Heres how my "free saw " was given to me . It was so dirty that I almost walked past it. At first I thought it was a 4200 but that was just the recoil sticker.
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Heres how my "free saw " was given to me . It was so dirty that I almost walked past it. At first I thought it was a 4200 but that was just the recoil sticker.
Obviously that poor saw had a hard life.
This was my initial hope, alittle fuel mix down the air filter.
Soaked all removable parts in purple power , chiseled and scraped with 10 cans of brake cleaner and a can of electric cleaner. I found a pinched ignition wire between the starter cover and body which probably lead to the disposal of the saw. Also it was crushed some time in its past. The top cover post was welded and the cover was obviously broken.
Paint,carb kit,fuel line,fuel filter,and tank breather .
Paint,carb kit,fuel line,fuel filter,and tank breather .
Needs a touch of tuning but that Dam Pecan has become almost petrified in the sun! I need some oak or maple logs.
Obviously you put a lot of time into reviving that saw,but well worth it in the end.Nice job!
Honestly this one was easily running because it doesn't have seal or bearing issues, and the oiler is very good.
Ten bucks for the pair. Supposedly the Poulan runs.
Ilovechainsaws
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When I worked heavy equipment and cranes in the '60's, we had a purpose built hacksaw like you described. The elec. motor wasn't slow, but it had a high reduction gearbox and crankshaft to run the hacksaw blade. We mainly used it to cut pipe and small structural steel. It saved a lot of work with regular hacksaws and cutting torches.
ilovechainsaws
Ilovechainsaws
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Your first pictures looked like it had been in a fire.
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It always puts a smile on my face when a big poulan saw gets saved. Nice job.
Well done that man
What a saw. Unreal find happy for you and the saw too and all of us for seeing it.
Very nice job, looks great, enjoy that rascal. Max.
Thanks guys, now I feel ready for hurricane season!Well done that man
What a saw. Unreal find happy for you and the saw too and all of us for seeing it.
Sweet!! A bow would go right on there . What type of paint did you use?
Well I'm gonna save my bow for the 4200 i have but I got seals and bearings to replace in it ,not terrible but enough for me to replace them.
I just went down to the auto parts store and found automotive quality rustoem paint in gloss black and I was looking for " Sublime green" but I got neon green . I realized that it's not a match for the weird yellow/green the poulan used but it'll help protect the metal.
Heres the clutch cover I got thays not bow modified.
You prob already know this, but Joe at Sugar Creek makes 4200 & 5200 decal kits for that saw. He also recently separated the clutch cover decals out from the kits, as those are always torn up.
Really dresses them up!
Heres my spray bomb repainted & relabelled spare covers, wrinkles & all, lol.
Yeah thats a good idea, I've heard though that the decal kits take forever to get.
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