my poulan 4200 countervibe lives to fight another day

The oiler quit on me this weekend thought it was all over, parts for these are getting to be unobtainium.
Figured I stripped out the bevel gear, I've had this saw for thirty years still my favorite.
So pulled her down today the pump was full of what seemed like hard plastic granules, there was no problem with the screen. I am guessing its just crystalized oil built up over the years. she mostly gets used only on the big rounds. cleaned her out put her all back together. Had to dial back the adjustment it was pumping like an oil well!

 

Sweet saw! Nice to see someone running a vintage saw.

 

Awesome!!!!

I'm a green fan too

 

Nice to see you keeping an awesome old saw alive

 

Very nice

 

4200,5200 & 6000S (100cc beast actually made by Sachs Dolmar 1978-81) are on my want list - be nice companions to Dad's 1981 3400 Countervibe that we used all those years ago.... I still use it in fact - it was basically ''retired'' in 2002 ish,sat until 2012 then rebuilt/retuned the carb,new fuel/impulse lines & filter.

Its a screaming beast now,went through 18-20" Shagbark in July like nobody's business!!

 

Doing what she does best, that's why I love this saw never a complaint it just goes thru like butter.
That's about all the quad can pull in one load.

 

That's a healthy load on there.

 

I would be more worried about the trailer!

Gary

 

I have a few like that ...

 

Its the mother lode, even got a couple with the bow attachment!
Now where can I find air filters?
Very nice collection.

 

Its a TSC rated for 2000 # seems to do okay, It looks a little down but there is still some leaf spring to go.

 

Nice saws what is the top one a Dolmar?

 

143 or 153

 

Nice full load

"Don't mind the mule , load the wagon "


Had some junk get in my oil pump too.
watery , gummy looking stuff,
Cleaned it out, working fine.
I pay a little more attention to the oil, oil jug & dirt around the fill cap now.
+ I put it on my annual maintenance list to clean the oil pump

 

Poulan 5500s which is a dolmar 143 in green. At least that's what I thought it was. Never pulled the jug to check. The 6000s was the 100cc 153. Both identical saws except one was 90 and one was 100. The S stands for Sachs as in Sachs-Dolmar as it was back then. I sold it last winter when I was broke...

 

I have one of those 5500's as well...

 

That's not my old saw is it???

 

Only if you sold it on the Flagstaff CL...

 

These are some of the others I have. I did pick up a NOS one back in the spring.