Yes, I saw that Steve, and thats about ALL I know about them...lol
I think John nailed it, and is what it looks like to me, an early version of the 306. The lighter yellow/green color seems to be the older models.
Gregg,
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Yes, I saw that Steve, and thats about ALL I know about them...lol
I think John nailed it, and is what it looks like to me, an early version of the 306. The lighter yellow/green color seems to be the older models.
Gregg,
Thanks, Bob I know the feeling, All I ever see around here is wildthings. Just happened to be online yesterday, and decided to ck C-List, I don't very often. It was near the top of the listing, so wasn't on long. Just dumb luck I guess.
Gregg,
John, I HATE adds that dont list a price, and they are open to offers.. I don't want to offend someone, but don't want to pay to much too, LOL
I offered him $100 for all 3 of them, and he accepted. Maybe to much, who knows. He did check the P/C and compression on them, and were all good.
I was most interested in the 203, since ya just don't see them.
Gregg,
I think you did alright on the price.
You could'a paid that much for one of those shipped to you on eBay.
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great price!!!
you could always keep the best 2 and sell one on ebay to make your money back????? then it cost ya nothing!!!!!!I love craigs list for the low prices and you can check the saw out before you buy it!!!! ya just hardly see any vintage saws in my area lots of newer stihls and echos all day long!!!
John, I HATE adds that dont list a price, and they are open to offers.. I don't want to offend someone, but don't want to pay to much too, LOL
I offered him $100 for all 3 of them, and he accepted. Maybe to much, who knows. He did check the P/C and compression on them, and were all good.
I was most interested in the 203, since ya just don't see them.
Gregg,
you could always keep the best 2 and sell one on ebay to make your money back????? then it cost ya nothing!!!!!!I love craigs list for the low prices and you can check the saw out before you buy it!!!! ya just hardly see any vintage saws in my area lots of newer stihls and echos all day long!!!
Yes, I saw that Steve, and thats about ALL I know about them...lol
I think John nailed it, and is what it looks like to me, an early version of the 306. The lighter yellow/green color seems to be the older models.
Gregg,
Greg, there is alot about the 200 series that I don't know about. You just don't see them that often and like the link above says, the 203 was only made for 2 years.
Probably the same saw as a 201 or 202 except that the 203 is a power sharp saw with the automatic decomp.
The 203 from what I can tell is basically a older verision of the 306SA but it seems it used a ND ign instead of the Phelon used on later 306's. I'm not sure that some of the early 306's didn't use the ND ign as well. I believe you can tell the ND ign by the yellow coil, and small dia high tension wire.
My 203 has the older style clutch on it, and the Poulan molded into the clutch cover.
There was a guy near me that thought he had a 245 but come to find out is was probably a 223.
I have found out the early 200 series had the model number only on the top cover decal, the metal tag on the fan cover only lists the serial number.
Look at the 2 screw tin muffler on the 203, why did Poulan go to the cast muffler on the 306 when it came out and then back to the tin mufflers on the later ones?
Lots I still don't know .
I posted this before but here is my 203.
I believe my Gambles-Sabre is also actually a 203 even though Acres list it as a 306
Greg, there is alot about the 200 series that I don't know about. You just don't see them that often and like the link above says, the 203 was only made for 2 years.
Probably the same saw as a 201 or 202 except that the 203 is a power sharp saw with the automatic decomp.
The 203 from what I can tell is basically a older verision of the 306SA but it seems it used a ND ign instead of the Phelon used on later 306's. I'm not sure that some of the early 306's didn't use the ND ign as well. I believe you can tell the ND ign by the yellow coil, and small dia high tension wire.
My 203 has the older style clutch on it, and the Poulan molded into the clutch cover.
There was a guy near me that thought he had a 245 but come to find out is was probably a 223.
I have found out the early 200 series had the model number only on the top cover decal, the metal tag on the fan cover only lists the serial number.
Look at the 2 screw tin muffler on the 203, why did Poulan go to the cast muffler on the 306 when it came out and then back to the tin mufflers on the later ones?
Lots I still don't know .
I posted this before but here is my 203.
I believe my Gambles-Sabre is also actually a 203 even though Acres list it as a 306
Thanks Mark!!! Thats 100% more than I knew about them before.
I need more saws, like I need a hole in the head. But, when something a little different comes along, its hard to pass up.
Figures, that I just recently bought a 306, along with another parts saw to boot. Such is the life of an old Poulan Lover, there is no end to it!!
Gregg,
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Agree, NIk. $100 for three saws. Great. I made a mistake and made an offer on a 3300 parts saw to fix the two I recently bought. Guy wanted $99, I offered $50. He acccepted and in closer inspection I saw it was missing the coil, flywheel and oil pump. What a jerk i was.
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Thanks Mark!!! Thats 100% more than I knew about them before.
I need more saws, like I need a hole in the head. But, when something a little different comes along, its hard to pass up.
Figures, that I just recently bought a 306, along with another parts saw to boot. Such is the life of an old Poulan Lover, there is no end to it!!
Gregg,
Tell me about it!
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I like the old color also. The 306 thumb pumper I got is a whole shade lighter and I think it looks cool. Last time Steve was down I had to ask a dumb ???? and asked if it was faded or was that the color. He set me right, and now I like the old color as good as the new.
Gregg,
You know you can always get your money back on all those extra saws (hint hint) we don't find many around here so we is hungry down here in the woods. Good haul there anyway, I'd love to run up on some like that.
Joe
Gregg,
You know you can always get your money back on all those extra saws (hint hint) we don't find many around here so we is hungry down here in the woods. Good haul there anyway, I'd love to run up on some like that.
Joe
Dang Possum you just made post 500 here!
Seems we all like the old green junks. :love1:
Seems we all like the old green junks. :love1:
Dang Possum you just made page 500 here!
Seems we all like the old green junks. :love1:
Seems we all like the old green junks. :love1:
Possum, the only true thumb pumper 306 is the 306. Most were 306A with manual and auto.
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Dang Mark,so this is where your hiding
now ya'all got me goin again,got two 306a's need carbs done,havta brave the cold and pull em and bring em up to the shack and rebuild em for sumthin to do.
Dang Mark,so this is where your hiding
now ya'all got me goin again,got two 306a's need carbs done,havta brave the cold and pull em and bring em up to the shack and rebuild em for sumthin to do.
I ain't been hiding, well not much anyway.
Glad to see you dropping by though.
roncoinc
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I just spent almost 10 min trying to come up with some smart axe remark involving poulans and dropping and came up blank...think i'm losing it
one of the 306's i have to do the carb on is that red one you had me take the oil tank off the 245 and put on it.if i had a green cover it would look neat
be green,red,green,top to bottom !now if there was a green top i could put on it..........
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I just spent almost 10 min trying to come up with some smart axe remark involving poulans and dropping and came up blank...think i'm losing it
one of the 306's i have to do the carb on is that red one you had me take the oil tank off the 245 and put on it.if i had a green cover it would look neat
now if there was a green top i could put on it..........
There is a green top on ebay LoL!
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John, I HATE adds that dont list a price, and they are open to offers.. I don't want to offend someone, but don't want to pay to much too, LOL
I offered him $100 for all 3 of them, and he accepted. Maybe to much, who knows. He did check the P/C and compression on them, and were all good.
I was most interested in the 203, since ya just don't see them.
Gregg,
You did good, I offered 75 and he would'nt do it. I probably should've went up to a 100 but oh well.
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Ok just to keep my sanity after running what feels like the billionth tecumseh snowblower carb through the USC tonight, I decided to tear into a 2150 I have been tripping over for months. Great stress reliever if you have ever tried it. Started by pressing a newer ignition onto the old posts. Fired up and ran good. Tore her down and warmed up the carbide. I went pretty extreme with it.....just cause I don't care if she blows LOL. Couple picks next to the shavings pile.
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