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: DOES WHAT ITS MADE TO DO.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just bought this chainsaw from Sears.com because I found it for best price there. Ligthweight, no assembly required, chain adjustment is infrequent and VERY easy, ANY NOVICE CAN OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THIS MACHINE WITH EASE. I cut down two 18-inch diameter Pine trees in about ten minutes. In another half hour I had them both naked of branches and cut into several stumps for hauling. I am VERY impressed with this machine after all of the advice I had been given from so many people to NOT buy an electric cahinsaw because "they are low-powered and made for trimming branches"...That's BS! THis little devil ate right through those 25-year old pines with no problem. Now, I have to warn you to EXPLICITLY follow the standard tree-cutting methods as outlined in the manual as this is not a commercial saw and it is easy to see how it can be damaged or can cause the operator serious injury if used improperly. You will not slice right through a 2-foot wide tree with this saw, but you can notch it and get it down with ease as I did! I am buying another one of these for my uncle for christmas this year!Customer Review: Surprised and Impressed
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered the Poulan Pro 400E based on price and reviews, but I wasn't expecting a lot. I'm not a very big fan of Poulan gas saws but figured for the price I'd get the Poulan electric anyway as an "emergency" saw. I was having bad shoulder problems and starting my gas Husqy was just about killing me but I had a half dozen downed elm trees that needed to be cut up for my only source of heat this winter. I figured the electric could at least handle some limb wood until my husband was around to start the gas saw for me to do some bigger stuff. The Poulan electric showed up and I started on the limbs... I was impressed. It had the power to zip through the hard elm branches like butter. I figured I'd just keep going and see how it handled the rest of the tree and I was even more impressed and surprised. I was able to saw through 12 inch elm logs with no problem, no strain, no overheating and a lot more comfortably on my body than I can do with my gas saws! Wow... I'm surprised, impressed and three months and several trees later, very happy with the Poulan 400E.Customer Review: Great chain saw, but sucks up lots of oil
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought the Poulan Pro 400E 18-inch 4 HP electric chain saw based on the reviews I've read on Amazon. I must say that I agree with the reviews mostly. This is a good starter chain saw, and it is definitely worth the money. I won't dwell much on the positives since there are already a lot of other reviews that mention it.
One of the most annoying things that I don't like about this chain saw is that it sucks up, drains, eats up, consumes, etc. a lot of motor oil. A 25-ft tree branch fell on my yard. I would estimate that the branch had about a 40 inch maximum diameter. I used up 1 quart of Poulan Pro oil in less than 1 hour and 30 minutes. I'm not sure if electric chain saws normally consume this much oil, but I just think that it is a lot of oil. The chain and chain bar was actually dripping with oil.
Anyway, that's about my only complain. The other features of the chain saw are great. It was definitely easy to disassemble the chain and bar and clean up. You just need to unscrew two bolts and that is it.
Customer Review: High Power
Summary: 5 Stars
Right out of the box this unit had the power to cut about 1/2 cord of wood to length for my stove. While I like the light weight and power (I am used to a big 58cc gas saw with a 20"bar) the chain does not seem as aggressive as my other saws. I am sure my neighbors liked the fact that I did not have my gas saw out...
After an initial cut time of about 15 minutes, I tightened the chain and it seemed to be fine through the rest of the cut. The auto oiler works to the point that it seems to have too much oil coming out and this, combined with the chips and sawdust, required a complete teardown and cleaning after I was finished. The plug did not have any type of connector to keep the extension attached and even with the typical jury-rig of knotting the plugs I still had it come apart from time to time. The chain brake works well and I did not have any kickback problems in hard or soft wood. It looks like some routine maintenance and keeping the chain sharp will keep this saw going for a long while.
Customer Review: Poulan Pro - Electric Chain Saw
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this electric chain saw because I wanted something with a little more flexibility. You can start/stop easily, accidents are greatly reduced.
Saw is very powerful, couldn't believe it when I very first started it up. I had a couple of trees that needed to be cut down and this saw went straight to work. Once I got the trees on the ground, cutting up into smaller pieces was a piece of cake.
The manual says to tension the chain after 15 minutes of use, but if you take your time with the saw and don't push too hard, you'll find that the chain is fine.
Didn't need tension adjustment until about 30 minutes of use. Tension remained at the correct level.
If you keep the chain sharp, the saw will do its job, a dull chain will wear out the motor and you end up applying unnecessary force.
Use good oil, and oil the bar well. Lubrication of chain and bar is critical.
I would recommend this to any home owner who has trees on their property.