poulan has updated there saws

[jake wells]

i own a Husqvarna 235 which is a poulan saw and it only needed a primer bulb when i got it.
great little saw for trimming trees.

 

[T.Roller]

I'm sure it's the same junk they have been producing for years now. Problem with repairing them is people end up not coming back for them. When I first started as a tech, years back, they had 5 or 6 poulan saws and a few trimmers that had been repaired and noone ever picked them up. I put a stop to it by not repairing them

 

[Philbert]

Good info - thanks for sharing. Still saw the older models, along with the Wild Thing, at a big box retailer the other day. Also the red, 'Predator' version that was heavily discounted on Black Friday.

Websites have not fully caught up yet:
http://www.poulan.com/products/chain-saws/
http://www.poulanpro.com/us/products/chainsaws/


But that 688cc saw sure must be something to run!

Philbert

 

[jake wells]

Good info - thanks for sharing. Still saw the older models, along with the Wild Thing, at a big box retailer the other day. Also the red, 'Predator' version that was heavily discounted on Black Friday.

Websites have not fully caught up yet:
http://www.poulan.com/products/chain-saws/
http://www.poulanpro.com/us/products/chainsaws/

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But that 688cc saw sure must be something to run!

Philbert

the new pl3816 is different from the older p3816.

 

[Nathan lassley]

These actually started showing up in sears craftsman lineup a few years ago. Looked on the mcculloch international site and redmax is getting put in the mcculloch lineup with the cs35.

 

[Stump Shot]

all of there other saws got cosmetic updates along with newer fuel caps
including the pp5020
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There it is Jake, that's last years McCulloch look.

I don't know about the saws but I have a newer McCulloch weed whipper and I like it. They used to brag on the power of those saws so...

 

[Cut4fun]

40 and 50? huh?

seriously? STH

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I usually pick them up used at yard sales for cheap. Usually just need a fuel line and you're in business...

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

That would cost you money, instead of making some. Not sure how that works for you being a chainsaw mechanic and all. The good news is this line of saws was elevated, might not be as bad as you think...

Was more of a joke but typed kinda seriously. lol Problem we face as a shop with saws like these is the cost of them New is so cheap that the cost to fix them after labor exceeds the dang saw's value.

 

[Stump Shot]

Was more of a joke but typed kinda seriously. lol Problem we face as a shop with saws like these is the cost of them New is so cheap that the cost to fix them after labor exceeds the dang saw's value.

If your shop won't fix them, might consider having them referred to you, the parts are cheap and readily available, and you don't have to charge no where near what your shop does to make a good buck. Just a thought...

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

If your shop won't fix them, might consider having them referred to you, the parts are cheap and readily available, and you don't have to charge no where near what your shop does to make a good buck. Just a thought...

I did notice that fact, heck I think I was even able to order a brand new carb for a poulan from PES for like $24.95 retail!

 

[jakethesnake]

Parts are ridiculously cheap for poulan

 

[Philbert]

Parts are ridiculously cheap for poulan

Where is the best place to get Poulan parts?

Thanks.

Philbert

 

[jakethesnake]

Where is the best place to get Poulan parts?

Thanks.

Philbert

To be honest I don't know where the best place is. I've used several websites jacks small engines is where I got my last parts for one. I don't work on those much at all. Sears sells parts special order I believe.

 

[old guy]

Where is the best place to get Poulan parts?

Thanks.

Philbert

Philbert, I get parts for the newer ones at Sears.

 

[Philbert]

Philbert, I get parts for the newer ones at Sears.

Better stock up . . . Sears seems kinda shaky lately . . .

Philbert

 

[Stump Shot]

http://www.ereplacementparts.com/poulan-gas-chainsaw-parts-c-16962_17147.html

 

[jake wells]

you can buy poulan parts directly from poulan.
because the middle man likes to play with prices.

 

[old guy]

Better stock up . . . Sears seems kinda shaky lately . . .

Philbert

I'm pretty much done messing with poulans & stihls.

 

[Cut4fun]

Where is the best place to get Poulan parts?

Thanks.

Philbert

Go straight to the source. No middle man. Ordertree.com