford Pear come down on the house after a wind storm the other day. I have a 2075 Poulan 16" chainsaw that I bought in 1998 for $100. (It has really surprised me how well it has held up) So now I am in a pinch to get the tree off the house, but the saw won't start, First time ever since I have owed it...Really... So I start tracing down what is wrong. Well it turns out it is the fuel line running from the primer bulb back to the tank. So after a trip to the parts store and a few hours of tinkering and research on this site I was able to get the fuel line back. So while I had the Carb off, I thought I should see if I could clean that up too. ( I know there is an old saying about if it ain't broke don't fix it, In this case I should have considered that before proceeding.) So I went through the cleaning process anyway. Well something about compressed air and that little mesh filter didn't mix well, and I ended up losing the little guy. Darn! So I wanted to get to sawing up the tree so I put it all back together less the screen and Wa-La...Works good again. Tree is now cut up and stacked for fire wood.....
Question 1: Since it is only a matter of time before not having that screen in place causes a problem, where can you get material to make a screen filter? Or is there any other options I am not aware of, short of buying a full carb kit?
Question 2: When I bought the little Poulan saw it was really out of necessity and never thought it would have such good luck with it or last this long. So I am thinking it is time to have a backup small saw. So while doing research on small saws, it is totally confusing to me. So many different makes and models. Is there any one stop specification list for saws that would give information such as Displacement, Power (HP or KW) and Weight then could add current price and make a decision about what to buy.
Question 3: Some of the specifications appear like they might be different. Such as weight. Is the weight include just power head or is it ready to run with bar, chain and oil and fuel? No standard, just what ever the manufacture wants to share??
Question 4: Seems like most saw spec's don't give power, just displacement. How good a correlation is there between the two?
Question 5: Reliability. From my experience, seems like even the Cheapo's can hold up it taken care of. My assumption is some deterioration such as fuel lines will happen on any saw from most expensive on down. Some of the Warranties are longer, but my guess is they are hard to take advantage of, and like most companies they know MTBF and are safe for homeowner users like myself so not likely to ever really need or use.
Right now, I have a friend that works in a small engine repair shop, He says buy Echo or Stihl...
Thanks for reading and if you have comments or opinions that myself or others could benefit, I would love to hear them!!!
I had a 40' Bradford Pear come down on the house after a wind storm the other day. I have a 2075 Poulan 16" chainsaw that I bought in 1998 for $100. (It has really surprised me how well it has held up) So now I am in a pinch to get the tree off the house, but the saw won't start, First time ever since I have owed it...Really... So I start tracing down what is wrong. Well it turns out it is the fuel line running from the primer bulb back to the tank. So after a trip to the parts store and a few hours of tinkering and research on this site I was able to get the fuel line back. So while I had the Carb off, I thought I should see if I could clean that up too. ( I know there is an old saying about if it ain't broke don't fix it, In this case I should have considered that before proceeding.) So I went through the cleaning process anyway. Well something about compressed air and that little mesh filter didn't mix well, and I ended up losing the little guy. Darn! So I wanted to get to sawing up the tree so I put it all back together less the screen and Wa-La...Works good again. Tree is now cut up and stacked for fire wood.....
Question 1: Since it is only a matter of time before not having that screen in place causes a problem, where can you get material to make a screen filter? Or is there any other options I am not aware of, short of buying a full carb kit?
Question 2: When I bought the little Poulan saw it was really out of necessity and never thought it would have such good luck with it or last this long. So I am thinking it is time to have a backup small saw. So while doing research on small saws, it is totally confusing to me. So many different makes and models. Is there any one stop specification list for saws that would give information such as Displacement, Power (HP or KW) and Weight then could add current price and make a decision about what to buy.
Question 3: Some of the specifications appear like they might be different. Such as weight. Is the weight include just power head or is it ready to run with bar, chain and oil and fuel? No standard, just what ever the manufacture wants to share??
Question 4: Seems like most saw spec's don't give power, just displacement. How good a correlation is there between the two?
Question 5: Reliability. From my experience, seems like even the Cheapo's can hold up it taken care of. My assumption is some deterioration such as fuel lines will happen on any saw from most expensive on down. Some of the Warranties are longer, but my guess is they are hard to take advantage of, and like most companies they know MTBF and are safe for homeowner users like myself so not likely to ever really need or use.
Right now, I have a friend that works in a small engine repair shop, He says buy Echo or Stihl...
Thanks for reading and if you have comments or opinions that myself or others could benefit, I would love to hear them!!!