Poulan Pro PP3516AVX 16-Inch 35cc 2-Cycle Gas-Powered Anti-Vibration Chain Saw

Comment: I bought this saw about a year ago. I've bought it for cutting up some trees to be used in our firepit. Since I've had it, I've cut up about 7 trees. Most of them being about 16 inches in diameter. It has been touchy from the start.

My first issue with the saw was that after I started to cut the trees into smaller sections, as soon as I would take my hand off of the throttle, the saw would stall. I did a little reading and came up with....let the saw idial for about 30 seconds after starting it up. So, I did that and it appeared to work. Well, about a month ago, I took my saw to my dad's house to fell a tree of his. What a pain in the arse. Whenever I put the saw on its side to attempt to cut a wedge, the saw sputters to a stall.

I tried to use the saw again the other day....whenever I put a load on this saw, it wants to stall now.

I tried to buy a medium duty saw for the homeowner and do it cheaply. Well, you get what you pay for.

Now I am looking into buying a Echo or Husqvarna......that is what I should have done from the start. I guess every once in awhile you have to throw away $100 to remind you "buy quality and you will only have to do it once".

Stay away from this saw.

Comment: Only buy this chain saw if you have little use for one. It is lite duty all the way.I bought this saw to cut up some large branches from a tree. It is barely good enough for this job. The saw is very hard to start. As reported by several others the chain falls off regularly. For some reason my chain needs to be replaced and I am not yet done with this small job. I have no idea why this would be but it does not cut hardly at all and smokes the wood rather than cut it.I just hope that a new chain will work long enough to finish the job. All that being said I must in fairness say that I bought this saw as "re-conditioned into like new condition".Perhaps what I really got was re-conditioned into used condition. This may be why the chain wore out so fast.

Comment: Received this saw very quickly, and is exactly what I had hoped it would be. No problems, or surprises. Saw has been preforming very well in cleaning up downed trees on my property, after another destructive winter. Anyone who can follow instructions should get plenty of use with this saw.

Comment: The product was advertised as new, but when I received it the box was marked "Recon" all over it. Maybe their sly way of trying to downplay the fact that the chainsaw is not a new one, but rather a "reconditioned" one? The chainsaw has nicks, scratches, and wear marks all over it. They couldn't even spring for a new chain inside the box----even it says "Factory Service Center Recon Chain". What a ripoff!

I'll keep the chainsaw and try it out. But if it doesn't perform as advertised, this case is going straight to the BBB (Better Business Bureau) as I've seen this complaint of "paying for new, but receiving used" from other reviewers on this product.

Comment: I bought this saw in 2005 for felling three small trees (18" diameter) I would start the saw every 6 month and used fuel stabilizer when storing for long periods, in short this saw was babied. After major storm in 2010 the saw worked okay initially, but eventually became very difficult to start. It turned out that the engine had not enough compression to start. This saw just about broke me mentally and physically, exerting huge energy trying to start it. My advise is stay away from this saw, spend the extra $ for something you can rely on. If you gave me a new one for free I would not take it. You can not put a price on aggravation and frustration.