Just another junk chainsaw

cqaigy2 · Feb 6, 2018

Good job! :thumbsup:

Too bad he had to go thru all those without a care for his welfare.

kenmac · Feb 6, 2018

I have this POS wild thing. POULAN ! It will run great then run like crap. It's hard to take it to the woods not knowing how it's going to run on that day.

I usually just throw the old rancher 55 (about 15 yrs old) in the mule and head to the woods. Bad thing is, I wish they had installed a decompression button on this 55 rancher. The compression on that thing is a killer. I can pull my 372 easier than this 55.

Funny, my son and I were in the woods last week with the 55. I had him use the saw. When he went to pull the start rope, he said, dad, something is hung up inside.. I laughed and told him it ain't a sissy saw. It has high compression . you have to pull hard and quick to start it

goeduck · Feb 7, 2018

kenmac said:
I have this POS wild thing. POULAN ! It will run great then run like crap. It's hard to take it to the woods not knowing how it's going to run on that day.

I usually just throw the old rancher 55 (about 15 yrs old) in the mule and head to the woods. Bad thing is, I wish they had installed a decompression button on this 55 rancher. The compression on that thing is a killer. I can pull my 372 easier than this 55.

Funny, my son and I were in the woods last week with the 55. I had him use the saw. When he went to pull the start rope, he said, dad, something is hung up inside.. I laughed and told him it ain't a sissy saw. It has high compression . you have to pull hard and quick to start it

What did that Johnny Cash song say? Kicked like a mule and bit like a crocodile?

Is that your 55 ? Good saw

kenmac · Feb 7, 2018

goeduck said:
What did that Johnny Cash song say? Kicked like a mule and bit like a crocodile?

Is that your 55 ? Good saw

hahahaha.. yes that 55 kicks very hard. I have been told new 55 saws aren't very good (built cheap) but if mine is that old, it was one of the good ones

xyz123 · Feb 7, 2018

372xp NE and 576xp dropped off.

dfkrug · Feb 8, 2018

kenmac said:
Bad thing is, I wish they had installed a decompression button on this 55 rancher. The
compression on that thing is a killer. I can pull my 372 easier than this 55.

I have both those saws, plus the 455 Rancher, which replaced the 55. The 455 has a CR valve, which is
a huge benefit. Did you know that your 55 has a place for a CR valve? It is in the side of the cylinder,
and you need to tap it out and drill a small hole. The valve only costs $5. I just replaced the cyl on my
55, and I got the one with a CR valve already tapped into it. A big improvement.