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Poulan ad pamphlet ads dealer literature receipt new
By: Chainsawrepair Date: December 8, 2013, 11:42 am
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OhioGregg has some nice info saved. Just saving this ad pic of
the craftsman chainsaws.
HTML http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f201/Gregg500/SAVE1558_zps6d770f77.jpg
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Re: Poulan ad pics
By: Eccentric Date: December 8, 2013, 12:59 pm
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I remember those ads. IIRC, Mitch W has a scan of an old B/W
Sears ad showing the Craftsman branded Micros, XXV series,
3.4/3.7 saws, and the big 4.2/5.2 CounterVibes. Hopefully he'll
see this thread and post up.
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Re: Poulan ad pics
By: rms61moparman Date: December 8, 2013, 2:11 pm
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I wonder how many people actually paid extra for the Power Sharp
before it became common knowledge that it wasn't what it was
cracked up to be???
Mike
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Re: Poulan ad pics
By: Eccentric Date: December 8, 2013, 2:55 pm
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[quote author=rms61moparman link=topic=2690.msg28997#msg28997
date=1386533463]
I wonder how many people actually paid extra for the Power Sharp
before it became common knowledge that it wasn't what it was
cracked up to be???
Mike
[/quote]
Seems to vary widely based on the saw model.
I've only see about 3-4 PS equipped Craftsman 3.7 branded Poulan
3700/3800's.......................including those I've seen
listed on ebay. That's compared to the many dozens of non-PS
versions. Never seen a PS equipped saw from that series in
person.
Seen many many PS equipped XXV series saws (especially the older
blue and yellow Sears versions). Probably about 1/2 as many PS
saws as non-PS. Much higher percentage for this series for some
reason. Only one of my XXV series saws has it (a Craftsman red
2.3PS/VL branded S25-CVA PS). Will probably paint a spare
non-PS CVA cover red to run on it.
Then there's the Roper 3.7ci saws. Probably seen 3 PS versions
for every one non-PS version (especially the older models).
Mine is non-PS.
I've never seen a PS equipped 245SA/306SA in person. Seen
several on line.
My Dad's Mac PM320 (that he bought new in 1980 or so) has PS.
Worked OK as a brush/pruning saw setup. Convenient. If I ever
get around to tackling the fuel lines and rebuild the carb on
that saw (for sentimental reasons) I'll probably remove the
stone and put a regular 3/8-LP loop of chain on it.
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Re: Poulan ad pics
By: doreadeal Date: December 9, 2013, 8:08 am
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Check out those prices! They are cheaper now, of course I think
those above are built a bit better then the new stuff.
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Re: Poulan ad pics
By: Eccentric Date: December 9, 2013, 3:13 pm
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[quote author=doreadeal link=topic=2690.msg29030#msg29030
date=1386598126]
Check out those prices! They are cheaper now, of course I think
those above are built a bit better then the new stuff.
[/quote]
You're absolutely right. Modern saws (especially the consumer
models) are much cheaper to produce than the older saws. Heck,
most older saws intended for the consumer market had design
characteristics that we only associate with pro saws today.
The chainsaws of the '40s and '50s were EXTREMELY expensive for
the time period. For example; a 1957 McCulloch 77 (120cc gear
drive BIG timber saw) cost something like $499 (powerhead only).
That's over $4000 in today's dollars! Look at ads for the
monster 1940's Mercury and IEL chainsaws. Some of those were
something like $600-$800 back in the late 1940's. That's around
$5600-$7500 today!
HTML http://www.calculator.net/inflation-calculator.html
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Re: Poulan ad pics
By: rms61moparman Date: January 1, 2014, 7:38 pm
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[quote author=Eccentric link=topic=2690.msg29046#msg29046
date=1386623612]
[quote author=doreadeal link=topic=2690.msg29030#msg29030
date=1386598126]
Check out those prices! They are cheaper now, of course I think
those above are built a bit better then the new stuff.
[/quote]
You're absolutely right. Modern saws (especially the consumer
models) are much cheaper to produce than the older saws. Heck,
most older saws intended for the consumer market had design
characteristics that we only associate with pro saws today.
The chainsaws of the '40s and '50s were EXTREMELY expensive for
the time period. For example; a 1957 McCulloch 77 (120cc gear
drive BIG timber saw) cost something like $499 (powerhead only).
That's over $4000 in today's dollars! Look at ads for the
monster 1940's Mercury and IEL chainsaws. Some of those were
something like $600-$800 back in the late 1940's. That's around
$5600-$7500 today!
HTML http://www.calculator.net/inflation-calculator.html
[/quote]
People laugh at me when I tell them that things are cheaper
today than they have ever been.
Watch closely at the old movies. It is common knowledge that the
cowboy pay rate was a dollar a day, a bunk and 3 meals.
Then they would go into a saloon and spend a dollar........a
days wage........on one shot of questionable quality whiskey.
I've seen the menus from old restaurants where a good steak
dinner was 25 cents, and a beer to wash it down was 25 cents.
Imagine paying $50.00 today for a steak and a beer!
I've told this story many times, if you've heard it just forget
it and that way it will be new to you again. My Dad left the
"country" in 1955 making $1.50 a day for a 10 hour day.
He came to Louisville and got a job at General Electric making
61 cents an HOUR!!!
Can you imagine how it felt to make, in three hours what had
been a 10 hour day the week before?
Yes Sir things are cheaper today than ever before in history.
Mike
Mike
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Re: Poulan ad pics
By: Al Smith Date: January 3, 2014, 7:31 am
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If you look at Sears and Roebuck one reason they sold so many
saws even years ago was due to one thing ,credit .For instance
the old slow as a snail David Bradley 360 was not cheap at all
but they sold a ton of them because of monthly financing .
Things have changed some .For one thing those old DB's wouldn't
cut as fast as two young strong farm lads with a cross cut saw
.It would out last them though .
Today I'd well imagine one of those clam shell Poulans 50 some
cc saws would cut three times the speed of those 360's and cost
about half of the former .You can still buy them on credit too .
#Post#: 30878--------------------------------------------------
Re: Poulan ad pics
By: 660magnum Date: January 3, 2014, 7:42 am
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Sears, today, is merely a shadow of what it was 50 years ago.
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Re: Poulan ad pics
By: Al Smith Date: January 3, 2014, 9:00 am
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Sears had the bright idea they could price stuff about 20
percent higher than everybody else and get away with it .Didn't
work so well for them .It used to be you could go to the catalog
sales department ,order stuff and pick it up at the store .Then
they got the bright idea to direct ship it at some outlandish
rate and people would go for it even though it could have went
to the store with a normal shipment .Another fouled plan .
Then there was a massive foul up on the billing on credit cards
which I came within a stones throw of suing their socks off over
,real close .Too many young hot shots running the game after
they let go all the good management .The young Turks of Wall
Street about lost that game .
I still buy things there but whoa be the sales clerk who
attempts to give me the spiel of using Sears credit .They get an
ear full and I prefer to do in front of a large crowd
.-------The neat thing about getting a little long in the tooth
is you reach a point you tell it like it is and don't really
care what other people think ,I love it -- ;D
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