Nik's Poulan Thread

[HeRoze]

Hey - I have a chance to pick up a Poulan hole digger with a 4" auger that has a chainsaw engine somehow strapped to an auger. he's wanting real money for the setup, and am curious if the auger makes it more valuable? he didn't provide the model #.

thx,
vic

 

[rms61moparman]

I think that 85cc's of reed valve torque stands up well to a lot of more modern saws. I would think that a Husky 372 XP would be about the closest comparison. Perhaps someone with more experience could add to this. The 372 weighs less however.:hmm3grin2orange:

Well I'll bite!!!

My 5.2 will spank the living S#!+ out of a stock 372 and in fact you have to go pretty deep into a modded one to catch me with the same sized bar.
When the bars get bigger (30" and above) you would have to get REALLY deep into a 372 to keep up!
The 288 Husky is a much better comparison for a 5200 than a 372.
If I ever find that guy with the elusive stock 372 or 044/440, when I get done racing the 6400 against them, I want to give the same a try with my 4200 and 4.2 Craftsman.

Last fall I had my 5.2 Craftsman at a mini GTG and it was within tenths of my brand new 9010 Dolmar in approx 22"-24" hard wood.


Mike

 

[rms61moparman]

Hey - I have a chance to pick up a Poulan hole digger with a 4" auger that has a chainsaw engine somehow strapped to an auger. he's wanting real money for the setup, and am curious if the auger makes it more valuable? he didn't provide the model #.

thx,
vic

Yes it does, but don't get too deeply into your pocket for it.
The only place it would have any REAL value is to a Poulan collector and there aren't that many of us!


Mike

 

[longbar]

Well I'll bite!!!

My 5.2 will spank the living S#!+ out of a stock 372 and in fact you have to go pretty deep into a modded one to catch me with the same sized bar.
When the bars get bigger (30" and above) you would have to get REALLY deep into a 372 to keep up!
The 288 Husky is a much better comparison for a 5200 than a 372.
If I ever find that guy with the elusive stock 372 or 044/440, when I get done racing the 6400 against them, I want to give the same a try with my 4200 and 4.2 Craftsman.

Last fall I had my 5.2 Craftsman at a mini GTG and it was within tenths of my brand new 9010 Dolmar in approx 22"-24" hard wood.


Mike

How does the 5200 compare to your 056 super? They are both comparable size and age.

 

[OhioGregg]

Well here is the 4900, I mounted my 24" b/c and gave a 10min wipe up, looks pretty good, wish I can get more pics but the camera battery is shot and after one pic says replace battery. Just click on pic and then click it again for super size view. Anyway is the cylinder cover the right color?? Also this saw has a 5400 bowsaw clutch cover on it.

Dave, Nice looking saw ya have there! Yes, that is the correct color for that cover. I have a Poulan brochure with a pic of that. I'll see if I can get it to show here. Oh, and in case you didn't know, the 4900 is 77cc!!!

Gregg,

 

[67L36Driver]

Yes it does, but don't get too deeply into your pocket for it.
The only place it would have any REAL value is to a Poulan collector and there aren't that many of us!


Mike

Or, someone in the chainlink fence business.

 

[rms61moparman]

How does the 5200 compare to your 056 super? They are both comparable size and age.

I've never run them side by side but I would think they would be very close.
I would love to get two identical bars and chains and run them side by side at the PLGTG!!!
That would be a VERY good comparison because they are both VERY low hour saws.


Mike

 

[OhioGregg]

I've never run them side by side but I would think they would be very close.
I would love to get two identical bars and chains and run them side by side at the PLGTG!!!
That would be a VERY good comparison because they are both VERY low hour saws.


Mike

Mike, That could probably be made to happen. If someone had one of those high dollar Sugihara bars with the colored inserts, to fit different brand saws.
Unfortunately, I don't have one..

Gregg,

 

[HeRoze]

Or, someone in the chainlink fence business.

Yes it does, but don't get too deeply into your pocket for it.
The only place it would have any REAL value is to a Poulan collector and there aren't that many of us!


Mike

thx for the info. I'll play it by ear based on condition and my mood at the moment. if I come home with it I'll post a few pics.

 

[Flintknapper]

Well here is the 4900, I mounted my 24" b/c and gave a 10min wipe up, looks pretty good, wish I can get more pics but the camera battery is shot and after one pic says replace battery. Just click on pic and then click it again for super size view. Anyway is the cylinder cover the right color?? Also this saw has a 5400 bowsaw clutch cover on it.

Nice 4900, the cylinder cover is correct for that model, looks just like mine when I got it.

Now...just plug the governor in the carb...and let that baby sing!

 

[igpoe]

A700?

I can't help but wonder what you gents think about that A700 currently on the bay right now. At first I was thinking maybe $700, but apparently I'm off a bit.
Igpoe

 

[OhioGregg]

I can't help but wonder what you gents think about that A700 currently on the bay right now. At first I was thinking maybe $700, but apparently I'm off a bit.
Igpoe

That A700 is way beyond my scope of knowledge or funds for that matter. But no doubt, to a true collector it will be much coveted. There is a ways to go yet on the bidding, and it wouldn't surprise me at all, if it hits $700. That looks to be right up Steve's alley!!!(67Mustang) :msp_smile:

Gregg,

 

[Modifiedmark]

What size is the fuel line in the 4900 saw??

Dave that is a problem with those, there a odd size for todays replacement lines.

They use a 3/16" ID but the only line that I can find today with that ID is also a 5/16" od which is pretty big and stiff. If makes it tuff for the line to float around int he tank to follow the fuel in different postitons.

It can be used in that saw but is also tuff to get pulled through the tank hole.

All of my saws in that series now have a two piece fuel line setup in them. Id did my first one with the screw in tank fitting from a Poulan 361 which used a 1/8"ID line on one side and a 3/16" ID line on the other.

I had to tap the hole in the tank to accept the fitting.

The 361 fitting is NLA and Bob Wright being the super nice guy he is turned some more out on his lathe for me.

I did aquire two brand new original Poulan fuel lines for them and they now set on my shelf as the 2 piece setup just works much better. If you do a search here on the site, I did post some pictures of that setup.

Now listen, no offence here at all, its not that big a deal but I'm still wondering how it came to be that you ended up with that saw to begin with.

I mean the saw was on auction and I and two others had bids on it. How did it come to be that our bids were cancelled, the auction ended and you ended up with it?

Something dosen't seem right here.

 

[Modifiedmark]

I can't help but wonder what you gents think about that A700 currently on the bay right now. At first I was thinking maybe $700, but apparently I'm off a bit.
Igpoe

Dean, I have found that its hard to predict on saws like that. Yes its rare but not alot of collectors out there paying that much for a saw.

Personally I think that where its at is about what I thought it would be but then I know little on what it should be worth.

I myself am not into saws that old so I never pay that much attention to them. Oh I like them and admire them, just not my cup of tea to collect.

 

[Modifiedmark]

Well I'll bite!!!

My 5.2 will spank the living S#!+ out of a stock 372 and in fact you have to go pretty deep into a modded one to catch me with the same sized bar.
When the bars get bigger (30" and above) you would have to get REALLY deep into a 372 to keep up!
The 288 Husky is a much better comparison for a 5200 than a 372.
If I ever find that guy with the elusive stock 372 or 044/440, when I get done racing the 6400 against them, I want to give the same a try with my 4200 and 4.2 Craftsman.

Last fall I had my 5.2 Craftsman at a mini GTG and it was within tenths of my brand new 9010 Dolmar in approx 22"-24" hard wood.


Mike

Yes I agree, and as you know I have a 575XP that is a little stronger then a 372XP and it would probably stay with or maybe even be a little ahead of the 5200 with 28" bars on them. Once you start getting into bigger bars the 5200 would just start walking away with its muscle.

 

[Modifiedmark]

I've never run them side by side but I would think they would be very close.
I would love to get two identical bars and chains and run them side by side at the PLGTG!!!
That would be a VERY good comparison because they are both VERY low hour saws.


Mike

Mike, you think I could make a adapter to bolt the Stihl bar on the Poulan for the test?

I'm thinking I could.

 

[MS460WOODCHUCK]

I think that 85cc's of reed valve torque stands up well to a lot of more modern saws. I would think that a Husky 372 XP would be about the closest comparison. Perhaps someone with more experience could add to this. The 372 weighs less however.:hmm3grin2orange:

The 372 is not even a comparison to the 5200!

 

[MS460WOODCHUCK]

I am pretty sure that if you have seen a 5200 eating wood, then you have seen an 8500 doing the same thing. The motor is the same size. The handle bar and the fuel tank are the biggest differences that I have noticed. Perhaps Modified Mark or someone with experience with the Poulans could elaborate. I don't think there is enough of a difference to make any difference, except for the fact that the guy running the 5200 is going to have to stop a little more often for fuel mix.
Either one of these saws can work you to death. They just won't slow down.:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:

I have owned both of the these poulans 4-5 5200's,2-5400's and a 8500. They all perform close to the same, my 5400 stood out to me and it was a beat up POS that I bought off ebay for 40 bucks! My 8500 looked like new, the age and look of the saw means nothing.
One of the easiest saws in the world to run, 30-36'' log and lay that baby on there floor it with one hand and light a smoke with the other as long as the wind is calm lol!otstir:

 

[rms61moparman]

Mike, you think I could make a adapter to bolt the Stihl bar on the Poulan for the test?

I'm thinking I could.

I'd say that a resourceful guy like you could probably get that done.
Heck it would be childs play for a guy that can make a race car with 1 trip through a junkyard!!!


Mike

 

[OhioGregg]

The 372 is not even a comparison to the 5200!

I agree!!! I have used both, a 385xp & 5200 for bucking & felling fairly large oaks. Both 85cc, the Husky is just a newer design, with a little more rpms than the 5200. I have never done a side by side comparison, something I should do sometime, just for the fun of it.:msp_biggrin:

They both perform the task beautifully!! but, I enjoy using the 5200 more, just for the wow factor (sound). LOL It sounds like a chainsaw should, while working. Neither ones weight bothers me, especially for the tasks they are used for.

Gregg,