Nik's Poulan Thread

[Acornhill]

I don't recall seein such thin rings on a chainsaw. Unless it was much smaller maybe.
I think my 3400 and 3500 have much thicker rings, although maybe only one.

Many of the pro saws have thin rings, many don’t, 4200 has thick rings,


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[s sidewall]

You hear that hotshot, that 4200 is a home owners model. [emoji38]

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Nice 3700 Colt

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Wouldn't hurt to clean out all the carbon around the exhaust and probably the muffler.

Steve

 

[Colt Marlington]

Wouldn't hurt to clean out all the carbon around the exhaust and probably the muffler.

Steve

Thanks. I might even pull the jug and clean off the top of the piston.
These saws look pretty easy to work on.

 

[3000 FPS]

Colt the thin ring 3.7 like you have had better compression than the thick ring 3.7 saws. Or Poulan 3700 thin ring verses the Poulan 3800 thick ring. I have worked on both and modified both and the thin ring always has better compression.

 

[3000 FPS]

Thanks. I might even pull the jug and clean off the top of the piston.
These saws look pretty easy to work on.

Yep they are.

 

[s sidewall]

Just leave the intake manifold on, it'll come off with the cylinder.

Steve

 

[Colt Marlington]

Colt the thin ring 3.7 like you have had better compression than the thick ring 3.7 saws. Or Poulan 3700 thin ring verses the Poulan 3800 thick ring. I have worked on both and modified both and the thin ring always has better compression.

Sounds good. I doubt I'll be modding this one. Just clean up the piston top, new lines, and whatever the carb needs. And it was missing one of the screws on the giant chain catcher.
But I read somewhere on here about some 70cc stihl top end on something from the 3500 family.
I'll see if I can find the link. Think it was a gray Craftsman 12 pound 70cc saw. A real sleeper.

 

[Colt Marlington]

Here's that thread about the 2700 or 2750(Craftsman version) or something like that, with an 038 magnum top end.
https://www.arboristsite.com/commun...saw-46cc-craftsman-into-a-ported-72cc.230393/
This kind of mod might be a little advanced for my tool kit. I got a drill press.
But makes me think about what could be done with the 3500. I like the lower weight and spring AV.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Thats why you got to check them. Never know how they came or who switched them over the years,

3.7 I sold this month for $50 was thick ring version.

 

[hotshot]

I don't know. They look pretty thin to me?
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Piston
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and cylinder look pretty decent
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But looks like someone got a little careless with the krylon.
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I was talking about the Columbia craigslist saw that Steve posted about, and yes yours is a 3.7.

 

[green lust]

Someone near this place may be interested
https://columbia.craigslist.org/tls/d/lexington-chainsaws/6884960765.html

Steve

It is a little dirty but used very little . I didn’t have one with the auto sharpener so I had to bring it home . Thanks for the heads up on the craigslist add . Awesome day took my 82 year old dad to breakfast at Shealy’s BBQ in Leesville and only had another 20 minute drive to Lexington SC . I asked the craigslist guy what his bottom dollar for the old red saw was and he said $20 so I didn’t argue with him .
I saved another Poulan !
Gary

 

[Acornhill]

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It is a little dirty but used very little . I didn’t have one with the auto sharpener so I had to bring it home . Thanks for the heads up on the craigslist add . Awesome day took my 82 year old dad to breakfast at Shealy’s BBQ in Leesville and only had another 20 minute drive to Lexington SC . I asked the craigslist guy what his bottom dollar for the old red saw was and he said $20 so I didn’t argue with him .
I saved another Poulan !
Gary

The power sharp model should be a 3800


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[s sidewall]

Looks like a thick ring 3800, good buy. You should jump on that 3400 bow saw. An extra bill showed up so I'm passing on it sadly.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Just got word that I might be able to get that 3400 now.

Steve

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Super nice looking 655 for sale in the chainsaw repair group for 400 if anyone looking.

 

[rocketnorton]

looks good.
i just got one. no pics yet.
bp, fullwrap, brake.
one o my "grail" saws.

 

[fossil]

Interesting news.

While I was at the Upstate NY GTG I was talking to the Oregon Chain rep and he indicated that Husqvarna had told Oregon they were going to discontinue the Poulan brand.
Possibly a heads up for Oregon on discontinuing Poulan branded bars.

 

[3000 FPS]

Just leave the intake manifold on, it'll come off with the cylinder.

Steve

Yep good advice Steve and of course putting the cylinder back on with the intake attached.