Craftsman 3.7/18 358.354830 = Poulan 3700 or 3700CV?

[John Lyngdal]

I'm going to be sending this saw to a new home sometime soon, so I want to be sure that I describe it accurately.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Here's one that I just serviced and restored:

This saw is a classic, originally made by Poulan, and I offered to buy it from the owner after I got it running strong. He could not wait to pay the restoration bill and take it home. It's built like a tank.

 

[s sidewall]

Thin rings, it would be a 3700cv, thick rings, it might be a 3800cv.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Nice looking saws y'all have.

Steve

 

[Tbartruff]

Here's one that I just serviced and restored:
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This saw is a classic, originally made by Poulan, and I offered to buy it from the owner after I got it running strong. He could not wait to pay the restoration bill and take it home. It's built like a tank.

Where do you get your parts from?

 

[redunshee]

Looks like a thin ring 3700. Poulan 3700 0r Poulan Countervibe 3700, same same. I have two red ones: a 3700 and 3800.

 

[jltrent]

They are good saws. I have a thin ring 3.7 and it will do 165 lbs. compression. I have had several of these and all good saws. One of my favorite.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Where do you get your parts from?

I made a few myself and the rest were already in my shop and not specific to this saw. Actually, not much was required, mostly just clean up and TLC. Hard to find, these saws are classics.

 

[Tbartruff]

I made a few myself and the rest were already in my shop and not specific to this saw. Actually, not much was required, mostly just clean up and TLC. Hard to find, these saws are classics.

I have a Poulan 3700 Countervibe I bought new in 1983. I have cut lots of firewood over the years with it. It is a great strong running saw and still is. The only thing I have ever had to do is replace the oiler on it. I was just wondering about parts availability.

 

[redunshee]

I have a Poulan 3700 Countervibe I bought new in 1983. I have cut lots of firewood over the years with it. It is a great strong running saw and still is. The only thing I have ever had to do is replace the oiler on it. I was just wondering about parts availability.

that's why us Poulan fans have parts saws.

 

[John Lyngdal]

Looks like a thin ring 3700. Poulan 3700 0r Poulan Countervibe 3700, same same. I have two red ones: a 3700 and 3800.

Thank you. Just the information I was looking for, as I didn't know if the 3700 and 3700CV were two different models.

John

 

[Efisher26]

Haven’t thrown mine up for a while

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[Wood Doctor]

I liked working on this one to restore it and it runs flawlessly today. It just may be mine one of these days:


This old beauty runs like a bandit.

 

[Efisher26]

I have one more grey one that might be a new rings and base gasket delete canadate. Never done it before


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[scott fowler]

have any spare recoil assemblies. had one given to me with the housing broke where pulley bolts in i have it farmer fixed to get the saw running but would like to replace it

 

[Efisher26]

Ya I have a parts machine grey in color


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