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Poulan 8500
By: Cut4fun Date: May 30, 2012, 1:11 pm
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[quote author=HolmenTree link=topic=423.msg8962#msg8962
date=1336050240]
I may have my 1st Poulan next week if my brother decides to sell
it. It's a 8500 he bought new in the mid 1980s. It has a working
chainbrake [all saws sold in Canada since 1980 had to have
chainbrakes, the Stihl 090 seemed to escape that for a few yrs].
This 8500 was the last "true Poulan" pro saw before Electrolux
took over in '86. Poulan built a beautiful saw here, 85cc ,well
balanced, fast and light. It competed with the Stihl 064 which
came out in '86.
If any of you guys have never run a 8500, then you missed out
experiencing a great saw.
[/quote]
Willard does this old true for your brothers 8500 up your way?
Poulan Lime Green and Black in U.S. and Orange and Black in
Canada?
I seen Mark's poulan 3000 that was orange and black that came
from up north.
#Post#: 9701--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan 8500
By: Old Iron Logging Date: June 9, 2012, 1:00 pm
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Looking for info on a 8500 Poulan. Guy came in the shop with 2
of them. He wants me to port one for him.
#Post#: 9702--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan 8500
By: rms61moparman Date: June 9, 2012, 4:58 pm
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OH MY WORD!!! :o
What a sacrilege!
It's his saw I guess. :'(
Mike
#Post#: 9703--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan 8500
By: Old Iron Logging Date: June 9, 2012, 6:14 pm
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What makes them special? Poulan never sold in any numbers here.
#Post#: 9704--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan 8500
By: rms61moparman Date: June 9, 2012, 8:01 pm
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That's one thing that makes them special!!!
They are basically the "Holy Grail" of Poulan saws.
The very last of the 4200-8500 series.
There were a few Poulans with bigger displacement but none more
powerful were made by POULAN.
It was the most refined and argueably the best of the series as
well.
EVERYONE who collects Poulan saws is looking for
one..................or 21!
Mike
#Post#: 9705--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan 8500
By: Old Iron Logging Date: June 10, 2012, 5:29 am
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The guy has 2 runners and 1 parts saw. He bought them new for
next to nothing. They sat on a shelf at a hardware store for
years.
#Post#: 9707--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan 8500
By: Cut4fun Date: June 10, 2012, 9:21 am
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[quote author=Old Iron Logging link=topic=952.msg9705#msg9705
date=1339324193]
The guy has 2 runners and 1 parts saw. He bought them new for
next to nothing. They sat on a shelf at a hardware store for
years.
[/quote]
Whats he want in trade? I got some huskys and 1 stihl left.
;) Even a good running stock jonsered 2171.
#Post#: 9708--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan 8500
By: Old Iron Logging Date: June 10, 2012, 11:00 am
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I will ask him when he comes back in for the parts he ordered.
He wants to have a saw that his boys can run in a small race.
#Post#: 9709--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan 8500
By: rms61moparman Date: June 10, 2012, 11:55 am
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I would like to see a ported 5200/5400/8500, but would also like
to see a hacked one used for the job and not something pristine.
As I said though it's his saw.
Mike
#Post#: 9715--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan 8500
By: HolmenTree Date: June 11, 2012, 9:14 pm
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[quote author=Cut4fun link=topic=952.msg9532#msg9532
date=1338401490]
[quote author=HolmenTree link=topic=423.msg8962#msg8962
date=1336050240]
I may have my 1st Poulan next week if my brother decides to sell
it. It's a 8500 he bought new in the mid 1980s. It has a working
chainbrake [all saws sold in Canada since 1980 had to have
chainbrakes, the Stihl 090 seemed to escape that for a few yrs].
This 8500 was the last "true Poulan" pro saw before Electrolux
took over in '86. Poulan built a beautiful saw here, 85cc ,well
balanced, fast and light. It competed with the Stihl 064 which
came out in '86.
If any of you guys have never run a 8500, then you missed out
experiencing a great saw.
[/quote]
Willard does this old true for your brothers 8500 up your way?
Poulan Lime Green and Black in U.S. and Orange and Black in
Canada?
I seen Mark's poulan 3000 that was orange and black that came
from up north.
[/quote]
Sorry I missed this thread Kevin. My brothers 8500 is green /
black.
He told me he won't part with it, he says he still plans on
racing it in the future, I told him he better hurray up because
he 's now 64 yrs old.ha ha.
Ron Hartill 7 time world lumberjack champ had great success with
his factory modified Poulan 8500 in the 1980s, full circle
crank, cutoff head, kart carb, tune pipe etc. Ron was Poulan's
PR rep, his son Dale also had great success with his own tune
piped 8500 also. But as Ron once told me Dale was very quick in
hand to eye, but some times his hands were a little too fast
causing errors.
I have some old pics of them, I'll try and post later.
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