Poulan Pro PP3516AVX 16-Inch 35cc 2-Cycle Gas-Powered Anti-Vibration Chain Saw
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List Price: $139.99 Our Price: $124.98 You Save: $15.01 (10.7%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours (as of 11:16 AM CT - detail)
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35cc 2-cycle gas engine16-inch Guide BarAutomatic Chain OilerPatented Tool-less Chain Tensioning SystemNon-CARB Compliant/Not For Sale In California
Product Description
The Poulan Pro 16-inch 38 cc anti-vibration chainsaw features a 16-inch bar, allowing a cutting capacity of 32 inches in diameter. Its anti-vibration system isolates the engine from the chassis, reducing vibration and improving comfort and safety; further safety measures are ensured by the inertia-activated chain brake, which stops rotation of the chain should kickback occur. The auto oiling system lubricates the bar and chain continually during use. This unit come fully assembled and includes a 1-year warranty.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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This saw starts and runs well enough. It also has enough power for what I intended. However, the "Patented Tool-less Chain Tensioning System" renders this saw nearly useless. You'll literally be tightening the chain every five minutes. No matter how tight you turn the cheap, plastic, fold-out piece that tightens the bar into place, the chain will loosen in five minutes or less. Also, the plastic housing or the gas cap itself has apparently absorbed the gas/fuel and now requires a large pair of plyers to remove and install. It's impossible to turn by hand and almost impossible to get it started back on. If you need a lightweight, inexpensive saw, Poulan is okay. Just stay away from the ones with the tool-less chain tensioner.
Comment:
I bought this saw about a year ago. I've bought it for cutting up some trees to be used in our firepit. Since I've had it, I've cut up about 7 trees. Most of them being about 16 inches in diameter. It has been touchy from the start.
My first issue with the saw was that after I started to cut the trees into smaller sections, as soon as I would take my hand off of the throttle, the saw would stall. I did a little reading and came up with....let the saw idial for about 30 seconds after starting it up. So, I did that and it appeared to work. Well, about a month ago, I took my saw to my dad's house to fell a tree of his. What a pain in the arse. Whenever I put the saw on its side to attempt to cut a wedge, the saw sputters to a stall.
I tried to use the saw again the other day....whenever I put a load on this saw, it wants to stall now.
I tried to buy a medium duty saw for the homeowner and do it cheaply. Well, you get what you pay for.
Now I am looking into buying a Echo or Husqvarna......that is what I should have done from the start. I guess every once in awhile you have to throw away $100 to remind you "buy quality and you will only have to do it once".
Stay away from this saw.
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Only buy this chain saw if you have little use for one. It is lite duty all the way.I bought this saw to cut up some large branches from a tree. It is barely good enough for this job. The saw is very hard to start. As reported by several others the chain falls off regularly. For some reason my chain needs to be replaced and I am not yet done with this small job. I have no idea why this would be but it does not cut hardly at all and smokes the wood rather than cut it.I just hope that a new chain will work long enough to finish the job. All that being said I must in fairness say that I bought this saw as "re-conditioned into like new condition".Perhaps what I really got was re-conditioned into used condition. This may be why the chain wore out so fast.
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Summary:
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No problems at all
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Comment:
Received this saw very quickly, and is exactly what I had hoped it would be. No problems, or surprises. Saw has been preforming very well in cleaning up downed trees on my property, after another destructive winter. Anyone who can follow instructions should get plenty of use with this saw.
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Summary:
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False Advertising
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Comment:
The product was advertised as new, but when I received it the box was marked "Recon" all over it. Maybe their sly way of trying to downplay the fact that the chainsaw is not a new one, but rather a "reconditioned" one? The chainsaw has nicks, scratches, and wear marks all over it. They couldn't even spring for a new chain inside the box----even it says "Factory Service Center Recon Chain". What a ripoff!
I'll keep the chainsaw and try it out. But if it doesn't perform as advertised, this case is going straight to the BBB (Better Business Bureau) as I've seen this complaint of "paying for new, but receiving used" from other reviewers on this product.
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