Pioneer Farmsaw Test Run & Phelon Vs Wico Electronic Coil Discussion

just picked up a Farmsaw in great shape and guess what? ,NO SPARK! Thanks for the info about the coil

Got out of the USMC in the fall of '82 and spent that winter cutting firewood for a living with my late fathers Farmsaw. We beat that poor thing half to death! Back then "2 stroke oil" could be anything from the local Pioneer/Mccullouch/Homelite dealer, from the local hardware or from the ancient paper can of straight 30wt you found in your grandfathers garage. Filing was more of a form of magic than anything scientific for us. We didn't know squat in other words. But that saw held up to all sorts of abuse. When it finally died I took it to the Pioneer dealer and he just shook his head in disgust! I think I ended up with a Mac 7-10 after that. I'd love to find another Farmsaw though.

Thank you for the video. It's a great help. Been trying to come up with a coil for 2 Farm saws. I think I can get it done now.

That is all my grandfather and uncle use to run when I was a kid. We got new chainsaws the one year and one was the Pioneer Farm Saw II. Talk about a saw that would cut with a 20"bar, it was like a hot knife through butter. We had a tree that a double cut 20" bar would not cut and got a 32" bar for the saw and the bar did not have a roller nose sprocket on the bar either. Even with out the roller nose that saw run that bar like it was not even there either. I miss that saw and would eventually find one again. I miss the old true quality saws that were built back in the day like Homelite, Pioneer and McCulloch. them were the days that's for sure!!!!

Great vid! I just put one of these together. Solid vintage saw!!

I got this same saw from my grandpa in about the same condition. Runs great and will flat out eat wood! I picked up a 32" roller nose bar on Ebay and use this saw for stabbing logs in a Grandburg Chainsaw mill. Great vid. Thanks for the information.

Great information! Thank you!

Good looking saw!👍👍👍👍👍

Working with coils on Homelites I found out the coil wasn't the issue but have to make sure the lamination match the flywheel so if swapping coils make sure you switch the lamination into your new coil. For example I had a blue coil I took lamination from it put it in a point coil (was tight cause square) and installed a module ran great the lamination and your flywheel have to match for timing sometime try interchanging flywheel see if can increase your timing a bit :)

Hey Leon, my grandfather just did this coil trick on an Echo 650 EVL. Took the lamination out and put it on a different plastic coil from who knows what, (Weedwacker?) and the saw runs good now!

Those farmsaws are sure nice saws, ive got 2 of them, a p41, a p50 and a p61 and it seems i am always using my farmsaw. Ive had it for about 15 years and use a 20” bar on it, runs fantastic! I did have to replace the coil about 6 years ago and got an NOS one from a place called randysmallengines i belive it was

they were with poulan as well

Could you please do a video on converting a XL12 from points to a Nova II electronic module? I’d be greatly appreciated.

I got a super xl coil on my farmsaw..little file work and it fits...wish I would have known that I can change the laminations...nice saw..grew up running one...🤘🏻👍🏻🪓

Hey Leon. Quite a few Farmsaws here at the casa. Let me know if you need an original bucking spike for that one of yours. 👌🏻

I need a coil dor the same saw . Found it out on the street.

Ey leon I just got a almost new cylinder and piston kit oem am waiting for new oem seals got one question what's the carburetor initial setting if you help me with that that be fantastic thank you

hello do you have a link or two to buy an ignition coil for a saw like this? THANKS

Any ideas on a new pull chord assembly for these? My recoil assembly is worn down making the chord stick

Looking for a pioneer p28 saw coil. Any suggestions would be helpful.