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Poulan history article
By: Cut4fun Date: April 14, 2013, 11:41 am
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No clue who put this together.
Figured some of you guys may like this. Great old pics and info
history 16 pages worth.
HTML http://dl.owneriq.net/c/c9a0b982-4173-44b8-9483-43ff46d59882.pdf
Same link above is embedded to use instead of link above when
not working. Posted below.
Poulan info... Also posted on Poulan thread
I wish I had a lot to offer you guys but I really don't have a
lot of technical or substantive things to offer. I mostly have
just good memories of the folks that they were. I know that my
grandfather was a very modest genious. As I said, I know that I
regret not being very receptive as a yound man to his attempts
to share his technical knowledge with me.
Both of my grandparents gave a lot to others and especially to
the church, which they believed in strongly. They never wanted
others to know. Their faith got them through a lot though.
I always did listen and asked questions about the history of the
company and the saws. I found it interesting and historically
significant. I found it interesting how Claude worked with the
German prisoners cutting wood. He spoke very positive about his
experience with them. He also said that they took and active
role and interest in developing and improving the bow guide,
which was initially shaped out of a truck fender. I got the
feeling that they got along well. After that I know that Claude
and Gertrude worked hard building the first bow guides in their
garage (I think it was in Tyler, Texas) while Claude worked
elsewhere during the day.
From there the company found it's roots in Shreveport with
Claude and his brothers and some primary engineers. They began
to develop and sell their own models from the ground up. In the
early 60's Claude sold the business to Charles Beaird and the
factory remained in Shreveport for quite sometime until
Electrolux bought it years later.
After selling the company Claude began to develop and
manufacture one of the first self-propelled lawn mowers. I
believe that the company was called "Pro". They had a beautiful
home on Cross Lake in Shreveport where they raised horses and
cattle. The last time I visited the property the old boathouse
was still there. My Grandad loved to fish and we also spent many
weekends on their camp on Toledo Bend on the Texas, Louisiana
border. That love for fishing has carried on through me to my
son.
In the mid-1970's My grandpartents followed us to San Diego, CA.
(A world away from Shreveport), and that's where they stayed. My
grandmother died in the mid-1980's and Grandad died in 1995. He
donated his body to medical research.
I wish I had more to offer that you guys were interested in but
I really don't know much about chainsaws. I do have one kind of
funny story though. When I was around 14 or 15 my Grandad taught
me to use a chainsaw and turned me loose in their yard. I was
told to cut down certain trees in the yard but I was having fun
and went a little overboard. When they came out to see my work
they were a bit miffed that I had cut down some of their
favorite trees. (I guess I can relate through that to the
enjoyment you all get handling the saws more than I realized).
Anyhow, they were cool about it, it's the kind of people that
they were and will always be to me.
I do know that my Uncle Harry's son Key Poulan, has some good
knowledge of the early history of the company and an excellent
Poulan collection. You may want to contact him for further
information. Here's a copy from a forum he contributed to and
his email address (below)
Best,
Ty
Thank you Michael for letting me know about this forum. I
collect old Poulan saws 1946-1960 from when my grandfather
(Harry) and his brother (Claude) owned the company. The company
was actually divided into 2 parts: Poulan Saw Company (Harry
Poulan - President, Claude Poulan - VP) and the Poulan
Manufacturing Company (Claude Poulan - President, Harry Poulan
VP). It was my great-uncle Claude that invented the bow saw
which was created by using the fender off an old truck so the
back side of the chain wouldn't bind. Since I was born in 1962,
I never was around to see anything affiliated with the family
owned company. My father worked in the shop in Shreveport when
he was a teenager and actually hand stamped the serial numbers
on all of the name plates.
Here is a list of what is in my current collection. I have many
other things (newer items) that are not listed but I usually
stick with the old stuff unless it's unique or interesting.
24 - (2 Man Saw) Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
42 (Model 0142) Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
44 - (2 Man Saw) Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
44 - (2 Man Saw) Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
A900 Boat Motor Poulan Saw Company <--- ULTRA RARE... ONE
PROTOTYPE KNOWN.
F 200W Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
F100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
F100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
F200W Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
FD100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
FD100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
FD100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
H100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
H200 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
K100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
K100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
K100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
K100 (Bow) Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
K100 (Bow) Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
K100 (Fully Restored) Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
K100 (Parts) Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
K100 (Parts) Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
KD100 Chain Saw Poulan Saw Company
31 Chain Saw Beaird-Poulan Incorporated
41 Chain Saw Beaird-Poulan Incorporated
43 Chain Saw Beaird-Poulan Incorporated
61 Chain Saw Beaird-Poulan Incorporated
61 Chain Saw Beaird-Poulan Incorporated
If you have anything that you think would look good in my
collection, please let me know!
Key Poulan
keypoulan@earthlink.net
Fresno, CA
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Re: Poulan history article
By: Remington Date: April 14, 2013, 11:57 am
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Very interesting. Where is the time machine when you need one.
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Re: Poulan history article
By: Al Smith Date: April 14, 2013, 7:09 pm
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There was guy who used to post I believe on AS at one time who
was the grandson of the founder of Poulan .He was also a wealth
of info .
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Re: Poulan history article
By: Cut4fun Date: April 14, 2013, 8:10 pm
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I've done some trading with a poulan collector from TX. I think
I remember him saying he was involved with poulan down there.
He is also a wealth of knowledge like none I have ever seen on
poulan saws. Might be the same guy.
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Re: Poulan history article
By: 3000 FPS Date: April 14, 2013, 8:48 pm
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I am glad you posted that here. I have seen it before, but
now I will always know where to find it.
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Re: Poulan history article
By: HawaiiAl Date: April 15, 2013, 11:27 pm
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that is a great article thanks for posting it. I know few sthil
and husky people that should read it.
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Re: Poulan history article
By: Chainsawrepair Date: August 28, 2013, 7:01 pm
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Found some more stuff on poulan
Key Poulan
People often misunderstood the roles of the men involved.. some
people in my family as well! Essentially, Claude and Harry had
HUGE roles in the company. My grandfather (Harry) is on the
left. He was the first president of the Poulan Saw company and
the first Vice President of the Poulan Manufacturing Company. My
uncle Claude (2nd from the right) invented the bow saw and was
the first President of the Poulan Manufacturing Company and the
first Vice President of the Poulan Saw Company. Poulan Saw
Company = Sales, Poulan Manufacturing company =
Design/Manufacturing. I'm pretty sure I know the roels of Ernest
Garrett and my uncle Fletcher but I need to check with my father
to make sure.
From my father: Uncle Fletcher would be called the shop
superintendent today. He was also the inventory control
specialist. He would look at a parts bin and when the items were
getting low, he would cause a production run. Mr. Garrett was
the chief designer. Originally, he would make the manufacturing
drawings and parts lists. As a group they would decide where to
buy stock parts to be incorporated into the design. Later Mr
Howard Hill took over some of the every day duties.
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Re: Poulan history article
By: 3000 FPS Date: August 28, 2013, 10:08 pm
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More interesting info and I like the pic.
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Re: Poulan history article
By: Chainsawrepair Date: March 25, 2014, 2:11 pm
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More interesting stuff. From Wikipedia
Poulan is a brand name of the Swedish manufacturer Husqvarna AB,
once a component of the Swedish conglomerate Electrolux. In 2006
Electrolux spun off Husqvarna AB into its own company, with
Poulan nested beneath.
Poulan was originally an independent American company based in
Shreveport, Louisiana, founded as Poulan Saw Co. in 1912 by
chainsaw pioneer Claude Poulan. Purchased in late fifties or
early sixties by the Beaird Company, also of Shreveport, it was
known as Beaird-Poulan. The company was acquired by Emerson
Electric in 1972, and was purchased by Electrolux several years
later. A poulan chainsaw model 245a was featured in the 1974
movie The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
The Poulan brand name is used primarily for outdoor power
equipment, such as chainsaws, lawn mowers, and leaf blowers,
aimed at the mid-level consumer marker. Since Poulan is owned by
Husqvarna, the two brands often share technologies. In recent
years Poulan has offered a more upscale "Poulan Pro" brand
employing a black and gold color scheme instead of Poulan's
traditional green. As a result, Poulan products have been pushed
even further downmarket.
Along with Poulan and Husqvarna brand products, Husqvarna also
provides lawn mowers, lawn tractors, and other yard equipment to
Sears that are sold under Sears' Craftsman house brand name.
Most mid-level Craftsman products are slightly altered Poulan
products.
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Re: Poulan history article
By: Chainsawrepair Date: October 2, 2014, 5:59 pm
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sawmandave any other history to share?
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