Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Yes. It will be comfortable with 'bigger wood' than your 026. Not to a great degree, but the difference is there. The 3400 will respond very well to a muffler mod (and a retune afterwards) as well.
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Yes. It will be comfortable with 'bigger wood' than your 026. Not to a great degree, but the difference is there. The 3400 will respond very well to a muffler mod (and a retune afterwards) as well.
hoeyrd2110
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a heavy handed person like myself will notice the difference much more than someone who isn't a heavy handed. most of the ones around here i see have the 20" and .325 and serve as the "big" house hold saw for firewood. both great saws. if your trekking through the woods for long periods of time carrying the saw by hand, then a no brainer would be 026 for weight. if your in the back yard bucking stuff then 3400. or just keep both and have a saw for each situation:msp_thumbsup:
this is mine with the 20" and .325 before i swapped it over, with this setup it was comparable to a farm boss with alil extra torque, but with the 3/8's it's a whole new animal
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this is mine with the 20" and .325 before i swapped it over, with this setup it was comparable to a farm boss with alil extra torque, but with the 3/8's it's a whole new animal
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Magnumfloyd
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That's what I was thinking keep both put a 20" on the Poulan for bucking
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mels
St. Peter's Lodge #21 New Milford, CT
Have had my 4400 with a 30" Sandvik Windsor bar since new, right arout 1980 I think. Saw just runs like an animal.
Like my 1940 John Deere B, or 1925 Galloway 3 horse or the 6 horse hit n miss engines, or the old Harley Shovelhead engines, that old Poulan saw makes me want to just start it up once in a while to hear it run. Music, I tell you.
Good on you for rescuing that 3400 and giving it a happy home.
Like my 1940 John Deere B, or 1925 Galloway 3 horse or the 6 horse hit n miss engines, or the old Harley Shovelhead engines, that old Poulan saw makes me want to just start it up once in a while to hear it run. Music, I tell you.
Good on you for rescuing that 3400 and giving it a happy home.
Guido Salvage
Supreme Saw Whoreder
This one was only $45.00, does that count? :hmm3grin2orange:
I need to gather up all my 3400's for a picture some time.
Here are a couple of mine with bows. They might work in pine pulpwood, but that is about it.
This one was only $45.00, does that count? :hmm3grin2orange:
How many more can you get for that?
Magnumfloyd
ArboristSite Operative
I already asked him for more 026 at that price
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I'd love to get ten or so at that price and trade them for Poulans
Guido Salvage
Supreme Saw Whoreder
This one was only $45.00, does that count? :hmm3grin2orange:
How many more can you get for that?
None, it was at a consignment shop back in Richmond a couple of years ago. I could have gotten a Mac 130 for the same price while I was there...:hmm3grin2orange:
fearofpavement
Trying them all
I sold a running 3400 with an 18" bar on the Atlanta CL a while back (maybe 3 months?) for $110. Guy came and cut some with it and shelled out the bucks. Told him my price was firm, take it or leave it. Also made it clear that there was no warranty with it but he could cut up as much stuff as he wanted to be sure it was what I said. I know that one with a bow for $225 won't sell as there was one listed on there forever. (maybe a year or more...)
I also have an 026. The 3400 has a lot of grunt for its weight but keep in mind that the 026 has less cc's and also has a chainbrake which adds a bit of weight. So I think the 026 power to weight ratio is better but those Countervibes will go and go and go.
I also sold a 3.7 (3700 in red) but that saw was a serious cutter too. Had a 4000 with a bow on it and it also went to an arboristsite member (don't remember who). All out of Countervibes at the moment but I would grab another if I could buy it cheap enough to make it worth flipping.
To the OP, post up your saw in the classifieds (which is now listed as "auctions" at the top of the page) and then find the appropriate category, give a good description, add your pictures and it'll go bye bye.
I also have an 026. The 3400 has a lot of grunt for its weight but keep in mind that the 026 has less cc's and also has a chainbrake which adds a bit of weight. So I think the 026 power to weight ratio is better but those Countervibes will go and go and go.
I also sold a 3.7 (3700 in red) but that saw was a serious cutter too. Had a 4000 with a bow on it and it also went to an arboristsite member (don't remember who). All out of Countervibes at the moment but I would grab another if I could buy it cheap enough to make it worth flipping.
To the OP, post up your saw in the classifieds (which is now listed as "auctions" at the top of the page) and then find the appropriate category, give a good description, add your pictures and it'll go bye bye.
Magnumfloyd
ArboristSite Operative
Your love for Poulan is that strong
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mels, I see your from Brookfield Ct. I bought my first Poulan, a 3400 in Brookfield at a OPE place called the Tractor Barn, in 1986.
Just curious if the place is still in buisness. I have a sister that lives in that neck of the woods, but I havn't been back to Ct. since 1987.
Gregg,
redunshee
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New one on me. Never kneew the 3400 came with a .325 pitch.
hoeyrd2110
ArboristSite Guru
my buddy worked at philadelphia toro and it was one of the first 50 3400's they got, it was a demo saw he got for cheap after they brought em back from the dealer circuit. .325 20" was how it was delivered from poulan. i always thought it was weird myself .325 is a waste on a saw with torque not enough grab. almost all the 3400's that have come through my shop have been 18-20" .325
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Chris J.
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Magnumfloyd, give the 3400 a chance before you decide to sell it.
Gary, that was a great find, a 026 for the exceptionally great price of $45.00. How many other 026s have you found for $45.00 or less
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Gary, that was a great find, a 026 for the exceptionally great price of $45.00. How many other 026s have you found for $45.00 or less
?Magnumfloyd
ArboristSite Operative
So I just took out the poulan and made a few cuts wow was I surprised it only has a 16" bar and a safety chain and I believe that it's faster then my 026 I know it has more cc's but I was still surprised
mels
St. Peter's Lodge #21 New Milford, CT
mels, I see your from Brookfield Ct. I bought my first Poulan, a 3400 in Brookfield at a OPE place called the Tractor Barn, in 1986. Just curious if the place is still in buisness. I have a sister that lives in that neck of the woods, but I havn't been back to Ct. since 1987.
Gregg, Tractor Barn is where mine found me too. They closed up shop a number of years ago, and long story just a couple years ago the barn was torn down and another built about 50' behind it.
Shame, actually. Was a cool place to shoot the bull.
Magnumfloyd
ArboristSite Operative
Is it okay to run 50:1 in this saw
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hoeyrd2110
ArboristSite Guru
For an older saw i would recommend 32:1.
Guido Salvage
Supreme Saw Whoreder
Gary, that was a great find, a 026 for the exceptionally great price of $45.00. How many other 026s have you found for $45.00 or less
Ran out of 026's to buy at ridiculous prices so I had to pick up this 200T for $35.00.
Paid $300.00 for everything that you see on the bed of the truck. Sold the two trimmers for $130.00 each leaving me with $40.00 in the rest.
