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Gene Davis
11-25-2002 19:58:38
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Re: Poulan model 44 2 man saw in reply to Fletch_NC, 11-25-2002 09:55:12
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This saw was made by the original Poulan Co. in Shereveport La. They also made a 52 series 2 man saw, it was larger. They could be equipped with a bow or bar that was sometimes as much as 6or7 feet in size. They were real man-killers, especially for the poor soul having to tote the bar or bow end handle. He did the majority of the work when the saw was cutting, he had to constantly feed it into the log, most of the time the guy on the motor end could set his end down, work the throttle and the oiler pump and go along. They were replaced by the one-man Poulan models A,which was pretty much a disaster, then came the B which was a teriffic saw, just very heavy and slow, Then came the F series, F100 & F200's which were a good also, all these were gear drive transmission saws with a 1/2" pitch (very large) chain, the chain turned pretty slow,so it did not burn up chains like the modern day direct drive saws, and they had enough power that you almost could put a saddle on them and ride them into the cut. One of the greatest things on them was that were very simple built tough, and were constructed from a pure enough aluminum that the parts could be heli-arc welded when broken by the owner/operator. They were simple to maintain, and were very repairable,and lots of filling stations sold them as side-line income most of them were good, just heavy as heck and they were replaced by the lighter magnesium/aluminum alloy HomeliteS, McCullochs and other lightweight saws of the later 50's and 60's. They also produced some of the engines on 2-cycle water pumps and small electric generator sets. Poulan sold ot their factory and rights and they became Beaird Poulan, and they were not supposed to produce saws, etc for a while, but soon came back under the name Pro,building saws ans mowers, think maybe they got put out of business because of terms of original sales contract, not completely sure. Think it has been sold several times since 60's. Think at one time they were also associated with the Green Machine/Weed-Eater Co. I worked with Homelite, McCulloch, Pioneer saw dealerships in the 50's and early 60's and did not mind working on the Poulans, they were easy to repair just heavy to drag around. Gene Davis
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