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I really like the 330/380. However, if I really needed another 20" saw (which I don't), I would look very seriously at the PP5020. They're selling these for $200, and I'm sure they're not taking a loss on them - so now you see what the real cost of a saw is.
 
yeah the 5020 looks like a halfway decent saw, i finally found an IPL of it on sears parts website, it looks like its designed along the lines of the 4620, a little heavier duty than the 4218 family. with some mild porting and adjustment the 5020 would probably be a pretty fun saw.
 
not a bad little saw, i'll wait a while and see if i can snag a used one off ebay to play around with. I'm getting ready to see how the 4218 responds to some mild intake porting, strato port polishing, and exhaust porting/polishing, i've modded the muffler, i'm not real happy with it though, im probably gonna grab another stock muffler out of my garage and try something different, or get a muffler from the old 295 and play with that. the 4218 runs pretty decent as it is now, i have a 14" oregon laser solid tip bar with a 3/8" semi-chisel long top chain on it, all i have done to the saw itself is drill a few holes in the air cleaner cover to allow more air into the motor, polished the exhaust port, ported the muffler, and retuned the carb.
 
Andyshine77 said:
I actually like plastic clutch covers, plastic shell not so much.
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I had one warp on the WT after 12 years and just replaced it. Guess I can't complain but metal would have held its shape.
 
I dropped 3 Ash trees Tuesday, and bucked them up, except for the top halves of the trees. My sister's BF then cuts the tops and upper trunks. He uses nothing but WildThings! :D Thats all he ever uses, for years. He cuts a heck of a lot of wood with them. They aren't my choice of saw, but I won't bad mouth them, thats for sure.

He picks them up at Pawn shops, etc. Then uses them hard for several years, till he has a problem, then just trashes it and uses another one. He got one a year or so ago someone gave him. It had a scored P&C. I put a new set on it for him and modded the muffler. He uses it some, but its his back-up saw in case the one he is using poops. LOL

He cut and hauled out just about a cord Tue. That stack of wood looks just as good as if it had been cut with a $600 saw!! ;)

:cheers:
Gregg,
 
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Ahh, I don't know how many cords that was - I didn't start heating with wood seriously until about 5 years ago. Before that it mostly did clearing and clean up, but it was my only saw so it got used quite a bit. More recently it's been 5-6 cords a year, but clearing out junk.

But I truly like WT, as I've said quite a few times on here. I regard it as the universal general purpose saw.

Also, they're pretty simple saws and the parts are not very expensive and easy to get, at least for now, so I see not reason not to keep using it.
 
WoodHeatWarrior said:
Ahh, I don't know how many cords that was - I didn't start heating with wood seriously until about 5 years ago. Before that it mostly did clearing and clean up, but it was my only saw so it got used quite a bit. More recently it's been 5-6 cords a year, but clearing out junk.

But I truly like WT, as I've said quite a few times on here. I regard it as the universal general purpose saw.

Also, they're pretty simple saws and the parts are not very expensive and easy to get, at least for now, so I see not reason not to keep using it.
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There's something to be said for cheap parts...
 
Andyshine77 said:
The WT is better than most would think. Sure they're cheap, but if taken care of they will cut a lot more wood than you'd ever imagine.:cheers:
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I've found that if the air fuel mix can be set correctly, most any 2-stroke motor can stand a fighting chance... At least the cheap poulans have a carb with a high and low screw you can work with... :confused:
 
When I first started posting here I was frustrated with my Poulans. A few parts had broken on the 2775, but mostly the problems I was having were my own fault. Some here will have you believe these are not "real" saws, and for a while I kinda got thinking that way too, but this is nonsense. These saws will respond well to good chains properly sharpened, good fuel mix and proper tuning. And maybe a muffler nod. Just like any saw. The basic construction and materials is similar to any clamshell design, and if I were shopping for a new saw this is the stuff I'd look at. And I have no doubt it would serve me well for years if properly maintained and used.

I'm not sure I like the styling on these new Poulans - they kind of have an exaggerated, cartoonish look going on, as if they hired some industrial designer to create a new look. But it's not awful, and I like things like the scrench holder on the 5020.
 
The PP5020, is basically a larger (50cc) version of the 4218. It's a clamshell strato saw, and the chassis is plastic.
 

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