Nik's Poulan Thread

[bob kern]

Cut a whole 10" hickory up with the blue label craftoulan I went through a couple weeks ago. I really like the saw. Horrible video I know, but was the best I could do one handed.
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[Maintenance supervisor]

Cut a whole 10" hickory up with the blue label craftoulan I went through a couple weeks ago. I really like the saw. Horrible video I know, but was the best I could do one handed.
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First, carve yourself a phone stand for video!
Nice job on bringing that saw back to life.

 

[bob kern]

First, carve yourself a phone stand for video!
Nice job on bringing that saw back to life.

I've actually done that before. Lol

 

[bob kern]

I've actually done that before. Lol

And thanks by the way. Was a super easy one.

 

[Hoggwood]

what 85cc ya lookin for?
might have one here

Hey Pete.

5200 et al. Saw that Craftsman 5.2 years ago that passed through and that other one from K-town awhile back with the roached slug. The odd one out of the Spokane area on CL. Recall seeing a couple at Son Ranch in G. Forks years ago but didn’t ask. Must have been a tough market out here with the big timber fallers/dealers in the 70’s. IIRC Ferguson in Kamloops never even sold Poulan. Dad ended up buying the 1001 from them in ‘76 as it was the only big muscle alternative that wasn’t popular at the time. Milled a ton for the house then and still pulls like a tank today.

Only have the 4400 from the Island you took a ride for. Probably the strongest vintage <70cc I’ve run. I’ve gather a healthy 5200 is something else indeed.

 

[Cookie]

There was a full wrap 5200 on the coast I came across. Fair price. I didn’t jump on it tho. Looked decent, prolly should have. I picked up a decent 4900 77cc over the summer.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Talking about the big cc saws reminded me of last gen3 ads I have saved.

The last of them Gen3 8500.

Gen1 5200, Gen2 5400.

 

[rocketnorton]

@Hoggwood

its a fullwrap 5400, new lrb piston, green top cover

my pics are a f'n mess in this pc - cant find one to post

pm me a #, i can txt some if interested

 

[rocketnorton]

 

[rocketnorton]

fullwrap that came with it was on my 52 when this pic took
that and homemade alum heat shield on muff missin in this pic

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

The money my new tree guy has in that lift . 69' straight up or 39' across. No more hangers left and my power line lane cleared.

Just had him drop everything. He used a stihl 201T and a husky 525 polesaw.

Me and wife did the clean up.
Using the 50cc and 35cc tophandle and her just using the battery pruner sawzall again.

He loved that idea and told me I saved around 4 hrs of labor cost.

Got some good saw and chain test wood saved from the busted up leaders.

That jail brake he used he said he went to over the portawrap. It is so smooth for one guy using lowering heavy limbs etc down.

 

[Cookie]

Picked up a 330 last night. Was dirty and an unknown. Took a chance on it. Got it home and pulled the muffler, it’s brand new, no wear or carbon Build up. 1/2 dozen pulls and it took off. Needs a deep clean and a brake band. Threw a nos bar I had kickin around on.

 

[Welderman85]

Looking for a video or write up on how to do crank seals on a top handle 2000. Thank you

 

[Hoggwood]

Pressure and vac test failed at seals? I find most times they are leaking at the cylinder/case in this series and/or the handle/case/reed gasket. Two bolts on the cylinder doesn’t help the matter. Motoseal FTW.

I just did a low hours one a month ago and could literally see the connecting rod through the loose cylinder base gasket space.

 

[Todd Loosli]

I need some advice and help. If you port a engine and you have the skirt of the piston short enough that it opens the cylinder, exhaust port ,when it is all the way to the top, TDC by about 25 thousands will it still run. 5200 reed valve.

 

[hotshot]

Freeport they call it, & yes it will still it run fine. The small amount of time of short circuited flow won’t be noticeable cutting, may be measurable on your dyno only.

 

[Todd Loosli]

Thanks for getting back to me so soon and with the information needed.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

If I am recalling right. Almost all of the big bore 660 aftermarket topends free port from new. Seen many of pics of them free porting and end users say run fine.

 

[Todd Loosli]

I need some 13mm piston pin clips, anyone know what saws have a 13mm pin.thanks

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

What have you been building this time Todd??