The Poulan Wild Thing is the one I smashed with a hammer. First one I had was great. Gave it to my dad and he used it for years.I started converting over to stihl about 5 years ago. So far, havent regretted it one bit. I have a dealer/service shop less than 2 miles from the house. Thought that they would come in handy with the warranty after fighting the cheaper brands. So far, havent had to take a single thing in! Last purchase was the smallest chainsaw they had. That little sucker is great! Light, easy to start, 16" bar. I bought it to replace my old pulan wild thing I bought after Rita in '05. That sucker started third pull, every time no matter how long it had sat (up to 4+ years at times with gas in the tank and carb)! I put it in my storage bulding and it got flooded and spent a few days under water, then a few months before I realized it had went under. Dont care what anyone says, that poulan was the best $149 Ive ever spent on a power tool at walmart! I may pull it out and try and resurrect it sometime in the future!
Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians!
It was a Poulan that got thrown for distance by meThe Poulan Wild Thing is the one I smashed with a hammer. First one I had was great. Gave it to my dad and he used it for years.
Second one leaked gas and I returned it for #3. It was decent but was never as good as the first. Only had it a few years before it wouldn't run right even though it was stored dry. They changed something between #1 and #2 and were never the same. Made it cheaper I suppose.
New plug, carb cleaned and adjusted, new filter and gas lines, completely disassembled and checked, didn't matter. Still wouldn't function.
Smashed it and walked away.
I've got a 4 year old mower that quit working 3 years ago. Changed the plug, even shot a little gas directly in the cylinder head, pulled the starter rope until my arm was sore, but not even a pop. So it's been sitting out behind my shed in the weather, uncovered, for 3 years. Today, thanks to this thread, I found this video. Did what he said, put it back together, and on the 2nd pull it fired up and runs like new. Go figure.
Thanks GHG
Yeah, I didn't pull that out. The venturi wasn't clogged that I could see. Blew it out anyway with some canned air. Honestly, I couldn't find anything wrong in the carb. Everything was in place, everything was clean. Probably had at most, 2 hours of run time on the motor since new. Might have just been bad gas or water in the tank all along. Before it quit running, it had been stored inside and I always use Stabil in the fuel.That white piece on the bottom of the upper part of the carb. The piece he sticks some copper wire in at around minute 3:56. Pops out. It's a snap fit. You can remove it without hurting the carb. There's two small tabs on the longer of the sides that hold it in.
Yeah, I didn't pull that out. The venturi wasn't clogged that I could see. Blew it out anyway with some canned air. Honestly, I couldn't find anything wrong in the carb. Everything was in place, everything was clean. Probably had at most, 2 hours of run time on the motor since new. Might have just been bad gas or water in the tank all along. Before it quit running, it had been stored inside and I always use Stabil in the fuel.
Grasshopper, I've got a worn out, ragged, POS, high back office desk chair I'll trade for your mower.
Maybe!
Think calm thoughts, thinking calm thoughts. The rage...oh the insatiable rage. It comes from a deep dark place.
I can't be around a hammer at the moment. Or a gun. Serenity Now. The most awesome mower ever made has helped me feel alive, once again. I want to shoot it right in the crank case. Then bust it into tootsie roll sized pieces. Then set the pieces on fire. Then said pieces thrown in the street. Then the pieces stomped like a roaches in a truck stop bathroom.
This mower....this wonderful mower. It's like an old friend that owes you money....but is always broke.
Bless this mechanical contraption. May the pope himself say a prayer for this massive, gotdamn, piece of ever-loving $hit.
Serenity Now.
New carb time, life's too short to get that twisted up over a mower.Think calm thoughts, thinking calm thoughts. The rage...oh the insatiable rage. It comes from a deep dark place.
I can't be around a hammer at the moment. Or a gun. Serenity Now. The most awesome mower ever made has helped me feel alive, once again. I want to shoot it right in the crank case. Then bust it into tootsie roll sized pieces. Then set the pieces on fire. Then said pieces thrown in the street. Then the pieces stomped like a roaches in a truck stop bathroom.
This mower....this wonderful mower. It's like an old friend that owes you money....but is always broke.
Bless this mechanical contraption. May the pope himself say a prayer for this massive, gotdamn, piece of ever-loving $hit.
Serenity Now.
We can tell!I like my mower.