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Post by sawcollector on Jan 16, 2009 21:13:06 GMT -5
Just when I thought I had joined all the saw forums here I find yet another! I have been working on getting my collection pics posted at Magnus site, and all the Homelites are now up over there, under the Stihl #1 handle, in the collections on display topic, so I won't post them again here. I did a search and it came up empty here, regarding any knowledge of a book or books that gives an account of the history of the Homelite company. In addition to collecting saws I am working on a collection of pertinent books on aspects of the saw and logging business, as well as anything else small engine related. I have a great book Stihl published in 2006 on the history of the company, and hope that somewhere books on Poulan, Mac, and Homelite as well as any other European makes, exist. Anybody got any titles to share?
Eddie
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Post by MCS on Jan 16, 2009 21:34:03 GMT -5
Eddie, Welcome to House of Homelite . You will find this forum a great place to discuss Homelites, well most of the time. Sometimes the forum members get sidetracked and wander off in other directions and sometime use cuss works like M*c, St#+hl but we let that pass. Some members have been diagnosed with CAD - Chainsaw Addition Disorder . Hope you enjoy your visits
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Post by sawcollector on Jan 16, 2009 21:45:04 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome! My name is Eddie and I am addicted to collecting saws... Wait a minute, what's wrong with that??? I have about a 100 saws at any given time, and yes they are about half St#+hl and some other unmentionables, but what a fun hobby! I have worked in the OPE business half my life, and the other I was teaching, and now I get to do both - Dream Job! But my friend Wayne in WA has a couple of thousand saws at his house, and so does Larry at House of Saws in OH, so as with most things, there is always someone with more stuff to keep us all inspired to keep collecting.
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Post by chainsawwhisperer on Jan 16, 2009 23:24:08 GMT -5
Eddie, welcome to the forum, I look forward to seeing pics of your collection! Zip, OPE - Outdoor power equipment, A7E, and while were on the subject I really like cats, I have had about 7 of them. The last one was a diabetic and required 2 shots a day, a real PITA. now we're thinking about a dog, But I'm sure you'll here about it soon enough! My name is CSW and I like Chainsaws
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Post by MCS on Jan 16, 2009 23:53:53 GMT -5
My name is Eddie and I am addicted to collecting saws... Wait a minute, what's wrong with that???
Eddie, not all additions have to be treated. CAD doesn't cause any real harm but it has been know to deplete checking accounts and cause people not to talk to each other. For others, it has created a disparate need for constructing additional space that results in increased property taxes.
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Post by RandyMac on Jan 17, 2009 2:00:49 GMT -5
I don't have a chainsaw disorder, I'm doing it on purpose. I did have a case of Mosinitis though, talk about a budget killer. Me with my little dogs, PBR and MCCulloch
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Post by chainsawwhisperer on Jan 17, 2009 8:58:04 GMT -5
Sometimes the forum members get sidetracked and wander off in other directions quote] Sorry guys I got sidetracted. ;D
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Post by sawcollector on Jan 17, 2009 11:30:52 GMT -5
Well thanks again to all for the nice welcome. A7E, you are right, there are worse things to collect. My wife is very supportive of my habit, but I overheard her say to a friend who was asking about my having so many saws, and she replied, "They take up less room then cars or motorcycles" so now I know her secret!!!! Here are the pics I put up over at the collectors site, but just the Homelites! I don't want to get in trouble, being new and all... I recall working on a lot of these various Homelite models when I had my shop in OK in the late ‘80s, and later in FL in the ‘90s. Back then you pretty much had to try to fix anything that came in the door, since labor rates were low and you needed the work. In most cases parts were not hard to come by. The problem was that many of these cheap saws were worn out after 20 to 30 hours or less, and you might get it to run but it wouldn’t run well or for long and then the man was mad at you since you were the last “mechanic” to touch it! Anyway here is a prime example of what I am talking about: These came in a single trigger and double trigger like this one. The early models had alloy cases, then the whole thing was plastic. You have to take the engine out to change the sprocket… The 150 was a bear to work on, and the 240 was not much better: Here are the better XL 12 models I have. I always felt that the older blue saws were better built than the later model red ones on nearly all the Homelites that switched colors. The all blue one is one I built in about 1984 out of 3 junkers and a new p/c and I put the auto oiler and the manual oiler both on it, and that saw has cut a lot of wood. The other blue one is original and in good shape but the red one is pretty much done. I have a couple more as parts saws in case I ever lose my mind and actually want to fix any of these up! LOL The Super EZ was actually a good little saw and not too bad to repair, but I find it interesting how much they changed over time. Notice the blue one has a chrome cover on the starter and a metal filter cover and the nice green rubber on the handle. Then the one red one is similar but has black handle rubber, but the other red one is like a stripped down version, and has a cheap plastic filter cover on it. I guess as Homelite began their downward spiral into oblivion as they sold more and more through mass merchants and kept lowering the price this was the result: I didn’t work on many of these big old Homelites back then as they were not used much in western OK or even FL by the ‘90s, but these were serious saws for serious wood cutters: I do plan to see if these are runners as I would like to be able to use one occasionally to cut a few biscuits just for fun and to remind me of how far we have come in saw design and application since then.
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Post by chainsawwhisperer on Jan 17, 2009 14:36:56 GMT -5
Nice pic RM. Let me guess; Mans best friend, and mans best friend, and mans best friend? When I first read your post it looked to me like you were saying you had named your dogs 'PBR' and 'McCulloch'! LOL ROFLAO! Zip, I thought the same thing! What odd names for dogs. Sawcollector, those are nice saws. Nice assortment of SEZ's they are a very well liked saw here. In the off topic area there is a 'Saw Collections' thread, feel free to post your entire collection there. look foward to seeing it. CSW
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