trigger lock.

[tony marks]

my trigger lock on the poulan pro wasnt working.. the spring had an piece broke off the end.. they used plyable plastic for it rather than metal..
in any case i found a solution that works better than the original ..
a pipe clamp on the handle ,,adjusted so it fits over the trigger when depressed ..
easily released by the thumb just pull ing it off the trigger .. okay so it wouldnt do if i was selling it ..but works fine for my use..a strip of soldering metal on the handle would work even better ,as the solder metal is more plyable and form fitting to the task..real pleased with my brilliant self..

 

[bandmiller]

Tony use a wire tie and save that clamp for your truck or tractor--frank

 

[tony marks]

i went to the solderin metal .. works great..just enough rigidness to hold form and slips on an off the trigger easier..
the wire would work but u idea not as brilliant as mine..

 

[Bremen]

If by "solder metal" you mean solder itself, just remember that stuff is tin and lead, and lead doesn't do a body good.

 

[tony marks]

well its not like ill be holding it all the time.. after a saws warmed up u dont need the trigger lock anymore nyway.. so fella whos work causes himto solder quite a bit,, would be exposed a lot more han my just fliping it on the trigger after the motor pops on choke . then flipping it off once shes running..besides with poulan pros u kinda on your own as to getting them fixed and or gimme riggin somethin that works..in any case,, glad u brought it up, as ive been known to overlook minor details ,,that turned out to be imporant before.laternow tony..

 

[Bill G]

Lead is "outlawed" as a solder material for sweating water pipes. It may still be available for other soldering tasks. The thought of not using lead is that it will end up in drinking water. I think it is funny they are worried about sweating pipes with lead solder but seem not to care that many older cities still have water mains that are lead lined or completely lead pipes. When I worked for the USCEC they were stripping all the wiring out of the dam. The main supply wiring was 4/0 insulated by what we suspected was asbestos, then encased in lead. During the winter we cut the old wire into foot long sections. We would then secure it in a vise and use a hammer and chisel to split the lead wrap off of it. We then melted the lead down to make weights. This was a multi-winter job 40 hours a day for several men over 3 shifts. We went through a huge amount of lead. Who knows what health effects it will have on me later. I still have some of the wiring around here.

Bill

 

[tony marks]

dont worry bill an it dont sound like u are..
my buisines is keeping older folks in their homes until its no longer possible for them to be independent...one perk from mybuisiness is while u dont invite death ,,u learn not to fear it all that much.. as its useless use of thinking.. we all going some way..being close to it ,,ive seen some real hard ways o leaving[which by the way ive seensome use as an growing experience] and some reletively easy and quick ways..
ifind it o be irrelevant.. what matters,, at least for me is, did i enjoy this day,for the gift it was and was i an plus or minus to those around me ,,this day..
in the nd this ones all u sure u got..
besidesmy dealer would have give me one o them i told u so looks if id took the saw to him.