I have a Duramark 69cc rebranded Lombard Super Comango that they painted the black over top of the orange that would have been the factory color for the Lombard Comango. The saw only has one spot on the throttle handle that the black got chipped off and the orange paint shines through like it was a light bulb turned on! But the saw is a very cool piece of equipment and the only one I have ever seen! Which surprises me because I visited Wayne Suttons chainsaw museum a couple of years ago and I could swear that man owns every chainsaw ever made! And yet I don't recall seeing one of these saws in his awesome collection of chainsaws? But if you have never been, I highly recommend you schedule a tour with him to see his collection. Great guy! Very knowledgeable and I can assure you that you will walk away from your visit a bit wiser about chainsaws and the history about them then when you arrived! 😉
Its hard sometimes to get a gut feeling for the wood stove and chainsaw market that existed from the early 70s through the 80s. Everybody and their dog was buying saws and stoves or in the business of selling them. It really was a wild ride for about 20 years in that industry. People that had NEVER owned a saw or a wood stove were being sold the idea of being an energy independent cutter and burner. Weird rebranded saws like profiled here sold fairly well to the unbiased untrained public. I lived through that era but didn't take note of a chainsaw really until the 80s. And then an XL12 entered my life. And nothing was ever the same again....
Interesting variation, I've never seen one with a chain brake before. The XL-1s are stripped versions of the super easy, with no decomp manual oil pump or rubber grips.
I don't own a single saw with a chain brake i would like to say i am old school but thats not the case I have a couple mid 90s saws no brake thou guess that is old school... lol time flies was surprised to see this 1981 saw had a chain brake guess it was optional? Until sometime pasts the late 90s?
I have an XL1-AO. How many turns on the hi and lo and is there any other screw that needs to be turned, it doesn't want to hold an idle....Lot # 50125. Ser # T80 08364.
I have a Duramark 69cc rebranded Lombard Super Comango that they painted the black over top of the orange that would have been the factory color for the Lombard Comango. The saw only has one spot on the throttle handle that the black got chipped off and the orange paint shines through like it was a light bulb turned on! But the saw is a very cool piece of equipment and the only one I have ever seen! Which surprises me because I visited Wayne Suttons chainsaw museum a couple of years ago and I could swear that man owns every chainsaw ever made! And yet I don't recall seeing one of these saws in his awesome collection of chainsaws? But if you have never been, I highly recommend you schedule a tour with him to see his collection. Great guy! Very knowledgeable and I can assure you that you will walk away from your visit a bit wiser about chainsaws and the history about them then when you arrived! 😉
Its hard sometimes to get a gut feeling for the wood stove and chainsaw market that existed from the early 70s through the 80s. Everybody and their dog was buying saws and stoves or in the business of selling them. It really was a wild ride for about 20 years in that industry. People that had NEVER owned a saw or a wood stove were being sold the idea of being an energy independent cutter and burner. Weird rebranded saws like profiled here sold fairly well to the unbiased untrained public. I lived through that era but didn't take note of a chainsaw really until the 80s. And then an XL12 entered my life. And nothing was ever the same again....
Now that is a neat Homelite variation indeed!
It probably is Sabre or Townsend Industries chain. I have loops that have J1 on them that I bought from Bailey's years ago.
Very different saw but very cool ive never seen or heard of those i like it. Thank u for sharing. Have a good week.
Nice looking saw
Interesting variation, I've never seen one with a chain brake before. The XL-1s are stripped versions of the super easy, with no decomp manual oil pump or rubber grips.
Very cool indeed!
My 78 Terry xl1 is set up just like this one of urs
"There are differences." Boy and howdy! Are there ever. The 😈 is in the tiny details.
I knew you would end up getting the saw😎
I don't own a single saw with a chain brake i would like to say i am old school but thats not the case I have a couple mid 90s saws no brake thou guess that is old school... lol time flies was surprised to see this 1981 saw had a chain brake guess it was optional? Until sometime pasts the late 90s?
I have an XL1-AO. How many turns on the hi and lo and is there any other screw that needs to be turned, it doesn't want to hold an idle....Lot # 50125. Ser # T80 08364.
Probably the easiest homlite to repaint
Is the craftsman 4.5 the same as the homelite 450? It sure looks like it
A stretch limo can be black. But a chainsaw this size...Must be RED!