I got tired of arguing with my Homelite PRO150 (see previous thread) and Canadian Tire had this (http://www.poulan.com/products/chainsaws/gas/prod_2150.asp) on sale.
It may not be a professional-grade saw but I'm happy enough with it.
Except.
If it's behaving itself I prime it six full pushes, turn the switch on, pull the choke all the way out, pull five times, put the choke half way in and pull one more time and it starts like a charm.
Problem 1.
If it doesn't start on the 6th pull, no way, no hell is it going to start any time in the next hour no matter what I do. I've tried a variety of choke settings, I've tried re-priming, I've pulled until my arm's ready to fall off.
Problem 2.
I can usually get a good 10-15 minutes worth of cutting out of it and then there's a loud click and it dies. Then I'm back to no way, no hell is it gonna start no matter what I do. I don't think it's out of gas because near as I can tell, it's still got 1/2 tank and filling it (yes, I'm careful) doesn't seem to help.
It may not be a professional-grade saw but I'm happy enough with it.
Except.
If it's behaving itself I prime it six full pushes, turn the switch on, pull the choke all the way out, pull five times, put the choke half way in and pull one more time and it starts like a charm.
Problem 1.
If it doesn't start on the 6th pull, no way, no hell is it going to start any time in the next hour no matter what I do. I've tried a variety of choke settings, I've tried re-priming, I've pulled until my arm's ready to fall off.
Problem 2.
I can usually get a good 10-15 minutes worth of cutting out of it and then there's a loud click and it dies. Then I'm back to no way, no hell is it gonna start no matter what I do. I don't think it's out of gas because near as I can tell, it's still got 1/2 tank and filling it (yes, I'm careful) doesn't seem to help.