SilverKing
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i meant 920
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E-lux had acquired Partner by the time these saws came out and, thankfully, used their trigger handle design. It was the weakest point on the 910e's (I have a few with busted handles....and cases! It also was a poor design on the 510. I am not saying this made them that much better. I mean, you can spray air freshener on a turd and while it may smell nice, it still is a turd. doesn't mean I wouldn't like to get a few of mine running so I could use them. But, those darn air and vac leaks have been VERY hard to pin down. Still go to the 490 for that sized stuff, but if I got one of mine running, it wouldn't do too bad as a first saw for my boy to start learning on.
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The 490 and the 590 were pure Partners, just rebranded - what beats me is why the 535 still was in production in 1992 (as a silvertop "classic"), several years after the 490/590 were replaced by the 2051...?
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The 490 and the 590 were pure Partners, just rebranded - what beats me is why the 535 still was in production in 1992 (as a silvertop "classic"), several years after the 490/590 were replaced by the 2051...?
Maybe they had a large stock of parts still remaining for it and they thought this would be the most cost efficient?? You are right about the 490. I still like it better than the 500 that I had....seemed more cheaply built. I would still love to have that saw back, though! Why oh why did i sell it!!!
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I am no expert on those saws, but the P500 was a "semi-pro" version of the P5000 - and the 490 was based on the (pro) 5000, but without the recoil side "handle brace". As I understand it, the 590 was the late version P5000+, with the 45mm bore, and the "handle brace".
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I think you are right on with this information.
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Surely, but I have been told that the very earliest P5000s also were open port saws - but I haven't seen any real evidence. The moderate original power spec points the same way though - or the spec just was off......
SilverKing
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ok since the 525 is agreed to be a turd,what about the 625,I got a good lead on one of them to
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That is the lower power version from the 625/630/670 line of saws. If my memory serves ( I hope I haven't switched these around), it is an open port design, whereas the 630 was a closed port. Depending on price, I would rarely hesitate from picking up a 6-- saw. Working, nice looking chain brakes will bring $40 or more alone. If it is a nice looking, in good shape with a bar, type saw, I would pick it up for $125-150. Really nice, I would go to $175. Will pull a 20" bar just fine, although I use a 7 pin sprocket for that size bar.
The 490 and the 590 were pure Partners, just rebranded - what beats me is why the 535 still was in production in 1992 (as a silvertop "classic"), several years after the 490/590 were replaced by the 2051...?
Those years under Elux were hard to figure out in lots of lines. The 1990 Poulan Pro lineup was a mixed bag of Poulan originals, Pioneer based, Partner/Jonsered etc.
Very tightly grouped as well, like the PP325 and PP305 sold at the same time....
SilverKing
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Thanks Bama.Its a pretty decent lookin saw with almost new 18" Oregon b/c,I can get it for $140,or trade an old Mossberg 500 pump for it .Think Ill get it
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You are right, the 625 is the open port low point in that "family", based on the Husky 61. Husky made all those saws (6xx "family"), but none of them ever were exactly the same as any Husky model. That "family" was the start, and from about 1990/91, virtually all Jonsered saws were made by Husky, minus the very cheapest ones (Poulan), regardless of the origin of the design. Husky also made some Poulan pro branded saws in the 1990s, even though the original design was Partner/Jonsered.
The 535 may have been the last saw actually made by Jonsered, but that really is just a guess........
