EZ homelite VS super 2. Which is better

[super2red10520]

I have a liking for the super 2 and smaller XL homelite saws. I think they are also called the 180 series saws. Lightweight and decent power for 14 inch blade. For the most part somewhat reliable for all the abuse I put them thru. I have 3 of them so keeping them running is not a problem.
BUT.. I have an EZ 10505B Homelite, recently bought, and am wondering if this saw is worth the time to get a carb kit and fiddle and fool with it, to back up the little XL and Super 2 saws I have. The XL being the weakest power producer, as super 2 is fine for limbing and general cutting with a decent chain.

The EZ is a manual oiler, and I am not worried about that. seems to do the job. But it's been sitting for a while, and I don't want to chase lost time by trying to fix the impossible and end up disappointed with it.

Will I

Joe in southern OHIO- with many trees to cut this winter.

PS I think the EZ has a 16 blade. And parts available?

[sawnami]

Dec 6, 2013 21:46:18 GMT -5 super2red10520 said:

The XL being the weakest power producer,

Not necessarily :-)



I like the EZ's. They're a compact zippy little saw. It would be worth a carb kit in my opinion.

[onlyhomelites]

The Super EZ is definitely worth a carb kit. The have good power with a 16" bar and don't kill your back. They have two drawbacks: 1) everything is some compacted, that they are hard to work on & 2) They are the most prone to hard starting when warm of any Homelite saw I've ever run. I think they vapor-lock for some reason. Obviously it's not an issue this time of year, but on a hot summer day, I've had to do some serious cranking to get running it again! Now based on that UT#, that saw should be a Super EZ Automatic..so you may have more saw than you think!