[AT] Chain Saws

[Bruce Moden]

I purchased a Poulan Pro 20 last year & couldn't keep chains on the bar if cutting anything less than 8", I contacted the authorized repair folks in town & they said the tension needed to be tighter, they were cutting 18 to 24" stuff without any problem.  I took it home & had more problems with the chain, I contacted Puolan/Husq. and they sent me a regular 2 nut chain guard to replace the one nut & plastic spinner style that the saw came with & said that would fix the problem - havn't tried it yet.
 
Bruce

--- On Wed, 12/17/08, carl gogol <cgogol at twcny.rr.com> wrote:

From: carl gogol <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Chain Saws
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 8:07 PM

I got frustrated with my Poulan 20" saw throwing chains a few years ago and

took it to a pro oriented shop .  Their comment (ignoring the Poulan ???? 
comments) was you really shouldn't be limbing with a long bar, 14"
would 
work a whole lot better.  I bought a 14" Stihl miniboss with the non-tools

chain tension option when they went on sale and never looked back.  If I 
occasionally watch the chain's tension it never comes off and is a whole
lot 
easier to use when  compared to the Poulan.  I eventually bought a Stihl 290 
Farm boss with a 16" bar and basically never use the Poulan any more - it 
takes a big saw engine to pull a 20" chain well.
Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
AC D14, 914H
JD 5320 MFWD
Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
Simplicity 7116H
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Johnson" <moscowengnr at yahoo.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Chain Saws


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