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I always liked the top handle Poulans
Poulan S25
Homelite XL-2 or XL Super 2
McCulloch, any of them.
In that order for the top handles. I never believed a chainsaw could fly, till I saw a Super 2 go into orbit one day.
Not meaning to bash Poulan's at all,
.......Cliff
My FIL has a little xxv thats runs and cuts good. The oiler on that saw prefers 30w over instead of your typical bar oil. He has cut a lot of fire wood with that saw. I have several of the mini macs, and have never took the time to get one running. I hate the fuel line setup on them. My wife's one and only saw is a homelite super 2 with the metal case and two triggers. I love that little saw, but I hate the fixed jet carb on it because it is overly rich. It still runs good though all I had to do to it was replace a couple duckbill valves and rebuild the carb.
Cliff must have a rare genetic allergy to Poulans. I've had similar experiences with a few Stihls and Husky's over the years. Poop happens.
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I bought a Husqvarna 141 new at a dealer and absolutely HATED that saw.
I took no less than 20 pulls to get it to fire on the average, some days it wouldn't fire at all.
It absolutely refused to re-start when hot. You had to race to refuel it and get it going quickly, or it was NOT going to start back up.
If you worked it really hard it would act "vapor locked", go lean in the cut, etc.
It had poor power for the cc's.
The oiler worked when it felt like it.
I used it for a couple of years to cut the 480CD loose if it ever got "pinched". (I was on a 1 saw plan until I got close to 50 years old when I could appreciated small fast cutting saws in lieu of doing everything with the 480CD).
It wasn't until I discovered this Forum that I found out the 141 was a "rebadged" Poulan!
What can I say, they HATE me!......Cliff
I generally find that if you hate a saw, it will hate you back. It's not limited to saws, by any means.
When you hate things, you generally neglect them or at least somehow find a way to expect poor performance and not do as much to rectify it. I think you just had a 141 that wasn't running properly. I LOVE the 36/41/136/141 series. Admittedly, the newer ones needed to be MM'd and retuned (like a lot of newer saws), but once you did that they were little pocket rockets. Good power for their size, not so much because they are powerful, but because they are so light.
There's no arguing though, Cliff, about that phenomenon of hating a piece of power equipment. We've all been through that with some piece of machinery. That said, don't fight it.. you're just not a Poulan guy.
If you would send them my way, I'd be happy to help you rid yourself of them!!
Edit: Oh, hey.... this is a fun thread, thank you OP! I read through that 066BB thing last night... I was exhausted!
In any case, I accept defeat here, for whatever reason, my fault, Poulan's fault, nobodies fault, there will NOT be a saw from them in my line-up......Cliff
I'm kinda fond of the old Stihl 015. I did have one of them little Poulan top handles, they have good power.
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