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How do I get to learn the super secret Poulan handshake? I have several nice old saws of the 3000, 3400, 3700 persuasion in various sizes and colors, and I always bumble with replacing the top cover. Usually I remove the spark plug and that helps but it is still not smooth. Who knows the trick, and is willing to broadcast it? Don
 
It would actually be a 4 hour round trip. Hopefully I hear from the guy soon then. Come Sunday I'm getting one of them. Hopefully my CAD will fade away once I get a secondary saw.



Ohhh, gotcha. Thought they all were PPs

I'd get the pp 375 if it's only 30 minutes away. Oh and good luck with the CAD going away, haha!
 
I'd get the pp 375 if it's only 30 minutes away. Oh and good luck with the CAD going away, haha!

Well I'm kind of confused though. I'm seeing a Poulan Farm Pro 375 and a PP 375 I think on my searches. Don't understand the difference.

Man I hope I can get rid of this case of CAD. Driving myself crazy looking for chainsaws. I already have a new used 64cc saw, no reason at all for another 60cc.
 
How do I get to learn the super secret Poulan handshake? I have several nice old saws of the 3000, 3400, 3700 persuasion in various sizes and colors, and I always bumble with replacing the top cover. Usually I remove the spark plug and that helps but it is still not smooth. Who knows the trick, and is willing to broadcast it? Don

I gave up fiddling with the covers getting them on and off and just take the two socket head bolts out on the front handle bar and swing it forward.
 
just run away and don't look back. You have a great saw already. The PP 375 is a hoot but it will just make you feel bad about the money you spent on your Makita/Dolmar. It is just about the same saw without a chain brake. Don't even look at a big countervibes. Unless you cut huge trees Same thing with the 8500/ 390XP. Same saw, 30 years differnce, no wonder people like the Husqvarna's....can't buy a 8500 any more. The Poulans sound better.

Is there a difference between the PP 375 and the Poulan Farm Pro 375? No chain brake sounds a bit dicey.

What is considered a "big contervibe", anything over 60cc? I think a 24" bar will enable me to cut anything I'll run across so I have no real need of a saw over 60cc. Just thought I'd do it since I'll have either a 3400 or 375 too.

The parts issue forces me to take a step back now. If something breaks I may end up with a 15 lbs paper weight.
 
Thats why you need 10-20 of same models :eek:. Cant get parts move on to next saw and use the broke down one for parts. ;):p

Oh yeah man, you just gave me a bullet proof reason to collect saws! Even if my wife catches on to the fact I have multiple saws of the same model ("Why do all these saws have the same number on them?") I can roll my eyes and tell her I need them for parts.
 
The PP375 seems to be a bit on the rare side. Can't find too much info on them like the 3400s.

I would definitely go for the 375. Not very common but much the same as a 3700 which is considerably faster than a 3400. The 375 has a 400 type air filter setup on it.
Most of the parts are common to a 3400 so you shouldn't have any difficulty getting parts for it. It's also a fairly rare saw so it would be a good score. There will be many more 3400's available to you in the future but I doubt you'll find another 375 locally.
The only part issue with that saw is the starter pulley. If it did go and you can't find one you could easily buy a clapped out 3400 and swap the flywheels out and use a 3400 pulley which are easy to find. The air filters are scarce but if you take care of the one you have it won't be an issue.
 
401 tank split 16 of the 18 screws were broke and missing
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Is there a difference between the PP 375 and the Poulan Farm Pro 375? No chain brake sounds a bit dicey.

What is considered a "big contervibe", anything over 60cc? I think a 24" bar will enable me to cut anything I'll run across so I have no real need of a saw over 60cc. Just thought I'd do it since I'll have either a 3400 or 375 too.

The parts issue forces me to take a step back now. If something breaks I may end up with a 15 lbs paper weight.

The Poulan Pro 375 (Farm Pro) (PP375) is all in the same. Just how someone happens to write it. ;) They are good saws and no different than the green ones in that regard. The 375 & 395 were made at the end of that mid-size counter vibe series. The reason they are yellow & black, is that was when they began the Poulan Pro name, colors, brand. Like 1989-90.

The 375 is 61cc with a couple 4000 type features. Like taller nylon air filter, side outlet on muffler etc. The 395 was 64cc. and usually had a gray top cover instead of black. Some in this series had brakes, some not. Usually not on the 375. Like others have said, parts are interchangeable with all saws in this series. 3400, 3700, 4000, 375, 395.

Here is my 375
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Gregg,
 
The Poulan Pro 375 (Farm Pro) (PP375) is all in the same. Just how someone happens to write it. ;) They are good saws and no different than the green ones in that regard. The 375 & 395 were made at the end of that mid-size counter vibe series. The reason they are yellow & black, is that was when they began the Poulan Pro name, colors, brand. Like 1989-90.

The 375 is 61cc with a couple 4000 type features. Like taller nylon air filter, side outlet on muffler etc. The 395 was 64cc. and usually had a gray top cover instead of black. Some in this series had brakes, some not. Usually not on the 375. Like others have said, parts are interchangeable with all saws in this series. 3400, 3700, 4000, 375, 395.

Here is my 375
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Gregg,

I see, it's a Poulan Pro Farm Pro!! Ding, ding! Is it supposed to have that big gap between the handle and the air filter cover? I kind of like the look.
 
Here is a video of my PP375 Farm Pro, LOL



Gregg,


I may have forgotten already, it has a double and manual oiler right? Looks like you used the manual around the 50 sec mark, probably wrong though lol. Love the way it sounds at idle. My Makita sounds nothing like that, it's softer and less aggressive.
 
I may have forgotten already, it has a double and manual oiler right? Looks like you used the manual around the 50 sec mark, probably wrong though lol. Love the way it sounds at idle. My Makita sounds nothing like that, it's softer and less aggressive.

Welllll when are you going to pick up the 375? I'm waiting for pictures. :popcorn2:

Mark
 
401 tank split 16 of the 18 screws were broke and missing
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Oh Snap, those tanks were not designed to be taken apart! In fact somewhere I have a service bulletin pertaining to that fact and how to deal with a leaking tank.

The 360,400 and 450 tanks were made to come apart without problems though and that was to service the felt pickup in them.
 

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