The most widely produced saw in the world?

[Big Neb]

What saw or saws have been the most produced saws in any catagory or size? I'm not asking which is the fastest, most powerful, power to weight, etc...

I want to know by the numbers which models have been the best sellers for any of the major manufacturers.

By sheer longevity of their production I suspect the 026/260, the 044/440, and the 066/660's, have been a gold mine for Stihl. And it may be presumptious to assume, but I suspect any of these saws have probably outsold their nearest competitor by almost twice. I'd like to know the numbers? It is hard to find an arborist company without a handful of those saws in their arsenal. I know the 084 and 090's etc... have been produced over a lot of years but I'm not sure they have been made in the numbers the saws I've just mentioned.

What about Poulan Wild Thing? Husky?

 

[GASoline71]

029/MS290

Gary

 

[SawTroll]

029/MS290

Gary

Sorry to say it, but you may be right.......

........but I don't think it has been a popular model all over the world, mostly in the US. It isn't even offered here, and I don't hear much about it on the German saw forums that I attend.

Anyway, the answer is of moot interest, as it favourice the brands that doesn't develop their model line-ups very fast, and doesn't change the model designation when improvements are made.

 

[romeo]

Its probably a poulan or something. They punch 100 of those things out for every good saw made.

 

[Ed*L]

Its probably a poulan or something. They punch 100 of those things out for every good saw made.

I'll go for the Poulan 2000. That thing was made for a long time and was sold with a ton of different brand names on it.

Ed

 

[Big Neb]

I agree with Sawtroll that it is an exercise mainly in "moot interest."

...but I also think it can be a tribute to quality and brand loyalty. The old adage, "Don't fix what ain't broke" seems to apply. Why should Poulan invest in R&D when they continue to sell saws as fast as they make them? why should Stihl change their product when they continue to outsell Husqvarna? Look at the slag Stihl has taken with the demise of the 044/440 and birth of the 441.

...besides R&D increases the cost of the product to the consumer. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, it just needs to be done in a manner to help the consumer and make the product more competitive.

I hate companies that change their equipment to ad nauseum. It makes it difficult to service, get parts etc... However, I am confident Stihl will have a run with the 361 & 441. Look at my sig. I also love my 7900 which I don't think will ever enjoy the sales numbers of the Husky or Stihl counterparts.

 

[GASoline71]

The big pro saws will never outnumber the small homeowner saws...

...and yeah... the Pooplauns prolly outnumber all the saws because they are cheap and when some dude burns one up... they throw it away and go buy another one at Wal-mart.

Gary

 

[lesorubcheek]

Don't know if actual numbers could be found for production of all different saw manufacturers, but one indicator seems like would be the number of a given model that pops up on ebay. This would be biased toward older models since one would think most saws being sold are older ones that are being replaced, but again it is an indicator. Based on what I see, I'd say a Poulan 20, or 25, or possibly a Homelite XL (either the XL-12 or maybe even the little XL).

Dan

 

[joatmon]

Sorry to say it, but you may be right.......

........but I don't think it has been a popular model all over the world, mostly in the US. It isn't even offered here, and I don't hear much about it on the German saw forums that I attend.

Anyway, the answer is of moot interest, as it favourice the brands that doesn't develop their model line-ups very fast, and doesn't change the model designation when improvements are made.

What's the most popular saw for cuttin' a tree?
Why the 029/290 leave quite a legacy,

So many owners and so few do complain,
But come to this site and they must explain,

Why have a saw case that splits the wrong way?
And uses no magnesuim, all plastic I say,

You must be a fool and a homeowner to boot,
And Mr. Saw Troll says the answer is moot,

Then talk of improvements and a favorites brand,
Just how that all fits, I don't understand,

On a Saturday morning hear the Farm Boss's song,
Can millions of homeowners really be wrong?

 

[Bob Wright]

The Echo CS-60S has been made since 1965 and is still made unchanged from the beginning 42 years ago...Bob

 

[1953greg]

joatmon

u r slick!!!!

 

[mbopp]

My vote goes for the Pro Mac 610 and its variants. For every Stihl there's probably 10 Macs out there in homeowners sheds.

 

[Al Smith]

Yes indeed they made a whole bunch of PM 610 Macs,Not nearly as many as the 10 series which include the 1-10 through 10-10 and these and their off springs were still being produced when big Mac circled the drain in the late 90's.The 10 series Mac was one,if not the longest production run of saws ever.

 

[Just Mow]

What's the most popular saw for cuttin' a tree?
Why the 029/290 leave quite a legacy,

So many owners and so few do complain,
But come to this site and they must explain,

Why have a saw case that splits the wrong way?
And uses no magnesuim, all plastic I say,

You must be a fool and a homeowner to boot,
And Mr. Saw Troll says the answer is moot,

Then talk of improvements and a favorites brand,
Just how that all fits, I don't understand,

On a Saturday morning hear the Farm Boss's song,
Can millions of homeowners really be wrong?

+1 that was good

 

[stihltech]

popularity

OK, let's face it, just how many Mini-Macs are there in the world? They never seem to end!

 

[spike60]

I'm betting that the Homelite XL12/SXL saws are the winners here. I believe they went 20+ years with than one. Besides the duration, there is the amount of saws produced, as well as the number of them still running.

 

[sILlogger]

i sure have seen alot of 028's, wood boss's, farm boss's, Super, whatever the models, ive seen a bunch of them. my old man had an 028 AV Super for around 22 years, prolly the best saw that he has ever had(replaced it with a 290) and regrets it every time he uses it

 

[mattinky]

I'd say Homelite XL-12 would be right up there at the top, there's tons of old Stihls and Homelites out there. I read one time how many 50s Husky had sold over the years, I don't remember the exact figure but it was just crazy.
Matt

 

[Brushwacker]

Worked at an mcculloch dealer part time about 1990 and saw about as many homelite xl12s but then heaps of 610s were sold to . I think some of the craftsman were 610s to. I wouldnt be suprised if the 029 series hasn't surpassed them all though in the last 5 to 10 years.

 

[TimberMcPherson]

From what I see, today more people own more stuff than ever before. I highly doubt that any pro or even semi pro saw would be sold in as great numbers as the cheap box store. I do keep seeing old poulans around, I have been offered half a dozen micros over the years. I would think the Poulan wild thing would be up there in pure volume.