Want to Sell Craftsman 3.7/Poulan 3700

[sld961]

As explained below, this is a 3800, not a 3700.

I got this in a bundle deal. Put a carb kit in it. It starts, runs and cuts. I think it's got 150 psi, I will double check. Pretty clean saw.

Let me know if you want any specific pics.
Not sure of the market on these, let's start at $150 130 obo plus shipping. Let me know if I'm out of line on the price.

 

[Eccentric]

That should be a 3800 instead of a 3700. Still a great saw.

 

[sld961]

That should be a 3800 instead of a 3700. Still a great saw.

I've wondered that. How do you tell the difference?

 

[Eccentric]

The sure way is to pull the muffler and look at the piston/rings. A chromed piston (in a bare aluminum bore) with two THICK rings means a 3400 or 3800 (and you can differentiate between those by measuring the bore). A bare piston (in a chromed bore) with two thin rings means a 3700 or 4000 (which again differ in bore). Since that saw's a grey/black rather than red/black Craftsman saw in this series I can assume that the saw is a 3400 or 3800 (as long as the saw is as it came from the factory)....................as Sears didn't sell any grey/black 3700's. Sears had transitioned their 3.7 saws from 3700's to 3800's during the red/black production period.

A red/black Craftsman in this series could be a 3400, 3700, or 3800. The red/black 3800's have a very different 358.xxxxx Sears model number compared to the red/black 3700 saws. If you look up the saw on the Sears partsdirect.com site using its 358.xxxxx model #, you can find the part #'s for the piston, cylinder, and rings. You can look at the 3400, 3700, 3800, and 4000 IPL's (or a Poulan pistons/cylinders index if you have 'em) and determine which saw it is that way.

Now..................somebody could have installed a top end from any saw in this series (3400-4000 and PP375/385/395) sometime along the line (it's been done)..............and that's why the only sure way to identify what we have here is by pulling the muffler, looking at the piston/rings, and measuring the bore.

For some reason......................sellers of these saws almost always list them as a "Craftsman 3.7, same as 3700" (or similar), even when they're grey/black. Either they don't know about 3800's, or they just assume that the saw is a 3700 because it's a 3.7 rather than a 3.8 (Sears never labeled them 3.8).

 

[sld961]

Thank you for the explanation. I'll try get around and pull the muffler, but I assume the previous owner didn't swap anything out.

 

[sld961]

Bump. Make me an offer.

 

[sld961]

Bump. Price Lowered

 

[sld961]

Make me an offer, I won't be offended. I want this thing gone.

 

[sld961]

Any takers at $100

 

[Eccentric]

That's a damn good price for a 3800 in that condition.

 

[sld961]

Bump

 

[sld961]

Still available. Make an offer.

 

[DexterDay]

$75 shipped?

 

[sld961]

$75 shipped?

I would do 75 plus shipping.

 

[Eccentric]

That's a great deal for what is a much better saw than an 029/290 (that'd cost twice as much or more in this condition). Where else are you going to find a good solid 61cc saw for that kind of money?

 

[DexterDay]

I would do 75 plus shipping.

PM me a quote to 44880.

 

[sld961]

Sold!

 

[DexterDay]

Coming to Ohio!!!

 

[Eccentric]

Good for both of you!

 

[DexterDay]

Good for both of you!

I'm excited to get it! Been looking for one of these!