Gramps' shop wrote:
I have infrequent need for a chainsaw and have a little McCullough electric that does OK. There are a couple of trees down in the back too remote for the electric and I'd like to have a gas saw to take advantage of found logs or limbs.

Since my use is infrequent, I don't want to invest too much. CL frequently has Poulans available. Here's an example: http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/tls/4346181306.html

Any thoughts?

Larry

I have two Huskys and love them for the compression relief button.
Easier to pull and always start at 1-3 pulls. The reason I have two
is: After 12 or 13 years I buggered up the key in the flywheel. New
flywheels are about $100 so I opted to buy a new saw. Then I found a
used flywheel on Ebay for $15 and bought it. So now I have a 20
incher and a 18 incher for trimming.

I have had a Poulan and a Mac. Both had lightweight chains that had
to be re-tensioned every 15 minutes and both had starting problems
after about a year.

--
 GW Ross 

 Some minds should be cultivated, 
 others plowed under...