Are poulan chainsaws decent?

Just make your husband do the tree work

He does the plumbing

It's weird to say, but the less you use something, the better one you'll need.
That Poulan will crank up the first time you use it fine, but leave that thing in your garage for six months and the POS won't crank.
A stihl will crank every time.

During times you aren't tree cutting, you could always use the chainsaw to open beers

It worked well. The Poulan you used that belonged to your neighbor worked well. frick.

I got a Husqvarna factory refurbished with 90 day warranty and it arrived in new condition has been great.

Bought it from here VMinovations

but they also sell on ebay with free shipping Ebay

Poulan and husky ship from the same warehouse. Just say'n

I have never had anything but a stihl, and don't see a reason to change that now. Stihl does now make some cheaper model especially for homeowner use...I would probably check around to see if you can find someone who has used one.

I burned up one of those Wild Thing saws in maybe 20 minutes when I was an arborist. My padnuh brought it, and he handed it to me as I went onto a roof. It started smoking, locked up, and then I chucked it onto the driveway. Went into the trash after that.

My dad had the same one, and the anti-vibration on it sucked. It sucks on all cheap saws, and your hands will be tingling at the end of the day.

Get a Stihl. Huskies run too high of rpm, and don't make torque like Stihls. Plus, the parts are a PITA to get. I'd recommend a top-handle Stihl like the 193T. I used to run a 200/201, but the top handle saws are the bee's knees. So easy to use

Saws started getting finicky when manufacturers transitioned to greener EPA carbs/exhaust/etc. Same with small gasoline engines. It took years to design them properly, and they still don't work as well as they used to.

The pro models don't have problems though

I have an old Stihl Farmboss 390. It cranks every time and is really more than I need as a casual user.