Nik's Poulan Thread

[redunshee]

I enjoyed a nice 2 1/2 hour nap this afternoon myself!

Naps! Thought only us old farts took naps. Know I don't feel so bad.

 

[blsnelling]

Naps! Thought only us old farts took naps. Know I don't feel so bad.

Only on Sundays

 

[Modifiedmark]

Only on Sundays

Not me, thats my only day off this week, I take my naps during the week at work. :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[briantutt]

Not me, thats my only day off this week, I take my naps during the week at work. :hmm3grin2orange:

:hmm3grin2orange: That's funny, I always say on Monday, "I have to come to work to relax" :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Mastermind]

Me too.

What happend on the 2700?

Is it coming?

It is here!!! Runs great too. Needs everything from the oil pump out.

And the Stihlheads look down their noses at our lowly Wildthing!!!
As Buggs Bunny would say..."What a bunch of maroons"!LOL


Mike

My Wildthing is running very well.

Brad, let me be the first to tell you that your full of it.

A 021 wont get much service done for much less then the price of a new one at the Stihl dealers around here.

The WT is not without service centers all over the place. Go to Poulan Pro.com and look at all the service centers around. Same thing goes for those though, about getting any service done for less then the price of a new one. That will really apply to any small plastic homeowner saw as well.

All the Stihl dealer support for there homeowner saws out of warranty useally consist of easy access to over priced bars, chains, sprockets, filters etc...

The Poulan parts are very inexpensive. I was stunned when I saw the low prices on Order Tree.

And if you can do even minimal work on the saw yourself a WT makes even more sense. I've been consistently amazed at how reasonably priced the parts are. The only downside is the shipping costs, but even so it's not bad.

I thought the sprocket bearing was going on my Craftsman 350080, which is a Type 1 (I think) WT in gray. I made a clutch removal tool and pulled it apart, only to find the bearing is fine after 12 years. Mine has no chain brake, and it appears the side cover is distorting and the sprocket is rubbing. A cover with a brake is like $27 from Sears. I cleaned it up and it's OK for now, but I'll probably order a new cover & sprocket soon (after my wife forgets about all the bits I've been buying recently). You can get any little part from several different sources at low cost.

I try to wait and order several parts at once. That way I don't feel so bad paying the shipping.

 

[Modifiedmark]

I was just joking about napping at work,

What I do during my lunch break is my business though.

 

[promac850]

I was just joking about napping at work,

What I do during my lunch break is my business though.

Don't wanna know, don't wanna know, don't wanna know...

 

[rms61moparman]

I don't go to work to relax or sleep, just to make money. I must say that the company I work for sure makes it difficult to break a sweat. It seems that we are not actually allowed to "work". We are not allowed to lift anything over 50 pounds and/or carry it anywhere. We might hurt ourselves. I don't think the people who make up these rules have ever worked on a farm or actually earned a living. Can you imagine having to ask for help lifting every round of firewood that weighed over 50 pounds into the truck? I have always thought that if the companies that we work for actualy let us work to our own abilities there would be a lot less need for guys to join health clubs and waste time running on treadmills.

WANNA TRADE!!!:msp_w00t:

The company I work for says we aren't SUPPOSED to lift anything repeatedly over 40 lbs without help! But there's never anyone to help!

They will also expect you to move several hundred 40 pounders an hour and want to know why, if you don't make it happen!

We have a local radio personality that just wears me out with his fitness bulls hit.
Someday I'm gonna call him and tell him that if he had a REAL job he damned sure wouldn't feel like running 3 miles after work!


Mike

 

[HeRoze]

===We have a local radio personality that just wears me out with his fitness bulls hit.
Someday I'm gonna call him and tell him that if he had a REAL job he damned sure wouldn't feel like running 3 miles after work! Mike

One of my previous lives was in PVC manufacturing. That sounds great and all until you realize 8" pressure pipe weighs 140lbs. We made up to 36" C900, which was not really able to be handled without machinery.

I do miss having a job where stuff is actually done at the end of the day/week/month. I have hobbies like renovating old houses and chainsaws to get some level of gratification.

 

[redunshee]

One of my previous lives was in PVC manufacturing. That sounds great and all until you realize 8" pressure pipe weighs 140lbs. We made up to 36" C900, which was not really able to be handled without machinery.

I do miss having a job where stuff is actually done at the end of the day/week/month. I have hobbies like renovating old houses and chainsaws to get some level of gratification.

Well, I'm retired but do have a part time job at a golf course washing golf balls. Its just terrible how chaffed my hands get at days end. Do you think they will provide hand cream so I can have nice smooth mitts. No! I have to buy it myself. Ungrateful SOB's.

 

[stubnail67]

Lol

Well, I'm retired but do have a part time job at a golf course washing golf balls. Its just terrible how chaffed my hands get at days end. Do you think they will provide hand cream so I can have nice smooth mitts. No! I have to buy it myself. Ungrateful SOB's.

i keep tryin to be semi retired but it aint happenin LOL.. you wash balls for your money???? Im not touchin that one.....

 

[HeRoze]

i keep tryin to be semi retired but it aint happenin LOL.. you wash balls for your money???? Im not touchin that one.....

... and needs hand cream. oh lord.

 

[Warped5]

:censored:


:arg:

 

[Mastermind]

Well. :msp_scared:

Poulan chainsaw. Now we are back on track and far away from the ball washing for cash.

 

[promac850]

Well. :msp_scared:

Poulan chainsaw. Now we are back on track and far away from the ball washing for cash.

Do they sound like "Poulan Poulan, poulan Poulan POOOOOOUUUUUUUUULLLLLLAAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!" when you run one?

Obviously, the first portion is where the Poulan is idling, and the war cry is when it's cutting at WFO. Is this an accurate sound description?

 

[barneyrb]

Did both packages arrive safe and sound??

That sounds like a very telling pair of quotes to me! :biggrin:

Well, both packages were sitting here safe and sound this morning when I arrived. The saw looked good and I am going to take it home tonight and give it a complete inspection.

Yeah, it has compression and will shortly be a runner.
:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:

 

[joe25DA]

Off subject I know but thought Id share my job. I move snack and soda machines through doors and up stairs that god did not intend. You should see me tip a coke machine onto a pallet jacket then swing it (with its door open) thru a 34" door. Its fun sometimes, when you really gotta do some geometry to figure out how it will fit. Other times, like last week suck when you have no choice but to bring a machine up the stairs. We had 9 machines, 5 had to go up. :mad2:

 

[promac850]

Off subject I know but thought Id share my job. I move snack and soda machines through doors and up stairs that god did not intend. You should see me tip a coke machine onto a pallet jacket then swing it (with its door open) thru a 34" door. Its fun sometimes, when you really gotta do some geometry to figure out how it will fit. Other times, like last week suck when you have no choice but to bring a machine up the stairs. We had 9 machines, 5 had to go up. :mad2:

Wow... I bet you'd rather work on a Mini Mac...

 

[barneyrb]

wow... I bet you'd rather work on a mini mac...

no f'n way!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Modifiedmark]

no f'n way!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats right, that kid dont realize 90% of the posters on this thread would throw one away before bothering to work on one of those things.