Poulan
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Poulan is a brand name formerly of the Swedish conglomerate Electrolux. In 2006, the Electrolux spun off its Husqvarna AB Division, into its own company, Husqvarna AB. It was originally an independent American company based in Shreveport, Louisiana, founded as Poulan Saw Co. in 1946 by chainsaw pioneer Claude Poulan. The company merged with Weed Eater in the 1970s, and was purchased by Electrolux several years later. The Poulan brand name is used primarily for outdoor power equipment, such as chainsaws, lawn mowers, and leaf blowers, that is aimed at the mid-level consumer market. As Electrolux also owns the professional grade brand Husqvarna, the two brands often share technologies. Poulan has, in recent years, offered "Poulan Pro" as a brand name. Poulan Pro products use a black and gold color sceme instead of Poulan's traditional green. Because of this, Poulan products have been pushed even further downmarket.
Electrolux also provides lawn mowers, lawn tractors, and other yard equipment to Sears to be sold as the Craftsman brand. Most mid-level Craftsman products are slightly altered Poulan products. Sears also carries some Poulan and Husqvarna products.
Trivia
In the 1974 movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Leatherface used a Poulan model 306A. A piece of black tape was used to cover the Poulan logo in order to avoid a possible lawsuit with the company.