Posted: 11/5/2010 4:38:28 PM EDT
Looking for opinions on Homelite chainsaws? I found a 20" one locally for $50. Say's it's 46cc. |
| a rough estimate of how much compression it has left is to hold it by the pull handle and see if it will support the weight of the saw. if it supports the entire weight its brand new... slowly chugs itself down its about normal.. if it falls right down it doesnt have much left. |
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When I was a kid, my dad bought a homelite. I think 16", he later put a 20" bar on it. Several times each summer, we would spend a@ ouple of days cutting deadfall trees up and taking truckload after truckload home. That homelite kept our family warm for a decade. Dad still has it, and it still runs.
Dunno if they are still like that these days. |
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Back when I was younger (circa 1969) I put millions of board feet of trees on the ground with Homelites. However in looking at them a few years ago for "ranch work" I decided on a Stihl. I am happy with my decision... Whatever you get, put an Oregon chain on it and keep the damned thing sharp and out of the f**king dirt!!! Your life and your saw will be much better for it. RidgeDog out |
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Stihl or Husqy Might even lean towards Echo. I've had real good luck with their stuff so far. No Homelite. No Poulan. No Electric. Then again, a $50 saw is a $50 saw... You're looking at north of $300 or so to get the same size in a good brand, new out the box. Maybe some tinkering will make it run for you some. |
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When I was a kid, my dad bought a homelite. I think 16", he later put a 20" bar on it. Several times each summer, we would spend a@ ouple of days cutting deadfall trees up and taking truckload after truckload home. That homelite kept our family warm for a decade. Dad still has it, and it still runs.
Dunno if they are still like that these days They are not, my neighbor works at Home Depot, they sell Homelight and they get alot of them back. He bought one and it wore out in one short day, he took it back. The makita saws are pretty good, Home Depot rents them and the supposedly hold up pretty well. You know all rental equip takes a real beating. |
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Looking for opinions on Homelite chainsaws? I found a 20" one locally for $50. Say's it's 46cc. http://images.craigslist.org/3kb3o63pb5V15T15P3ab15c641db81f671cd3.jpg Way too much $$$ if used. If you get one good sized tree out of a Homelite (when new), I'd be impressed. It's ashame really, I had a Homelite back in the late 70's that coulda clear cut the Amazon Rain Forest, but the new ones just suck. |
| When I was a kid(mid 70s), my dad bought a new Homelite XL12 with a bow. That old saw had the manual oiler, and we ran the crap out of it. I imagine it would be running today in some fashion if not for someone putting straight gas in it. I could not give you any idea about newer Homelite stuff. The one you picture is newer because ours was all metal, no plastic, rubber, or anything else. |
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Quoted: Poulan Pro is a rebranded Husq.Quoted: Stihl or Husqy Might even lean towards Echo. I've had real good luck with their stuff so far. No Homelite. No Poulan. No Electric. Then again, a $50 saw is a $50 saw... You're looking at north of $300 or so to get the same size in a good brand, new out the box. Maybe some tinkering will make it run for you some. |