sodbreaker
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You guys do realize they made A/V versions of that saw sold through Sears and Poulan Pro? Nice spring A/V system, very smooth. These are the simplest saws in the world, with primer bulbs and fully adjustable Walbro WT carbs (unlike some other cheap plastic saws that are not inexpensive) - if you can't keep a Wild Thing running....... Mine always starts right up and runs flawlessly from idle to WOT and back any time, time after time.
I can see how it might be hard to handle all that power though.
Seriously though, their biggest faults are that they're not that light and they're fairly wide, thanks to crankshaft counterweights that are pretty wide and a fan with pretty deep fins. OTOH they're cheap and reliable as heck with decent power (IMO).
That's entirely possible. All I know is the one I ran was a POS and I have no intention of commenting on the one I haven't. Although I will say it doesn't do the brand any justice when you have special order a saw that's usable. Also that same friend really bragged up that 2150, Ever since he borrowed that 365 husky with 16in.X 3/8 in. B/C from me he's never even picked up that Poulan since. I ended up selling him my 372 husky and he's never looked back.
Sod breaker