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[BnRidge]

My dad had an old saw. Yours brings back memories. Worn gray metal, big chain. I came across the reciept for his, and an envelope of parts when going through the estate 2yrs ago. Mall 1MG. $350 in 1959 was a lot of money. It had replacement chain link parts - did they rivet their own chains? And a drive sprocket. Not a usual wear item in the few years he used it. A picture in 1955 showed him using a croscut saw, so yeah, it was all probably a very big deal.

 

[BackRoad]

It does not appear that Homelite is very lite Mr. Gordon! Not sure "using it just for fun" has the same meaning to me as it might to you!

Growing up, we lived with my Grandparents and my Grandfather had a vintage '60's (?) Homelite with a bar longer than my leg and an engine that might barely fit in a bushel basket. I couldn't pick it up then... and wonder if I could now!

Not disrespecting its capability, but Home "lite" might be one of those product names that is more sales sizzle than reality...

 

[WinterDeere]

I still have two cross-cut loggers saws from my great-grandfather's shop, a 4 ft one-man saw with holes at the tip of the blade for a helper handle, and then a true 2-man saw roughly 6 feet long. Both have wickedly agressive tooth profiles.

He was born in the 1890's, so probably had a whole heaping lot of hours on those two saws, before he ever even had the chance to buy a chain saw. I can't imagine heating a house that way, but that might explain why he downsized to a much smaller house when they retired.

 

[CalG]

I still have two cross-cut loggers saws from my great-grandfather's shop, a 4 ft one-man saw with holes at the tip of the blade for a helper handle, and then a true 2-man saw roughly 6 feet long. Both have wickedly agressive tooth profiles.

He was born in the 1890's, so probably had a whole heaping lot of hours on those two saws, before he ever even had the chance to buy a chain saw. I can't imagine heating a house that way, but that might explain why he downsized to a much smaller house when they retired.

I've got a "Man-and-a-half" saw.

Comes in handy when doing any timber work. The kerf is fine, and the cut pretty smooth. Runs through hemlock in short order...

 

[CalG]

I've had this load of wood on the trailer since mid April so this afternoon was past time to work it up so I can use the trailer for something else.

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Over the winter I made the left hand stakes so they would fold down and built the cutting table. This is the first time I used them together.

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It started out warm and cloudy but when the sun came out it seemed like a good time to stop.

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Just for fun I used my 47 year old HomeLite Super XL that I bought new in 1978.

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I've got a pair of McCulloch Mac-10s that I bought new more than 30 years ago.
A couple years back, I went to the selling dealer to see about a replacement air filter.

The fellow behind the counter just laughed.

The one saw works fine, great when sawing off the pile where the weight isn't an issue. I won't be doing any business with that shop any time soon! ;-)

 

[CalG]

I still have two cross-cut loggers saws from my great-grandfather's shop, a 4 ft one-man saw with holes at the tip of the blade for a helper handle, and then a true 2-man saw roughly 6 feet long. Both have wickedly agressive tooth profiles.

He was born in the 1890's, so probably had a whole heaping lot of hours on those two saws, before he ever even had the chance to buy a chain saw. I can't imagine heating a house that way, but that might explain why he downsized to a much smaller house when they retired.

Imagine working up a winter's wood with just an axe! It wasn't that long ago....

 

[Gordon Gould]

It does not appear that Homelite is very lite Mr. Gordon! Not sure "using it just for fun" has the same meaning to me as it might to you!

Growing up, we lived with my Grandparents and my Grandfather had a vintage '60's (?) Homelite with a bar longer than my leg and an engine that might barely fit in a bushel basket. I couldn't pick it up then... and wonder if I could now!

Not disrespecting its capability, but Home "lite" might be one of those product names that is more sales sizzle than reality...

I worked as a framing carpenter in the '60's and 70's for a small outfit. As well as framing we got to clear the lot for the next foundation if the dozer guy was busy. We would block it all up and load our p/u's to bring home for firewood. We had a big old Mc Culloch saw so I thought that Super XL was pretty light. Actually it isn't bad the way I was using it today. But it vibrates quite a bit and is super loud.

gg

 

[spruce Deere]

That ol' homelight XL brings back memories of dad and I doing firewood...

 

[wolc123]

Nice! Only thing I was buying new in 1978 was Tonka trucks. But I did own a 1970's Homelite Super EZ Auto for many years.

Was that the blue one ? My dad had one of those.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Dad had a David Bradley saw like this made late 50s...very early 60s. Manual oiler. I remember it was very heavy.
I seem to remember he had a 4 stroke saw also but can't remember what it was.