Terry built 925 - New to me today

[bamaboilermaker]

i finally got a 925.  i picked it up on an on line auction for $90.  Description and pictures on line were pretty bad but bid on it anyway.

The bad i saw right away, the PO had obviously broken the handle assembly and hand made a handle bar and mount from steel pipe and welded it to a fabricated mount.  Also the saw looked like it had been sitting in a barn for 20+ years, filthy dirty.

The good.  it has an original 24" homelite bar (and homelite branded H chain)  Both rusted pretty good, but bar should be salvageable.  i pulled the muffler and plug out and rotated the piston.  Not locked up, and actually no damage visible.  did not do compression testing, just accessing the condition now.

All ignition components in place, will check for spark after some cleaning.  Dirt Daubber nests in airbox and clutch cover.

The tag is in place and is a Terry saw.  Model number 10415  Serial # 43 41T29X  Saw is red with black trim and white letters.  Alot of red paint still on saw under all of the dirt and grime.

Looking forward to bringing this one back to life.  A big brother to my many SXLAOs and XL12's

[edju1958]

I'm not one who likes to argue about things,but doesn't the Terry built saw usually start with the #5?Post some pics of the saw in it's sorry state.Always great to see before & after pics.

Edit:Oops,I just re-read the serial # & spotted the letter T (for Terry built).

[blythkd]

They're a great saw. If you're an XL guy already, you oughta love a 925. They've got a ton of power and torque for their physical size, in my opinion.

Keep us posted.

[bamaboilermaker]

Still cleaning it up. I got to print out Leon’s IPL to start making a list of parts. I will post some pictures of the welded hand bar. Pretty interesting to see how much effort was put into it. It actually fits pretty good on saw. Just wrong diameter pipe was used

I am looking forward to this build

I hope it is not a basket case, if it is I will have a bunch of good parts for the next one. Just not a common saw in Alabama area

[bamaboilermaker]

[bamaboilermaker]

Picture of the hand made handle.

[edju1958]

That's actually pretty cool!

[blythkd]

Now that's a handlebar. The craftsman was probably a heavy equipment guy. I'm sure he thought he was building something much bigger and better but...

1. That bracket looks like it weighs about 20X what an OEM bracket weighs. The handlebar is heavier than the original aluminum tubing handle as well.

2. If you're making a big cut down low and the log rolls back against your handlebar, it breaks the OEM bracket. Seen it many times. Since that homemade steel bar bracket is not going to break, if anything does break, it'll be the gas tank. Not good.

Doesn't look bad otherwise, from what we can see.

[bamaboilermaker]

Agreed. A lot of time was spent milling this bracket out. The holes for the mounting screws were countersunk with an end mill , the spacing of the holes at the bottom of the tank were spaced out and sized correctly for the rubber bushings.

When i get this one running, i will start looking for a proper handle for it.

if i read the date code correct, i think it is a 1974 model Model number 10415 Serial # 43 41T29X