I was going through some of the junk the last guy left behind at my new place. The other day it got pretty warm so I was going through stuff in the shed. And found an old Poulan pro with the engine size in cubic inches, but new enough to have a chain brake. It has a 2 cubic inch engine, put fresh gas and it fired right up. Any idea how old it is and do the old ones suck as much as the new ones?
I bought a Poulan 306-A new in 1976, Still runs great, cut LOTS of fire wood and downed timber. You're right though the new ones suck.
If it runs, use it, I've had a couple of Husqvarna's that needed a new carb, no amount of cleaning on the old carb would make it run at more than an idle, new carbs cost only $10-15 bucks, so it's an easy repair. Rancher
AZ soak in boil water & peroxide 50 /50 a few times , you can keep the fuel needle still in if its open Not the adjustment needles , the one that the diaphragm works .Peroxide wont damage the neoprene tip. Were trying to soften and clean out the fuel gum , that has got many of my smaller carbs fixed. Then I use only pure AV fuel no fillers & crap . I have not had a problem in years on that fuel @azrancher Sloth
I had never even heard of Poulan until I got stationed on the east coast! We had McCullough, and Homelite, and if you were real serious you had a Husquvarna, or one of them fancy "Foreign Jobs" from Sthil! LOL, seriously, I grew up in logging country, and I don't ever think any one had one unless it was something specialized, or for around the farm. Only thing I can think of is check the cylinder and rings to make sure you have good compression and a good ring seal for crank scavenging or it will never run right! IF the carb doesn't do the trick, that's where I would look!
Poulan - Wikipedia us https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_2?fst=p90x:1&rh=i:aps,k:poulan+pro+carb&page=2 amazon has some parts that might work if ya have the right model
A little confusing that Wilki post, Husqvarna predate Poulan by a fair amount, and have been building saws and other small engine tools far longer and for more industrial uses then Poulan! Husky may own them now, and Husky has really slid down the hill of quality and durability they were most famous for, so it doesn't say much for ether! Sad really, Husqvarna were once a true powerhouse in high quality tools and Motorcycles, now they are barely a footnote!
The Poulan Saw Co. was founded in 1912 n was based in Shreveport, Louisiana Husqvarna was a gun mfg. founded in 1689 in Sweden they later got into consumer goods Poulan is still apparently owned by Husqvarna A.B. Sweden The company claims that some of their products are manufactured or assembled here in the US, but some parts might be imported
I have 18 acres with a lot of dead, dried dirty wood on it. If I want the standard steel chain on my 60cc echo to last as long as a tank of gas before it gets dull I have to saw through the dirt filled bark on a big tree with one of my smaller saws with a low profile carbide chain. I need to get athe least one 3/8 pitch full chisel carbide chain with 81 cutters but they are around $200.
@oil pan 4 ya got a model #? is it a post-1984 Poulan Pro? They have been part of the Husqvarna group since around 1984, Husqvarna was spun off by its parent company years later Husqvarna owns these brands Husqvarna Gardena McCulloch PoulanPro WeedEater Flymo Jonsered Klippo Diamant Boart RedMax
When I put fresh gas in it it fired right up, but I don't think the chain was getting any oil, it was leaking down around the bar to power head mating area, probably just needs to be cleaned and the side plate put on correctly. Only cut one branch with it. I will get the info off it tomorrow. I doubt it was made before 1984.
Allways run premium gas without any alcohal added to the gas.. That corn fed gas will eat up any rubber in the engine..
