Rescued a XL-123 from the city dump today

[IRQVET]

So I'm new to the forum but I've owned a Homelite XL-12 for a while now and I'm a huge fan of that thing. I was dropping off some stuff at the city dump when I noticed a Homelite XL-123 sitting on a pile of junk. Pull cord was missing, and the handle was cracked/broken; but otherwise it was all there. 

Since I'm out of town for work, I was thinking of making this a little project for me to kill some time. If its built anything like my Super XL AO, I figured it might be worthwhile.

Would this handle work?

www.ebay.com/itm/Homelite-Super-XL-Automatic-Rear-Handle/142207376229?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41375%26meid%3D01f6403f342743bbb5a87c7be62b82b5%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D391829261034

[sweepleader]

Hi Welcome to the site. I don't know much about the XL123 but I doubt that the handle for a Super XL would fit. You can find an IPL for your saw here: www.leonschainsawpartsandrepair.com/uploads/3/9/7/9/39792537/homelite_xl-123_chainsaw_ipl_24469.pdf
or here: www.leonschainsawpartsandrepair.com/uploads/3/9/7/9/39792537/homelite_xl-123-2_chainsaw_ipl_24469-t__may_1973_.pdf

These will let you find the part numbers for what you need, then you can get the correct parts.

Looks like it would depend on when your saw was built. That can be determined often from the UT and Serial Numbers on the saw. If those are not there or the saw is too early, there are other methods that can come close.

If you compare numbers from the two IPL's and they are the same then there is no problem with build date. It is possible there are more than two versions of a given saw, the XL12 must have at least a dozen or two. The XL123 is not one of them.

I am sure someone who knows more about the XL123 specifically will be along soon to help.

Again, welcome to the site. You will find lots of good information here.

[Supercharged86]

Jul 21, 2017 18:59:21 GMT -5 IRQVET said:

So I'm new to the forum but I've owned a Homelite XL-12 for a while now and I'm a huge fan of that thing. I was dropping off some stuff at the city dump when I noticed a Homelite XL-123 sitting on a pile of junk. Pull cord was missing, and the handle was cracked/broken; but otherwise it was all there. 

Since I'm out of town for work, I was thinking of making this a little project for me to kill some time. If its built anything like my Super XL AO, I figured it might be worthwhile.

Would this handle work?

www.ebay.com/itm/Homelite-Super-XL-Automatic-Rear-Handle/142207376229?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41375%26meid%3D01f6403f342743bbb5a87c7be62b82b5%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D391829261034

They're not the same. The rear handle of the XL-123 also comprised the oil reservoir tank, the SXL does not.

[undee70ss]

One from a XL76 will work. They have the same part# (A68483). PM Chainsawlady to see if she has one.