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You do anything with these?

The poulan chainsaw was extremely popular in the South Eastern US . The put out alot of Bow saws down here.

Remember when @Mattyo made a 288xp Hightop cover out of high strength fiber plastic? Spent his own money on design and production out of his basement! The fact that a supposedly well established company like Maxflow can't just make a complete top cover is lazy , I've had their 088 kit and the...

Great price for these.

Can't purchase a Newtop saw.

I talked to a McCulloch dealer in New York years ago about tricky air leaks,(rip Bob). He told me one was giving him fits so he lit up a fat cigar and blocked the exhaust and blew thick smoke down the carb, I believe he used play-do to seal it . Anyway he found a casting void in the case...

this guy is active and a sponsor of this forum. I've dealt plenty with him and he's a good guy.

As far as building a saw ,I have a 394xp in great condition and it's a fun saw to run! I've never sweated the plastic parts for a cheap build . Crank,cylinder, carb,piston, and case if salvagable ! I've built 2 066's out of scrap yards and they have aftermarket parts like covers,recoils,and fuel...

Funny but I recently dropped a saw while cleaning it and whacked the back of my hand with the chain, consequently wearing a bandage for a week!

Camp time.

Change over the muffler to an 850 or SP81 . Or mod it.

obviously that pocket is for a carb nut.

It does appear that the air filter does have pockets for nuts?

Playing around with a Bow bar, Thanks to Mark H. .404 .050 chipper chain. Mark got me an 85Dl of this a few years ago, I had to shorten it to 78Dl . Had some issues with the oiler. It's a 57cc .

I lived in Bellefonte for a long time.