The ACTUAL model used in Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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The ACTUAL model used in Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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Novice Lumberjack

2 жыл бұрын

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@mitchelrichardson8164 Жыл бұрын

I remember someone met and talked to Gunnar Hansen in person for an autograph and asked him what chainsaw did he used, Gunnar Hansen got annoyed and corrected so many people, gunnar hansen said himself that he clearly didnt used 245a chainsaw, he used 306a chainsaw with 245a part top cover on it.

@sbasinger Жыл бұрын

He was wrong. preview.redd.it/py3dfxtp9vj81.jpg?width=2400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=57b3228bc549b57020fe5da752a72418b60dc819 Zoom in and you can see the cursive "Two Forty Five" script, which is far different from the 306 script. There is no way they changed the tank AND the sticker. This movie was basically made by college students with no money. Why on God's green earth would they modify a 306 to that extent when they could just buy a 245a?

@The_Alabama_Slasher Жыл бұрын

He even wrote it in his book it was a 306 with 245 parts. I also read somewhere they borrowed the saw from a farmer. So maybe he converted with better parts from a 245. Who knows

@DEFALT_HORROR Жыл бұрын

@@The_Alabama_Slasherit was borrowed from a farmer. Who knows where that chainsaw went after

@The.jokes.on.you1997 11 ай бұрын

Dude you can clearly tell it’s a 245 a the 306 has a different top

@DEFALT_HORROR 11 ай бұрын

@@The.jokes.on.you1997 the tops can be changed. There's like 4 different chainsaws made by poulan that look identical with some slight differences. The 306 and 245 (apart from internal differences) the tank and filter (black parts on top) can be interchanged freely. If you read the comments you wouldn't have even typed that.

@bryanaragon4979 7 ай бұрын

Actually, yes. It is correct, the chainsaw Gunnar Hansen's Leatherface used was the Poulan 245A. Mainly because the Poulan 245A typically featured a smaller engine compared to the 306A and generally the 306A had a larger engine, providing more power for cutting tasks. This made it more suitable for heavy-duty or professional use. Meanwhile the 245A was more lightweight and compact chainsaw, suitable for lighter tasks and easier maneuverability. Also by the fact that the Poulan 245A was likely produced in the 1960s and 1970s and it was one of the most selled chainsaw models, even after it got popularity thanks to the 1974 TCM film.

@CREATIONSGALORE Жыл бұрын

love the video and the channel, I recently found out the actor who played leatherface in the 74 film wrote a book, and in the book he said it was a previously owned 306a that was modified. this is something you can tell because on the top of the chainsaw you can see that the 245a parts have different amounts of weathering.

@novicelumberjack Жыл бұрын

I should have drilled down on this harder in the video. I know about the actor making this claim...but I literally do not believe him. Been on too many film shoots. What I believe to have happened is that he was on some scale caught making a false statement by accident. Like maybe...somewhere he saw a 306 and recognized it (incorrectly) as his saw. Then in some situation he said the saw used was a 306, but then was proven wrong by the different gas tank and muffler. So then, as I have seen millions of times, the story becomes a conglomeration of fact and fiction. It definitely was a farmers saw, and to save face, he made up the modified bit. Put on your critical thinking hat...in 1974, what farmer would have taken a brand new Poulan 306 and modified it with a 245 fuel tank and muffler? None. It would not have happened. The actor is lying. And over the years, he told the story so often that it became reality in his brain, and there was no one who could correct him. That chainsaw in the movie is a 245.

@novicelumberjack Жыл бұрын

Oh, and thanks for liking the channel!

@S-tank_ Жыл бұрын

I respectfully disagree good sir. First off the dude that was there has to have dibs on the most credit. The guy that was there we have to start off assuming he knows more about it than we do. Like you said he didn't know anything about saws. So how would he even know they were interchangeable? In his book he said it was a 306 with a 245 tank handle and muffler. If he was telling the truth, it would look exactly like it does in the movie. (and coincidentally those are the exact parts that would've had to been changed for it to look like it does). As you said it was a low budget film. As he said in the book they were trying to avoid a lawsuit from poulan. If they took 2 saws and switched over a few parts to make a Frankensaw and then covered up the poulan logo, it would be harder to sue them for using a specific saw. They got it from a farmer not from a store. Maybe the farmer busted the gas tank on his 4 year old saw and bought the bigger one just for the extra gas storage. To me it boils down to there is nothing about the saw that discredits his story. So I lean towards he was telling the truth. Cuz what's his motivation for lying about it? He didn't just get the models mixed up and then run with it, he specifically said they switched those parts so he would've had to completely make that up and I just don't see why he would do that

@GuardianGunman Жыл бұрын

The saw used was a Poulan 223. The giveaways are the fact they used electrical tape on one strip of the clutch cover, directly in the center. On the 223, the only printing on the clutch cover is the word poulan. On the 306a and 245 a, it has a different poulan font that at the top portion of the clutch cover circle, and in the middle in white either says 306a or 245a. In the film, only the middle has tape and there's no other lettering on the clutch cover. This is a giveaway that the clutch cover belongs to the 223 model. The 223 models also have the same handles and the same air filter top as the 245a which may be confusing while first looking. The other giveaway that it is a 223 is the Powersharp knob which you can see in the film. It ONLY existed on the 223!

@krshr39 10 ай бұрын

In some pictures it can be read that it says "two fourtyfive" above the tape

@krshr39 9 ай бұрын

Also in the 4k version you can clearly see it has the ignition switch, so it's a 245a, no discussion.

@Old_Indian_Trick 9 ай бұрын

Not definitive enough. The 223 had several style switch combinations. Some had the decompression style and the later ones had a switch just like the 245. So YES discussion case not closed. @@krshr39

@krshr39 9 ай бұрын

@@Old_Indian_Trick so it's a 223 with a cover that says "two-fourtyfive"

@Old_Indian_Trick 9 ай бұрын

idk where the hell you see that in a blurry old picture covered in tape @@krshr39

@middlesiderrider 6 күн бұрын

I just bought a Poulan 31 from a guy, and he was trying to sell me "the ACTUAL chainsaw Leatherface used, not the one people think he used". Unfortunately I spent all my money on the 31 so I wasn't as interested as I would have been otherwise, so I don't know which model he had. He did have a few dozen old saws so I imagine it was a 245. Hopefully I can raise some money to go shopping through his shed soon.

@ssergei 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, you’re a moviestar👍🏻 there was homelite xl tag on your first screenshot:) Interesting what saw they would use if they film these days?

@KainKustomGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Very Interesting Sir! I learned something new as usual!😁

@biggiefitz6275 7 ай бұрын

Regardless of what model Gunnar used, it took a prerty nasty fall when he threw it up in the air as high as he could at final cut.

@mattthepolarbear 6 ай бұрын

I've been a Stihl for a number of years and I've secretly been wondering this for a while

@TheCole2674 Жыл бұрын

Hey Boedy, love the channel man. I have a great pic to share from the movie but I can’t attach a pic. How come?

@kharnblackfeathers6625 7 ай бұрын

I talked with bill moseley (chop top) and he saw the real saw used in the first movie and he told me it was a frankenstein between both saws. No one but whoever got the actual saw knows but the og saw does have both 245a and 306a parts on the outside. To me i think it was a saw that had a lot of real working hours and needed cheap replacement parts.

@Glitch-Gremlin Жыл бұрын

Did you ever sell that 245a? if not let me know. maybe we can make a deal. also if you have, and you come across another one let me know and if the price isn't too insane, you've sold it. "I Don't care if it runs, i want to make it a sort of Prop/Centerpiece for my Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection"

@stihlms400cm3 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for clearing that up, l am totally on board with your research and finding, one issue that leaves me perplexed, the 306A model is 59cc, the 245 is 74cc , having that said, the 372 xp Husqvarna is 72 cc , the 394xp is 94cc, roughly speaking of course, the Poulan model numbers look ass backwards to me, can you help me out here, totally interested and love your content !!!

@BenSawyer72 Жыл бұрын

306 for 3.6 cubic inch an 245 for 4.5 cubic inch

@somethin_cool493 9 ай бұрын

Poulans 203 was the predecessor of the 306. It was made from 1968-1970. Poulan also made saws under other department store names. As an example, I have a Gambles Skogmo Sabre 300, which is actually a Poulan 203. I don't know why but apparently they didn't do that for the 223 which was the predecessor of the 245. So anyway, my guess is when they updated for the new model they wanted to make sure everyone knew it was the newer better saw so they used a higher number than anything they'd previously used. So 306 is higher than 300 and 245 is higher than 223.

@Mickocarbomb 7 ай бұрын

McCullouch was used in next generation and in tcm 2 was actually a poulan 4200 and it was Orange with a 32 inch bar and chain

@lunaticbutcher 3 ай бұрын

He def used a 245A

@Ya-never-know 2 жыл бұрын

I’m convinced, nice work

@EcSsAwS 2 жыл бұрын

There is a article I read. From the actor of leather face They used parts from 2 different saws Combo between the 306 AND the 245. I’m sure I’m wrong. But I do not follow or have any interest in horror movies

@razoredgesaws4202 2 жыл бұрын

Two nice songs you got there

@crazyfeller5704 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t really care either way, but I thought I read somewhere that some production guy or something said “we just sent a guy to the store and told him to buy the biggest chainsaw they could find”. I don’t think they knew or cared what it was…..as you have already noted.

@jetrojackin3400 2 жыл бұрын

So there's no such thing as turn signal fluid ?

@kengilreath1915 11 ай бұрын

True story back in the 80s my uncle and his friend was big into chainsaws my uncle only bought jonsered and his friend was a big poulan pro he had several of them he didn't watch horror movies but i remember him renting the texas chainsaw massacre back in the 80s on VHS and pausing the video over and over just to see what model saw he was using i was just a teenager but this stuck in my mind!!!!

@novicelumberjack 11 ай бұрын

Haha! I do that stuff all the time. Cool to know it was happening all the way back in the 80's!

@AaronTheViking250 2 жыл бұрын

reason i deleted was because i typed it out wrong because thank god i was able to remember that lol but yes it was the 245 a.

@thenoobe5344 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for telling me this, I am both a chainsaw lover, and a huge fan of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. I cosplay as leatherface, and I want to make sure I buy the right saw. And now I can.

@novicelumberjack Жыл бұрын

Wanna buy mine? The one in the video? If so, shoot me an email. Boedy@woodsmanessentials.com

@Glitch-Gremlin Жыл бұрын

@@novicelumberjack Did you ever sell it? if not how much are you looking for?

@mrbrava8538 11 ай бұрын

@@novicelumberjacksi funciona bien te lo compro, escríbeme

@chadbrewer6882 2 жыл бұрын

Plot twist! It was actually a red Craftsman that was painted green…(satire)

@novicelumberjack 2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! Took me a second to see where you were going there, but now I know.

@JacksonHall611 Жыл бұрын

Actually it was a Poulan 223 (74cc precursor to the 245a)what gives it away is the knob sticking up out of the top of the clutch cover at the back. That is a “Powersharp” control which was a system that was supposed to sharpen your chain but it didn’t work very well and was only offered on the Poulan 203 and 223 before being discontinued on Poulan branded models it was available on Craftsman models for a few years longer.

@somethin_cool493 9 ай бұрын

Having just purchased a 203 and doing research on 203/223 Poulan saws I can confirm that the saw used in the movie is definitely NOT a 223. First off, the clutch cover is different. The circle part with the Poulan sticker is flat on a 203/223. The 306/245 has a raised ridge around the circle. Also the "foot" that the saw rests on (bottom right on clutch cover just below where the bar comes out) is shorter on 203/223 saws. More importantly, 203/223 saws start/throttle lock/kill switch are built differently than the newer 306/245 saws. 203/223 saws don't have a separate toggle kill switch to start/stop. The kill switch is built into the throttle lock switch. Back=start, forward=stop, back and down to start. Starting at 2:48 of the following high definition clip, you can clearly see Leatherface toggle the start switch on and push the throttle lock straight forward (throttle lock on a 306/245 saw) to start his saw. That would put it in the off position on a 223 saw. Also if you watch in slow motion as he raises the saw, you can see the off/on toggle switch to the left of the back handle. Lastly , you can clearly see that the movie saw doesn't have a Powersharp knob. The saw in the film has to be a 245a. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdGpeK2J1LOscps.htmlsi=znKvDh1txV9eLLll

@sw2400nc 9 ай бұрын

One other reason it isn’t a 223. The 223 has the gas cap underneath the handle bar towards the back. The 245 has the cap at the front of the tank.

@MrLunchHour2 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been in the market for a 245a for 6 months now. Do you know anyone who has one for sale or any leads on where I can find one? Thank you

@novicelumberjack 10 ай бұрын

You can buy this one. $250 shipped in the lower 49sp. Power head only. If interested, email me at Boedychainsaws@gmail.com

@MrLunchHour2 10 ай бұрын

@@novicelumberjackwould you take $200 for it? I’ve seen your videos so I know you got it running great haha. Big fan of your videos btw

@novicelumberjack 10 ай бұрын

@@MrLunchHour2 sure, if you pay an extra $50 for shipping.

@MrLunchHour2 10 ай бұрын

@@novicelumberjack that’s a deal. I get paid Thursday I’ll email you then. Thank you

@jeffboone7959 8 ай бұрын

I do landscaping and we frankenstien chainsaws. Weedeaters. Blowers. And every other peice of equipment togather on a regular bases. The saw was probably somones work saw that was stolen and pawned that was purchased from the pawn by the crew instead of buying a new one for more money and then having to weather it.

@Vietcong.902 Жыл бұрын

Poulan 306a used in Texas chainsaw massacre 2022

@sbasinger Жыл бұрын

Yep. Which is astonishing to me. They fucked up. preview.redd.it/py3dfxtp9vj81.jpg?width=2400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=57b3228bc549b57020fe5da752a72418b60dc819 Zoom in and you can see the cursive "Two Forty Five" script, which is far different from the 306 script.

@tylerhellums9823 2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense to me that it's a real 245a. The art director said it was a farmer's saw that they borrowed. Doesn't seem the "306 with 245 parts" like Mr. Hansen said. I respect the man, though.

@novicelumberjack 2 жыл бұрын

He also said it was yellow.

@The_Alabama_Slasher Жыл бұрын

@@novicelumberjack the earlier models of both model saws were a yellowish color

@CutterCH 2 жыл бұрын

I've been saying it was the 245a forever. Due to the exact reasons you mentioned. In the newest 2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre film, he uses the 306a. The model number is visible on the saw through the movie. The didn't hide it with tape like they did in the original. Another argument about the saw that was used in the '74 film is the muffler style. Some say the saw used was a 306a because of the muffler style. Some say they changed out the top cover and muffler on the 306a to the top cover and muffler of the 245a. Which is ridiculous. It was a 245a in the original film. No doubt about it. Glad you made this video. Now maybe the debate will end. Thanx for sharing this, brother.

@eugenecrabs3954 2 жыл бұрын

In the old movie I thought he used a 10-10 Automatic?

@CutterCH 2 жыл бұрын

@@eugenecrabs3954 Nope. Was a Poulan 245a. In the 4th film it was either a Mac 10-10 or a Mac 700. I forget which.

@DEFALT_HORROR Жыл бұрын

@@CutterCHothers say 223

@CutterCH Жыл бұрын

@@DEFALT_HORROR Definitely not a 223.

@DEFALT_HORROR Жыл бұрын

@@CutterCH I didn't think so either, but someone in the comments here said the movie had a part only seen on the 223

@Mickocarbomb 10 ай бұрын

306a using 245a parts. thats the saw

@Doc-Cole_Trickle-of-Chainsaws Жыл бұрын

👍s🆙Big Guy!

@imthepoormrbest5363 Жыл бұрын

It the poulan306a chainsaw cuse thers no cicolr thing up front

@sbasinger Жыл бұрын

They took the felling dogs off. preview.redd.it/py3dfxtp9vj81.jpg?width=2400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=57b3228bc549b57020fe5da752a72418b60dc819 Zoom in and you can see the cursive "Two Forty Five" script, which is far different from the 306 script. There is no way they changed the tank AND the sticker. This movie was basically made by college students with no money. Why on God's green earth would they modify a 306 to that extent when they could just buy a 245a?

@chainsawcanuck 2 жыл бұрын

That was great! Lol

@thjason-dt7eo Жыл бұрын

Poulan245 a

@AK47BOB 2 жыл бұрын

As someone more of a fan of the Hewitt remakes instead of the original Sawyer line cause I grew up with those newer ones I find it hilarious they chose a 359 for the saw. Andrew who played that version of Leatherface is a pretty big dude and it would have been more of a scary look with a high back 365/372/390 or 395 xp saws cause bigger is scarier in the slasher world. Though the 592 XP with it's honkin muffler would have more scare factor today with its size and noise or an original reed valve saw like a Homelite or Pioneer and earlier McCullochs and maybe Poulan's I'm very weak on the Poulan subject. But the famous Hollywood saws would be a good video special 👌