Jonsered 2137

[protreecare]

Has anyone ever used a Jonsered 2137? I ordered one for a friend at dealer cost, opened the box and it looks like a dang poulan. It looks very similar with only a couple of changes. Does anyone know of Jonsered using poulan saws.
Thanks for any input.

 

[Javelin]

Yea it is a poulan.

 

[jokers]

I`ve heard although never verified, that other small Jonsys like the 2145 are also Poulanish, unlike the Husky 345 which is a good little saw. Durn swedes.


Russ

 

[Javelin]

2145 is a swede built saw. the 2040 is a poulan!

 

[scottr]

Cylinders

Is there a difference in cylinder finish?

 

[shoot501]

My brother-in-law bought a new Husky 136 which I think is about the same saw. Helped him cut his winter wood and that little saw did a pretty good job for no bigger than it is. Don't think I would want one but it's two yrs old now and still going.

 

[hlw49]

The 2137 is the only Jonsered saw built in the US the rest are built in Sweden. I have not seen the 2137, if it is like it's counter part the 136 Husky it is a good little saw. I know everyone says it is a Poulan clone but in reality it is not. I know the engines are similiar but that is as far as it goes. Anyone that has ever worked on the two saws would know the difference.

 

[eyolf]

I've never really looked in one of the new little Jons or Husky saws, but a friend gave me a little Poulan (2250?...don't remember) he'd used up. I mostly just wanted to see what was inside.

Plastic fantastic, yes, but the real problem may have just been the aluminum cylinder and sloppy tolerances. The dang thing wasn't really blown up, ring partly stuck in the groove and no compression, but would run when cold. I pulled the ring out and cleaned the groove, put it back together, but it didn't help a lot. I'm also not sure I got the top half sealed to the bottom very well either...

If they were made with the cylinders nickasil plated, they'd probably hold up for a hundred hours of light to moderate use. That would be maybe hundred cords of limb-wood in the hands of an experienced user. The goon that burns through trees using poorl;y maintained saws with dull chains could probably destroy a Stihl or husky in an hour.

 

[hlw49]

The Huskys and Jonsereds do use chrome plating or nickasil cylinders and they have a bolt in engine instead of the bolts that hold the engine in the case also hold the engine together. At least the Husky does not sure about the Jonsered.

 

[Brian_42]

Jonsered = Poulan?????

Yea it is a poulan.

Hello all, I just purchased a 2137 on ebay and awating the delivery. I was thinking I scored a decent saw for very little money, that being said, if it turns out to be a Poulan.... it will probably find it's way back to ebay and never make it to the woods....
Love this site by the way, never ending info....

 

[SawTroll]

That saw is assambled by Poulan - since 1990 or so the two cheapest Jonsereds and Huskys at any given time have been, and the 2137 was one of those a few years ago.

This does not mean they are rebadged Poulans, and some parts usually have been made in Sweden.

 

[MechanicMatt]

I know this thread is a little old. I can get a used 2137 at a decent price and i'm wondering if anybody knows if there is a big difference in how there engines are built as compared to the poulans. Are there pistons coated or the cylinders and is the engine bolted to the case or are they one big POS like the wild things.

 

[wyk]

I know this thread is a little old. I can get a used 2137 at a decent price and i'm wondering if anybody knows if there is a big difference in how there engines are built as compared to the poulans. Are there pistons coated or the cylinders and is the engine bolted to the case or are they one big POS like the wild things.

If it says Made In The USA, it is likely a poulan. Looking at it, it looked like a 42cc Poulan to me. And looking at the manual, Electrolux owned Poulan and Jonsered when the cs-2137 came out. The manual showes a Poulan name on it. It's basically a 'Wild Thing" in drag.

http://www.jonsered.com/ddoc/JONO/JONO2003_EUenAPen/JONO2003_EUenAPen__530163281.pdf

 

[SawTroll]

Not really sure, but my guess is they have a plated cylinder, unlike the similar looking Poulans.

Regardless of that, I wouldn't want one, even if free - pure POS!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Gee whiz SawTroll your such a nice guy, JK, Has anybody ever had one apart to know for sure if the cylinder is plated?? Im really looking for a clamshell none strato charged to have a little learning with. My ryobi/redmax is strato and Im NOT wanting to tackle that saw yet.

 

[hamish]

Gee whiz SawTroll your such a nice guy, JK, Has anybody ever had one apart to know for sure if the cylinder is plated?? Im really looking for a clamshell none strato charged to have a little learning with. My ryobi/redmax is strato and Im NOT wanting to tackle that saw yet.

I have had many apart out of pure curiosity (not worth fixing from a customer standpoint), are the cyl plated.......well they must be for the cost of them..............with what who knows, I'm not a metalurgist (sp?) but the metals composition is not chrome or nikasil plated. Should you want to learn with a saw power head find something other than a clamshell for starters and secondly a non disposible head.

 

[MechanicMatt]

I have had many apart out of pure curiosity (not worth fixing from a customer standpoint), are the cyl plated.......well they must be for the cost of them..............with what who knows, I'm not a metalurgist (sp?) but the metals composition is not chrome or nikasil plated. Should you want to learn with a saw power head find something other than a clamshell for starters and secondly a non disposible head.

Hamish, I put the big bore kit on my 362xp, and several top ends on my 50 rancher. I have several cylinders for my little husky, Im always playing with the ports. Ive been wanting to see the clamshell first hand for a while. I figure if I can take a runner, take it apart put the dremmel to it and get her back together ill be happy!

 

[sawfun9]

I'm not sure about the type of plating in the cylinder. The saw shop I go to, thats well respected by the local loggers, Said that my 36 is not a Poulan, and for what they are they're a good saw. And the guy at that shop didn't think much of Poulans. I've read that the crank and some other parts come from Sweden and are assembled in the US. Maybe they are assembled by a division of Poulan/Electolux? If the 2137 is anything like my 36 or a 136, then it's a great little homeowner saw for occasional light trimming. Probably as good as a ms210 and better than any modern Poulan of the saw size.

 

[wyk]

Not really sure, but my guess is they have a plated cylinder, unlike the similar looking Poulans.

Regardless of that, I wouldn't want one, even if free - pure POS!

If you get one free, send it on to me in Ireland, bud. I'll have her ported and run her like a raped ape until she grenades. Because that is how God intended them to be!

 

[SawTroll]

I'm not sure about the type of plating in the cylinder. The saw shop I go to, thats well respected by the local loggers, Said that my 36 is not a Poulan, and for what they are they're a good saw. And the guy at that shop didn't think much of Poulans. I've read that the crank and some other parts come from Sweden and are assembled in the US. Maybe they are assembled by a division of Poulan/Electolux? If the 2137 is anything like my 36 or a 136, then it's a great little homeowner saw for occasional light trimming. Probably as good as a ms210 and better than any modern Poulan of the saw size.

Well, he is right that the 36 etc aren't really Poulans, even though they are built at that Factory. Some parts used to be made in Sweden, but I am not sure how that have been lately.

Husky owns a lot of factories and OPE brands.....