It irritates me. I live in a nice neighborhood and I have let that saw outside on the back porch for years and nobody bother it until now. So I went to the pawn shop today to buy another one and I got a poulan 3416 for 60 bucks. They didn't have much to choose from. It's a step down from my poulan wild thing that I bought a few years ago for 40. Now I have a couple of chains I'll never use. I think I'm going to get one of those dvr camera systems.
someone stole my saw
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Karl someone knew where you kept your saw. it did not happened by chance.. At least you got an inexpensive solution
Well I used this saw a little bit today and its a piece of S*%&. It's only 4cc smaller than the wild thing and the bar is two inches shorter, so I figured it would be better. It's not. I loved the wild thing. It made me wonder why you guys don't like Poulans. If I were an evil person, I would pack this thing full of pyrodex and hook a blasting cap to the ignition and leave it on the porch for someone too steal. I'm going to use it until fall and then see what my buddy at the pawn shop has then and try to trade it out for another wild thing or a husky.
Oh, and Elk. I have an electric sharpener out there, a coupe of lawn mowers, a harbor freight socket set, electric splitter, and a bunch of other stuff. I have never had this problem before. It's not that type of neighborhood.
Oh, and Elk. I have an electric sharpener out there, a coupe of lawn mowers, a harbor freight socket set, electric splitter, and a bunch of other stuff. I have never had this problem before. It's not that type of neighborhood.
Sadly, it may be now Karl. It only takes a couple bad apples to spoil a barrel full.
I'd watch out for the other stuff and keep your ears open for a chainsaw running in the hood.
I'd watch out for the other stuff and keep your ears open for a chainsaw running in the hood.
detmurds
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I feel for you Karl,...and nobody has any right to come onto your property and do such a thing,...but please lock this new saw up buddy? Wishing the very best for you always!
Karl after 3 years of rental Home cheapo sell of its inventory at greatly reduced prices. They usually carry a good Makita saws
You might want to check in their rental shop and aswk what will be comming up for sale
These makitas are really Dolmar Sacks saws Makita bought them out. Most are close to pro saws change the head ant they are.
Thay will blow away that wild thing
BTW for the occasional wood cutter only doing fire wood I know what you mean about your wild thing it did the job quite well.
BB has one that gets the job done I have 3 poulans here that get the bulk of work used for cutting up trees less that 12".
but I do have some real power I can fall back on Huskey 357xp and a Stihl 041 farm boss but I oprefere a sharp light weight 14" bar
craftsman poulan most of the time. It was given to me probably an 80's saw that saw little use that would not start
When I burn it out I have a few more given to me to burn out so far I have worked it and it just keeps on ticking I believe it is a 2.3 cc
I took the poulan 16" bar off got 14" oregon bar and chain and it works much better this that combo...
Really never had the HP for 16" bar and chain and it is light compared to my other saws
You might want to check in their rental shop and aswk what will be comming up for sale
These makitas are really Dolmar Sacks saws Makita bought them out. Most are close to pro saws change the head ant they are.
Thay will blow away that wild thing
BTW for the occasional wood cutter only doing fire wood I know what you mean about your wild thing it did the job quite well.
BB has one that gets the job done I have 3 poulans here that get the bulk of work used for cutting up trees less that 12".
but I do have some real power I can fall back on Huskey 357xp and a Stihl 041 farm boss but I oprefere a sharp light weight 14" bar
craftsman poulan most of the time. It was given to me probably an 80's saw that saw little use that would not start
When I burn it out I have a few more given to me to burn out so far I have worked it and it just keeps on ticking I believe it is a 2.3 cc
I took the poulan 16" bar off got 14" oregon bar and chain and it works much better this that combo...
Really never had the HP for 16" bar and chain and it is light compared to my other saws
budman
Minister of Fire
I've done that. which reminds me maybe I should continue that practice. Take one step further maybe I should re install the gun rack in my back PK window.
Being thought of as being a bit crazy has some advantages. I have a large loam pile out back . everynow and then I set up a few tin cans and blast them with the 10 gage.
I 'm sure is leaves a distinctive noise and sends a warning. ( honey what did you say? I can't hear you my ears are still ringing ,another byproduct of firing the gun,an excuse for selective hearing)
Not too much aiming involved, pull the triggers and there is little left of the cans. Probably made in china anyways
I'll tell you one thing ,there is a world of difference between 10 gage and my Browning 20 gage. One learns real quick to plant it in your shoulder or plan a trip to the ER
Being thought of as being a bit crazy has some advantages. I have a large loam pile out back . everynow and then I set up a few tin cans and blast them with the 10 gage.
I 'm sure is leaves a distinctive noise and sends a warning. ( honey what did you say? I can't hear you my ears are still ringing ,another byproduct of firing the gun,an excuse for selective hearing)
Not too much aiming involved, pull the triggers and there is little left of the cans. Probably made in china anyways
I'll tell you one thing ,there is a world of difference between 10 gage and my Browning 20 gage. One learns real quick to plant it in your shoulder or plan a trip to the ER
Gooserider
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Sounds almost like kids to me... If you have HS age kids, or can get access to some, see if you can talk them into listening to the local gossip - this will often produce results - kids are LOUSY at keeping quiet and will dime each other out quite routinely either by accident or on purpose. Might not hurt to spread the word that if the saw comes back on it's own w/o damage, you might not be inclined to ask awkward questions...
Gooserider
Gooserider
Good idea Goose, except the only kids in the whole neighborhood are my next door neighbors and I really don't think they would do it. They are teenagers but I'm the cool young guy on on the hill. Really I'm 36 my next door neighbor is 45 and everybody else it like 60 plus. I knew my neighbor before he moved next door. Every year I have his whole family over on the fourth of July and we set off tons of fireworks. I let his kids use my back yard for their airsoft gun wars, etc. This is a pretty afluent neighborhood and most everybody here is really snobby and uptight. If I had to guess, I would say I'm the last person on the hill they would mess with, plus he owns a chainsaw too. So if they just wanted to grab one and go play with it, they would probably take his.
On another note. This new to me Poulan might not be as bad I thought it was. When I got it from the pawn shop I ran my fingers across the cutters and they nicked my thumb up pretty good, so I just assumed it was sharp. I got into a big log with it today and the chain started smoking. I look at my cut and saw burn marks on the log. I went back to the house and got out my hand sharpener. The angles on the cutters were really screwed up. So I got my dremel type sharpener out and reset the angles and checked the chain with a depth guage. The chain was basically junk and after I reworked it, it was still close to junk. I tried it again and it started throwing chips. Before, I was getting a pile of chips and not dust but I didn't notice that they were pretty much falling out of the cut. It cuts much better and actually pulls into the cut now. I have to hold up on the saw a bit to keep it from bogging down. I'm not a chain sharpening pro but I managed to keep the Wild Thing going for two years on two chains and both chains were still in good shape when I lost the saw. I'm going to buy a new chain tomorrow and see how it does.
Does anybody modify the 3416?
On another note. This new to me Poulan might not be as bad I thought it was. When I got it from the pawn shop I ran my fingers across the cutters and they nicked my thumb up pretty good, so I just assumed it was sharp. I got into a big log with it today and the chain started smoking. I look at my cut and saw burn marks on the log. I went back to the house and got out my hand sharpener. The angles on the cutters were really screwed up. So I got my dremel type sharpener out and reset the angles and checked the chain with a depth guage. The chain was basically junk and after I reworked it, it was still close to junk. I tried it again and it started throwing chips. Before, I was getting a pile of chips and not dust but I didn't notice that they were pretty much falling out of the cut. It cuts much better and actually pulls into the cut now. I have to hold up on the saw a bit to keep it from bogging down. I'm not a chain sharpening pro but I managed to keep the Wild Thing going for two years on two chains and both chains were still in good shape when I lost the saw. I'm going to buy a new chain tomorrow and see how it does.
Does anybody modify the 3416?
babalu87
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elkimmeg said:
Dont I know it. I have a 12 gauge Browning BPS that shoots the 3 1/2" shells, let me tell you the first time I put a turkey load on paper I thought I dislocated my shoulder.
Better story.
They legalized rifled barrels a few years back for shotgun season in Massachusetts and since me and my hunting partner are in treestands most of the time we went that route. I bought the Savage bolt action shotgun and topped it with a scope, after bore sighting the barrel it was time to aim at a target for real. Aim, sight, squeeze OWE SH!T WTF was that
!!The scope opened my eyebrow up like Apollo Creed did to Rocky Balboa. Seems that when you have the scope 100% clear on a shotgun, you gonna get hurt, need to have a little haze on the outer edge of the scope window.
Sucks about the saw, looks like you will have to start locking things up now.
Gooserider
Mod Emeritus
karl said:
Might not be the neighbor kids, but might be someone they know... It's the sort of story that makes it's way around a school.
Well if it doesn't have a chain brake on it now, I reccomend retrofitting one to it - see my post over in the gear section on the one I got for my Poulan.
I would also say to avoid getting a chain at the local hardware store, but rather to go on-line or to a saw-shop and get a professional grade NON-safety chain - one without "bumper links" I find the bumpers may stop kickback, but they also stop the chain from cutting.
Gooserider
carpniels
Minister of Fire
HI Karl,
I agree with goose. It must be someone who was able to see the saw on the back porch. You let your neighbors kids play gun wars in your backyard (with their friends, I presume). Those kids saw the saw, and came back later and snatched it.
Similar thing happened to my neighbor across the street. He, his wife and daughter went on vacation. Son (17) stayed home. Friends were over there all the time. They went out and at that specific time, someone broke in and took the computer screens and 500 cash from the drawer upstairs. Keys from the daugther were missing too. No sign of breakin. They suspect on the 'friends' took the keys, gave it to a buddy with the time they were going out and that was it.
Good luck. Hope it returns soon.
CarpNiels
I agree with goose. It must be someone who was able to see the saw on the back porch. You let your neighbors kids play gun wars in your backyard (with their friends, I presume). Those kids saw the saw, and came back later and snatched it.
Similar thing happened to my neighbor across the street. He, his wife and daughter went on vacation. Son (17) stayed home. Friends were over there all the time. They went out and at that specific time, someone broke in and took the computer screens and 500 cash from the drawer upstairs. Keys from the daugther were missing too. No sign of breakin. They suspect on the 'friends' took the keys, gave it to a buddy with the time they were going out and that was it.
Good luck. Hope it returns soon.
CarpNiels
Henz
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Sounds more like a neighbor or relative thing to me.. Stop buy to borrow the chain saw for a quick job., nobody home to ask..jsut take it and bring it back..But forgot to bring it back!
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