I hope that's not true, because I've got a crapsman saw and a blower and
weedeater that're even worse. I seem to have bad luck with mowers, but the
craftsmans have been the worst. that mower I was asking about a few months
back was a craftsman.
if that saw is in fact a husky, I'll be avoiding husky. now the stihl blower
and saw I 'borrowed' from my brother for about a year were incredible. I'd buy
those in a minute.
on the other hand, I paid $30 for a used homelife(? homelite? the wal-mart
brand) backpack blower and the thing's thus far (knock on wood) been dead-nuts
reliable. five, six years now.
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From: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
>
> Surprise, it's Husqvarna!
> From this page:
> <http://corporate.husqvarna.com/index.php?p=about&s=in_brief&afw_lang=en>
>
> Quote:
> The brands in Forestry and Lawn and garden are Husqvarna, Jonsered,
> Flymo, McCulloch, Partner, Poulan, Poulan Pro and Weed Eater.
> End Quote.
>
> From this page:
>
><http://corporate.husqvarna.com/index.php?p=about&s=organization&t=consumer&u=no
> rth_america&afw_lang=en>
> Quote:
> The Sears retail chain is Husqvarna's largest customer. Sears is the
> world's largest retailer of outdoor consumer products, under the
> Craftsman brand, and has a market share of approximately 30% in the US.
> End Quote.
>
> So I answered my own question; Craftsman chainsaws are Huskies.
>
> I like this quote from this page:
>
><http://corporate.husqvarna.com/index.php?p=about&s=organization&t=consumer&afw_
> lang=en>
> The brands are:
> Quote:
> * Husqvarna and Jonsered for high-performance wheeled and portable
> products, globally
> * Flymo for electrically-powered high-performance products, and
> Partner and McCulloch for lower-end petrol-powered products, in Europe
> * Poulan, Poulan Pro and Weed Eater for petrol-powered low-end
> portable and wheeled products in the US.
> End Quote.
>
> So Poulan really is the bottom of the barrel. :)
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