SN for SEZ

[oleglass]

I recently accquired a very nice SEZ saw off of ebay.
Arrived yesterday, and I had to immediately see if it was as good as the guy said in the ad.
The saw was not beat up, the paint was in excellent condition, it had been used some, but not abused.

IT WAS!! (Only gave $75 delivered)
Put gas and oil in. pulled 3 times and fired right off.
Idles great and runs as good as the new one I purchased in the early 70's.

I just wish I had kept that one, but I thought I needed a larger saw and traded it for a SXLAO. Still have the SXLAO, just ordered some parts for it from RWB on this board.

Now, I have decided to look for some of the older saws, as my dad sold Homelite saws back in the 70's and I did a good bit of repair work on the saws. I still have the two large parts books and service manuals we used then.

Now for the question, how do I determine the date of manufacture for this saw?


Thanks for the info!!

[MCS]

This doesn't address the 7 digit serial that are on some older SXL and 12's but aside from that it covers most of what we see.

HOMELITE-JACOBSEN

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 185-008

SUBJECT: SERIAL NUMBERS

AFFECTS: ALL MODELS

The following information should answer most of your questions regarding serial numbers and how to read them.

EXAMPLE: Serial number: 4G1521238

"4" - This number specifies the assembly line the unit was built on. This could also be represented by a letter.
"G" - This letter specifies the year of final assembly. (See letter codes below). Before a letter was used to specify the year, a number was used. (See numeric code below).
"152" - The next 3 numbers specify the calendar day of the year (day 152).
"1238" - This was the 1,238th unit built that day.
"G152" - These 4 digits make up the LOT NUMBER.
LETTER CODE FOR YEARS:
C-1981 D-1982 E-1983 F-1984 G-1985 H-1986 I-1987 J-1988
K-1989 L-1990 M-1991 N-1992 O-1993 P-1994 Q-1995 R-1996
S-1997 T-1998 U-1999 V-2000 W-2001 X-2002 Y-2003 Z-2004

PREVIOUS NUMERIC CODE:

2-1972 3-1973 4-1974 5-1975 6-1976 7-1977 8-1978
9-1979 0-1980 1-1981

Prior to the 9-digit serial number now being used, an 8-digit number was used. The 8-digit number reads the same as the 9-digit number except the assembly line designation was not used.


Peery Gibson Service Manager Forestry Products

HOMELITE TEXTRON DATE: 3/85

[oleglass]

My SN is 280060084
UT 104313
If I am correct, my saw was:

built on line 2
in 1978
on Jan 6
number 84 that day

Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks!!