Craftsman Professional 40cc chain saw

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The Lowdown Of the Pro 40’s many features, the one that stands out is the adjustable chain bar. All you have to do is back off the holding nuts, then use a screwdriver to turn a sprocket in the bar to loosen or tighten the chain as much as you want. It’s incredibly simple, much easier than adjusting the chain with a screwdriver at the front of the engine. There’s also an anti-vibration handle and a turbo air cleaner. A starting reminder is printed on the saw’s top. On the downside, this saw bogged down on some tough wood during my cutting tests.

Hits The chain adjustment is a no-brainer.

Misses There’s no bulb to prime the carburetor for quicker
starting. The chain has cast teeth, which I’ve had break in the past.

Who Should Buy Perfect for those who need a basic saw for simple cutting chores

THE STATS
Displacement: 40cc
Standard bar and chain: 18"
Powerhead weight: 11.6 lb.

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from sgaredneck wrote 5 weeks 2 days ago

I have this particular one. Back in the Spring we had a small twister come through our yard and take out a nearly 150-year-old Cedar tree in front. After farting around with the POS saw I already had, I went to town and plunked down the Sears card, and got this one. That's what you do when you are broke and you need to get something done.

This saw was (and is) truly impressive. No BS, no two ways about it. I sawed on that one tree alone for two days straight, going through 2 chains in the process (the tree was about 5' thick at the base of the trunk). To be honest, I would have bought something more like a pro-model Stihl or Husqvarna but at the time my budget was not able to take any kind of hit. This was the best I could do, and happily I was rewarded by stellar service. I have since abused this saw further, being that I have a pecan orchard there is ALWAYS sawing to be done. It has not whimpered. I am impressed. Sears stuff is usually ok-to-pretty good; this might be one of the best things I've ever bought from them. The job I asked of this saw was beyond what this was designed to do. Big thumbs up.

Hits: chain adjustment(very quick), power to spare. Mine didn't bog down any. If it had bogged, as exasperated as I was, I would have capped it with my .45 right there.

Misses: I did have chain issues but I always keep extra chains. When I switched to the aftermarket chain, it was a marked improvement.

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from hal herring wrote 4 weeks 5 days ago

I'm glad to hear that Craftsman can still make a saw that wil get the job done. Sgaredneck, that sounded like a mighty huge cedar, and there's nothing much harder than pecan that I know of- apricot, apple, etc, but they don't get that big. I used to cut hickory for barbecue pts and that was a mighty hard wood- shagbark, if you didn't clear that shag a little bit before you started bucking- would dull a chain in minutes.

I'm old enough to remember when a Homelite XL (70's) was the cream of the crop, and I just saw one yesterday go by, proudly jammed into the top rack of a load of lodgepole stovewood.

I've been sawing in Montana for almost twenty years now, and the main go-to pro saw was, until a few years ago, the Husky 262, or the 266 if you were falling timber. If you showed up on the job with anything other than a Husky or a Stihl (the 44s were the most common and the best for all around work, but they were heavy and were tennis elbow makers if you were sawing long days) you would not get on the hill. I still feel that way- there are really only two brands of saw, Husky and Stihl, and although I still run the Husky 262, I feel pretty strongly that Stihl has kept the faith best and produces the best saw for the money. When fortune shines upon you once again, as it will, throw down the extra bucks and grab one- you can pass it on to your son or daughter.

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