Poulan chansaws

[lot0210]

Are these good pieces of equipment for start up or should you goof for top quality Sthil or huskavarna for chainsaws and trimmers ect..

Just looking for info for a later date. when I start my own company. Looking also to learn from any past mistakes also but may start another thread on that thanks

-lot:usflag:

[cat2]

Are these good pieces of equipment for start up or should you goof for top quality Sthil or huskavarna for chainsaws and trimmers ect..

Just looking for info for a later date. when I start my own company. Looking also to learn from any past mistakes also but may start another thread on that thanks

-lot:usflag:



i like huskavarna stuff myself. love the chainsaws

[joesimoes2]

go with Sthil.:waving:

[GravelyGuy]

You WILL kick yourself later for buying junk like that. Go with Husq.

[Dynamic]

I personally recommend Husky's. I was a logger years ago and we had both Stihl and Husky's and we didn't have to adjust carbs on Husky's they were more ballanced, air filters were easier to change/clean, better anti-vibe system and we never had a chain fly off with Husky but always with Stihls.
Now from the lawn end of things all we use is Stihl's. Never tried Huskys for lawn equipment but I am sure it would be good as well.
The moral of my story....DO NOT BUY JUNK(POULAN)

[Carolina Cuts]

My first was the Poulan Wild Thing... should be called the Poulan Sissy Saw... figured I'd only use it once or twice a year, so I went cheap.

big mistake. It's junk. $159- Chain constantly falls off... pulley rope pulled off at least a dozen times.... doesn't self lube like it's suppose too. Junk.
Spend an extra $100 on something good to start off with....

[CALandscapes]

I just had some work done to my husq chainsaw, and the guy working on it chuckled at the fact that I have a husq and not a stihl. Personally, I'll never buy any other chainsaw but stihl in the future.
As far as weedeaters - all I run is stihl. I've been very happy with the stihl. I've also heard good things about Shindaiwa. I know some other guys who run Echo, and they're happy, but personally I don't think they're as good as the Stihl.
I try to buy quality - I'd rather buy 1 $400 weedeater than 3 $150 weedeaters (because they keep breaking!)

[DLAWNS]

I did the Poulan thing and I think that I spent more in small repairs and time wasted than I did on the actual saw. I bought a Husqvarna saw in the fall and I love it.

[packey]

go with a stihl. I just bought a new stihl 170 for limb work really light and small bar. it was 189 I have a much larger husky for the big stuff both a good saws. but for most lco's who just do trimming work on trees. the 170 or 180 stihl is plenty small light with enough power. If you need a larger stihl look at a 240 I think these are closer to 350 dollars but the are good for firewood cutting and larger work.

[RGM]

It realy depends on how much your going to use the saw I had a poulan when I first started out and it was a nice saw but I only used it a few times a year. I have a wood stove now so I do more clean ups for free wood for me so bought a mid line echo.

[txgrassguy]

Probably the best chainsaws are Johnsonred (spelling) but you pay for it - followed by the magnesium framed Stihl's/professional Husky's then their homeowner grade saws.
The best of the homeowner grade is the Stihl 029 FarmBoss or Super Farm Boss 15" saws.
The box store stuff isn't made for anything other than minimal use, are disposable and aren't worth buying.
I updated all of my crews saws to the magnesium frames Stihls and the guys love 'em.
My company does about two months/year solid tree work, removal, lot prep, etc where these saws are running 7-10 hours per day for weeks at a time. For me/my guys, Stihl has worked out the best but the Husky saws are nice too. I suppose it boils down to which dealer is closer.

[B_gerrits]

Don't buy poulan total junk everything they make is junk.I was in the same boat as you, don't use a chainsaw that much. I bought a poulan total crap next saw was an echo It is a good saw for the money.

[lot0210]

thanks for the feed back. so it is what I thought spend the money up front and you get what you pay for like most other things in life. That said When I start up I will problay get sthil saws

[DoetschOutdoor]

Dang, my dad and I just had to retire a little poulan 16" saw that was older than me that he has had for almost 24 years...this baby has seen some use and I have to admit that I might have blown it up cutting a bigger tree than it was really made for and not stopping when I should have:hammerhead: It was gettin weak and I was almost finished on a job and I think that last 5 mins might have been the final straw. The local shop told me it would be a few hundred for the hard to find parts and I ended up getting a new stihl this year for xmas so it never got fixed. I might end up getting it fixed for my dad and its a good light saw compared to my new 18" stihl. I'd definately try to go with the stihl or husky saws but if you treat it right, most brands will last.

[B_gerrits]

Dang, my dad and I just had to retire a little poulan 16" saw that was older than me that he has had for almost 24 years...this baby has seen some use and I have to admit that I might have blown it up cutting a bigger tree than it was really made for and not stopping when I should have:hammerhead: It was gettin weak and I was almost finished on a job and I think that last 5 mins might have been the final straw. The local shop told me it would be a few hundred for the hard to find parts and I ended up getting a new stihl this year for xmas so it never got fixed. I might end up getting it fixed for my dad and its a good light saw compared to my new 18" stihl. I'd definately try to go with the stihl or husky saws but if you treat it right, most brands will last.

The key here is that the saw you had was old. Poulan in the day did make good equipment. Poulan owns weed eater I had an old weed eater that lasted 7 years, 5 commercial. when it died inspite of what my friends that were LCO told me(weed eater is crap) I bought one it lasted 3 months. Poulan used to make good equipment everything they make now is garbage IMO. Craftsman also in the day made good equipment but Kmart bought them and now they don't have the nickname Crapsman for nothing everything they make total garbage.

[Swampy]

All I currently work with is Stihl
At school they have Stihl
And what I personally own is Stihl Farm Boss.

Bottom line Stihl>Poulan

[DoetschOutdoor]

B, I was thinking about that when I was typing the post originally. This old saw we have has little to no plastic, is easy to adjust and maintain, etc. compared to the new models you see at walmart and wherever else they sell poulan nowadays. It looks so much more like a heavy duty or commercial use saw than the new ones do.

[RICHIE K]

HUsky all the way

[BCF]

The company I work for just bought a few new Poulans, I'm told because of the carb cleaning price for their old Stihl. THese saws take AT LEAST 3 mintues to start, pull cord always gettign stuck, can't just hold trigger down or will flood, idles irratically, basic waste of money. Ive had a Stihl for 5 years, used it everday, and with just preventative maintainence it's only needed a pull cord. I'm not allowed to start the Poulan because they jam so easily, and I'd just throw the thing.

[landscaper22]

I have a Polan. I bought it knowing that, like a couple of others have mentioned, I would only be using is a few times during the year. For me, it has performed well for what I use it for and how often I use it. If I was in the tree business, a Polan would not be the way to go.
I also have an Echo PAS-260 with the saw attachment for higher limbs. The two of them work fine for me.