Nik's Poulan Thread

[stubnail67]

anybody have one???

hi guys so i found this saw locally have not seen it or run it yet its a poulan 2900 16 inch bar guy says it runs good worth 40 bucks?

 

[stubnail67]

ok ok!!!

so after looking it up it looks like the same saw as the craftsman i just recently got 2.8 46 cc a few of you said it was a 2900 i think lol so whats the difference ? the poulan is not plastic from the looks of it maybe i will get it and sell the craftsman and recoup my money ???

 

[Modifiedmark]

so after looking it up it looks like the same saw as the craftsman i just recently got 2.8 46 cc a few of you said it was a 2900 i think lol so whats the difference ? the poulan is not plastic from the looks of it maybe i will get it and sell the craftsman and recoup my money ???

No I don't have a 2900, I got a 2500 which is the same saw just 40cc. Its a pretty good saw and is a plated cyl modle and I'm betting the 2900 is also.

There like a Poulan pro 295. With a muffler mod and carb tune there a pretty good saw with a 16" .325 setup on them.

 

[vintagestuff]

thats a passel of saws vintage stuff i really like the two lil red 25d craftsmans are they auto oilers like the 25da saws or are they just manual ima get me a lil red one soon as i find one in my area thats in good shape!

They are both auto oilers.

 

[Modifiedmark]

Started working on the Ridgid/306 tonight and what I thought was going to be a simple bring back to life turned into major surgery..

What else is new huh?

Seems I found where the bar oil was leaking from. Some ####wad put the bar on sometime and didnt fit the adjuster pin in the adjuster hole in the bar and ended up driving the pin through the side of the oil tank.

To make matters worse they tried a JB weld repair from the outside. I could just change oil tanks but then it would not be silver like it should be, so its a nice thing that the Poulan oil tanks are 2 pieced and come apart really easy.

The broken off piece was floating in the tank, so after some cleaning I can JB weld it back in from the back side!

Took a couple pictures but will wait till its all fixed in the next few days to post them.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I was wondering how fuel-proof JB Weld is. I put some on a McCulloch gas tank some time ago and it seems to be holding, I'm just wondering if it will eventually turn to mush or something..

 

[a. palmer jr.]

nope, will last forever.

I have also used the radiator/gas tank repair epoxy ribbon from the dollar store with good results on everything from radiators to circular saw handles...opcorn:

Good deal..I hate to go buy a gas tank for a saw I'll probably not use much, it's a Mac 1-42. I don't think I have the energy to use it much.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

The ribbon stuff is very cool it is like modeling clay...as long as the surface is clean it is great and easy to mold and sand into the exact shape needed.

JB is probably better but it tends to run and is more difficult to handle.opcorn:

remember...better living through chemistry...

I bought some of the ribbon stuff years ago and never needed it until about a month ago. When I started to use it, it was hard as a rock. I guess if you get some of that you need to use it within 15 years.

 

[partsman51]

So, just picked up a third chainsaw, it is a model 358.41526 - 2.3 / 16"
Guy wanted 60.00CDN paid him 45.00 now I am curious who made this saw, it is a white color, I only knew of red like my old 70's craftsman/poulan anyway, put gas in fires right up, seems to run good, but as it is night here I could not run it too long and so could not do any cutting.
Meant to take a picture as the bottom is not scratched at all, so it saw little use I would say, or the fellow never put it down much.
Anyway, anyone know if this Craftsman is also a poulan or not?

 

[GlenM]

Made by Poulan, "358" is Sears vendor code for Poulan.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Made by Poulan, "358" is Sears vendor code for Poulan.

Learning something every day...

 

[lawnmowertech37]

Learning something every day...

Well here is some more to know

502-murray
917-ayp
143- tecumseh
663-mtd as well as 987
316- ryobi
500- briggs

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Well here is some more to know

502-murray
917-ayp
143- tecumseh
663-mtd as well as 987
316- ryobi
500- briggs

I may have to write some of this info down...too much data for the brain to absorb in one day! That is handy to know concerning their lawn mowers too.

 

[turtle561]

sears list

from another post on AS:
LISTING OF SOURCES BY SOURCE NUMBER
For many products, the first three numbers of the Model Number (usually followed by a decimal point) indicate the actual manufacturer of the product. For instance 316.43234 is a cordless drill built by Ryobi. The following is a partial list of such numbers.

001 Stevens
002 Lemont Industries
071 Agri-Fab Corp
093 Ametek
002 Lemont Industries
101 Atlas Press Co.
102 Walker Turner
103 Sarlo Power Mower Inc.
106 Whirlpool
108 Covel Mfg. Co.
109 AA Engineering
110 Whirlpool
111 Watson Mfg Co.
112 Parks Tool Co. (Woodworking equipment)
113 Emerson Electric Co.
114 Pioneer Gen-E-Motor
115 Rixon
116 Matsu####a
119 Frigidaire
121 Dille & McGuire
122 Blair Mfg.
123 Yard-Man
128 E.T. Rugg
129 Mono Mfg. Co
131 Rally/Roper Lawn (American Yard Prod.)
133 American Yard Products
135 Skil/Bosch
136 Toro Mfg. Co
137 Rexon
139 Chamberlain
143 Tecumseh (Lauson Power Prod. Co.)
144 Trane
145 Country Manufacturing
147 Village Blacksmith (Div. of McGraw Edison)
149 Amt
150 White Consolidated
153 State Industries
155 Preway
160 Wisconsin Magneto
161 Nakajima
171 Vermont American
174 Caloric
175 Bissell
176 Murata
180 Lambert Corp.
187 White Consolidated
190 Pioneer
198 Whirlpool
202 Gannon Mfg. Co.
204 Iona
214 Bissell
216 Phonemate
217 Eska Outboards
219 MTD
222 Panasonic Video/Audio
225 Outboard by Chrysler/Force
233 Broan
234 Beard-Poulon & Lazy Boy
235 Ingersoll Rand
241 Fimco
247 MTD-Modern Tool and Die (not MID)
250 J.I. Case
253 Gibson (now Frigidare)
256 Emerson Electric
257 Allegretti & Co. & Paramount
264 Emerson Electric
268 Brother International
271 Kioritz Corp. - Echo
274 RCA
278 GE
281 Electro-Aire
283 Thomas Industries
289 Sharp
291 American Lawn Mower
292 Lennox
294 Tunturi
302 IBM
304 Funai
306 Belsaw
312 GTE
315 Ryan
316 Ryobi
317 Makita
319 Hand Tools International
329 Inventa
330 Apple
328 McLane
329 Ametek
334 Commodore
335 Amana
336 Electrolux
340 Necchi
342 York
351 Colovos Co.
253 White Consolidated
355 Roper Outdoor
358 Beaird - Poulan, Inc.
359 Bolens Products Div.
362 General Electric
363 General Electric
365 US Lawn
366 Koss Eletronics
367 AT&T
372 Zeus Generator Co.
374 Diversified Products
378 Omark (Oregon)
380 Moto-Mower, Inc./Subsidiary of Dura Corp.
385 Jamac
387 White Rodgers
390 King-O-Lawn
401 Bissell
410 John Bean Food Mach. & Chem.
415 Char Broil
417 Stover Engine Works
426 Parker Sweeper
445 Melmer
452 AT&T
457 Code-A-Phone
459 Technics
464 Maytag
471 Bionaire
472 Dremel
473 Quincy Compressor
474 Sony
476 Coleman
480 Bose
484 Airtemp
486 Agri-Fab
490 Indiana Steel
498 Didier Mfg. Co.
500 Briggs & Stratton Corp.
502 Murray Ohio
509 Payne
517 Homelite/Jacobsen
521 E Z Rake Co.
523 MGM Technology
534 Clausing Lathe (Former Atlas Press Co.)
536 Western Tool & Stamping (Before AMF Lawn & Garden Div.)
538 AMF and or Murray
549 Midwest Ind
552 Cobra
562 Toshiba
564 Sanyo
565 Sanyo
566 Packard Bell
568 Panasonic
572 Dremel
575 Sharp
576 D & M (now Frigidaire)
580 Generac Corporation
582 Clinton Engine Co.
583 Remington/Desa
586 Panasonic Office Equip.
587 White Consolidated
596 Amana
604 Digital Equipment Co.
610 Ohio Steel Fabrication
613 Consolidated Technologies
619 Arps Corp.
620 Enviro-Research
621 Bryant
622 Kelvinator
625 Ecodyne
626 Magnavox (Philips)
628 White Consolidated
629 Jenn-Air
636 Echo
639 King-O-Lawn
640 Cerwin Vega
647 Roper
651 O.M.C. Dist. (also Standard Eng.)
654 Mott
663 Air Cap Industries
665 Whirlpool
666 Kitchenaid
668 Echowater
678 Vac Appliances, LTD
680 Generac
683 Philco (Italy)
704 Royal
705 Canon
716 H.H.Scott/Emerson
719 Tappan
721 LG Electronics
723 Yamaha
733 Fairbanks Morse
739 Onan
745 0 & R Engines
747 Litton
757 Brinly-Hardy Co., Inc.
758 Emerson Electric
761 Whirlpool
767 Marvel
768 Technics (Matsu####a)
769 Mercury Clutch Division
773 Marantz
775 Johnson
778 Comet Industries
785 General Power (Magna America Corp.)
789 DefiAnce
790 Frigid Ire
791 Tappan
793 Ford
798 Speed King
802 Baker Mfg Co.
809 AMF
815 Daewoo
831 Welso Inc/U.T.S.
832 Xerox
835 Roper
840 Friedrich
842 Haban Mfg.
846 Epson
850 Whirlpool (Chambers?)
854 White Farm Equipment Corp. (formerly Oliver
855 ILG
860 Eureka Company
864 Zenith
867 Climette
871 Smith Corona
879 Rheem/Rudd
900 Black and Decker
911 General Electric
917 Roper Corp. (American Yard Prod.
919 DeVilbiss
922 Original Tractor Cab Co.
923 Hewlett Packard
934 Century Mfg Co.
937 Sunbeam (now Air Cap Ind.)
950 Laser (V-TECH)
960 Caloric
973 Ryobi
987 Troy Bilt/Garden Way
988 Kubota
989 McCullogh
990 Ford
991 Lawnboy
2018 Furnas Electric (Reversing Switch)
7075 Prestolite Battery
7287 Emerson Electric
7296 Emerson Electric

 

[67 Mustang]

Craftsman History

Here's the website that gives the Craftsman history and links to the manufacturers' prefixes. Down near the bottom of the page you can link to Sears OEM sorted by prefix or sorted by manufacturer.

http://www.owwm.com/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=222

 

[telemaster]

Right you are. I'd also check the metering side as it goes, cover, diaphragm , and gasket or exactly opposite the pump side. Maybe he switched that around as well.

The metering side was correct. I did put in a new gasket and diaphragm though. Had the whole thing apart... might as well replace everything while the carb was off.

Now all I need is a new duck valve for the gas cap.

What fuel mixture do people run in their 245As? I have read 16:1 under the air filter cover, but then I hear people saying the gas and oil of today is better than yester-year. Curious to know what you guy are running in your saws.

 

[OhioGregg]

The metering side was correct. I did put in a new gasket and diaphragm though. Had the whole thing apart... might as well replace everything while the carb was off.

Now all I need is a new duck valve for the gas cap.

What fuel mixture do people run in their 245As? I have read 16:1 under the air filter cover, but then I hear people saying the gas and oil of today is better than yester-year. Curious to know what you guy are running in your saws.

I use Woodland Pro synthetic oil mixed at 40:1 / 93oct. in all my saws, new and old. Including the 245A.

Gregg,

 

[vintagestuff]

:agree2: 40:1 in all my saws.

 

[briantutt]

:agree2: 40:1 in all my saws.

:agree2: x3

 

[redunshee]

:agree2: X3

agree