Curt Raymond wrote:
Just yesterday I noticed that Tractor Supply switched from Husqvarna to
Jonsered. AFAIK Jonsered makes good saws but doesn't have much for name
recognition, at least around here...
Husqvarna, Jonsered and Poulan went under the same ownership some time ago.
IIRC, Electrolux spun off the outdoor power equipment division a few years ago
and the parent company is named Husqvarna again.
In recent years, Jonsered were red Huskies, usually with minor differences like
a more perpendicular handlebar angle. That allowed the guys who liked an angled
handlebar to buy Husky and the ones who liked a straighter bar to buy Jonsered,
while getting the same quality saw. It also allowed pro saw shops to carry
Jonsered without all the people who bought Huskies at TSC trying to come in for
warranty service.
Husqvarna is repositioning their various chainsaw names, so that might be
subject to change. I hope the Jonsered name doesn't go downmarket like Poulan
did. I just checked the Jonsered web site, it still has the pro saws listed,
like the 2153 (equals Husky 346XP) and 2171.
Mitch.
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