Poulan Pro 400E 18-Inch 4 HP Electric Chain Saw
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Poulan Pro 400E 18-Inch 4 HP Electric Chain Saw
Customer Review: My Husband Gives It 5 STARS!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I am looking for something, whether it is for myself or my husband, I look for several things before I push the Add-to-Cart button. And in these tough economic times, the last thing you want to do is throw away your money.
So, here goes my review. First this chainsaw had a great price and with the Amazon Prime, we received it in just a couple of days. We had a Craftsmen gas powered style, which my husband just found annoying to use. The starting of it was temperamental, the weight was cumbersome and the running to buy gas and the special additive was just a pain.
Second, we had already purchased a smaller 16 inch electric Remington chainsaw and he wanted another one with a longer chain and more power.
Third, he found this one easy to use right-out of the box. The much lighter weight allows him to cut more wood, because you are not fighting fatigue. A much easier start-up, just the push of a button and its running and also a useful sight-glass for the chain oil.
Fourth, the electric is much quieter than the gas ones.
And just for your information, my husband likes to split wood, with a maul ax. He only uses the chainsaw on really difficult pieces and I do mean difficult. His biggest challenges in our neck of the woods is Eucalyptus. It is very hard wood and very heavy and both of our electric chainsaws have worked great.
He has replaced the chain on the Remington once, but has not had to change the one on the Poulan yet and he has been using it, mostly on the weekends for over 6 months now.
Customer Review: Very powerful but somewhat flawed
Summary: 3 Stars
OK, I'm a bit ambivalent about this chainsaw. I'll start by stating it's a VERY good value and I'm glad I purchased it.
The good:
Tremendous power
Tremendous power
Did I mention the tremendous power?
The bad:
Lack of electric brake and heavy flywheel effect makes this chainsaw a bit hazardous
VERY loud
Slightly misbalanced (to the left) due to the heavy motor
No vibration isolation. :-(
Chain adjustment somewhat antiquated (compared to the near instant adjustment available on a new Husky)
Did I mention it's VERY loud
I was absolutely shocked at how loud this pup is. It's much louder (skreeeeeetchs actually) than my Husqvarna 450E gas powered chain saw. I wear hearing protection when using either but this Poulan makes an awful sound. I was also a bit unnerved at how long this thing takes to flywheel down (much more than the Husky). Anyway, this is a VERY good value in an electric chainsaw. If Poulan (owned by Husky ) could put a few more bucks into this product it would be top notch. i.e. electric brake, less noise, maybe some vibe isolation.
After using this chainsaw a fair bit (I bought it as a backup to my Husky) I'd say only go this route if you're looking for a decent chainsaw on the cheap. A good Husky chainsaw is a MUCH better tool at a significantly higher price.
Customer Review: poulan pro 400 E chainsaw
Summary: 2 Stars
Poulan Pro 18-Inch 4 HP Electric Chainsaw #400E
I have a serious 4 ft diameter mulberry tree to cut up after a professional tree cutter brought it down to the ground for me. The pieces of tree left for me to cut were about 30 inches thick. I bought a Poulan Pro 400 E chainsaw to cut my tree up with. My last saw was a Poulan SE 300 that lasted over 10 years. I received the new Pro 400 E saw and set it up and started and with in a couple hours working somthing happened and the motor would run and the chain would turn until the blade touched the tree then the motor would continue to run full speed but the chain would stop. Something in the gear drive or clutch broke. I figured it was just a unusual event as I have had good luck with Poulan. I sent it back and replaced it with the exact same model. I received second saw and set it up and started cutting. Both saws cut very very well until they stopped. The second Poulan saw ran for about and hour and a half then the motor made a noise sounded like a pop and then the motor started running at greatly reduced speed. A winding must have burned through in the armature. I feel the Poulan Pro 400 would still be a good saw for light yard work, but if you have a serious tree to tackle it is not up to heavy duty work!
Customer Review: Poulan 400E is great
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this saw because it was reasonably priced and had very good reviews. I am glad I did. I had a big pine stump left in my front yard where I had a tree taken out a couple of years ago. It was about 17" in diameter and a couple of feet high and had been hidden in an azalea bed. The 400e had no trouble with it even though the stump was still very dense and heavy with sap. This saw chewed it up with very little effort, even when I had to squat at weird angles and cut sideways. It was over pretty quickly thank goodness. Plenty of power for the job. Only one small beef - no case. I would have paid another $20 or so to get a nice case or zip bag for storage. The plastic bar sheath is hilarious. Also, watch your extension cord lengths. I originally bought a 100' cord. When I saw the 400e's user guide did not recommend cords over 50', I bought a 50' 12 gauge cord. The freaking thing would not reach my target by about 4' - can you believe that? I kept it anyway and decided to use the 100' cord after all since other reviewers commented that they went this route and had no trouble. No problems on my end either - no power loss or heating up. The longer cord worked just fine. I highly recommend this saw - the 8 lb. weight is great as well when you're working on a big job...Customer Review: works like a champ
Summary: 5 Stars
I did a lot of shopping around and compared pros/cons of gas vs electric. I purchased this in conjunction with a 5500W portable generator which will come in handy long term. While it is a bit of a challenge loading up the generator and taking it to the desired location on our parcel of land, I can't speak highly enough of the chainsaw.
We are in the process of selectively clearing a fully wooded 3+ acre of land so we can build our house. In the course of the last 2 months, it has helped me fell over 50 trees larger than 5" in diameter. I've taken them down and cut them up into 1.5' to 2' lengths for firewood. The tallest tree was over 60' tall and the largest diameter was over 20". I've even had it pinched twice on large trees (due to my inexperience) and it just keeps on running. I have been very impressed and wouldn't think twice about buying another.
While I've never owned a gas powered one, we've had 5 other individuals help us out that do own them and have brought them along. Each of them has been impressed with the performance...even to the point of saying...can I use yours, mine is overmatched.
If you are within 100' of an electrical outlet or have a generator like me...this will do the job.