Hi all!

After trying to replace a piston for a friends C***tsman chainsaw I discovered that the ports and carbs on these engines are huge! Question? Can you swap say a Poulan barrel and piston from a Poulan chainsaw to a Poulan trimmer? It would save alot of porting time. I have been told that since chainsaws aren't used as frequently as other garden equipment they don't fall into the same emission category so they are not as strangled. Is this true? Chainsaw engines are generaly alot more powerful then trimmers, blowers etc. The only hassle I can see is trying to cut these things out of the chainsaw body.

As for my friends C***tsman chainsaw it ended up in the trash!! Why? Because Craftsman in their infinite wisdom don't make any of their products and refuse to tell you who makes the tools for them! Now this generaly wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for the fact that Craftsman obsolete their parts after only a couple of years! This renders everything they sell obsolete and impossible to get parts for within a couple of years life span! GOOD ONE C***TSMAN!!! Unless that is if you want to spend a heck of a long time on the net researching for the original manufacturer and then trying to deduce the right model! Their stuff is garbage anyway.

I will never buy a C***tsman tool!

Anyway does anyone have any ideas on this?

Rich