Despite the disdain held for these saws by the hard core "buy only Husky/Stihl/echo" guys, I have always thought they were a good choice for the inept homeowner crowd as long as they could get someone to set the carb before they self destructed from running too lean. If you're going to abuse a saw to death, it's better if it's a cheap one. Anyway, I received one of Poulan's new models, a PR4218 that the owner had destroyed in less than a month and was a bit surprised at some of the features. It had the usual 18" bar but with a skip tooth chain. On an 18" bar? Also there was a funny looking link where the missing cutter would have been. Never seen that before. Another feature was the use of a Ruixing carb that is probably difficult to find a kit for, fortunately the normal Walbro carb found on these strato engines is a direct replacement but I'm wondering how many people swear at it when they try to remove it before realizing that you have to clamp the bar in a vise and pull the rear handle down against the AV mounts to get enough clearance to pull it off the studs.
