How did the old Homey chainsaw model numbering system work?
Feb 22, 2024 14:07:24 GMT -5
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Post by w30bob on Feb 22, 2024 14:07:24 GMT -5
Hi Guys,
Been away for a bit dealing with family issues.......sucks getting old. Anyway, I hope everyone is well. Here's my question.........when Homelite was using model names like 5-30, 7-19, 9-23, etc.....what did those numbers mean? I ask because I just picked up a pretty weird Homelite, a model 6-60. It's a Terry saw and I'm guessing an export model, but I got thinking about what the numbers mean. Since it was for export I'm thinking if they meant horsepower and bar length it would be in the metric system, then 6 kW would be 4.5 hp and 60cm would be 24 inch bar length. That doesn't seem too out of place, but I have no idea if that's what it means or not. I find it hard to believe a 9-23 would mean 9hp and 23 inch bar......so I'm thinking that's not what those numbers mean, at least on non-export saws....but I have no idea. And if anyone has any info on the 6-60 I'd love to hear/see it. Mine is pretty beat up and there's no trace of any decals, if there were any, so I'd like to know what it looked like when new. I'm guessing it looked like a 663, but don't know. I only found a brief discussion of it on chainsawcollectors site, but there were no pics other than the data plate........although there was mention of another oddball Terry Homelite in that discussion called a 7-63, but again they just showed the data plate. So any info on the 6-60 would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
bob
Been away for a bit dealing with family issues.......sucks getting old. Anyway, I hope everyone is well. Here's my question.........when Homelite was using model names like 5-30, 7-19, 9-23, etc.....what did those numbers mean? I ask because I just picked up a pretty weird Homelite, a model 6-60. It's a Terry saw and I'm guessing an export model, but I got thinking about what the numbers mean. Since it was for export I'm thinking if they meant horsepower and bar length it would be in the metric system, then 6 kW would be 4.5 hp and 60cm would be 24 inch bar length. That doesn't seem too out of place, but I have no idea if that's what it means or not. I find it hard to believe a 9-23 would mean 9hp and 23 inch bar......so I'm thinking that's not what those numbers mean, at least on non-export saws....but I have no idea. And if anyone has any info on the 6-60 I'd love to hear/see it. Mine is pretty beat up and there's no trace of any decals, if there were any, so I'd like to know what it looked like when new. I'm guessing it looked like a 663, but don't know. I only found a brief discussion of it on chainsawcollectors site, but there were no pics other than the data plate........although there was mention of another oddball Terry Homelite in that discussion called a 7-63, but again they just showed the data plate. So any info on the 6-60 would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
bob
