Nik's Poulan Thread

[Andyshine77]

https://www.vittstermeranderson.com/obituary/Nikola-Tesla

 

[green lust]

What is the best way to make the old sprocket nose bars look like new Poulan bars again? Paint removal ,Paint colors ,type, and lettering .

 

[rms61moparman]

What is the best way to make the old sprocket nose bars look like new Poulan bars again? Paint removal ,Paint colors ,type, and lettering . View attachment 827238

Search Ebay for a NOS bar and slap it on!


Mike

 

[OhioGregg]

What is the best way to make the old sprocket nose bars look like new Poulan bars again? Paint removal ,Paint colors ,type, and lettering . View attachment 827238

Unfortunately what Mike said is the only way I ever got one. Can be expensive too, especially the larger ones. That one on my 5200. is 30" and 36" on the 655. Seem to recall I paid like $70 for them, not including the chain. Seems to me I recall someone sold or made some stencils for painting bars. I could be dreaming though.

Gregg,

 

[green lust]

Unfortunately what Mike said is the only way I ever got one. Can be expensive too, especially the larger ones. That one on my 5200. is 30" and 36" on the 655. Seem to recall I paid like $70 for them, not including the chain. Seems to me I recall someone sold or made some stencils for painting bars. I could be dreaming though.

Gregg,

I did a search on eBay and found a 18” sprocket nose with the Poulan lettering but I didn’t see any longer bars . I have some good bars and was hoping to restore them to their original look with correct lettering . A stencil sounds like a good idea . Thanks

 

[3000 FPS]

Yep...I believe it. I weighed a bunch of my saws one time, even wrote all the weights down. Think I can find it? nope

Gregg,

I hear ya.

 

[stihlboy]

https://www.vittstermeranderson.com/obituary/Nikola-Tesla

This is very saddening, he was not only an asset to the poulan community but was an awesome person..

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Hey guys. Real sad to read about Nik. Never talked to him or anything but get a huge sense he was a very very nice man and will no doubt be missed dearly by many many people

Good job on the name Steve.

Green lust I'm a bit late but...

https://www.sugarcreeksupply.net/co...lan-professional-sprocketnose-bar-stencil-set

 

[s sidewall]

Beat me to it Jethro, that's who I was gonna recommend for the stencil. They also have stickers for the saw.

Steve Sidwell

 

[green lust]

Hey guys. Real sad to read about Nik. Never talked to him or anything but get a huge sense he was a very very nice man and will no doubt be missed dearly by many many people

Good job on the name Steve.

Green lust I'm a bit late but...

https://www.sugarcreeksupply.net/co...lan-professional-sprocketnose-bar-stencil-set
View attachment 827258

Thanks for the advice . I’ll look into that .
Gary

 

[green lust]

Beat me to it Jethro, that's who I was gonna recommend for the stencil. They also have stickers for the saw.

Steve Sidwell

I’ve got a couple that could use some stickers also thanks Steve.
Gary

 

[redunshee]

Beat me to it Jethro, that's who I was gonna recommend for the stencil. They also have stickers for the saw.

Steve Sidwell

Looks great but I doubt they would hold up , if used. NIce as a shelf queen.

 

[s sidewall]

They make 2 different types of the stickers. One is better thank the other.

Steve Sidwell

 

[rms61moparman]

I did a search on eBay and found a 18” sprocket nose with the Poulan lettering but I didn’t see any longer bars . I have some good bars and was hoping to restore them to their original look with correct lettering . A stencil sounds like a good idea . Thanks

I wish you all the luck in the world with that.
I've seen a few try it and for a shelf queen they can be made to look decent but I still haven't seen any that looked "right".
It's just really hard to get the bars prepped to the point that they don't look refurbished.


Mike

 

[rms61moparman]

Looks great but I doubt they would hold up , if used. NIce as a shelf queen.

Nothing that I've seen yet will hold up to any use, even the engine turned bars that some did several years back would get scratched and banged.


Mike

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Well crap. Parts are parts. ‍ In worst case

Poulan 2800 just couldnt say no this time. Watched it for over a week and would have paid asking price. But didnt want to ask my son to pick up for me. Well he lowered price like a good fish bait and set the hook, so I called son. Only 2 blocks from him he said.

As seen.

 

[s sidewall]

Looks like the fuel tank is cracked. What's the bigger cylinder that will fit under the hood of a 2800 without modifications?
Was looking at a 3300 and wondered if it would fit.
Steve Sidwell

 

[svk]

What is the best way to make the old sprocket nose bars look like new Poulan bars again? Paint removal ,Paint colors ,type, and lettering . View attachment 827238

I had a NOS bar that had surface rust from sitting in a moist garage. I used cheap silver sparkle paint from the hardware store. It held up till I wrecked the bar many cords later. Granted I cut softwood so my bars wear our before the paint wears off.

If you do paint, let the paint cure a long time. My friend always said let paint on metal sit till you can’t smell it anymore if you can. Adheres much better.

 

[kbeck]

Well crap. Parts are parts. ‍♂ In worst case

Poulan 2800 just couldnt say no this time. Watched it for over a week and would have paid asking price. But didnt want to ask my son to pick up for me. Well he lowered price like a good fish bait and set the hook, so I called son. Only 2 blocks from him he said.

As seen.

View attachment 827300

Looks like the one I picked up last week mine needed a air filter/cover and clutch bearing, put new fuel lines on runs good now

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Looks like the fuel tank is cracked. What's the bigger cylinder that will fit under the hood of a 2800 without modifications?
Was looking at a 3300 and wondered if it would fit.
Steve Sidwell

No clue if cracked as it is still at sons place up north. Dont matter if it is. Gone tanks galore.

49cc 305 3000 3.0 and 54cc 335 3.3 3300

It wont go on there. But I have a NOS 335 predator set. In this pic somewhere.