Chris-PA
Where the Wild Things Are
I've been trying to figure out why Husky uses the construction they do. All the low end plastic Huskys use a "semi-clamshell" design, where the lower metal cap is an insert molded into the plastic chassis. This seems to be an evolution from the Partner 400 design were there was no metal for the bottom end, which Husky also used. Later on they added the metal insert.
Poulan meanwhile made their clamshells as a self contained unit with a metal cap on the bottom. Once the sealant sets you can remove the engine from the chassis without taking it apart. You can build it up separately, swap it into other chassis, etc. My Husky 142 was made this way, and then they went back to the attached lower cap, but Poulan never has.
I can't really think of a single advantage to the construction Husky uses - it can't be weight as they still have a metal insert and the cap weighs nothing anyway. Does anyone know why they do this?
Poulan meanwhile made their clamshells as a self contained unit with a metal cap on the bottom. Once the sealant sets you can remove the engine from the chassis without taking it apart. You can build it up separately, swap it into other chassis, etc. My Husky 142 was made this way, and then they went back to the attached lower cap, but Poulan never has.
I can't really think of a single advantage to the construction Husky uses - it can't be weight as they still have a metal insert and the cap weighs nothing anyway. Does anyone know why they do this?