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jack


Joined: Nov 8, 2009
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husqvana snow blowers
Original Message   Nov 28, 2009 2:17 pm
i don't see to many discussions for husky's. i have an 8527sbe and it's built pretty solid. i like the fact that it has metal rods instead of wires for the the operation of the machine. it has a b&s ohv engine. got it on a tax free day in mass 3 years ago. paid 800.00 bucks for it. how do husky's compare to the big names.
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Coldfingers


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Re: husqvana snow blowers
Reply #15   Dec 4, 2009 9:38 am
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.
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Re: husqvana snow blowers
Reply #16   Dec 4, 2009 10:03 am
Ok guys kool down, this forum is about the friendly exchange of info. The good folks here are just relating their own experiences.

I was in purchasing for a large corporation for 30 years and if I learned anything, it is that marketing & sales folks are always trying to find new language to try to differentiate their product from the rest so you will buy them. It's up to you to challenge them, then decide if what they are saying makes any sense or is just a lot of smoke & mirrors. Are these features that you are willing to pay for, do they add functionality to the product, are they just cosmetic or are they just so much marketing hyperbole. Inform yourself, then decide, before you spend your money.




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borat


Joined: Nov 10, 2007
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Re: husqvana snow blowers
Reply #17   Dec 4, 2009 11:20 am
iLikeOrange wrote:
Nothing wrong with KoolAid if you're thirsty

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The "Koolaid" that you often hear being referred to is the Jonestown recipe. Nothing like a styrofoam cup full of warm Koolaid served out of a 45 gallon drum after a sermon from Jim Jones.
iLikeOrange


Joined: Nov 18, 2005
Points: 120

Re: husqvana snow blowers
Reply #18   Dec 4, 2009 12:16 pm
Yeah a bit too slight on my part.

friiy


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Joined: Apr 12, 2008
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Re: husqvana snow blowers
Reply #19   Dec 4, 2009 1:18 pm
Coldfingers wrote:
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

borat


Joined: Nov 10, 2007
Points: 2692

Re: husqvana snow blowers
Reply #20   Dec 4, 2009 3:11 pm
opecrazy wrote:
No Borat, you are drinking the Simplicity koolaid!


Do ya think? Put a Husky/Craftsman beside an equivalent Simplicity, Ariens or Toro. Tell me which one you choose.
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