Not bad price depending on the condition. I'd be interested in the 6900 if you don't want it.
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Not bad price depending on the condition. I'd be interested in the 6900 if you don't want it.
Chris J.
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Yesterday I received my Craftsman 358.355061 / Poulan 2300CVA. I gave it a quick look-over and the piston is a little scored on the exhaust side, which is no surprise since the seller listed it as probably having no compression. I'm guessing that someone worked on the saw because it's missing the sparkplug & AF, and the carb & airbox are nearly spotlessly clean. The tank is dry with no visual residue or gas odor.
When I went to feel the score marks on the piston, the piston rotated a little in the cylinder
. I quess that I won't know more until the saw gets a full teardown.
Interesting note--I won this saw on feePay for $.99 + $18.99 shipping. I didn't think that my minimal bid would win it, but I don't mind because I would have been willing to pay about the same maybe even more (keep reading!) if I had found it on CL or a local flea market, garage sale, etc. In the listing photos the bar appears to be new/like new, ditto for the chain (safety) which the seller did send with the saw. The seller forgot to include the bar, and has since shipped it separately. Even thought this auction probably cost him money, he didn't try to get out of sending the bar.
When I went to feel the score marks on the piston, the piston rotated a little in the cylinder
. I quess that I won't know more until the saw gets a full teardown.Interesting note--I won this saw on feePay for $.99 + $18.99 shipping. I didn't think that my minimal bid would win it, but I don't mind because I would have been willing to pay about the same maybe even more (keep reading!) if I had found it on CL or a local flea market, garage sale, etc. In the listing photos the bar appears to be new/like new, ditto for the chain (safety
) which the seller did send with the saw. The seller forgot to include the bar, and has since shipped it separately. Even thought this auction probably cost him money, he didn't try to get out of sending the bar.
Good seller. Sounds like you did well.
After running the 4200 and one like the 6900 you would be crazy not to add those 2 if wanting classics. I'm just not into reeds.
We must be shopping the same areas.
I pass the older ones to the guys that are into them. 4200 $125 or best offer with 2 bars 28" 20" Poulan 4200 69cc chain saw
Poulan 6900 $200 http://erie.craigslist.org/grd/3399780085.html
Not putting in the CL's area here for the vultures just wanting to buy and flip saws. :msp_wink:
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Happy Thanksgiving to all my Poulan com-padres....
zogger
Tree Freak
Those are *very nice* deals. Heck, just a 28" d176 mount bar would be a nice score.
zogger
Tree Freak
Back at ya! I get to sneak off in a bit and go grab some last minute before rain soon wood down in the swamp. Been stacking up big hardwood branches all year down there, gonna go poulanize them.
Happy Thanksgiving from NW Indiana this morning!
Slept in over 4 hrs later then normal! :msp_confused:
Slept in over 4 hrs later then normal! :msp_confused:
Slacker.......
Yeah I know but not a constant slacker anyway. :hmm3grin2orange:
Should get the 8500 tore the rest of the way down this weekend anyway...
Good news.
Today finaly came the saw.It is a 4200 and i am very happy with it.This saw is my first "counter vibe series" saw and i am amazed.Excellent machine.A little heavy i can tell but perfect.Can't believe how much power it has.
Well some informations for the saw.The seller was telling the truth.The p/c looking like new and the compression is extremelly high.From the litle i search it,it only needs a recoil pulley(i have something on my mine.I will try tomorrow to fix it,it just slips sometimes),an air filter and a very very good cleaning.I replace the fuel line,put some fresh mix in it and it fired up on the 10th pull and after that it fires on every first pull.Before i take it,i was thinking to replace some parts such as seals,carb diaphragms,to clean it inside for the case of some wood dust but now i am on dilemma.I am afraid to disassemble it because i am new to this series of saw and also i know that gaskets are NLA plus that the saw working perfect.Tell me your thoughts.
I believe that air filters for this series are like hunting gosts,right?
Today finaly came the saw.It is a 4200 and i am very happy with it.This saw is my first "counter vibe series" saw and i am amazed.Excellent machine.A little heavy i can tell but perfect.Can't believe how much power it has.
Well some informations for the saw.The seller was telling the truth.The p/c looking like new and the compression is extremelly high.From the litle i search it,it only needs a recoil pulley(i have something on my mine.I will try tomorrow to fix it,it just slips sometimes),an air filter and a very very good cleaning.I replace the fuel line,put some fresh mix in it and it fired up on the 10th pull and after that it fires on every first pull.Before i take it,i was thinking to replace some parts such as seals,carb diaphragms,to clean it inside for the case of some wood dust but now i am on dilemma.I am afraid to disassemble it because i am new to this series of saw and also i know that gaskets are NLA plus that the saw working perfect.Tell me your thoughts.
I believe that air filters for this series are like hunting gosts,right?
And from the West Coast. Happy Thanksgiving. I hope to sneak some time in on a 3700 today.
Kostas. Good find. The carb kits are easy to come by. Tillotson HS series, Kit is RK-23HS.
If it does have a worn out filter look at this post as they are rare.
Some good ideas from Modifiedmark, OhioGregg and Warped5 on saving the filters
http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/198040.htm
You should be able to make gaskets if you need to. I have a tracing of the oil pump gasket if you need to make one of those.
I don't have a 4200 IPL but unitl you can get one here is one for the 5200 which should be pretty close.
Did you get your parts? If not, they are likely still on the ship.
Tim
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Thanks Tim.I don't worry about the carb kit,i have allready 2 RK-23HS kits.The problem is the gaskets.I will probably replace the carb kit tomorrow,clean the carb and will see.I don't fell like to run a chainsaw without knowing the condition of the internal parts.Thanks for the IPL,i will tell you if i need the tracing for the oil pump gasket,for now the oil pump is working fine.
Sorry i didn't tell you about the parts.The parts arrived a couple of days ago.Thanks a lot Tim.
Finally. I was getting worried about them. I hope they enjoyed the trip
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all you guys (and gals) south of the Canadian border.
Happy Thanksgiving to all you guys (and gals) south of the Canadian border.
"Happy Thanks Giving" to all my fellow Poulan Turkeys!!!
umpkin:
Gregg,
umpkin:Gregg,
rms61moparman
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Actually they show up with a bit of regularity foe the 4200 and 5200 on eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-Bay here. You just have to dig DEEP to get one.
The ones for the 8500 style saws are a bit harder to find.
Mike
