Nik's Poulan Thread

[OhioGregg]

What is the heart with the #6 at the top right corner of this thread? I read what was posted beside the names but don't know what the heck it's for.

Beats me John.:msp_sad: I don't understand all I know about it. Looks to me like their getting Valentines! :hmm3grin2orange:

Gregg,

 

[MS460WOODCHUCK]

Beats me John.:msp_sad: I don't understand all I know about it. Looks to me like their getting Valentines! :hmm3grin2orange:

Gregg,

This could get ugly in a hurry!!!:msp_love:

 

[stubnail67]

no kidding?

Engineers are lothe to add unneeded parts. If it originally had a woodruff key you can bet it still needs it. The bean counters you know.

That is not a self locking taper on the flywheel fit.

i thought if it had that taper it locked its self down oh well i will see if i cant pull one off an old saw or order one .... i may read some more threads on it see if anyone else has had one not lock down ... cause its about as tight as it can be!!!

 

[67L36Driver]

i thought if it had that taper it locked its self down oh well i will see if i cant pull one off an old saw or order one .... i may read some more threads on it see if anyone else has had one not lock down ... cause its about as tight as it can be!!!

May be worth a trip to your local Ace hardware or Lowes and look in the little yellow compartment boxes in the fastener department for a woodruff key. The Ace near me has a ton of bits and pieces.

A self locking taper is much shallower angle as in one inch on diameter per foot of length.

 

[67L36Driver]

How can you tell???

That this is a Poulan 361.

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Nothing left on the rewind cover. The mfgr's. tag only has a serial(?) number, 188860.

I got it in a trade and am just about ready to try it in some wood.

 

[redunshee]

i thought if it had that taper it locked its self down oh well i will see if i cant pull one off an old saw or order one .... i may read some more threads on it see if anyone else has had one not lock down ... cause its about as tight as it can be!!!

I know for a fact that my Stihl 041 needs the nut torqued to keep the flywheel in place. The woodruff key is aluminum and is only to align the slots, not to keep the flywheel stationary. Now how this application applies to other saws, I couldn't say.
Bob

 

[67L36Driver]

I know for a fact that my Stihl 041 needs the nut torqued to keep the flywheel in place. The woodruff key is aluminum and is only to align the slots, not to keep the flywheel stationary. Now how this application applies to other saws, I couldn't say.
Bob

I wouldn't put any of 'em together with the nut finger tight.

An aluminum key may not have as much shear strength as steel but it is still quite a bit.

2150's have a cast in place key in the flywheel for alignment. I sheared one just using the pull rope. Forgot to tighten the nut. Senior moment.

 

[little possum]

What is the heart with the #6 at the top right corner of this thread? I read what was posted beside the names but don't know what the heck it's for.

Has to do with the new like button in the bottom right of your posts.

 

[OhioGregg]

That this is a Poulan 361.

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Nothing left on the rewind cover. The mfgr's. tag only has a serial(?) number, 188860.

I got it in a trade and am just about ready to try it in some wood.

I'm no expert on them, but if I had to guess, I would say 361. Looks exactly like mine. Mine says 361 on the metal tag, along with Ser. #272886

I saw a 400 awhile back. They look the same, but had more black on it. I suppose the only true way to find out, is measure the bore??


Gregg,

 

[OhioGregg]

I'm no expert on them, but if I had to guess, I would say 361. Looks exactly like mine. Mine says 361 on the metal tag, along with Ser. #272886

I saw a 400 awhile back. They look the same, but had more black on it. I suppose the only true way to find out, is measure the bore??


Gregg,

Here is a video of mine running. With a good sharp chain, I think they would cut pretty decent. <embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid48.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff201%2FGregg500%2F100_0411.mp4">


Gregg,

 

[8433jeff]

I know for a fact that my Stihl 041 needs the nut torqued to keep the flywheel in place. The woodruff key is aluminum and is only to align the slots, not to keep the flywheel stationary. Now how this application applies to other saws, I couldn't say.
Bob

:agree2:

 

[MS460WOODCHUCK]

That this is a Poulan 361.

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Nothing left on the rewind cover. The mfgr's. tag only has a serial(?) number, 188860.

I got it in a trade and am just about ready to try it in some wood.

It looks like the 361 but if it is I would say that the muffler has been changed. My 401 had the round gas cap like your 203 Gregg. Also my 401 was lighter green like the earlier 306's and had more black on them like Gregg said above while my 361's were the color pictured above But Greggs in the video above looks to be the lighter green. But then again what the heck do I know?

 

[HeRoze]

Here is a video of mine running. With a good sharp chain, I think they would cut pretty decent. <embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid48.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff201%2FGregg500%2F100_0411.mp4">


Gregg,

heh - cuts good and scared the crap out of that spider on the face of the lumber

 

[redunshee]

I wouldn't put any of 'em together with the nut finger tight.

An aluminum key may not have as much shear strength as steel but it is still quite a bit.

2150's have a cast in place key in the flywheel for alignment. I sheared one just using the pull rope. Forgot to tighten the nut. Senior moment.

No. I mean tight, as in torque wrench tight. Not finger or even wrench tight.

 

[stubnail67]

i did

No. I mean tight, as in torque wrench tight. Not finger or even wrench tight.

i did i torked it to 20 pounds as i was worried about it it says to only tork them from 13 to 15 pounds i normally just wrench it down tight but since it did not i checked it with the tork wrench it came out at about 20 lbs figured that was good?

 

[stubnail67]

love it!

heh - cuts good and scared the crap out of that spider on the face of the lumber

I love the sound of old saws dont get me wrong i love modern saws my stihls and echos but love the old saws sound!

 

[briantutt]

Here is a video of mine running. With a good sharp chain, I think they would cut pretty decent.

Gregg,

Sounds great Gregg!

Nice chip flow too.

 

[rburg]

3400

For all you poulan fans, there is a 3400 on the Memphis Tn craigslist. I know nothing more about it.

 

[Modifiedmark]

It looks like the 361 but if it is I would say that the muffler has been changed. My 401 had the round gas cap like your 203 Gregg. Also my 401 was lighter green like the earlier 306's and had more black on them like Gregg said above while my 361's were the color pictured above But Greggs in the video above looks to be the lighter green. But then again what the heck do I know?

Good catch on the muffler but I can't say for certain that its not original. My 401 had that same muffler so it was in use before the 361, but then again most 361's did have the cast muffler on the.

That said the 400, 400A and 401 all did have black covers etc on them.

I would say I'm 90% certain that it is a 361, there just alot more common

 

[watsonr]

1968 Super68 Poulan Chainsaw in the CL/Ebay thread


Someone here should get this saw!