Nik's Poulan Thread

[Eccentric]

Richen the High side Nick.

 

[Modifiedmark]

Hi guys,

Been pretty busy lately. My dairy farmer freind just sold the last of his milking cows saturday. really sad. He has never done anything else all of
his life. It's been a very hard time for he and his family. The margin that a dairyman is supposed to work within is extremley narrow. Being a small
operation, in a non-farming community also didn't help. I'm into maple syrup, That will be coming in soon. I'm going to see if I can lift his spirits
with some sweet steam.... I fully realize that this is off topic, but I wanted to check in, to let you know I wasn't a flash in the pan

Karl

Bad news to hear about this.

Non farming coummunity? I'm taking it that he raised no crops to feed his own cattle?

If so thats kind of ironic that the ethonal lobbys inflated corn prices helped put a dairy farmer out of bussiness because he couldn't feed his cattle with the high priced corn.

Maybe thats not what happened but I never thought about that angle before till you posted that. Seems it could happen though.

Back on chainsaw track, I got to run the PP395 the other day. It runs out in the wood well!!

Video to come sometime. :msp_tongue:

 

[a. palmer jr.]

that IS the question of the decade. always been a crap shoot for me and even when i think i got it dialed in i'm still not sure. i be curious to know the answer when you get it dialed in.

Just about all the carb manufacturers have a website you can go to to find out the tuning specs. Enter their name and .com.

 

[zogger]

Bad news to hear about this.

Non farming coummunity? I'm taking it that he raised no crops to feed his own cattle?

If so thats kind of ironic that the ethonal lobbys inflated corn prices helped put a dairy farmer out of bussiness because he couldn't feed his cattle with the high priced corn.

Maybe thats not what happened but I never thought about that angle before till you posted that. Seems it could happen though.

Back on chainsaw track, I got to run the PP395 the other day. It runs out in the wood well!!

Video to come sometime. :msp_tongue:

It has nailed all the stock farmers who have to buy in feed *bad*. The farm here is primarily a big poultry/broiler operation and feed and propane are the two largest expenses. And no extra money in, for lbs of cluckers out, even though that those two expenses have gone up radically the past few years.

rock->little guy "independent" stock grower<-hard place

#$%^&&*&&!! corn lobby.... I wouldn't spit on 'em if they was on fire....helping to bankrupt fellow farmers all over the nation to suck down that ethanol money.

I got nothing against anyone making a buck, but those are excessive bucks that have skewed and screwed the market for everyone else, them and the speculators.

grumble..

A 395? I have to go look that up...65ccs? Saw an old thread here. Sounds cool. I have a 295 that kinda sorta runs....need to dig that one out and look at it again....

 

[Modifiedmark]

Here is the 395 last Sunday.


http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/320/soc.mp4

 

[joe25DA]

Here is the 395 last Sunday.


http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/320/soc.mp4

Nice. Is that a 20" on it?

 

[Modifiedmark]

Yes it is and I'm thinking that it is the original Windsor on it.

 

[bootboy]

Scored a free 2300 cva yesterday. Simply wouldn't start or run and had a cracked handle. I tore it down last night and have never seen so much oil/sawdust cake in my life. The air filter was completely clogged. I de-caked the filter, splinted the handle, new fuel line, cleaned the muffler, and after some coaxing, got it running. Sweet! My first salvage saw! Needs a new bar though. Current bar is chipped to hell on the cutting edge. I'll flip it over for now, so it'll work

 

[bootboy]

Btw, is it me or do these older saws seem to be slightly better quality than the new pos box saws at the depot stores?

 

[nick 55]

Bootboy, most of the newer saws are actually pretty good saws that are newer versions of older Poulan models. I have a 4620 that is basically a new 295 with a cat muffler. Once I replaced the muffler with an opened up 295 muffler and retuned the saw, it is a great saw. Many people gave the newer ones a bad rap because most are only used occasionally, by "Joe-homeowner" who doesn't maintain it, and when it breaks, or he straight gasses it, the cost to repair it is more than the saw cost to begin with. I can recommend the 4620 without the toolless chain tensioner, and I hear good things about the new 5020 that replaced the 4620.

Nick

 

[crowellmachine]

bad news to hear about this.

Non farming coummunity? I'm taking it that he raised no crops to feed his own cattle?

yeah, he raised corn, chopped haylage and bought his grain. What i mean about farming community is the network of support business has eroded away. The feed mill is 2.5 hrs away, the milk buyer is in ohio. Heavy trucking costs on all ends. Everything related to farming is a serious drive.
I think we are going to be able to get him fixed up soon. He needs both knees replaced, then fix both rotator cuffs. He had a 5x bypass this summer.
After he gets the knees and shoulders done, then only his back will bother him.

if so thats kind of ironic that the ethonal lobbys inflated corn prices helped put a dairy farmer out of bussiness because he couldn't feed his cattle with the high priced corn.

Maybe thats not what happened but i never thought about that angle before till you posted that. Seems it could happen though.

Back on chainsaw track, i got to run the pp395 the other day. It runs out in the wood well!!

Video to come sometime. :msp_tongue:

kjc

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Btw, is it me or do these older saws seem to be slightly better quality than the new pos box saws at the depot stores?

They're more than 'slightly' better, remember you're comparing new big box saws to old saws. Imagine how much better they were back when they were new!

 

[bootboy]

That's what I would think. Working on my new-to-me 2300cva, it seems well built. Mag case, wallbro carb. It feels sturdy.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

That's what I would think. Working on my new-to-me 2300cva, it seems well built. Mag case, wallbro carb. It feels sturdy.

Yeah, you should have seen those micros when they were new, very nice saws, as were the 25DA models.

 

[nick 55]

OK guys, spoke to my neighbor about making those bulkhead fittings for the fuel tanks. He could make them, but his lathe doesn't have a CNC attachment so he would have to have someone cut each one on it following a pattern. He has a laser table, CNC machines for other parts, punch presses, and all sorts of other things, but no CNC lathe. Slacker.

Nick

 

[Modifiedmark]

Thanks for trying, it would be time consuming and costly to get a bunch made up that way.

 

[nick 55]

Yeah, if I had a lathe, I could do it on an as needed basis, for you guys, but alas,my barn still has a dirt floor and I have to prioritize building a bigger shop out there before I get a lathe.

Nick

 

[homelitejim]

The 5400 is on the bench and almost complete, I ran out of wd40 so will have to wait to finish as the pitch is really thick. This will be it for awhile until I can round up some clutch covers and starter housings, I will get them cleaned up and ready for when I do get them. I made a video of the 8500 in a piece of Hawthorne and thought the tune was close but ended up messing with it about 3/4 through the log and just ended up putting it back to where it was. I will also note that a 8 pin 3/8 on a 28 inch bar in hard wood bogs the saw down a little, but should cruiz right through the softwoods we have around here.

[video=youtube;wy8lzoKBpH8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy8lzoKBpH8[/video]

I will have to say this saw is a hoot to run and has to be one of the best sounding saws right up there with the 045 super.

 

[zogger]

Scored a free 2300 cva yesterday. Simply wouldn't start or run and had a cracked handle. I tore it down last night and have never seen so much oil/sawdust cake in my life. The air filter was completely clogged. I de-caked the filter, splinted the handle, new fuel line, cleaned the muffler, and after some coaxing, got it running. Sweet! My first salvage saw! Needs a new bar though. Current bar is chipped to hell on the cutting edge. I'll flip it over for now, so it'll work

--congrats on that nice score and getting it going so easily!

 

[zogger]

The 5400 is on the bench and almost complete, I ran out of wd40 so will have to wait to finish as the pitch is really thick. This will be it for awhile until I can round up some clutch covers and starter housings, I will get them cleaned up and ready for when I do get them. I made a video of the 8500 in a piece of Hawthorne and thought the tune was close but ended up messing with it about 3/4 through the log and just ended up putting it back to where it was. I will also note that a 8 pin 3/8 on a 28 inch bar in hard wood bogs the saw down a little, but should cruiz right through the softwoods we have around here.

[video=youtube;wy8lzoKBpH8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy8lzoKBpH8[/video]

I will have to say this saw is a hoot to run and has to be one of the best sounding saws right up there with the 045 super.

It's noodleicious! Ya, sounds great!