Chainsaw Repair

Husqvarna - Stihl - Poulan - Jonsered - Dolmar chainsaws and more => Husqvarna => Topic started by: looking4firewood on February 25, 2014, 05:23:32 pm

Title: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: looking4firewood on February 25, 2014, 05:23:32 pm

I've a friend that is thinking about going onto CraigsList to buy a chainsaw, he might find something decent there, or he could get burned.  He has some experience (if that's what you want to call it) with an electric chainsaw and wants to move up to a gas saw.  It does not need to be a Husky, but since I'm a Husky guy, and I've seen all of the brotherhood on this forum, I figured that I'd get some useful advice from you guys for him.  Any recommendations?  He saw my 257 with a 16" bar in action today, and definitely doesn't need or want anything bigger than that.

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: KilliansRedLeo on February 25, 2014, 05:30:20 pm

Tom, I have a nice 257!

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: looking4firewood on February 25, 2014, 06:32:20 pm

LOL, I believe that you have more than one...  Speaking of the 257's, I'm going to start a new subject on my 257.

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: KilliansRedLeo on February 25, 2014, 06:57:27 pm

Already read that and your answer is in that post, and mine does not leak fuel!

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: alsled on February 25, 2014, 07:01:25 pm

http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/for-sale/husqvarna-350-fs/

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: KilliansRedLeo on March 05, 2014, 08:41:53 am

Tom, have a look at the Poulan Kevin has up for sale! Nice clean saw at a really good price!

http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/for-sale/poulan-5020-20'/ (http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/for-sale/poulan-5020-20'/)

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: looking4firewood on March 05, 2014, 09:42:45 am

Tim, that looks like a great saw for the money.  First of all, I'm glad that I'm not looking for another saw, otherwise I'd be tempted, and second, I have a feeling that my friend was going through "chainsaw envy" when he was working with me.  My 257 just ate up his 50' pin oak, turning the whole thing into a pile of firewood in about 2 hours.  He hasn't brought it up since then.  I've got to give my friend credit for keeping up with the brush removal as I was cutting up the tree, it really made it easy to work, and pin oaks have a lot of limbs.

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: KilliansRedLeo on March 05, 2014, 10:01:11 am

Why would your buddy take down a 50 foot pin oak, those are beautiful trees!

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: looking4firewood on March 05, 2014, 12:29:14 pm

It was the path to squirrels in the attic.

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: 660magnum on March 05, 2014, 12:33:57 pm

And squirrels just love the pin oaks for the acorns

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: 3000 FPS on March 05, 2014, 08:51:38 pm

Looking4firewood if your friend is looking in Craigslist then I would recommend any saw between 52cc to 60cc.

A lot of makes out there like Dolmar, Poulan, Husqvarna, and Stihl.  There are certain models within those makes that are better than others.  If you find a model post it here and most people here can tell you if good or bad.

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: KilliansRedLeo on March 05, 2014, 08:54:28 pm

Good advice Roger, as usual!

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: Cut4fun . on March 05, 2014, 09:00:00 pm

Wonder how a poulan 3500 60cc would compare to the 257?  257 has 2mm longer stroke, so I see torque for 257. But 3500 has 3mm bigger bore. 

You running 3/8 or 325 on the 16"?

Got a 3500 here I've been through.

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: KilliansRedLeo on March 05, 2014, 09:32:27 pm

I have a couple of 257s and a Poulan 3000 and 3400CV. The Husqvarnas work great but as I get older I find myself going for the two Poulans more often! Kinda like those 'goat vomit' green saws!

Title: Re: Home owner wanting to make the plunge from electric
Post by: looking4firewood on March 06, 2014, 11:30:04 am

Cut4fun, 3/8.  I run those on all of my saws except the Stihl 15AV.