They are paternal twins. Both popped out of the same baby tractor factory.
Back in 2003/4 when I purchased my craftsman GT 5000, both poulan and husqvarna had units that looked identical in virtually all regards except color, front grille, and lexan inset in the dash. Manuals where identical. Parts and part numbers identical. Schematic identical. At the time it was AYP American yard products which I believe is now Husqvarna.
You could buy dash accessories for one and use them on the other because the dash openings and wiring harness was the same part number on each.
