Pull-on 2000

johnb · Sep 20, 2003

Hey guys no questions I'm just poken some fun at my poulan friends. I was asked to look at my brother-in-laws Poulan 2000 last week. He said it don't run!! I looked at him and smiled (thinking no shxxxxxt) but I gracefully excepted the challenge. The saw is a clam design, a typical small poulan design. they have to have the record for most contiuous production of the same style saws. Anyway, after digging through it and a cleaning, carb kit, draw lines, air filter and new gaskets it has been reserected! I gutted the muffler screens to let the poor thing breath a little. It must have taken 50 pulls to get it to start, but after that it was ready to go. Then it wouldn't die! I flipped the kill switch/lever/thing a bunch but death did not occur. Finally choked it out. The kill switch/lever thing is a metal wire that flips over contacting a bolt grounded to the case to kill it. Plenty of contact but no kill. I pondered the sheer engineering talent it must have taken to come up with a way to not put a regular kill switch like everyone else has and bend a piece of wire to kill the little green monster. I looked long and hard at the little green machine and said no I'm not tearing into you again!!!!! So he got his saw back running with a note "when you are done with me choke to death" the Hoosier!!

Poulans are my friend!!

tony marks · Sep 20, 2003

, hey if it works.

z4lunch · Sep 20, 2003

PUll-on-it

Steve here...
You mean one like this...My dad got this one in work promo back in '78... He gave me the owners manual for it last night. Found it in some old files. Even had the allen wrench and some misc. screws with it.
Steven

eyolf · Sep 20, 2003

Believe it or not, the "engineering talent" that designed that switch could very well have been somebody with a 9th grade education.

Starting about the time this saw was being produced, Ed Deming's ideas about producing goods began to be accepted here. Basically, the design engineers probably spec'd a better design, but workers on the shop floor dream up improvements during permanent in-plant contests designed to decrease production costs and increase profits. These people could care less if it makes for a better chain saw, just want to win a contest.

The employee who saves a few pennies a unit saves the company thousands eventually, and probably gets a free lunch and piece of paper.

Bill G · Sep 21, 2003

John,

I am not Poulan fan but I believe the model you are knocking is based on the Micro design like the one posted. I have no experience with the 2000 but the Micro design happens to be one of the best they put out. I have had the Micros and I believe they were popular as climbing saws in their day. The biggest problem I had with it is the need to remove the filter to adjust the carb. Also I believe I had to replace the kill switch but I do not remember for certain. I can assure you it has been well abused and still runs.

Bill

John in MA · Sep 21, 2003

Poulan made three basic types of these saws over the years. First was the XX in the late '60s, then came the XXV/25 line, then the Micro XXV line. Micro was a cheaper consumer design that (I think) came after the wide pro use of the 25DA. Lots of Sears saws were Micros. Most of the little Poulans made in the last 30 years are one of those two.

The Micro's the one with the wire stop switch. Not a great design, but the old ones I have still work. If you want a better little Poulan, the Super 25DA is a killer.