Stumbled across a 2800 this weekend. Decent overall condition with exception of old fuel left in it. The saw was the lady’s husband who passed a couple years ago. I know this isn’t a saw worth bragging about but she only wants $25 for it. I want to pick it up just to tinker with it and get it running. Parts are dirt cheap and I wouldn’t mind a bench project right now. Any and all opinions welcome. If it’s not worth it and not to waste my time or money, please let me know.
If they will let you, pull the muffler. If it's not scored up, id buy it at that price. I had a larger model that was the Predator limited edition version. I ported it. It ran very well.
I have a 3400 that I haven't run for a long time but it used to be my only running saw that I cut many cords with. For 25 how can you go wrong.
Local friend of mine recently revived a 2500. Totally worth the cheap $20 re-carb and fuel line replacement.
The old poulans that were real chainsaws are really cool. A friend of mine has a 375 farm pro that he brought back from the dead. It's 55 or 60cc saw, and runs very impressively.
$25 is a good price for some entertainment. You can spend that at a drive through and flush it the next day.
Pulled the muffler this afternoon and the piston is in great shape. On the down side, there’s almost a full tank of gas that’s several years old. Should I try to salvage the carb and just replace the fuel lines, filter and primer or go ahead and replace the carb while I’m doing everything else?
If you have an ultrasonic or know someone who does, strip the carb down and run it through an hour cycle in the ultrasonic. Re-kit it and see what happens…
Put the 2800 on the bench this morning for a little pre clean. Flushed the old fuel, added fresh gas and gently rocked the saw back and forth to somewhat loosen any old fuel residue. Flushed it again and added some fresh 40.1. Little bit of bar oil and a quick shot of starter fluid and she fired right up. She didn’t struggle to run and idled just fine. I ran it for about 15 minutes at idle, low, mid, and high throttle with no bogging or hiccups. Shut it off several times to see if it would fire back up with a hot engine, no issues whatsoever. Tried starting when the engine was cold and she was running great on the fourth pull. Did some shopping online for new chains, air and fuel filter, and a spark plug. Unless something unexpected happens, this is most likely going to be all I’m doing to it. Once I get a good chain on her I’ll post a cut video. On a side note, this saw is heavy as hell. Over 14lbs fully loaded. She’s a thick chick.
Failed to mention my friend’s 2500 was a 16:1 saw. I’m struggling to recall the cutoff date but if yours is of a certain year pertaining to older mix ratios… you may want to investigate, Sicilian Suspect.
Yep. I have several vintage 16:1 saws that get ran on modern, quality oils at 32:1. Amsoil Dominator, Saber, echo red armor, Honda HP2...to name a few.
X2. It's about the oil back then vs now, not the saw (or engine, no matter what it's in/on) Modern oil at modern mix ratios...
