Getting To Know Chainsaw Manufacturing&#39;s Lesser Lights

!±8± Getting To Know Chainsaw Manufacturing's Lesser Lights

While Husqvarna and Stihl have long been regarded the giants of the chainsaws world, lesser known brands such as Jonsered, Echo, Poulan and McCullogh have moderately been chipping away at their dominance. Great technology and growth in the semi pro use of chainsaws have seen more market opportunities open up for the lesser lights.

This description will offer a brief understanding into the world of the smaller chainsaws builder and hopefully offer you, the user, more choice before you rule to buy.

Jonsered

Jonsered is part of the Electrolux group of companies. It is no minnow. It first emerged as a potential player in the chainsaw manufactures in 1954 when it produced a prototype for what we know today as a one operator saw. It was a revolutionary move over 50 years ago and not many population realise chainsaws were engine monsters back then and had to be operated by at least two people.

Now servicing both the pro and non professional, Jonsered is all the time on the cutting edge of technology. For example, their turbo chainsaw range have provided users with an easier to start engine and enhanced safety features. They have been nearby a long time, in fact since the 1880's as a power tool processor and during the last half century, have been silently "snapping at the heels" of the major players in the chainsaw industry.

Echo

As with most Japanese produced products, Echo chainsaws have all the trademark dependability and carrying out reliability we've come to expect. Echo is the largest chainsaw builder in Japan and has made heavy inroads on the world wide stage during the past three decades.

It was once stated Echo produces just about the most appreciated chainsaw on the market. Why? Because their no fuss approach has seen it's machines do what they were designed to do... Cut. Their best known highlight is their broad power to size ratio. An perfect example of this is the marvellous Cs - 440. Woodcutters have described it as dynamite in a small package...an apt description.

Poulan

Another under the Electrolux group, the Poulan name is synonomous with power tools. Once independently owned and set up by one of the chainsaw industy's pioneers, Claude Poulan, the brand name has come a long way during the past 60 years. It has an moving history, in fact, it's known Claude Poulan came up with the idea of a smaller power-driven chainsaw after watching prisoners fumble nearby with the heavy machines of the early years during assistance in World War 2. In fact, his idea to replace the pry-pole operator virtually caused a revolution in the forestry industry.

Poulan often shares its technologies with Husqvarna as part of the Electrolux banner and have advanced a very loyal band of supporters. New improvements which have included the SuperClean principles have earnt Poulan a strong credit for producing durable chainsaws.

McCullough And Homelite

Mccullough and Homelite are all the time extremely spoken of in the chainsaw industry. McCullough has been providing woodcutters with perfect chainsaw products for more than 60 years. They specialise in both the gas and galvanic machines as well as lightweight and heavy duty chainsaws.

Homelite has been nearby since 1921. It has built a credit for being innovative and has a long list of achievements in close to 90 years, to back up their claims. In fact, it was "dabbling" in galvanic chainsaws as far back as the mid 1940's. Homelite has been a major player in producing environmentally safe engine technology.

While Husqvarna and Stihl will be hard to "knock off their perch" as the frontrunners in chainsaw manufacturers, the above mentioned brands are just some which supply consumers with buying options.