kurgano
Collector wannabe
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Post by kurgano on Feb 12, 2021 4:12:01 GMT -5
First a Hello, I signed up tonight. I don't know if an intro is required so I'll keep it short. A few years ago I bought a 150 year old house with a 152 year old barn(yes, the original owners lived in the barn with the horses while building the house, priorities!) and the previous owners lived here all their lives. The grandfather, and his father before him, were sawyers and also worked at the local sawmill. The barn still has its treasures including an old hit-miss engine that powered the mill and lathes. Newer but still older than me was a cabinet with old homelite chainsaws. 4-5 are in working order, 4-5 more don't start but can probably be rebuilt and there's parts for probably a few more.
Long story short the saws were all homelite and I got swallowed by the nostalgia, I'm now a homelite collector/fan. I use them to cut firewood too. The house, barn and most importantly the homelites were all extremely well cared for and maintained.
Question: Besides keeping an eye out for saws in the local classifieds, marketplace etc I'd be interested in any NOS bulk sales that go up for sale or auction. I don't think there are as many sales of bulk NOS or parts as there once was but when there is, where is the best place to find out about the sales?
I'd be interested in bulk parts lots if I knew where to find them.
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Post by Jarhead ☠ on Feb 12, 2021 6:48:05 GMT -5
Hello and welcome to House of Homelite. If you keep an eye on feebay you'll see several lots available at the moment. Leon's chainsaw parts and repair and Joyce Wilson (chainsawlady) has a good amount of parts available.
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Post by undee70ss on Feb 12, 2021 7:09:18 GMT -5
First a Hello, I signed up tonight. I don't know if an intro is required so I'll keep it short. A few years ago I bought a 150 year old house with a 152 year old barn(yes, the original owners lived in the barn with the horses while building the house, priorities!) and the previous owners lived here all their lives. The grandfather, and his father before him, were sawyers and also worked at the local sawmill. The barn still has its treasures including an old hit-miss engine that powered the mill and lathes. Newer but still older than me was a cabinet with old homelite chainsaws. 4-5 are in working order, 4-5 more don't start but can probably be rebuilt and there's parts for probably a few more.
Long story short the saws were all homelite and I got swallowed by the nostalgia, I'm now a homelite collector/fan. I use them to cut firewood too. The house, barn and most importantly the homelites were all extremely well cared for and maintained.
Question: Besides keeping an eye out for saws in the local classifieds, marketplace etc I'd be interested in any NOS bulk sales that go up for sale or auction. I don't think there are as many sales of bulk NOS or parts as there once was but when there is, where is the best place to find out about the sales?
I'd be interested in bulk parts lots if I knew where to find them.
The problem with bulk parts lots is many others are also looking for them.
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Post by ronaldt on Feb 12, 2021 8:33:39 GMT -5
Post some pictures of your saws if you care to. We all like show and tell!
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kurgano
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Post by kurgano on Feb 15, 2021 14:00:08 GMT -5
Sure, some pics. This isn't all of them but I haven't rounded them all up yet. Better pics to come.
I think this is the most neglected saw in the bunch but apparently it ran 5 years ago and has sat since. A project for sure...
I think it's a Terry saw made in 64?? Here's the model tag...
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kurgano
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Post by kurgano on Feb 16, 2021 10:48:08 GMT -5
No wait, that would be a 1976, not a 1964? There's still confusing info on dating I guess, this one doesn't have a UT number marked anywhere on it(I looked all over).
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Post by undee70ss on Feb 16, 2021 11:07:26 GMT -5
No wait, that would be a 1976, not a 1964? There's still confusing info on dating I guess, this one doesn't have a UT number marked anywhere on it(I looked all over). That saw was made in 1964. Early saws do not have UT numbers.
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Post by lesorubcheek on Feb 16, 2021 17:36:39 GMT -5
7 digit serials means lookup using Mrs. Wilson's sales records for an approximation.
Dan
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kurgano
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Post by kurgano on Feb 16, 2021 21:37:12 GMT -5
Thanks. In doing that I did find some very similarly numbered saws and am positive it's a 64.
I found some family history on it too, I found the matching geneology online while looking up previous property owners. As you might see in the pic it has a person's name on a sticker. The name belongs to the son of a previous owner of the farm, one of four boys, and they scribed or put stickers on their saws so that their brothers wouldn't mistake it for theirs.
The son was born in 1919 and became a veteran of WWII(infantry, France, private). After the war he went to work in the local sawmill which isn't surprising since his dad was a lifelong sawyer blacksmith who managed the mill for a time, until he passed in 1968. The son left the mill around then and the saw sat in the barn from 69 until now. It has seen minimal use to cut firewood for the house since. He passed in 2015, age 96, and is buried in a church cemetary just up the road.
How could I not get hooked on nostalgia?? It will be well taken care of. There's so many saws here not because anyone was a collector but because with 4 boys they bought 4x the machines at a time, all Homelite. The serial numbers on some are consecutive.
Thanks for the help with the sales records!
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kurgano
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Post by kurgano on Feb 16, 2021 23:43:35 GMT -5
Now to find a NOS gasket kit for a 7 digit '64...
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Post by blythkd on Feb 17, 2021 8:30:53 GMT -5
Never seen a kit but you likely won't need much. I don't know how deep you're planning to go but you can buy a base gasket and that's probably about all you'll need. I wouldn't split the crankcase unless it needs a bearing. Carb gaskets come off clean many times and can be used again. I'm guessing you may need to clean up the carb so a Tillotson kit might be handy.
Good luck, what a great story.
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Post by rarefish383 on Feb 18, 2021 13:22:33 GMT -5
I just got a Super XL Automatic made in 73. The guy said he built his house in 77 and a neighbor gave it to him. He said it probably hadn't been run since the 80's. I put a shot of mix in the carb and a couple pulls it fired up. Primed it a couple more times and it fired, so I filled the tank, started and runs great. Got two chains from my local Stihl dealer, 60DL's. Cut up a 20+ inch Locust with it. Next to the Super 1050's, those XL series are amongst my favorites.
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Post by Clasec on Feb 21, 2021 1:21:03 GMT -5
Now to find a NOS gasket kit for a 7 digit '64... I have a kit but its aftermarket not NOS. XL12 gasket set by Clasec, on Flickr
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Post by undee70ss on Feb 21, 2021 9:20:19 GMT -5
Now to find a NOS gasket kit for a 7 digit '64... I have a kit but its aftermarket not NOS. XL12 gasket set by Clasec, on Flickr Who made the kit?
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Post by Clasec on Feb 21, 2021 9:24:54 GMT -5
Ahlborn Equipment Inc.
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Post by blythkd on Feb 21, 2021 10:29:36 GMT -5
Hah, I never thought about an aftermarket kit. I was pretty sure Homelite never offered a kit, just piece by piece.
I swear I think I learn more on this site than I ever teach anyone!
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