4218A Poulan Pro Chainsaw After 5 years
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- Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2024
- Having used the Poulan Pro Chainsaw for five years now I have learned a few things .This review will give a few pointer's for your new saw and a couple of things I have done for this saw to last this long . Thanks for Watching .
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42 cc Pro
Whoa I didn't know about greasing that sprocket, thank you sir.
Hello , and you are Welcome .Thanks for Watching
I’ve had great luck with theses saws and I mix my own at 40.1 😊
Some people just can’t handle equipment of any kind
That’s a fact and they don’t service anything they have
Poulan for life bro
Hey bud, I just wanted to stop and say thanks for posting this up. Your starting method put me over the top. I have been learning about 2 cycle engines with this poulan pro chainsaw over the last year. After just about replacing and rebuilding everything(down to the piston, crank and cylinder) I was having issues with it starting. Your video combined with countless others has me overly confident now to be able rebuild just about any chainsaw, let alone this one. As I stated, I had been working on it over the last year. This saw was my dad's and after he checked out; I vowed to get it working again. I was just about to say to hell with it and go get a Stihl: when I happened across your video. I thought I had seen all of the poulan 4218 chainsaw videos on youtube. Your starting method has put me over the top. It is now starting and I have it just about tuned right. Gonna go get in the woods and get a few cords cut for winter. You saved me about $500 bucks.
Thanks a lot bud!
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Hello, I'm glad you got to save your dads saw and gained the mechanical knowledge along the way. Have a great weekend and Thanks for Watching
Thank you for taking your time to help out, great video!
Good morning, the 4218 has been a good saw.
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Great video, very informative especially for a new chainsaw owner! Only thing i have a difference of opinion on is chain tension. Run it just tight enough for the chain to hold itself against the bottom of the bar. When you are done cutting slack the chain slightly for storage. Running a chain too tight is the main reason PTO side crankshaft bearings fail. That’s why I always suggest loosening chain slightly for storage. If chain was tensioned while hot, when it cools off it can get real tight and put excess stress on crankshaft bearing. Thanks for the great video!!
Hello and Thank you . You raise a good point on the expansion of the chain and bar from the heat generated during operation and contracting as the saw cools I can see how that would stress the bearing , Thanks For Sharing and Thanks for Watching .
Excellent Video !! Well Done. My wife purchased a Poulan Pro 18" as an early Christmas gift for me. I have never used a chainsaw (lol). Thanks again!
I found one in our dumpsters about six months ago. It runs great! Thanks!
This video is by far the best explanation on how to start run and cut I've seen on RUclips. I also own a Poulan pro 42/18 it's the newer saw. I'm not new to chainsaw by any means but I really appreciate you doing this video. I never use ethanol fuel in any of my equipment. I run 40:1 True-fuel in my equipment and I have never had any issues. I'm definitely subbing your channel.
Thank you, this has been a great chainsaw for me and using good fuel will help all small motors run better and last longer. Have a great day and Thanks for Watching
Good suggestions. Thanks.
Hello and Welcome to the Channel , The Poulan has been a good saw . Thanks for Your Comment and Thanks for Watching
Great video for a new homesteader with no gas chainsaw experience. Very thorough i enjoyed the safety and break in segments.. very helpful!
Thank you, the chainsaw is a must have tool. Be careful and Thanks for Watching
1 other thing, after a day or so of cutting, service the saw by removing the recoil housing & blowing debris out of the cooling system. After that check the air filter, clean it with Dawn, rinse, let it air dry. Good idea to check any fasteners for looseness too.
Hello Darrell and thanks for the great advice . This saw will last a long time with proper maintenance . Have a good day and Thanks for Watching
I’ve had 2 poulan saws I had probably 10-12yrs of hard use 1 after about 10 yrs of using it I gave it to a friend because I won the other at work they were great saws my last 1 finally quit after 12 yrs of hard use because the ethanol in the pump gas ruined it (what a shop said anyway) I’ve got a stihl saw now and wished I had my poulan back lol another words try to run ethanol gas in it and you will have a good saw
Good Morning Justin . I have had great luck with this saw and I also have the red model made before this one though not lucky enough to have won either of them LOL . Thanks for Watching
Joe, I just stumbled onto this randomly, but I'm going to follow and subscribe to you, because you explain things so well, and clearly come from a position of experience and deep knowledge. You owe nothing to anyone, thank you so much for sharing this with all of us out here.
Thank you I appreciate your comment. Have a great day and Thanks for Watching
Thank you so much. That whole thing I needed to see, all together!
Great video buddy that's true there has been a many of high dollar saws junked cause of fuel not mixed right. Thanks for doing a video on that saw I been thinking about getting one of those just to keep in my sxs and keep the husky at the house
You are welcome . The fuel mix is everything for the 2 stroke . Hope the baby is doing well and Thanks for Watching and I will say the saw has been a good one stay warm
@@AskDaddyjoe yep she is doing good growing like a weed lol
I wore out a Husky 346XP and replaced with a Poulan 4218. Don't miss the Husky .I did adjust the carburetor, set max rpm to 12,000 and the little Poulan cuts like a house afire! Non ethanol premium gas only for me. A real bargain.
Hello, this saw has been a good one and I have got a lot of work done with it.
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Nicely done
Thank you I appreciate the complement and Thanks for Watching
Excellent video!
Good Morning and Thank You . I have cut a lot of firewood and the saw has been a good one . Thanks for Watching
Excellent teaching, tysm...
Thank You I have done a lot of work with this saw, and it still runs great. Thanks for Watching
Man I've had issues starting my poulan pro pr4218. I thought about one of the issues making it hard to start would be if it was flooded. I tried to start it and checked if it was in fact getting flooded, well it was. I guess this is the reason you said not to use the primer bulb and too much choke. :P Well.. you were completely right. hahaha.
Hello, the 4218 has been a good saw for me and I hope yours serves you well. Thanks for Watching
Cap plug ngk to 0.30
The poulan 4218 is 50:1. It molded right into the plastic next to the gas cap. I just bought two of them.
Good evening, yes Poulan has started making the 50-1 but I haven't tried one yet. Have fun with your saws and Thanks for Watching
@@AskDaddyjoe thanks for the tips. A friend of mine had a bunch of big trees fall all over his property. So they will get some good use.
@@realestreaIist you are welcome. Enjoy your new saw.
I still run 40:1 because of the extreme heat in Texas 😊
Excellent tips especially about the break in period. Have you had to do any carb adjustments?
Good Morning and Thank You . No I have not had to adjust the carb on the saw it does a good job . Using the higher octane fuel does help keep things running smoothly . Thanks for Your Comment and Thanks for Watching .
New chain will stretch badly so let it run mid speed for 15 minutes and shut off and retighten chain, after 6/8 cuts, shut off and recheck chain
What is the nut size on the chain bar?
Good evening, I will try to find out what the thread size is I do not know off hand.
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11MM@@AskDaddyjoe
13 mm or 1/2 inch
If you don't maintain a Stihl or a Husqvarna, they won't cut or last, as long you maintain any type of equipment they last and use it as intended for years to come. I have two Poulan Pro's and a Stihl saw, and they all work fine.
Hello and Thank You for you comment , I agree the better you maintain the longer they last and these things are not cheap anymore you need to get as much work done as you can with them . Thanks for Watching
There's 128 oz in a gal. Whatever ratio you intend to use take that # divide it into 128, voila! As far as I'm concerned, 42CC is too small to power an 18" bar. I like power over over length. Poulan has always overbarred their small saws & used a chain with half the cutters. When that chain wears out, you'll usually buy a chain with a full complement of cutters & it'll pull the guts out of the saw. Drop that bar to a 16" with a full complement chain you'll like it a lot better.
Hello and Thanks for your Comment Darrell . I have good luck with this saw and have cut a lot of fire wood . I noticed that Poulan has moved to the 50:1 mix on this years model and should add to the top end . Thanks for Watching
Your 5-year-old Poulan starts easier and runs smoother at startup than my six-month-old Stihl. Just saying..
Thanks for Watching If you seen the ending clip of the video sometime it doesn't have to run at all it just takes longer to cut the firewood lol
you demonstrated the chain brake engagement backwards. Why wouldn't you re-record the video and correct that? Someone is going to burn up their saw following your procedure. Thanks for your effort.
how is it running today
Hello, the saw is running fine and has been a good one. Thanks for Watching
Cap plug to 0.30 , then purge 6 or 7 times, full chock one pull and half chock its running is normal for these saws
Poulan forrrrr lyfeeee, poulan has MAD HATERS😅
So you don,t follow manufacturers instructions, ha ha
Who does because 99% of people never read them 😊
no close ups, too fast, not for the first timer
Get a real saw
Hey they get the job done ✅
That’s all that matters 😊
Avg poulan hater! My 46cc 20in old beast is a BOOOIIIIIISSSSTTTTT