How about an NOS Poulan Pro 305?

[joe25DA]

Wel heres one, Mark has one too I think. I got mine from a guy who used to be a PP dealer. It was missing the clutch assembly, some screws, the dawg, and the bar and chain. I ordered a new clutch, drum, rim assmebly, found an NOS 16" replaceable tip bar and today got a loop of Husky .325". It has never been gassed. Evidently he had the saw, never sold it and robbed parts off it when customers needed them when he was no longer a poulan pro dealer. It balances very well and I do really like this line of saws, I have no intentions of running it, but its tempting!
How I received it With a few other orphans

Complete, new 1988 PP305 49cc. Great looking saws too.

 

[joe25DA]

you used to be my hero...now I hate you!:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:

Cool saw isnt it!

 

[lesorubcheek]

Very nice!
My dad's third saw was a 285. The whole series of the 285, 305 and 335 are all great saws. 365s ain't bad either! Congratulations on a great find!
Dan

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Better then a 026 all day :msp_thumbsup:

 

[roostersgt]

Didn't used to care for Poulans, but lately I've been impressed with the older ones. That one you have is a dandy! I'd run'er.

 

[joe25DA]

Better then a 026 all day :msp_thumbsup:

Ill tell you this, I had a 2800 Craftsman torn down at the same time as an 024, very similar in many ways, the 2800 I found much easier to work on and it turned into a great runner. That 024 gave me fits and found a new owner on ebay.

 

[joe25DA]

Didn't used to care for Poulans, but lately I've been impressed with the older ones. That one you have is a dandy! I'd run'er.

No need to, I have a nice 2800 in craftsman colors I use a lot along with a PP 330and 335. Ill leave this one alone

 

[zogger]

Ill tell you this, I had a 2800 Craftsman torn down at the same time as an 024, very similar in many ways, the 2800 I found much easier to work on and it turned into a great runner. That 024 gave me fits and found a new owner on ebay.

I havent worked on near all the models of poulan, but I have yet to see one that wasnt well thought out and arranged and easy to access/work on. Even the new ones that are commonly looked down on are easy to work on and make good runners once cleaned and tuned correctly.

 

[joe25DA]

I havent worked on near all the models of poulan, but I have yet to see one that wasnt well thought out and arranged and easy to access/work on. Even the new ones that are commonly looked down on are easy to work on and make good runners once cleaned and tuned correctly.

That is the truth. And there's good and bad in every brand. Fro What Ive seen it comes down to the operator. I sold a real nice Poulan 3700 to a guy I used to work with at my H.S. He claimed he was a landscacper on the side and knew tools better than anyone. I showed him how to start and run that saw: Switch OFF, Choke FULL, Set trigger lock and half, pull 3-4 times. Switch ON, half choke pull till it pops choke off. Id get once call a month saying it wouldn't start. He lives up the street, Id go up, do what Id told him and the saw started/ran fine. Finally got fed up and gave him a "good'' saw. A 2 year old Husky 240. I happily took my 3700 back.

 

[Stihl-Pioneer]

She is a beauty Joe. I love that series of Poulan saws myself. I have a few in green and a few in yellow.

 

[joe25DA]

She is a beauty Joe. I love that series of Poulan saws myself. I have a few in green and a few in yellow.

I still dont have ANY in black and green! They are on my list..

 

[redunshee]

JOe, I've got three 3000's and I'm always surprised how they run. HIgh revs with power. Had a PP305 I gace to my bil and a Canadian 3000 that went to you know who. I think at 49cc's these are great saws.
Bob

 

[Showme]

Wel heres one, Mark has one too I think. I got mine from a guy who used to be a PP dealer. It was missing the clutch assembly, some screws, the dawg, and the bar and chain. I ordered a new clutch, drum, rim assmebly, found an NOS 16" replaceable tip bar and today got a loop of Husky .325". It has never been gassed. Evidently he had the saw, never sold it and robbed parts off it when customers needed them when he was no longer a poulan pro dealer. It balances very well and I do really like this line of saws, I have no intentions of running it, but its tempting!
How I received it With a few other orphans

Complete, new 1988 PP305 49cc. Great looking saws too.

Really nice. I like it for sure.

 

[o8f150]

nice find

 

[VI sawguy]

Good find. I always liked that series of saw.

 

[joe25DA]

JOe, I've got three 3000's and I'm always surprised how they run. HIgh revs with power. Had a PP305 I gace to my bil and a Canadian 3000 that went to you know who. I think at 49cc's these are great saws.
Bob

I agree, Id say these were over-achievers at 49cc

 

[rburg]

I got to run one at a gtg and I liked it. It would be a good choice when cutting up tops.

 

[Magnumfloyd]

That is the truth. And there's good and bad in every brand. Fro What Ive seen it comes down to the operator. I sold a real nice Poulan 3700 to a guy I used to work with at my H.S. He claimed he was a landscacper on the side and knew tools better than anyone. I showed him how to start and run that saw: Switch OFF, Choke FULL, Set trigger lock and half, pull 3-4 times. Switch ON, half choke pull till it pops choke off. Id get once call a month saying it wouldn't start. He lives up the street, Id go up, do what Id told him and the saw started/ran fine. Finally got fed up and gave him a "good'' saw. A 2 year old Husky 240. I happily took my 3700 back.

I have never heard of this starting procedure but ill have to try on my newly acquired poulan 3400


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[joe25DA]

I have never heard of this starting procedure but ill have to try on my newly acquired poulan 3400


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Works well on saws wit long fuel lines, or any saw for that matter, just primes the system a bit.

 

[Magnumfloyd]

Thanks that's nice to know I just got a 4400 also and that starts on the first pull I was truly amazed
That's kind of how we train our new firemen to clear a flooded saw but with the choke and throttle off.