Maybe Calvin found him a sucker, victim, I mean customer for his old junk.....
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Maybe Calvin found him a sucker, victim, I mean customer for his old junk.....
Scott, 20BPX is the semi chisel version of the very excellent 20LPX.
Full sized cutter compared to the 33 chains.
Calvins website is still up with the junk for sale, whatever that means.
I guess that means that anybody can go into business on the internet.
nick 55
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OK, can somebody PM me about who this Calvin guy is so I don't get hosed?
Nick
Nick
I did buy some piston rings from him that I thought were fairly priced. I checked everybody on ebay out and he was the only one selling what I wanted at the time...actually one set was for a poulan 2.1. Seem to be working fine. I always price the item plus the shipping and compare to see who offers the best deal.
Educate me a little on that saw because I thought the 2.1 Craftsman was a 25 Poulan. What's the difference? I mean other than the color, decals, etc. I have a Dayton 2z573A which I bought 2.1 Poulan rings for and they fit perfectly and it's very similar to my Craftsman 2.1 saws. Thanks
He used to be a sponsor here if I remember correctly and sold parts to the AS guys. If I remember correctly he had trouble with knowing just what he had and what he didn't, kinda like he needed to take an inventory and catalog what he had.
rms61moparman
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Calvin wasn't a bad guy just kinda hard to keep in focus.
My worst complaint was that he had part numbers and no clue as to what they fit.
I'll bet he sent LITERALLY 2 dozen emails to me and ModifiedMark asking what saws a particular part would fit.
Mike
My worst complaint was that he had part numbers and no clue as to what they fit.
I'll bet he sent LITERALLY 2 dozen emails to me and ModifiedMark asking what saws a particular part would fit.
Mike
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
You are correct. A 2.1 is a 25 (and a 2.1A is a 25DA). The problem is that guys call a 2.1 a S25 (Super 25). The Super 25 is 38cc/2.3ci. A 'regular' 25 is 34cc/2.1ci. Bore diameter is different between the two models. DA is "Deluxe Automatic". Means it has a manual oiler and an automatic oiler. Guys on ebay (and elsewhere) mix up 25, S25, and the 'D' and 'A' designations all the time. They also mix up the 25/XXV series saws we're talking about here with the Micro series. That situation wasn't helped with Poulan's use of "25" and "XXV" and "Super" in both the XXV series and Micro series saws at times. There is a "Micro XXV" and a "S-25 Micro". Neither has anything to do with the 25/XXV series other than parts of their names, the spark plugs, and the bar mount patterns....
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
He used to email and PM me questions about Homelite and McCulloch parts too.
HeRoze
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good grief. i think i need to put together some labled pics for myself to keep that straight.
some of the confusion is likely because of acres. it states that the 2.1 is based on the 25DA, regardless of model (CRAFTSMAN 2.1) and then states the 2.3 PS (super? power saw?) is based on the 25DA PS (CRAFTSMAN 2.3 PS)
Even understanding those errors (now), they list the Deluxe Micro XXV as a 2.3... is that right or is it a 2.0 like the rest of the micros?
I can't find the super micros yet on acres.
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rms61moparman
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No the deluxe micros got longer bars. No 2.3 micros unless labeled as 2300.....
Its not so bad. Once you know what tolook for youll be able to I.D. a saw in 2 seconds, its all in the details. We are crazy here, there were 2 shades of green on these, black or red triggers, 2 different carbs, PS, CVA, DA, 25, S25DA.....its fun.
And then you have the most common 25 of them all, on Ebay anyways, The "S250 A":bang:
Gregg,
Gregg,
Thank you. I feel more educated already and I've only started the day! I'm sure the general public has no idea what the difference is between all these saws. Looks like Poulan might have saved some money by just offering one model rather than changing them so often, but what do I know about it? Homelite did it also with the small (and large) XL series.
Mark, the Oregon Manual calls the 20BPX a Micro Chisel Chain. Yes the cutter is taller than the 33 cutter but the width seems to be about the same.
And then you have the most common 25 of them all, on Ebay anyways, The "S250 A":bang:
Gregg,
Yeh, I got a few of them. :msp_rolleyes:
nick 55
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OK, now I am slightly less confused about the XXV/25/S25/DA variants, but still unsure of what I am looking at unless I measure bore and find an auto oiler or not. Am I correct in thinking the Super varieties had the metal toggle kill switch? And the 34cc models had a sliding kill switch? Most of the ones I see have no bars on them, so I can't reference that at all(and I only put 14" on them, for pruning and small limbs). Does the color mean anything or is that just and indicator of the production timeframe?
Nick
Nick
