Why no old Husqvarna saws.

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Found this one, Don't know what model though.

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The real answer to this question is market share, or lack there of. Husky wasn't a real player until the 80's when significant market gains, which continued through the 90's, brought them to where they are today.

Put another way, regardless of how good or bad the saws were, they were sold in fairly small numbers. So there are simply not that many survivors we can take pics of.

Jonsereds, (with the "S"), was really the top of the game back then design wise, and that has nothing to do with numbers. Vertical cylinders, easy to work on, anti vibe points. Today's saws, of all brands, owe more of their overall design architecture to those early Jonsereds than any other saw. If you disagree............you're wrong. :laugh:
 
Found this one, Don't know what model though.

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Alaska One - the pre-1959 one! :rockn::rockn:

Some years ago it was believed that 6 existed, but by now that number is down to 3 confirmed ones (lots of research has been going on) - two at the Husky museum, and one owned by AS member "Mange". ;)

The one in the pic is at the Husky museum.

It was designed by a German that Husky hired for the task.
 
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Alaska One - the pre-1959 one! :rockn::rockn:

Some years ago it was believed that 6 existed, but by now that number is down to 3 (lots of research has been going on) - two at the Husky museum, and one owned by AS member "Mange". ;)

The one in the pic is at the Husky museum.

It was designed by a German that Husky hired for the task.

Looks like a heck of a trim saw:laugh:
 
Nahh you meat it was not efficient use of engineering right:monkey:

No, but the designer might owe something to the designer of some US saws of the time....;)

It doesn't look like Husky used much of the design further though, the MS90 looked totally different when it appeared....
 
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The real answer to this question is market share, or lack there of. Husky wasn't a real player until the 80's when significant market gains, which continued through the 90's, brought them to where they are today.

Put another way, regardless of how good or bad the saws were, they were sold in fairly small numbers. So there are simply not that many survivors we can take pics of.

Jonsereds, (with the "S"), was really the top of the game back then design wise, and that has nothing to do with numbers. Vertical cylinders, easy to work on, anti vibe points. Today's saws, of all brands, owe more of their overall design architecture to those early Jonsereds than any other saw. If you disagree............you're wrong. :laugh:


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- and it wasn't until late 70's or early 80's Husqvarna made models that could compete with Jonsereds or Stihl. Some of the first Husqvarnas wasn't very good.
 
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