What is the best selling saw ever made?

[Flip D]

My stihl dealer said hes sold more 250s and 170s than all the other models combined

I wondered if it was a regional thing here. There is no more universal saw here than a Stihl 025/250. If you have a farm or a wood stove, you probably have one of these faithfully cuttin' all the wood you need year after year. There's some Husky 51's still floating around but I've never seen a Rancher in the wild here.

My dealer also says he sells a couple of pallets of MS391s for every 362 sold.

 

[mountainlake]

I'd guess the Stihl 029 MS290 291, Stihls number 1 selling saw due to way over rated HP and cheap price and way to many customers with it's a Stihl mentality . Steve

 

[caffeine1fg]

I always wondered how well Pioneers sold outside Peterborough and the Kawartha region. Naturally since they were made here, everyone and their brother had one.

 

[msmith]

David Bradley 360 maybe?

 

[pioneerguy600]

The model that has the most sales world wide was the Homelite XL12 and SLXA, they likely had the longest model run of any saw ever.

 

[pro94lt]

Around here the Mac 1010 is in every barn shed and scrap pile.

 

[Chris J.]

The model that has the most sales world wide was the Homelite XL12 and SLXA, they likely had the longest model run of any saw ever.

I was thinking the Homelite XL12. But I do wonder about the Stihl 029, MS 290, etc (if you count all of the variations as one model).

 

[stihl saws]

Has to be the Homelite XL's long term. Now, the Poulans and rebrands in the big box stores.

 

[Modifiedmark]

If you count the relabels and exports, I would think the Poulan Micro based saws will blow everything elses production numbers out of the water.

 

[jacob lombara]

poulan pro, dumbass homeowners

 

[giver]

371/2 has to be up there too

 

[fearofpavement]

I'd have to vote for the McCulloch 10-10 and its bajillion variations. They made a lot of them over a long period of time.

 

[Chris J.]

Are we talking saws that kept one model name and/or number the same over the years?

Are we talking saws where the model name and/or number was changed over the years, with the saw basically unchanged?

I see those as two distinct categories.

 

[o8f150]

walmarts poulan wild thing,,, best saw on the market

 

[Definitive Dave]

I thought I remembered a print advertisement celebrating 28 million 028 saws sold and the release of the 028 Super to commemorate the event. Somebody at my garage sale back then told me while we were looking at the ad that they had overstated the numbers by more than a million saws for the purpose of a good as at the time.
all heresay cause I sold the ad at some point with other promo literature
I would pay good money to buy it back it was a cool ad
Dave

 

[Chris J.]

poulan pro, dumbass homeowners

Poulan Pro covers many models. Some were pure Poulan, some were hybrids, and some were re-badged saws made by top manufacturers. They cover the range of very good, mediocre, and bad. Just like the saws from every manufacturer.