Any Info on These Saws?

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qwee

qwee

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Well I'm downsizing my firewood ops. Out with the big truck and trailer. In with the mini truck and a smaller trailer. Age hits us all. Anyways I bought this old Nissan Hardbody and it came with some saws in the back for free. I got rid of the truck's canopy, and I have started upgrading it - tires, bucket seats, tow hitch to bolt to frame, etc...... I still have no working headlights.
Anyone owned any of these 3 saws? I really don't know anything about them - I've never heard of Sportsman (Chinese?). I'm guessing 2 are in the 50cc range and the Poulan is in a smaller cc range. The Jonsered looks solid. Thanks

[Hearth.com] Any Info on These Saws?


[Hearth.com] Any Info on These Saws?



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The green Sportsman is defiantly a chinesium saw
the Poulan is a good top handled saw, a bit vintage but they were a good saw. Top handled saws have a bit more risk when using them as your leverage is gone with the top handle, some find them more dangerous to use.
And the Jonsereds is a good solid saw.
Get them cleaned up and running they should serve you well if they are in running condition
 
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Thanks for the info. Sizewise, that Poulan could make a good camping saw - especially in a boat. Ya, I've never used a top-handle - it seems like a solid little saw. One of the saws is going to a guy living in a school bus who I sell a little wood to. He will be able to get his own wood, now.
 
I had a Poulan saw from the early 90's (Builders Square close-out when they were shutting down that business from Lowes and H-D coming on strong). That saw was the worst POS I have experienced in saws over the years. The gas and oil fill caps expanded from contact with gas and oil is the only thing I can figure, to the point that one needed to carry channel-locs to take the caps off. Several other items stood out that I can't remember now, to the point that I put it on FB Marketplace 3-4 years ago as free to a good home and some poor woman stopped in and took it cause her husband wanted it. I'd like to talk to that guy now to see how it went. That event back then precipitated my move to Stihls that has served me well since.
 
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qwee said:
Thanks for the info. Sizewise, that Poulan could make a good camping saw - especially in a boat. Ya, I've never used a top-handle - it seems like a solid little saw. One of the saws is going to a guy living in a school bus who I sell a little wood to. He will be able to get his own wood, now.
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Does this guy that lives in a school bus spend a couple of months a year in Kansas? Have a neighbor who leaves in the winter. His brother who lives in a school bus in Idaho comes and takes care
of the place.
Sorry for the rabbit trail.
 
All Poulans are not crap.
Some defiantly are.
 
I hated my little old poulan as well. Took a million pulls to start it. Vibrated enough to give you carpal tunnel in about 5 minutes. That said it's 40 plus years old and is still capable of running, sort of.

If anyone in Utah wants it they can have it for Free.
I replaced it with a used stihl ms250 and that was the best thing I've done. Now it's fun again to cut wood in Utah.
 
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