Nik's Poulan Thread

[Todd Loosli]

That is a nice looking lineup. I'm working on a 3700 soon to be a bow saw. Do you know how hard mentally it is to cut a case for the bow bar. A friend sent me a bow bar from back east for me to try and see how they are. Outstanding friend
I'll get you some pictures tomorrow.

 

[bob kern]

Think I’m going to just order an air filter for my 4000 from chainsaw.com. I only wish he would post shipping cost with the part.

 

[redunshee]

That is a nice looking lineup. I'm working on a 3700 soon to be a bow saw. Do you know how hard mentally it is to cut a case for the bow bar. A friend sent me a bow bar from back east for me to try and see how they are. Outstanding friend
I'll get you some pictures tomorrow.

You're a better man than me! I wouldn't do that as I'm not into bow bars.

 

[green lust]

That is a nice looking lineup. I'm working on a 3700 soon to be a bow saw. Do you know how hard mentally it is to cut a case for the bow bar. A friend sent me a bow bar from back east for me to try and see how they are. Outstanding friend
I'll get you some pictures tomorrow.

I did a cherry 4000 and this craftsman a couple of years ago. The case is the easiest side for me to cut mentally. If the clutch cover is plastic it is not as forgiving as the mag cover. I just went slow and they turned out great . If I can make them look presentable you will do great . The dirty green 3700 is a factory bow .I love the bows!

 

[Todd Loosli]

This is the 3700 with the cover and bar together ,I bolted a bar on the engine and clamped it in my mill and cut it. Hate to cut a good case.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

This is the 3700 with the cover and bar together ,I bolted a bar on the engine and clamped it in my mill and cut it. Hate to cut a good case. View attachment 976824View attachment 976826

It looks alot better than most hacksaw jobs I've seen.

 

[3000 FPS]

This is the 3700 with the cover and bar together ,I bolted a bar on the engine and clamped it in my mill and cut it. Hate to cut a good case.

I have welded a few cases that were cut for bow bars and were being put back to a standard bar.
So they can be put back if you decide a bow is not what you want later on.

 

[Todd Loosli]

I have a new name for a get together. It's called a SAWS meet
"See Actual Working Saws"

 

[Todd Loosli]

Some information that might interest Some of you. I contacted boyesen reeds about the ones that they made for the 5200, 5400 and was told that they are still available and the part number is 802 and they cost 39. 95 . You can go to there site www. boyesen. com and order
There power reed is a 2 pedal that is awesome with the amount of air that can pass thru.

 

[3000 FPS]

Awesome Todd.

 

[Binthewoods]

Is there anywhere I could find an air filter for a Poulan 4200? Or are there other options for fixing one with all the flocking missing?

 

[Pepster]

Is there anywhere I could find an air filter for a Poulan 4200? Or are there other options for fixing one with all the flocking missing?

You can put a Covid face mask over it as a temporary fix.

 

[Todd Loosli]

Is there anywhere I could find an air filter for a Poulan 4200? Or are there other options for fixing one with all the flocking missing?

You can get a new filter for a poulan 3400 and use your fingers to flatten it then cut to the shape of the 4200 then epoxy it to the filter with j b epoxy for plastic. Do both sides with 2 3400 filters

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Can also re-flock filters. Guy showed how it was done on my group crg fb. Looked pretty easy and straight forward.

 

[farmer steve]

First one of these I ever saw today at my saw shop. Anyone else ever have seen one?

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

First one of these I ever saw today at my saw shop. Anyone else ever have seen one?
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Only in pics. 2013 thread and some info http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/poulan/poulan-log-splitter/

 

[big10pointer]

Well fellow Poulan people I broke the recoil on my 5400
Is this normal for this series? It’s my first one. Going to try to weld it. The squish is at .040 I don’t think that should have caused it. I need Poulan experts Thanks

 

[Todd Loosli]

Pictures of your starter or it didn't happen, need to know a lot more about it, where it broke would be the first.

 

[big10pointer]

Pictures of your starter or it didn't happen, need to know a lot more about it, where it broke would be the first.

I already welded it gonna start the saw in a little while. Thanks

 

[big10pointer]

Ok here are a few pics of welded recoil and video of first start on complete rebuild and base gasket removal and Porting from Carb too Muffler It's gonna be Nasty!