Great old Homelite Chainsaws

Hay Dude · 2026-03-27T13:01:13-0400

Found this today. Wish I was a little closer…..

Not sure if I want to drive 6 hours round trip with fuel prices almost as high as the were in the 2010-2012 period.

IXLR8 · 2026-03-27T14:07:39-0400

Looks alot like the gray Homelite Zip saw I have. I think my grandfather purchased it around 1960.

deserteagle71 · 2026-03-27T15:10:25-0400

I bought a Homelite 450 Pro chainsaw back in 1980. Came with a 36" bar also but I changed it to a 24". Cut umpteen cords of wood with that thing. I still have that saw; occasionally when a neighbor calls me to help remove a big tree I fire it up. Still starts and run perfectly after all those years. No forests in the part of Nevada where I live now so I'm using a pellet stove, not many occasions to cut wood these days.

dodge man · 2026-03-27T15:19:04-0400

They look heavy.

Hay Dude · 2026-03-27T15:22:20-0400

dodge man said:
They look heavy.

22lbs engine only.

deserteagle71 · 2026-03-27T15:29:52-0400

dodge man said:
They look heavy.

They are heavy. My Homelite 450Pro feels like it was made out of cast iron after an hour or so of working it. A few years ago I bought myself a Stihl MS261 with an 18" bar that is MUCH lighter and does 95% of my chainsaw work now.

dodge man · 2026-03-27T15:31:25-0400

I’ve got a ms261 also, as I recall the head is a little under 11 pounds.

IXLR8 · 2026-03-27T16:17:50-0400

Yup, my ZIP saw is heavy. But when I use it.... I just let the weight do the work, I just guide it. It runs a little rough at the moment, need to find a carb rebuild kit for it.

Jstpssng · 2026-03-27T16:36:53-0400

I had 2 of the blue Homelites. After buying my 254 I decided that I didn't need them so on trash day put them out on the side of the road.
They didn't last long.
Used to be able to buy a PH digger with gear reduction drive for them. I had one of those also but never used it. Supposedly they were great for drilling ice fishing holes but it was heavy!

Hay Dude · 2026-03-27T20:24:44-0400

deserteagle71 said:
I bought a Homelite 450 Pro chainsaw back in 1980. Came with a 36" bar also but I changed it to a 24". Cut umpteen cords of wood with that thing. I still have that saw; occasionally when a neighbor calls me to help remove a big tree I fire it up. Still starts and run perfectly after all those years. No forests in the part of Nevada where I live now so I'm using a pellet stove, not many occasions to cut wood these days.

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Damn! That’s a BEAST, DE!!!