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07/01/15, 12:30 PM
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Bought a Poulan Pro chainsaw.....
....I already hear some of you laughing........
I bought it brand new June 9. Used it on a medium size tree and a few other small limbs. It acted hinky at the beginning by dying often. Yesterday while cutting up a tree it just died and would not start....
Rural King would not trade it out even though it had been 3 weeks. I dropped it off for repair at an authorized service place. He checked the compression and it was only 35 psi. Contacted the company and they are sending out a brand new one.
What the heck? Is this common?
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07/01/15, 12:40 PM
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They don't call them Pull-on for nothing...
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07/01/15, 12:49 PM
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They are great mulch indicators .Bury them with mulch and when you see it again add more mulch 
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07/01/15, 01:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Hey, take it easy guys... I feel my Poulan chainsaw has given me great value and was worth every dollar I paid for it!
I got it for free from someone who gave up on it
I would recommend saving up some cash to buy a saw that will last for decades. This will likely only cost you 50-100% more than the Poulan did.
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07/01/15, 01:45 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: minnesota
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That happens quite often with the new ones. Older ones were ok but you be better off spending 2or 3 hundred on a proffesional saw will runmany years without a shop visit.
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07/01/15, 01:47 PM
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I don't know about today but I bought one several years back and I used it heavily. It was well worth the money. The only problem is if something goes wonky it will cost more, in parts (if you can get them) and labor, than it does to buy a new one.
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07/01/15, 02:29 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
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You got one of the good ones ..... it actually starts 
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07/01/15, 02:53 PM
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We have a Husqvarna that my dad paid $1800 for 30+ years ago and the fuel line broke. Shortly after a wind storm came through and broke tree branches off so we bought a Poulan to take care of the branches because we needed them moved from the driveway asap. It barely made it through three branches and it died shortly after. They are junk much like anything else made today.
The Husqvarna only needed a small inexpensive repair which was done after that fiasco and it's going strong. It cut a lot of firewood with no problems. The Poulan didn't make it past a week.
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07/01/15, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Sawmill Jim
They are great mulch indicators .Bury them with mulch and when you see it again add more mulch |
Ahahahaaaaaaaaaa.....
Just blew my iced tea out my nose all over the keyboard. You owe me a keyboard !
I'll let it go if I can steal that one and use it.
Never seen a Poolan yet that worked worth a flip. Buy a Stihl or Husky, and you have a much better chance at having a chainsaw.
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07/01/15, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: little farm under construction, Calhoun Mo
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Bought one about 10 years ago that I cut tons of wood for our stove. Someone stole it out of the garage. Bought one last fall and it is real finicky. Runs super rough at first and dies when fuel gets below 1/2. Really want to limp it thru this year as have so much else to buy. The guy at the local Stihl place was a real jerk to me(cause I'm a lady? ) so guess I'll take my $ somewhere else. I know what I want.
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07/01/15, 05:34 PM
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I had one used it about 10 times it died now I own an echo and tear through lots and lots of trees branches etc I go through chains like no other but the chainsaw runs like a champ (mesquite) is very hard on chains by the way.
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07/01/15, 05:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Originally Posted by Jonb
I had one used it about 10 times it died now I own an echo and tear through lots and lots of trees branches etc I go through chains like no other but the chainsaw runs like a champ (mesquite) is very hard on chains by the way.
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Do you sharpen them yourself? I can get several years of use out of a chain cutting mostly doug fir, cedar and hemlock. However, there is some vine maple that is really tough. It dulls a chain in about 10 minutes. I sharpen before each cutting project and often give it a quick touch up between tanks. After sharpening, I give it a good dose of PBlaster. Make sure you bar oil is filled.
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07/01/15, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by illinoisguy
....I already hear some of you laughing........
I bought it brand new June 9. Used it on a medium size tree and a few other small limbs. It acted hinky at the beginning by dying often. Yesterday while cutting up a tree it just died and would not start....
Rural King would not trade it out even though it had been 3 weeks. I dropped it off for repair at an authorized service place. He checked the compression and it was only 35 psi. Contacted the company and they are sending out a brand new one.
What the heck? Is this common?
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Yes, I had the same story 2 years ago, just interchange our names.
The new one they sent out lasted about a year.
I now own a Stihl....... 
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07/01/15, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Tennessee
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Originally Posted by TnAndy
Ahahahaaaaaaaaaa.....
Just blew my iced tea out my nose all over the keyboard. You owe me a keyboard !
I'll let it go if I can steal that one and use it.
Never seen a Poolan yet that worked worth a flip. Buy a Stihl or Husky, and you have a much better chance at having a chainsaw.
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Go for it  I actually did that with one ,till the neighbor spotted it and took it for parts .
I have Stihl that has wore out a barrel of chains and bars . I have no idea how it is still running .Had a O66 Maugham but it was more saw than I can now handle 
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07/01/15, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by farmrbrown
Yes, I had the same story 2 years ago, just interchange our names.
The new one they sent out lasted about a year.
I now own a Stihl....... |
The hundred dollar for five cord ....... was cheaper a that buying wood
We learn to count on getting five cords from a poulan.
Took three years to save for my orange beast...... love love love it
Now the wood on our land feels free.
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07/01/15, 07:01 PM
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I paid an additional 30 bucks for an extended warranty...this should be a total of 4 years. After that, I'm going to Echo or Husky...
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07/01/15, 09:08 PM
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Yeah, not much of a track record for the Pull-and-pull-and-poulans. But the new Husky's and Stihls in the lower price range are not too much better from what I have heard. Maybe shop around for a 10+ year old Husky or Stihl. My 19 year old Husky, which was a $250 saw, is still running and starting, although starting to get a little weak.
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07/01/15, 09:11 PM
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Got a Huskqvarna, after 2 seasons the oiler went. Got a cheap Poulan, to hold me over till I got the other fixed and it is still going. Recently bought a Poulan Pro for my daughter, seized up after 1/2 of a tank of gas, exchanged for another that works fine. I notice that it doesn't have the same power as my Wildthing. So far I can't complain about the Poulan it is inexpensive, and if it lasts a couple of seasons it is worth the cost in wood.
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07/01/15, 09:52 PM
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Buddy paid top dollar for a Husky and the oiler went on it. Had it repaired several times and it still acts up.
Brother-in-law has an old Poulan Wild Thing that he loves. Been cutting his firewood with it for years and it still runs like a top.
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07/01/15, 09:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackFeather
Got a Huskqvarna, after 2 seasons the oiler went. Got a cheap Poulan, to hold me over till I got the other fixed and it is still going. Recently bought a Poulan Pro for my daughter, seized up after 1/2 of a tank of gas, exchanged for another that works fine. I notice that it doesn't have the same power as my Wildthing. So far I can't complain about the Poulan it is inexpensive, and if it lasts a couple of seasons it is worth the cost in wood.
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An't that kind of like working hard while buying your wood at the same time ?
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