Scot! I had the same problem when I bought the Pouland: the compression was
so strong that it would rip the starting cord out of my hand, taking a layer or
two of epidermis with it.
I didn't mention to Murray, the chainsaw serviceman, the difficulty I was
having, as I had heard that getting a chainsaw to go was the hardest part of
the job.
After I had had it for a while, I think that I may have taken into the shop to
have the chain changed or something like that [this was in the days before I
could change the chain myself].
Anyway, Murray must have discovered, by chance, that it was near to being
impossible to start the plurry thing, and he did something to the compression,
flywheel or whatever, because I haven't had that problem since.
Update on Painier: It has started falling apart! Well, I do exaggerate a
little methings! it is just the cap that screws on the top of the oil
receptacle has come adrift from the little piece of wire that disappears into
the depths.
Actually, I think that being able to separate the cap is an improvement, if
anything, so I am still pleased with my purchase.
Jewel
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Howell
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Chain saws again!
Funny, I know a gent who also had a Poulan chainsaw and I had a Poulan
leaf blower at one time and neither of us were impressed or pleased
with our purchases. I damn near blew out my shoulder trying to start
the blower. I finally gave it away to a shop when I got a new one. I
figured they could use the spark plug or something, cause that was
about the only thing worth anything on the unit.
On Jan 12, 2008, at 7:55 PM, Jewel Blanch wrote:
> I used to have a Black & Decker 12 inch electric chain saw that I
> used for
> firewood and a heck of a good job it did, too, but, everything has a
> life,
> and, eventually, it gave up the ghost and went to join other retired
> tools
> in the great workshop in the sky!
> I have relied on my petrol-driven Pouland since, but I find it a
> flipping
> pest as when I put it down and leave it idling, it pops away quietly
> until I
> lift it to start cutting again, and then 9 times out of 10, it stops.
> I have now bought off Trade Me, NZ's answer to EBay, a brand new
> Painier 16
> inch bar electric chain saw.
> It is made in China, but don't hold that against it. The clutch
> cover is
> held in place by a simple win-type of handle, and this round handle
> has an
> outer ring thing which you twist to tighten or loosen the chain. No
> more
> having to hunt for that pesky socket spanner and small screwdriver!
> It looked as though it was capable of causing some real serious
> damage, so
> yesterday, after assembling it, I took it out to see just what it
> could do.
> I showed it a tree with a trunk diameter of around 24 inches. It
> made very
> light work of that joker. Admittedly, I didn't actually bring the tree
> down, as I am a little chary of trees falling on me: ]funny that!]:
> but I
> cut away until the tree was very wobbly, and when I pushed it by
> hand, it
> made cracking noises. I figure that I would leave the next strong
> wind to
> complete the job of bringing it down.
>
> Jewel
>
>
>
Scott Howell
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