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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,
In 1976, D. Seals moved from another Emerson Division to become President of
1977 brought further developments and changes for
Poulan Micro XXV, an
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