[AT] New chainsaw

[Gene Dotson]

    Farmer;
    I was able to buy a Poulan model 1950 Wood Shark saw on ebay for $85.00 
plus shipping. Saw was pre-owned, but had never been used. 76 year old lady 
thought she could use it, but she was not up to the task. It is a nice light 
and powerful saw with 14 inch bar. Has the low profile engine cover. Got it 
to replace my Homelite XL-2 with 12 inch bar.
    Still using my old Pioneer P40 for all the heavy cutting. This saw is 
now 30 years old and still running strong. I alternate between a 16 inch and 
20 inch bar, depending on the requirement. Chain is normally a .058 gauge. 
The bar has some wear to it, so replaced the chain with .063 gauge to take 
the side play out of the chain. This has worked well and helps to make nice 
straight cuts.

            Gene




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:44 PM
Subject: [AT] New chainsaw


>I wanted to cut some wood last week and my little Poulan didn't want
> to fire up. Thinking back it was probably just a tiny bit of water in
> the carb from condensation etc. that turned to ice out in the cold but
> as many of us do I got a little pi$$ed and headed to town to look for
> a new saw. The local farm store only carries Poulan and while Poulans
> have always given me decent service I was still a little angry at
> mine. I have an almost new 20" Poulan Pro which is great for felling
> good sized trees and bucking the logs but it just gets too heavy for
> limbing etc. especially when climbing in awkward spots or reaching out
> to cut. I have used the little 14" Poulans for a long time for that. I
> just wanted something different this time so I went to see our only
> actual outdoor power equipment dealer in town. There are several
> around but they are about a 60 mile round trip and the folks in town
> are a 6 mile round trip. They also have a decent reputation and I have
> bought parts there before and they seem to stock well and know what
> you need. They had a display of some kind of "red" saw that I can not
> recall the name of (I think it starts with an S not Stihl, I think it
> has a Q in it). I looked at the price tags on them and about had a
> Fred Sanford heart attack right there among the saws...
> :-)
> Then I spotted a display of Echo products. My hand was still shaking
> when I turned over the price tag on the smallest one and it was almost
> twice the price of the small Poulan I had looked at in the farm store
> but after seeing the price on that red one it seemed almost free.
> One of them followed me home and I must say that I do like it a lot.
> It is extremely light and the whole head is a lot smaller and flatter
> than the Poulan. The dealer insisted on putting fuel and oil in it and
> firing it up before he would let it out the door. I had looked before
> at several brands but this time I wanted a local parts stocking
> dealer. I suppose now he will go belly up on me since I bought one...
> :-)
> I'll keep the bigger Poulan Pro, the Echo and the newest little Poulan
> and probably take all of the others I have to the Portland Spring Swap
> Meet.
>
> -- 
> --
> "farmer"
>
> "Good clean muck never hurt nobody!!!"
> Morris Moulterd
>
>
> Hay and Straw Exchange (Buy it, sell it and trade it.)
> http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/HayandStrawExchange
>
>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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