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Post by ronaldt on Oct 2, 2021 9:52:54 GMT -5
What is the production date of this one?  |
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Post by undee70ss on Oct 2, 2021 15:17:31 GMT -5
Built on the 174day of 1997
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Post by undee70ss on Oct 2, 2021 15:18:15 GMT -5
And the 659th saw built that day
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Post by ronaldt on Oct 2, 2021 15:19:22 GMT -5
Thanks!
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Post by emory on Jan 2, 2022 11:45:54 GMT -5
How many years was the old blue produced? I have one that has limited edition on the case.
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Post by ronaldt on Jan 2, 2022 12:27:44 GMT -5
How many years was the old blue produced? I have one that has limited edition on the case. That's a good question! What is the serial number of your saw? |
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Post by emory on Jan 2, 2022 16:42:05 GMT -5
HN2160332
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Post by ronaldt on Jan 2, 2022 17:01:37 GMT -5
That one was built on August 4, 1992. My "old blue" is a 1997. I don't know if they made blue xlao's in the years in between or not. I've got a couple big red edition xlao's that I think are 1994 models. |
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Post by blythkd on Jan 4, 2022 8:33:49 GMT -5
They built the new and improved blue editions at different times, not a continual production run. Seems like the first "Ol Blue" came out in the late 80's or early 90's but not sure. They dropped it then came out with another version a few years later. I'm not sure how many different times Homelite offered it but I'm thinking at least 3 different times. So it's hard to nail down how many years it was produced.
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Post by ronaldt on Jan 4, 2022 9:07:48 GMT -5
We're they "new and improved" or was it a marketing idea to sell saws?
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Post by blythkd on Jan 4, 2022 18:36:51 GMT -5
I just meant "new and improved" blue SXL's as opposed to the blue saws of the 1960's.
No, the new "Ol Blue's" were just the same SXL as the red ones except with different paint and graphics.
I think they were popular so Homelite just used them for a sales throttle. When red sales started slacking, they'd pull the trigger on the blue models again for awhile to stimulate sales. Just my opinion, you know what's that worth.
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Post by onlyhomelites on Jan 5, 2022 23:33:29 GMT -5
From what I've seen of serial numbers on these saws, it appears these special version appeared in 1992 and continued until the line was discontinued in 1998 or 1999.
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