Nik's Poulan Thread

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I meant if all you had was one saw, ya silly willy! hahahaha!

 

[StinkyBunny]

I don't think that's too bad of a deal, but I am still new to the saw buying "hobby". You might want to remove the link because there are almost always "vultures" circling waiting to swoop in and snatch the saws right before you get there.

On a side note, I broke down and ordered a new 24" bar, chain, and rim sprocket for my 4000 today. Evidently nobody on the swap meet thread had a decent used bar they could part with and I've got a desire to kill some trees with it. I guess I did buy it locally so I hope I get some good karma for that. The guy asked me what I was using it for because he said they usually don't sell anything over 20" in these suburbs. He then proceeded to tell me the chain I ordered was not a safety chain. I replied if I was ordering that size of a bar, I better be understanding of the kick-back potential.

Nick

If someone else wants them, they're more than welcome to have them. I was going to post them in the eBay/ Craigslist thread anyway. I figured with the knowledge base in this thread I could get a feel for their worth. Besides, I have a rather LARGE German saw winging its way to me as we speak. When it gets here it's going to get LARGER in the displacement area.

 

[Rudedog]

She's quite understanding when it comes to my toys. They keep the house warm so I get a free pass on my toys.

OK, good deal, bad deal? Not too far from me.

20 inch POULAN 3400 chainsaw commercial 2 saws runs strong

I could go halfsies with you. I am less than 15 minutes from this guy.

 

[homelitejim]

My thoughts are since a 5200 pulls a 32" in Midwest hardwoods with authority I would think a 8500 would have no trouble at all with a 36 in your much softer PNW wood. 404 skip should be no problem either.

Since the 8500 already has 3/8", studs I wouldn't go out of my way looking for a bar for it and would just file out the slot a bit on a easy to find large Husqvarna bar for it. It only needs .5 mm filed out for it to fit.

The bars I am looking at are NOS 36 inch Poulan sprocket nose bars made by windsor and are made for the large mount of the 8500, they are .063 gauge and have a .404 tip. I thought about it all day and think I am going to stay with the 3/8 and buy a few of those NOS 28 inch Poulan bars, if I need more bar I will whip out the 066.

 

[Modifiedmark]

The bars I am looking at are NOS 36 inch Poulan sprocket nose bars made by windsor and are made for the large mount of the 8500, they are .063 gauge and have a .404 tip. I thought about it all day and think I am going to stay with the 3/8 and buy a few of those NOS 28 inch Poulan bars, if I need more bar I will whip out the 066.

Do the bars your talking about look like this one?

This is a 36" .404 but you noticed I never said how it works for sure with this setup, because frankly this saw has not been started since I restored it.

I think it will do ok with it and I intend to fire it up someday when I get time and find out. Might have to wait till I retire though.

What are the NOS 28" bars you speak of? Are they the same style as this? If you found a stash of them and the price is right I might be in the market for one or two. After you get yours of course. I could put one on this saw and move this 36" .404 on to my PP655.

 

[homelitejim]

Do the bars your talking about look like this one?

This is a 36" .404 but you noticed I never said how it works for sure with this setup, because frankly this saw has not been started since I restored it.

I think it will do ok with it and I intend to fire it up someday when I get time and find out. Might have to wait till I retire though.

What are the NOS 28" bars you speak of? Are they the same style as this? If you found a stash of them and the price is right I might be in the market for one or two. After you get yours of course. I could put one on this saw and move this 36" .404 on to my PP655.

Yes especially if the grey is a bit darker than in the pic as I assume it is. That just looks cool, I may have changed my mind again. I will see how many he has left though I think it is a dozen or so and I am the only one buying them. He really waffles on the price and I usually have to bundle stuff to get them for a good price, but I am always needing stuff so I will PM you when I get a extra one.

 

[Modifiedmark]

Yes especially if the grey is a bit darker than in the pic as I assume it is. That just looks cool, I may have changed my mind again. I will see how many he has left though I think it is a dozen or so and I am the only one buying them. He really waffles on the price and I usually have to bundle stuff to get them for a good price, but I am always needing stuff so I will PM you when I get a extra one.

You can always change the .404 tip out to a 3/8's tip if you decide to stay 3/8's. Keep your eye on ebay, you can get em cheap once in a while. Like I said, here in the midwest a 36" .404 might be pushing it, but out your way it will proably do just fine.

I'm with you on liking the looks of these bars and I pick em up when I can. I found a 30" version that I put on the other restored 5200.

 

[homelitejim]

You can always change the .404 tip out to a 3/8's tip if you decide to stay 3/8's. Keep your eye on ebay, you can get em cheap once in a while. Like I said, here in the midwest a 36" .404 might be pushing it, but out your way it will proably do just fine.

I'm with you on liking the looks of these bars and I pick em up when I can. I found a 30" version that I put on the other restored 5200.

did you modify the clutch cover to accept the dawg or did they make a cover with the mounting holes?

 

[nick 55]

Mark, when you restored that saw, how far did you go, complete disassembly, replacing gaskets and seals, then a full repaint? Did you media blast the metal pieces before primer and paint? How about gaskets like the carb base gasket and any foam seals? The reason I ask is because I have a couple saws I would like to go crazy restoring.

Nick

 

[Modifiedmark]

did you modify the clutch cover to accept the dawg or did they make a cover with the mounting holes?

I made those dogs from scratch. Far as I know they never offered a outer dog for them.

Mark, when you restored that saw, how far did you go, complete disassembly, replacing gaskets and seals, then a full repaint? Did you media blast the metal pieces before primer and paint? How about gaskets like the carb base gasket and any foam seals? The reason I ask is because I have a couple saws I would like to go crazy restoring.

Nick

That one was tore down as far as you can go. New everything just about. All part were blasted, primed and painted. Repo decals.

Lots of time invested.

 

[homelitejim]

I would love to do that myself but I want to use them while I still can then maybe when they get to heavy do a full restore, right now I just want them to cut as they did back in the day and I want to hear them working, echoing through the hills.

 

[homelitejim]

I made those dogs from scratch. Far as I know they never offered a outer dog for them.

That one was tore down as far as you can go. New everything just about. All part were blasted, primed and painted. Repo decals.

Lots of time invested.

Thank you for the pic. I see you went Husky style on the outer dawg, genius.

 

[nick 55]

Very nice! My projects are a pair of S25s, nothing quite as big as that. One question though, did the factory have them assembled and just mask parts like the trigger, kill switch, and muffler before painting?

Nick

 

[homelitejim]

Very nice! My projects are a pair of S25s, nothing quite as big as that. One question though, did the factory have them assembled and just mask parts like the trigger, kill switch, and muffler before painting?

Nick

I ask this all the time when I see green over spray on the flywheel or just about everywhere else.

 

[Modifiedmark]

I would love to do that myself but I want to use them while I still can then maybe when they get to heavy do a full restore, right now I just want them to cut as they did back in the day and I want to hear them working, echoing through the hills.

I do as well but I have other ones for that right now so no need to use this one at this time.

Very nice! My projects are a pair of S25s, nothing quite as big as that. One question though, did the factory have them assembled and just mask parts like the trigger, kill switch, and muffler before painting?

Nick

I ask this all the time when I see green over spray on the flywheel or just about everywhere else.

Correct, they were painted after assy..

 

[nick 55]

A couple of those small saws had overspray on the top of the triggers by the pivot. But the exhaust area and the kill switch have me baffled because the screws for the flywheel cover are painted. Unless they partially assemble them and then do a disassembly, finish installing components, then reassemble with the painted screws.

Any ideas or explanation, folks?

Nick

 

[nick 55]

You beat me to it! Thanks.

Nick

 

[8433jeff]

Anything from that era and before when repainted gets way more prep and care when being repainted that it ever got when it was painted the first time, the exception being autos, and I would argue even that one follows my point.

Husky style dogs? Before Husky had a saw that needed dogs, and was coloring them opposite what Stihl was doing, white tops and orange bottoms, Olympyk was doing it that way.

 

[homelitejim]

Anything from that era and before when repainted gets way more prep and care when being repainted that it ever got when it was painted the first time, the exception being autos, and I would argue even that one follows my point.

Husky style dogs? Before Husky had a saw that needed dogs, and was coloring them opposite what Stihl was doing, white tops and orange bottoms, Olympyk was doing it that way.

Ok, Ok you got me on that one, cripes. LoL.

 

[StinkyBunny]

I could go halfsies with you. I am less than 15 minutes from this guy.

I'm gonna pass. I'm really looking at an 8500 out this way and if I can ever get this nipple head to respond to my emails I might get it.