That is interesting frily, I have been looking at chainsaws and the older poulans were pretty good saws but now people that have them are saying the news models, even the pro line, aren't as good anymore. I know husquvarna makes good chainsaws so the poulans must be their lower speck models then also. Interesting.
When I sold husky Saws a few years back, Husky really did not make small saws (10, 12, 14 and 18 inch bars).... But after husky bought Poulan, all of a sudden Husky hade in the new year line all the small saws.... The only problem is that these saws were part for part the same as the Poulan saws sold through Sears... The saws were the same, except for color of plastic, placards, and gas cap shape.. Sears even was able to undercut the Husky dealers by about $20 bucks a saw, or offer a the same saw without a chain brake evan cheaper... These saws weren't bad saws, But they had flaws... The smaller Sears/Husky/Poulan saws were made to be run a few times a year... Gardeners who bought these saws found soon that they were not made to the husky Quality (Husky, Stihl, Echo saws are made to work a few hours a day and are repairable). These saws though they not very costly were oddly put together.. (lots of self tapping pk screws and screws into plastic) They did not reflect the quality of Husky saws that we sold in the past, hense we stopped stocking them, we could not be proud selling them.. The Husky/Sears small saws I see now may also resemble the Mcculloch Beaver line of saw (14-18 inch cut saws).. Since Mcculloch is now owned by Husky, I wonder what crossover is being used where...
I think the "Good Poulan Saw" you are thinking of is the Super 25, it was a good running 12-14-18 inch saw made in the 80's and 90's and sold at Sears and department stores. the saw saw a long service life and was a very powerful pruner/ limber for homeowner use..(very simple and easy to work on, but kinda heavy)
The good old days, yes it was sold under this name too ...
Friiy
