| While Husqvarna and Stihl have long been
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| | approach has seen it's machines do what
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| regarded the giants of the chainsaws
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| | they were designed to do... cut. Their
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| world, lesser known brands such as
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| | best known feature is their enormous
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| Jonsered, Echo, Poulan and McCullogh have
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| | power to size ratio. An excellent example
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| gradually been chipping away at their
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| | of this is the marvellous CS - 440.
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| dominance. Better technology and growth
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| | Woodcutters have described it as dynamite
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| in the semi professional use of chainsaws
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| | in a small package...an apt description.
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| have seen more market opportunities open
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| | Poulan
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| up for the lesser lights.
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| | Another under the Electrolux group, the
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| This report will offer a brief insight
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| | Poulan name is synonomous with power
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| into the world of the smaller chainsaws
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| | tools. Once independently owned and set
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| manufacturer and hopefully offer you, the
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| | up by one of the chainsaw industy's
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| user, more choice before you decide to
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| | pioneers, Claude Poulan, the brand name
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| buy.
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| | has come a long way during the past 60
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| Jonsered
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| | years. It has an interesting history, in
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| Jonsered is part of the Electrolux group
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| | fact, it's known Claude Poulan came up
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| of companies. It is no minnow. It first
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| | with the idea of a smaller power-driven
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| emerged as a possible player in the
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| | chainsaw after watching prisoners fumble
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| chainsaw industry in 1954 when it
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| | around with the massive machines of the
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| produced a prototype for what we know
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| | early years during service in World War
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| today as a one operator saw. It was a
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| | 2. In fact, his idea to replace the
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| revolutionary move over 50 years ago and
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| | pry-pole operator virtually caused a
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| not many people realise chainsaws were
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| | revolution in the forestry industry.
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| machine monsters back then and had to be
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| | Poulan often shares it's technologies
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| operated by at least two people.
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| | with Husqvarna as part of the Electrolux
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| Now servicing both the professional and
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| | banner and have developed a very loyal
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| non professional, Jonsered is always on
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| | band of supporters. New improvements
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| the cutting edge of technology. For
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| | which have included the SuperClean system
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| example, their turbo chainsaw range have
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| | have earnt Poulan a strong reputation for
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| provided users with an easier to start
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| | producing durable chainsaws.
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| machine and enhanced safety features.
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| | McCullough And Homelite
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| They have been around a long time, in
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| | Mccullough and Homelite are always highly
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| fact since the 1880's as a power tool
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| | spoken of in the chainsaw industry.
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| processor and during the last half
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| | McCullough has been providing woodcutters
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| century, have been silently "snapping at
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| | with excellent chainsaw products for more
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| the heels" of the major players in the
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| | than 60 years. They specialise in both
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| chainsaw industry.
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| | the gas and electric machines as well as
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| Echo
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| | lightweight and heavy duty chainsaws.
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| As with most Japanese produced products,
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| | Homelite has been around since 1921. It
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| Echo chainsaws have all the trademark
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| | has built a reputation for being
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| dependability and performance reliability
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| | innovative and has a long list of
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| we've come to expect. Echo is the largest
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| | achievements in close to 90 years, to
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| chainsaw manufacturer in Japan and has
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| | back up their claims. In fact, it was
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| made massive inroads on the world wide
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| | "dabbling" in electric chainsaws as far
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| stage during the past three decades.
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| | back as the mid 1940's. Homelite has been
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| It was once stated Echo produces just
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| | a major player in producing
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| about the most appreciated chainsaw on
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| | environmentally safe machine technology.
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| the market. Why? Because their no fuss
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