Thank you, and it still runs very well. No one believes that it's about 30 years old. Heck, it might be older than that, but nobody told the saw that. She's keeping her age a secret. Takes a few choke pulls to get her started cold. After that, it's always a non-choke single pull when up in the tree.
The original 25 saw was introduced in 1970. Do the math LOL We'll see how many new saws will last that long.
Mine was made in 1977, and had points ignition. Not long after that they went solid state. Wish I had kept mine. I had 14" & 16" bars and lots of chains.
my bad..... so 37 years on the yellow plain jane with manual oiler and a stack muffler... i have 2 of those....
I've got a couple I purchased from a member on here, winter project to make a good saw out of themWell, I guess we stole this thread from the original thread title. Regardless, these ageless XXV top handle saws simply amaze me at their longevity. They also have surprising power. Carb adjustments meant taking off that top cover, but once set, they seemed to hold on forever. I loaned mine last summer to a friendly tree trimming company foreman and installed a 16" bar on it. He never returned it, so I suspect I better get it back. Maybe I can trade him a running Poulan Wild Thing for it.
