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Nik's Poulan Thread
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Eccentric
Mister Wizard
It was replaced by the almost identical 909D. Followed by the 990D, then the 995D. The series evolved over several years from the 9-23/9-26 saws through the 995D/995G with minor changes (air filtration, displacement, starters, etc). Similar to the Poulan 4200-8500 series.
There's something about old equipment from cars to chainsaws. The new saws are safer and lighter, but the old stuff is just raw and functional. It's just fun to run. It doesn't matter if they can't keep up to the new stuff and shouldn't be expected to. If parts were still available they would run just about forever.
For those of you old enough to remember what it was like to hold a 1962 car on the road at 100 miles per hour and then stop it with those old drum brakes. Just as exciting as going 175 in a new car.
I guess if you're only into new stuff it's hard to understand and that's OK.
For those of you old enough to remember what it was like to hold a 1962 car on the road at 100 miles per hour and then stop it with those old drum brakes. Just as exciting as going 175 in a new car.
I guess if you're only into new stuff it's hard to understand and that's OK.
I suggest maybe you should post that over in the Homelite thread. Along with a pic or two of the 8500. :hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:
Gregg,
I suggest maybe you should post that over in the Homelite thread. Along with a pic or two of the 8500. :hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:
Gregg,
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nick 55
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You haven't lived until you hit the hooks on a non-power, 4 wheel drum brake car at the top of the dragstrip doing 120mph!
All this car talk is going to get Mark's shorts in a tither.....
Back on topic:
Most of my saws(all but 2) will still work after a nuclear holocaust and be ready for the impending zombie apocalypse.
Nick
Nick, thanks for your concern, concerning my shorts but I'm ok with cars as a analogy. Especially if there American cars being used as a analogy for a American chainsaw. :msp_thumbup:
No problem with your post hemiyota...Just pokin fun at Aaron & Jim and there Homelite posts, over here in GREEN country.:msp_tongue:Gregg,
Gregg,
Oh. I was kinda thinking WTF?
rms61moparman
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He doesn't have to now!
You just did!!!
I can hear the prices rising on e-bay from here!
Mike
nick 55
ArboristSite Guru
Well, in that case.......it's a good thing the Brits don't make saws because they would only stop leaking when they were out of fluids, however it wouldn't run for more than 7 minutes before it sat in the shop for 6 weeks waiting on some transistorized ignition coil that has an operating temperature range of 50-70°F. But while it sat in the shop, the connectors for the kill switch would corrode from the excessive 53% humidity.
Nick
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Gregg,
Blame Joe Palmer. He's the feller who asked about the Homelite in my avatar pic while in the Poulan thread. The saws Jim an I were talking about have green paint too!
nick 55
ArboristSite Guru
Pizza cake. Try stopping a 68 Ford F-250 from 60 mph with the same non power drum brakes with sand gravel mix stacked cab high and 80 pounds of air in the tires to get the bumper off the ground.:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange: Those steering wheels are real strong and are hard to pull off even with both feet on the brake pedal.
Two words describing that: One shot. Because you better not lift your foot off the brake pedal once you've hit it.
Nick
Blame Joe Palmer. He's the feller who asked about the Homelite in my avatar pic while in the Poulan thread. The saws Jim an I were talking about have green paint too!
I apologize for asking a Homelite question on the Poulan thread...I just saw that avatar and got curious about it. I guess I should have waited until I got on the other thread. No harm intended.
That's not as bad as what I did yesterday...someone asked a question concerning a Husqvarna running lean and seizing up and I answered him telling him about the intake on a Stihl 018 and how I sealed it so it wouldn't leak. I just read so many posts that I got them mixed up. It's been a long week...
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No need to apologize, as far as I'm concerned. I was just having some fun with Eccentric & HomeliteJim. :msp_confused:
I have had the pleasure of meeting personally many of the fellas that post hear. Many, I probably never will. But, I consider all friends and just automatically think most know when a post is made in jest, fun, joking way. I have allways considered the Poulan thread kind of a sanctuary for me on Arboristsite. If Nik hadn't started this thread, I probably would not even be on this site anymore.
I rarely post in the main chainsaw forum. To much "my blank is bigger, faster, than your blank, and your an idiot for running an old POS green saw" type thing. Some friendly banter like that is fine with me..but many times it is not ment as friendly banter.:msp_mad: I think that has lessened some what in recent times, do to the many here that have seen the light, and show just what great saws Poulan made over the years. The bad part of that is, our old worthless Poulans have become, not so worthless any more. LOL:msp_ohmy:
OK, I'm off my soap box, back to our regular scheduled Poulan programming.
Gregg,
I have had the pleasure of meeting personally many of the fellas that post hear. Many, I probably never will. But, I consider all friends and just automatically think most know when a post is made in jest, fun, joking way. I have allways considered the Poulan thread kind of a sanctuary for me on Arboristsite. If Nik hadn't started this thread, I probably would not even be on this site anymore.
I rarely post in the main chainsaw forum. To much "my blank is bigger, faster, than your blank, and your an idiot for running an old POS green saw" type thing. Some friendly banter like that is fine with me..but many times it is not ment as friendly banter.:msp_mad: I think that has lessened some what in recent times, do to the many here that have seen the light, and show just what great saws Poulan made over the years. The bad part of that is, our old worthless Poulans have become, not so worthless any more. LOL:msp_ohmy:
OK, I'm off my soap box, back to our regular scheduled Poulan programming.
Gregg,
RandyMac
Stiff Member
No need to apologize, as far as I'm concerned. I was just having some fun with Eccentric & HomeliteJim. :msp_confused:
I have had the pleasure of meeting personally many of the fellas that post hear. Many, I probably never will. But, I consider all friends and just automatically think most know when a post is made in jest, fun, joking way. I have allways considered the Poulan thread kind of a sanctuary for me on Arboristsite. If Nik hadn't started this thread, I probably would not even be on this site anymore.
I rarely post in the main chainsaw forum. To much "my blank is bigger, faster, than your blank, and your an idiot for running an old POS green saw" type thing. Some friendly banter like that is fine with me..but many times it is not ment as friendly banter.:msp_mad: I think that has lessened some what in recent times, do to the many here that have seen the light, and show just what great saws Poulan made over the years. The bad part of that is, our old worthless Poulans have become, not so worthless any more. LOL:msp_ohmy:
OK, I'm off my soap box, back to our regular scheduled Poulan programming.
Gregg,
I found out how much in favor the "old green saws" are when I posted an ad on ebay selling one of my 306A chainsaws, I don't know when I've gotten such a response, ended up selling two of them for a nice price. I still kept one back for my own use.
That's why them damn Brits drink warm beer, Lucas made refrigerators to...
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