I found the one I learned to cut with in my granddad's hangar a few years ago. Sat 20+ years unused. I blew out the air filter, added fresh gas, and she started within a few pulls. These saws will always be my favorite.
I have eight super XL homelites and three of them are like the one you have there! I have a chainsaw collection and almost half of the 135 chainsaws are homelites! 😉
Love my Super XL AO. Never a single problem. Bought it new in 1978. Mine has the factory muffler guard to this day. Have a couple hundred hours on it dropping and bucking mostly Oak and some Pinyon Pine. Lately I'm bucking up huge old, decadent Lombardi Popular. It's still a ripper but I never put it away without full cleaning and maintenance of the power head and bar/chain. This includes pouring the gas out then running it out of the remaining gas, so the only thing left in the carb is oil. I typically run a 20" bar and the only mod I've done is, decades ago, I installed a needle bearing clutch and floating drive sprocket. I have a modern Sthil and two Milwaukee electric chainsaws but there is something sweet about the old Homelite. Nostalgia I suppose.
What a great comment and story. The old XL's are still tough to beat, just a solid built saw. Regular maintenance is the key for sure. So, you run the gas out of the saw at the end of the season, I do too. You also mention that the only thing left in the carb is oil. Do you run oil through the carb at the end of the season?
@@EightWheelsRollin I don't add anything. It's just the residual oil from the 2-stroke mix that gets left behind. I've always guessed it's best to run it dry with the saw "cold" and not piping hot because it runs "lean" for a few moments.
Gotcha! I had never heard of running oil through the carb. That said, the more I read and thought about your comment, I began to think you may have been running oil through carb and fuel lines to keep the carb fresh and fuel lines pliable.
If there were 3 or 4 groups of people cutting firewood and only one of them was using old vintage chainsaws they’d be the star of the show lol. I’ve got an XL-12 that was given to me need to get it running. I love the little XL-1’s and I’ve got a VI-922 I haven’t tried yet. Same as you I get exited for firewood season.
I agree with you, I could watch vintage saws in the wood all day. The whole XL line of saws are great. I almost picked up an EZ not too long ago, I believe it's the same saw as your XL-1. The 922 is a big ol' saw!
Ran one for 10-12 years. Considered it the 'as hell' saw. Loud as hell, slow as hell, and heavy as hell. Replaced it w a Husqvarna 450. Don't miss that homelite one bit
Ha ha ha..funny. They are loud, but I love loud. I never really notice the weight. I've never run a 450...but I hear they are a good saw. They sure sell a lot of em'!
@@EightWheelsRollin run a 450 and you'll notice the supers weight. Ran that super and a 360 pro at same time. 360 was just as heavy but way faster than XL. Shh ...but it was my back that told me get rid of those homelites
I have one just like that my neighbor was making fun of it cause it is so old I left it sitting outside for a year on the ground pick it up mow and set it back down I put fresh gas in it and started right up
I found the one I learned to cut with in my granddad's hangar a few years ago. Sat 20+ years unused. I blew out the air filter, added fresh gas, and she started within a few pulls. These saws will always be my favorite.
What a cool story. That's what makes these saws so great, they're reliable and just get work done. Keep 'er in the wood!
I have eight super XL homelites and three of them are like the one you have there! I have a chainsaw collection and almost half of the 135 chainsaws are homelites! 😉
I would love to see that collection! Vintage Homelite saws are some of best ever made...
Love my Super XL AO. Never a single problem. Bought it new in 1978. Mine has the factory muffler guard to this day.
Have a couple hundred hours on it dropping and bucking mostly Oak and some Pinyon Pine. Lately I'm bucking up huge old, decadent Lombardi Popular.
It's still a ripper but I never put it away without full cleaning and maintenance of the power head and bar/chain. This includes pouring the gas out then running it out of the remaining gas, so the only thing left in the carb is oil.
I typically run a 20" bar and the only mod I've done is, decades ago, I installed a needle bearing clutch and floating drive sprocket.
I have a modern Sthil and two Milwaukee electric chainsaws but there is something sweet about the old Homelite. Nostalgia I suppose.
What a great comment and story. The old XL's are still tough to beat, just a solid built saw. Regular maintenance is the key for sure. So, you run the gas out of the saw at the end of the season, I do too. You also mention that the only thing left in the carb is oil. Do you run oil through the carb at the end of the season?
@@EightWheelsRollin I don't add anything. It's just the residual oil from the 2-stroke mix that gets left behind. I've always guessed it's best to run it dry with the saw "cold" and not piping hot because it runs "lean" for a few moments.
Gotcha! I had never heard of running oil through the carb. That said, the more I read and thought about your comment, I began to think you may have been running oil through carb and fuel lines to keep the carb fresh and fuel lines pliable.
If there were 3 or 4 groups of people cutting firewood and only one of them was using old vintage chainsaws they’d be the star of the show lol.
I’ve got an XL-12 that was given to me need to get it running.
I love the little XL-1’s and I’ve got a VI-922 I haven’t tried yet.
Same as you I get exited for firewood season.
I agree with you, I could watch vintage saws in the wood all day. The whole XL line of saws are great. I almost picked up an EZ not too long ago, I believe it's the same saw as your XL-1. The 922 is a big ol' saw!
Great old saws!
They are...solid runners!
@EightWheelsRollin can you help me figure out how old my blue&white super xl saw is pls. Serial # is 2857084
Check out Leon's Chainsaw Parts and Repair or House of Homelite. He runs both and is a Homelite expert.
Love these units. This one is about 50% slower then it should be. Get a nice sharpened chain and check the oiler. High side needs some adjustment.
Me too. I really think it needs a new piston and rings, but, no time for that right now...ha ha.
Sweet sounding saw, seems like chain needs sharpening. Thank for the video
They do sound good. You could be right...
Ran one for 10-12 years. Considered it the 'as hell' saw. Loud as hell, slow as hell, and heavy as hell. Replaced it w a Husqvarna 450. Don't miss that homelite one bit
Ha ha ha..funny. They are loud, but I love loud. I never really notice the weight. I've never run a 450...but I hear they are a good saw. They sure sell a lot of em'!
@@EightWheelsRollin run a 450 and you'll notice the supers weight. Ran that super and a 360 pro at same time. 360 was just as heavy but way faster than XL. Shh ...but it was my back that told me get rid of those homelites
Being all metal, they are heavier when compared to today's modern saws. I have a 360 as well, nice saw.
Chainsaw very good
I agree!
great saws grew up with them made in 70"s by textron ive got four of them tuff saws
I agree 100%. I love runnin' em'. Having four yourself, I'm sure you do to!
also have a homelite 1961 600d been awhile since ive run it but checked 600d
@@EightWheelsRollin
I'm not familiar with the 300 D? Smaller version of the 600 D?
sorry about that it is 600d think it has 7/16 pitch chain
also have a zip and a wiz
My old Super XL 16" was so dependable. Very noisy though. I have a moderate hearing loss in my right ear after 20+ years of use. Wear ear protection.
They are loud saws for sure, very loud. I do wear hearing protection when I'm running my saws. Thanks, and all the best!
Yes indeed a vintage xl homelite those 58 CC saws can get the job done. We have a few of them.
They sure do. With you having a few, you definitely know how good a saw they are. I'll never part with mine...
I have one just like that my neighbor was making fun of it cause it is so old I left it sitting outside for a year on the ground pick it up mow and set it back down I put fresh gas in it and started right up
They are like that, they just work. Tell your neighbor he needs to get one!
Looks like it bogs down quite a bit
That's me blippin' the throttle. Thanks for watching!