Poulan 3400 manual

The Poulan Micro XXV (top) is the standard of the casual user market today and is one of the main rea- sons for Poulan’s phenomenal growth in the 1970’s. Poulan is con- tinuing its innovative tradition in the 1980’s with the introduction of the Model 3400 (bottom) which offers many of the features of a pro- fessional saw at a greatly reduced cost. Over 96,000 man hours and millions were invested in the devel- opment of this saw

new line of consumer saws.

While the XXV and XX models reached the casual user market, Poulan had not for- gotten the professionals. The Poulan Mod- els 4200, 5200 and 6000, all with the farm and logging industry. Of particular impor- tance was the Model 5200, which was designed for the professional logger who used the saw daily for long hours.

In 1975, Poulan entered a new phase when the company added a line of light- weight, self-priming centrifugal water pumps with the capacity to pump water in 5,000, 8,000 and 10,000 gallons per hour quantities.

In 1976, D. Seals moved from another Emerson Division to become President of Beaird-Poulan. Conly became chairman of the board and Beaird assumed an execu- tive consultant position.

1977 brought further developments and changes for Beaird-Poulan. The first development was the introduction of the

Poulan Micro XXV, an nine-pound chain saw selling for only $79.95. the 10-inch saw was the result of three years of research and millions of dollars in advanced manufacturing procedures. Said Tuggle, “Poulan is able to offer more qual- ity for less cost than any other chain saw manufacturer in the world.”

A broad statement, but true nevertheless. The Micro XXV had features which made the saw easier to use. Among the innova- tions was a larger handle spread for better leverage and control, a guard link chain to minimize the effect of kickback and a kill switch, located close to the trigger finger to make operation shutdown easier, even with two hands on the saw.

A sister model, the Deluxe Micro XXV, offered the same features, with a 12-inch sprocket nose bar rather than the 10-inch bar. The other major development in 1977 was the opening of Beaird-Poulan’s 100,000 square foot plant in Nashville, AR,