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Well then somebody (in overalls) needs to take a lathe course at the local community college!
Nik's Poulan Thread
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Well then somebody (in overalls) needs to take a lathe course at the local community college!
nick 55
ArboristSite Guru
How many of you guys have bought or sold a running 655 in the last couple years? I have a lead on a real clean example, but I have no clue what to offer the guy without insulting him. How much were they new? I tried looking on eBay for completed listings but this saw doesn't seem to change hands very often so valuation is difficult at best. There is one in the classifieds that is listed at $475 but has been there over a month now.
Please help, oh Poulan gurus!
Nick
Please help, oh Poulan gurus!
Nick
rms61moparman
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Well first of all is it a 655BP or the regular PP655???
The BP adds considerably to the value.
On a standard PP655 you won't be hurt at $350.00-$400.00 depending on how "clean" it actually is.
Clean is also a relative term. There was a NEAR MINT Husky 350 on the bay recently that had the worst piston scoring you could imagine.
I personally try to make it a rule to NEVER price another mans property.
Let him set the price and then you have the options of;
1)Take it
2) Leave it
3) Counter offer in accordance to the price he set.
Mike
nick 55
ArboristSite Guru
He said it is a PP655, so I assume it is not a BP model. What is the difference? Acres only had the 655 listed, and even then, they had a photo of a 525 in its place.
Thanks a lot for the reply, Mike.
Nick
Thanks a lot for the reply, Mike.
Nick
rms61moparman
Addicted to ArboristSite
The 655BP has a different style of porting referred to as Boost Ports.
Some that I have talked to don't seem to think it actually gave a lot more power in the cut while others say it is significantly stronger.
I will say that they command a premium in value to collectors. ($100.00 or more depending)
Mike
Some that I have talked to don't seem to think it actually gave a lot more power in the cut while others say it is significantly stronger.
I will say that they command a premium in value to collectors. ($100.00 or more depending)
Mike
nick 55
ArboristSite Guru
I don't know why I didn't remember that it was for Boost Port. Thanks! I'm waiting on better pics and trying to feel out the seller a little more.
Nick
Nick
Wagnerwerks
The underdog..
I buy a lot of stuff used. Tons of stuff actually. My Uncle restores classics and I buy VW's and chainsaws so I'm always on the prowl. I make it a rule to almost NEVER give the first #. If I do, it's always very low. Even if the guy acts insulted, Cash talks. Just say well, what's your # and work from there. I have never had someone walk away from me when I shoot them a low #. They can act insulted, but as long as you make a point to say you're really a buyer and not wasting their time, a deal can usually be struck. Just don't lie and tell them it's worthless. lol. That's insulting.
nick 55
ArboristSite Guru
I learned long ago that the first rule of negotiation is to never be the first to throw out the number, unless it is almost insanely low.
I'm out to go split some wood now. My Fiskars is calling my name and it is nice out today.
Nick
I'm out to go split some wood now. My Fiskars is calling my name and it is nice out today.
Nick
rms61moparman
Addicted to ArboristSite
This is in another thread here.
If I weren't so cheap I might try to get it.
Everyone needs a BRAND NEW 3.7 Craftsman....right?????
http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/192491.htm#post3455556
Mike
If I weren't so cheap I might try to get it.
Everyone needs a BRAND NEW 3.7 Craftsman....right?????
http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/192491.htm#post3455556
Mike
Take a look at the Poulan saws on ebay right now. I saved some just to see what they'd bring. If I was the seller of those saws then I'd be really insulted! Not talking about the plastic ones, I'm talking about the good ones.
Wagnerwerks
The underdog..
That's why I keep most of my Green
If a poulan saw isn't one of the "Big Ticket" popular saws, it doesn't bring jack. I have become a big fan of the Craftsman equivalents. They bring even less. My first poulan was a 3800 that you guys gave me advice on. Still glad I bought it and use it all the time. It does play out well for me around my home area though. All the saw shops thing if it's green... it's trash. Then I buy them for cheap.
Wagnerwerks
The underdog..
3700 or 4000?
Professional Poulan 375 Pro Farm Pro Chainsaw Starts & Runs Good +Free Shipping | eBay
Did they put the hi top filter on the 3700 for this model poulan pro?
Professional Poulan 375 Pro Farm Pro Chainsaw Starts & Runs Good +Free Shipping | eBay
Did they put the hi top filter on the 3700 for this model poulan pro?
That's why I keep most of my Green
It does play out well for me around my home area though. All the saw shops thing if it's green... it's trash. Then I buy them for cheap.
That's what a lot of the Poulan guys do. I've gotten several of them at flea markets for 5 or 10 dollars, people think they're cheap because they say Poulan on them. So I cut wood mostly with Poulan and sell Huskys and others to make a little money so the hobby halfway pays for itself. It says something when a Homelite Super 2 brings more than a Poulan 380.
3700, the 4000 version is the 395.....
Wileyone27
ArboristSite Member
I'm not personally familiar with the 3500, but the 3750 is the same as a Poulan Pro super 380. I do have one of those. While it MIGHT be capable of running a 28" bar, that sounds like a stretch to me. I would use a 20" 3/8 .50 ga. chisel chain & bar myself.
Here is a PP 20" bar on ebay. Maybe a little pricey, but would be my recemendation for that saw.
POULAN PRO 20" CHAIN SAW CHAINSAW BAR 530044547 FOR 330 365 380 | eBay
Gregg,
Thanks Gregg I appreciate the info. I am still waiting on a reply from the owner of the saw. So if someone. Edds or wants to by the bar it fell free to do so. I would hate for it to not be bought
zogger
Tree Freak
That's exactly how I got my 245A, mixed in with the plastic saws at a pawnshop, at a plastic saw price.
lol, I'm not buying, all ready have one of those on my 380. Have one of the Poulan green laminated bars for it also, as a back up. So, I'm good for now on bars for the 380 type saws. They are nice bars. Have replaceable sprocket nose's on em. Although I have never had to replace a nose on a bar YET.
Gregg,
Man you guys are tougher then I thought, I thought for sure I could goad one of you into buying that bar. The way bars are priced now days, I still dont think the price is all that bad for a Power Match in a mount that you cant get anymore.
I wont buy it either as I just looked and I got plenty of bars for these.
I wont buy it either as I just looked and I got plenty of bars for these.
nick 55
ArboristSite Guru
I hear ya. I can't believe I have half what I paid for the saw in a bar, chain, and sprocket for my 4000. All new Oregon stuff though, since I couldn't find an NOS or good used bar.
Nick
Nick
Wagnerwerks
The underdog..
I have never had to replace a nose on a bar YET.
Yeah.. I have worn out a few bars and only recently worn out the first tip (on something bigger than a throw-away box store saw bar). I would I have benefited from a replaceable tip on a little 024avs stihl I have. The tip is worn out. I guess it does make a dif. when you grease them regularly.
