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Post by tombo on Oct 23, 2009 5:16:53 GMT -5
Just wondering which were the smallest real Homelite saws ?
Super 2's look nice, but not sure of their size. Was the Super 2 a true top-handle saw ?
Got a couple of blue Canadian SXL 12 Automatics as well as a couple of old Solo 626's ( aka 70 ) and a plastic Stihl MS 260.
Would really like to get a small old Homey for limbing etc.
Any suggestions ?
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Post by polardoo on Oct 23, 2009 7:02:44 GMT -5
Find a clean 150 for $30-$50 and enjoy it. Light and very powerful, run a spark arrester to help quiet it down.
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Post by lesorubcheek on Oct 23, 2009 8:21:39 GMT -5
As far as I know, the smallest Homelite was the "little" Xl at like 26cc. The Super 2 was a little bigger. For small limbs, they're great. Polardoo's suggestion for a 150 is wonderful. I've always liked the 150's. Most will tell ya just get a Super EZ, but I personally like the feel and balance of a 150 better. Opinions..... everybody's got one.
Dan
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Post by MCS on Oct 23, 2009 9:20:33 GMT -5
Just wondering which were the smallest real Homelite saws ? Homelite introduced the XL-2 while I was at the family hardware store and I left the store in Aug of '73. I think it came out it '72 before the holidays. I remember working on them but not a lot. The two trigger aluminum/magnesium XL-2 would definitely be a "real Homelite." This saw was originally shipped with 1/4" chain - pretty tiny cutters. The two trigger feature worked well and one handed operation with that little chain was easy. The XL came out sometime later and has a shorted up the top handle that removed the rear trigger. Both are the same engine @ 26cc. The XL-2 and XL are covered in the Homelite Shop Service Manual Vol. 4 with a 1975 copywrite. |
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Post by mikem on Oct 24, 2009 15:15:21 GMT -5
I have an SEZ for small stuff and it works fine and is easy to work on. I am not a fan of XLs because you have to take the saw out of the case to work on the carb...not my idea of being easy to maintain. I have never owned a 150 ...but if Captain Kirk were to use a chainsaw, it would be that one !!
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Post by 925fetish on Oct 24, 2009 19:22:49 GMT -5
I think in my own humble opinion that a 150 is the one when it comes to a good all around saw in a smaller package.you have to be careful because their power to weight ratio can equal free plastic surgery
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Post by lesorubcheek on Oct 24, 2009 19:29:05 GMT -5
150s unfortunately suffer from the same carb access issue as the little XLs. There's actually lots of little similarities between the 150 and the XL/XL-2/Super 2 saws, even though I doubt they share more than a couple of parts. Guess after you've played with 'em for a dozen or so times, it just kinda grows on ya and doesn't seem like a big deal to yank the engine outa the casing to get access to the carb.
Anyways.... always did think highly of that green girl in Star Trek. ;D
Dan
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Post by mikem on Oct 25, 2009 10:45:55 GMT -5
150s unfortunately suffer from the same carb access issue as the little XLs. There's actually lots of little similarities between the 150 and the XL/XL-2/Super 2 saws, even though I doubt they share more than a couple of parts. Guess after you've played with 'em for a dozen or so times, it just kinda grows on ya and doesn't seem like a big deal to yank the engine outa the casing to get access to the carb. Anyways.... always did think highly of that green girl in Star Trek. ;D Dan  The green girl definitely qualifies as a "heavenly body".  I guess I have a "burr under my saddle" with those plastic cased XL's. All it takes is a loose muffler bolt or the "reflective heat tape" to let loose and you burn a hole in the case. Maybe the metal cased XLs would be better for a small saw. |
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Post by billg on Oct 27, 2009 11:25:05 GMT -5
I had a pair of brand new 150's here for the longest time. I tried to sell one but no one really wanted it. Finally a woman bought it as a Christmas present for her father. She said that he loved his old one but it was beyond repair and he would often mentioned how he wished he had another. I never did hear from her though after I sent it.
Bill
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I guess I have a "burr under my saddle" with those plastic cased XL's. All it takes is a loose muffler bolt or the "reflective heat tape" to let loose and you burn a hole in the case. Maybe the metal cased XLs would be better for a small saw.