Chris J.
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Let's see if this works.....yes, it did. Two Poulan 3700 (3800?) pistons, one w/ thin rings, one w/ thick rings.
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Let's see if this works.....yes, it did. Two Poulan 3700 (3800?) pistons, one w/ thin rings, one w/ thick rings.
Let's see if this works.....yes, it did. Two Poulan 3700 (3800?) pistons, one w/ thin rings, one w/ thick rings.
Yep, slug on left (dull) is 3700 and on right (shiny, plated) is 3800....
I was about to say that my red Craftsman 3.7 isn't like that.
I would say you now have a reason to get a 3400
New Poulan pistons if anyone is interested
The one on the left is for a 3700 and the one on the right is 1800 -2000 I believe. PN's are on the packaging.
It looks like there are rings on the 3700.
He's asking $35 for the 3700 and $45 for the smaller one.
Tim
The one on the left is for a 3700 and the one on the right is 1800 -2000 I believe. PN's are on the packaging.
It looks like there are rings on the 3700.
He's asking $35 for the 3700 and $45 for the smaller one.
Tim
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You guys with those fancy digital weighing scales. I doubt my vegetable scale is very accurate.
Take the weights of a PHO 335 or 3300 or 3000 or 305 and a 330 or 3450 or 3750 or . Just 1 saw of each series in the 335 and 330 range.
Just always wondered the weight difference in them.
I did this with a 335 and 330, I did not have a digital scales. The weights were 12lbs something for the 335 and 13lbs something for the 330. If I remember correctly they were right around one pound different.
been a good couple weeks
For saws! I knew Saturday I was getting this saw today. So I find a guy selling 2 saws, a 4000 and a 330. Unfortunately the the 330 was red and not yellow:bang:. Anyway, the guy had just had surgery and said the 4000 was too hard for him to pull over now on account of his condition. He didnt want to sell it but didnt want it to sit un-used either. The guy was cool, he told me he bought it new in '84/'85. He was gonna buy a jred but his buddy who owned the shop selling Poulans and Jreds said "for about $100 less you can get this Poulan and its an animal!" The "test" he did to show the power was to stab the saw tip first all the way into an oak tree. Needless to say he bought it and used it a few times a year over the years. And he took good care of it, and it doesnt have many hours. It has the orig bar and chain, and has no glove wear at all. The p/c look about as new as my 330 and the compression is awesome. I paid a fair price, The guy knew what he had and I got a pretty good deal too. It runs, his son had just cut a small tree earlier in the day, but Im going to go thru it anyway. This saw is too nice to leave to chance.
Isnt that pretty?
For saws! I knew Saturday I was getting this saw today. So I find a guy selling 2 saws, a 4000 and a 330. Unfortunately the the 330 was red and not yellow:bang:. Anyway, the guy had just had surgery and said the 4000 was too hard for him to pull over now on account of his condition. He didnt want to sell it but didnt want it to sit un-used either. The guy was cool, he told me he bought it new in '84/'85. He was gonna buy a jred but his buddy who owned the shop selling Poulans and Jreds said "for about $100 less you can get this Poulan and its an animal!" The "test" he did to show the power was to stab the saw tip first all the way into an oak tree. Needless to say he bought it and used it a few times a year over the years. And he took good care of it, and it doesnt have many hours. It has the orig bar and chain, and has no glove wear at all. The p/c look about as new as my 330 and the compression is awesome. I paid a fair price, The guy knew what he had and I got a pretty good deal too. It runs, his son had just cut a small tree earlier in the day, but Im going to go thru it anyway. This saw is too nice to leave to chance.
Isnt that pretty?
Warped5
WingNut
LOL ... you guys are gonna kill me ...
"Today's kitten is just tomorrow's appetizer course at the local Chinese buffet."
True story: Years ago I worked with 2 guys - 1 from the Phillippines and the other from Guam - and I asked them once "... if the Mexicans, Koreans and Filipinos are all eating the dogs, who's eating the cats?" They looked at each other and laughed before saying "The Chinese, of course!!"
:hmm3grin2orange:
Warped5
WingNut
NICE saw, Joe!
Good score!
Good score!
John, from the looks of this, I think I will agree with you. Not on the weight but the pound difference. :msp_biggrin:
I swear Joe you are always coming up with something really nice. Way to go.
John, from the looks of this, I think I will agree with you. Not on the weight but the pound difference. :msp_biggrin:
You know Mark that is actually alot more difference than I thought it would be.
Me too till you get to looking at the physical difference in the cylinders, air filters and such.
Not bad for a 54 cc saw. I knew there was a reason I like them so much. PP335
EZRYDER
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Am I looking correctly that you are weighing without the bar & chain?
Whatever, coincidentally I weighed my 5 yr old 295 yesterday at 13.5 with bar and chain. I then compared with my S25 Pro (no DA or CV) at 11.0 and my '85 Craftsman (Poulan 3400 or 3700, not sure), Countervibe at 17.0.
I used my 20 yr old baby scale which has not been calibrated (but now I think I will!).
So stick that in your pipes and smoke it!
Larry
John, from the looks of this, I think I will agree with you. Not on the weight but the pound difference. :msp_biggrin:
Whatever, coincidentally I weighed my 5 yr old 295 yesterday at 13.5 with bar and chain. I then compared with my S25 Pro (no DA or CV) at 11.0 and my '85 Craftsman (Poulan 3400 or 3700, not sure), Countervibe at 17.0.
I used my 20 yr old baby scale which has not been calibrated (but now I think I will!).
So stick that in your pipes and smoke it!
Larry
EZRYDER
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I need advice on gas , please.
I need an education as usual!
I am about to try to spin my 5 yr old 295 for the first time. I have been using old non-synthetic 2 cycle oil probably from the mid 90's in my vintage 70's Craftsman (Roper) 3.7's ( I have three that I have been using) in a 16:1. My '85 Craftsman (Poulan 3400 or 3700) also calls for 16:1 in the manual. I also spun my S25 yesterday with the same.
The 295 manual ( 5 yrs old) says 40:1 which I assume is synthetic oil. My new Stihl leaf blower calls for 50:1 using Stihl super-duper stuff in a little 2.6 OZ orange bottle which I have been using. A member friend uses 50:1 synthetic in all old and new saws. What do you guys think about using the 50:1 mix in the 295 instead of the 40:1 it calls for? This would save me yet another specialized gas can mixture for which I would need to buy another can (plastic). I am sooo confused!!! ( And am not ashamed to say it)
I need an education as usual!
I am about to try to spin my 5 yr old 295 for the first time. I have been using old non-synthetic 2 cycle oil probably from the mid 90's in my vintage 70's Craftsman (Roper) 3.7's ( I have three that I have been using) in a 16:1. My '85 Craftsman (Poulan 3400 or 3700) also calls for 16:1 in the manual. I also spun my S25 yesterday with the same.
The 295 manual ( 5 yrs old) says 40:1 which I assume is synthetic oil. My new Stihl leaf blower calls for 50:1 using Stihl super-duper stuff in a little 2.6 OZ orange bottle which I have been using. A member friend uses 50:1 synthetic in all old and new saws. What do you guys think about using the 50:1 mix in the 295 instead of the 40:1 it calls for? This would save me yet another specialized gas can mixture for which I would need to buy another can (plastic). I am sooo confused!!! ( And am not ashamed to say it)
So Larry the weight difference in saws compared to their output makes no difference to you especially if you have to use one all day?
Oh and I just so happen to smoke a pipe for real.
Since I cannot buy ethanol free gas here where I am I use the true fuel in a can from the big box stores. 40 to 1 when I can find it. I use it in all my saws no matter how old, what size, or who made it. If I mixed my own it would be synthetic 40 to 1.
rms61moparman
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Do yourself a favor and run 40:1 in everything.
Use a good quality oil and gasoline. (Synthetic is good but not essential)
50:1 will work also as Mark will attest but it leaves you a little less room for error.
Mike
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Speaking of oil ratios, I got a little Micro yesterday ithat was smoking so badly I thought the previous owner was running it on 10:1! I dumped the fuel and put my own mix in and it still smoked like an old train. Obviously it was sucking oil from the oil tank so a rebuild was in order. I haven't used this product before but it was recommended to me so I will give it a try.
I actually wasn't going to buy any more Micros but this one is the 38cc version with AV and a chain brake - besides I really like yellow Poulans.
I am amazed at how easy these little saws are to pull down. This one has a chrome bore and a thin ring piston and has some serious compression. The amazing thing is it ran really well with the PTO side seal almost completely shot! The seal came out in two pieces. The only indication was the oiler wasn't working - no crank case pressure.
Anyway, it came together nicely for a 21 year old saw. The bar is a bit long but I have a couple of little banana bars somewhere. It runs really nicely and has not seen much use. I think it makes a nice companion saw to the PP 375.
Al.
I actually wasn't going to buy any more Micros but this one is the 38cc version with AV and a chain brake - besides I really like yellow Poulans.
I am amazed at how easy these little saws are to pull down. This one has a chrome bore and a thin ring piston and has some serious compression. The amazing thing is it ran really well with the PTO side seal almost completely shot! The seal came out in two pieces. The only indication was the oiler wasn't working - no crank case pressure.
Anyway, it came together nicely for a 21 year old saw. The bar is a bit long but I have a couple of little banana bars somewhere. It runs really nicely and has not seen much use. I think it makes a nice companion saw to the PP 375.
Al.
