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MTD/Remington Rebel.
Its basically right there with any current poulan.
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Its basically right there with any current poulan.
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The $99 Poulan Pro
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Well then just go find a used saw on locally or buy a echo cs-310 or a stihl ms 170.
Poulan!
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what about the blue max?
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North American Tool International....made in China
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I checked one out at rural king and it seems like it has nice build quality.
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They run okay, usually hard to start hot or cold, parts can be difficult to get
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TBS
I have chainsaws and chainsaw accessories.
They run good when they hold a proper tune but if you sneeze start over.
Imo the mtd saws are much better quality having been inside both poulan and the new mtd zenoah clones.
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The joncutter chinese zenoahs seem to hold up better than the mtd ones
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Every saw need to be tuned is right thanks to the EPA a lot come tuned lean, even the autotune ones I think are one the edge of running lean, they sure couldn't be tuned on the rich side and get by the EPA. Steve
No doubt husky is putting poulan, PP slowly in the grave by putting incredibly bad product out there. Lack luster parts support for the old products. I looked up MTD, remington and (husky owned)zenoah.
I have an old ECHO 280E and recently did a carb kit on a friends used CS330T he recently bought...Makes ECHO/Shindaiwa look better to me all the time. But dealer network is lacking. I saw their 116cc ? saw on their website offering but the local dealer did not even know it existed...
I have an old ECHO 280E and recently did a carb kit on a friends used CS330T he recently bought...Makes ECHO/Shindaiwa look better to me all the time. But dealer network is lacking. I saw their 116cc ? saw on their website offering but the local dealer did not even know it existed...
Weather you like poulan or not doesnt matter, it's a throw away saw that hits its target market perfectly. Buy it, use it, trash it. Three years later, go buy a new one. That's just how people live these days. We (I) cant see spending money like that, but I know plenty of people who cant see the point of getting a pro/semi pro saw and actually taking care of it. Just the way the world has gone.
Limb falls. Homeowner buys a Wild Thing and gets to go through the ancient dark arts ritual of buying oil and mixing two stroke fuel up. He's rewarded because his saw doesn't immediately self destruct upon starting, proving that he got the ritual right! Then he gets to play Paul Bunyan for ten minutes, and later look at the 14pcs of neatly stacked firewood he has for the backyard fire pit, while talking to his buddies about what a beast that saw was, what a good buy it was, and the oil mixing thing. Saw goes on a shelf in the basement and isn't thought about again for another two years, until the rest of the limb falls. Damn POS saw won't start, what garbage! Used the very best bottle of two stroke mix that Sears/Lowe's/Home Depot had on the shelf, and this is how it repays us! Oh well, go buy another. At least we still have gas in the can from last time.
This is why electrics will rule the homeowner scene soon.
This is why electrics will rule the homeowner scene soon.
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The CS1201? Its not and has never been available in many countries due to emissions, it has "alot" of them.
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That's the clone saw I had, 38 cc MTD. Mine had a cylinder that was cast with the strato port, but it was blocked off at the factory with a plastic partition. It only used a regular carb with no second butterfly valve for the strato port. It started easy and ran quite well, especially considering how choked the muffler was.
a good choice for someone who wanted a quiet saw for occasional use around the yard.
A few weeks ago my dad bought a saw that was basically brand new from a young woman, it was given to her as a gift. She was selling it because she couldn't get it started, not even once. My dad went to see the saw, it was a few years old but in new condition. He bought it, took it home, dumped out the gas which didn't seem stale but you always dump out "unfamiliar" premix. The saw seemed flooded but he got it running and it's been perfect.
The saw is a Stihl MS180, he paid $150.
When it comes to the lifespan and condition of a chainsaw, it's 5% the saw itself and 95% the operator. The cheap Poulans die young because they are bought and used by a lot of morons.
The saw is a Stihl MS180, he paid $150.
When it comes to the lifespan and condition of a chainsaw, it's 5% the saw itself and 95% the operator. The cheap Poulans die young because they are bought and used by a lot of morons.
TBS
I have chainsaws and chainsaw accessories.
Best explanation right there!
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Happy Black Friday everyone. Everything is up in price for 2021. Anyone seen an actual deal yet?
Best thing about all the Chinese clones is they do not have strato engines, whereas all the Poulan Pros do.
