Homelite Chainsaws

[Mr. Bow Saw]

anyone know what this will fit i done allot of research on it and can;t find out what it will fit.the part number is 58961 and it's a bumper spike for a home lite but i don't know which one tho.any help would be grateful

They fit,
XL-12
XL-15
Super XL-12
Super XL
Super XL Auto
XL-500

 

[FireMan2285]

ok thanks Mr. bow saw i know i been looking all over the internet for infomation on it and never did find anything about it but NLA threw homelite.but i'll get some pictures of the AF cover and the clutch cover for you guys and see who can use them.

 

[FireMan2285]

ok here are the pictures i promissed on the air filter cover and the clutch cover for a homelite of some sort.they are a little dirty but i'll clean them up some more before i ship them out.

 

[Nick530]

ive got about 5 of these is my garage right now haha and one ol' blue that needs a new ignition swapped in good saws the first saw i ran was a xl with a 16" bar

Here are the two Xls. I have not pulled mufflers yet. They both feel light on compression

 

[watsonr]

ok here are the pictures i promissed on the air filter cover and the clutch cover for a homelite of some sort.they are a little dirty but i'll clean them up some more before i ship them out.

Super XL or XL-12 will take those parts.

 

[FireMan2285]

oh i c well i know i found them in my shop and i thought i didn't have any homelite parts.but it turns out i do now lol

 

[Big Dan]

Xl 400

I'm thinking about buying my neighbors XL400 but am wanting to convert it to electronic ignition,can you still get the parts to do that?

 

[rarefish383]

I converted my Super 1050 Auto to electronic with a NovaII. It was $12 from a local small engine shop, Joe.

 

[Rounder]

Been looking for one of these for a while. Local shop took it on trade and went through it. Fires right up and runs nicely. Too nicely....I don't really need to do anything to it. No fun. :msp_smile:

-Sam

 

[leeha]

I posted a thread in the general forum.
But thought this saw should belong here
with the other Homelites.
A nice 7-29 from a fellow member. It will
require fuel system work but it is a nice
looking saw with tons of compression.
I added the 42 inch bar. It came with a shorty.

Lee

 

[mweba]

Today while finishing up a Lombard a fellow member donated to me, I received a surprise when I checked the chain.

1/2 pitch Homelite loop in great condition.

BTW very nice 7 29 Lee. You have to be planning on a larger garage to store your collection

 

[Eccentric]

Been looking for one of these for a while. Local shop took it on trade and went through it. Fires right up and runs nicely. Too nicely....I don't really need to do anything to it. No fun. :msp_smile:

-Sam

Get the damn thing anyway. It looks good, and they're plenty of fun to run. You could always tear it all the way down and replace all the gaskets, bearings, and seals.............just for good measure. Heck, clean the entire thing with one Q-tip. That'd take you a few hours...:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Rounder]

Get the damn thing anyway. It looks good, and they're plenty of fun to run. You could always tear it all the way down and replace all the gaskets, bearings, and seals.............just for good measure. Heck, clean the entire thing with one Q-tip. That'd take you a few hours...:hmm3grin2orange:

It's in my shop Aaron, already muff-modded it-runs real nice - Sam

 

[watsonr]

Homelite 750 video

Since everybody is posting pictures of there big CC saws, figured we needed a video of one! Nice saws Lee!! Video is needed of the 7-29.

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Somebody has to keep the thread going!

 

[Jeepin']

My 150 Automatic is leaking fuel from somewhere. I'm trying to pull the case apart, and it looks like someone else has tried this before, and stripped out the phillips head screws.

I've got a few questions -

1) Any pointers on getting the screws out?
2) When you guys restore old saws, what paint do you use?
3) If I have to cut/drill the screws out, where should I get replacements?

I think that if I cut the screw heads off, and pull the case apart, the remaining studs on the screws could probably be hit with PB Blast, then backed out with a pair of vice grips.

Thoughts?

 

[watsonr]

sounds good, unless the paint is really good, why don't you buy a used tank and swap them? I've done it to a bunch of the old Homelites, plenty of parts and easy to do, maybe get a tank with better paint so you won't have to paint.

 

[lesorubcheek]

My 150 Automatic is leaking fuel from somewhere. I'm trying to pull the case apart, and it looks like someone else has tried this before, and stripped out the phillips head screws.

I've got a few questions -

1) Any pointers on getting the screws out?
2) When you guys restore old saws, what paint do you use?
3) If I have to cut/drill the screws out, where should I get replacements?

I think that if I cut the screw heads off, and pull the case apart, the remaining studs on the screws could probably be hit with PB Blast, then backed out with a pair of vice grips.

Thoughts?

Those 150 tanks ain't made to be split. Sounds like no alternative now though. PB would probably help, but one thing I've learned when removing a stripped off bolt is "heat is your friend". A propane torch (oxy-acetylene even better) will do wonders to help get those things out, just don't get it hot enough to ignite the magnesium! . If you can grab with vise grips you'll be in good shape, but I always have bad luck trying to drill out bolts from magnesium. Best of luck.... 150s are a nice saw.

Dan

 

[Jeepin']

This 150 I actually got from a garage sale, $15. I'll keep you guys updated - and if anyone has a decent shape 150 tank, let me know.

 

[watsonr]

"heat is your friend". A propane torch (oxy-acetylene even better) will do wonders to help get those things out, just don't get it hot enough to ignite the magnesium! .
Dan

Or hot enough to explode the tank....are you making a bomb?

I watched this happen once when I was small, just the residual fuel in the tank...mind you it was vapors after blowing air into the tank for an hour.....exploded in my uncles face. He had welders gloves, face shield and that leather thing you wear over your shoulders or he would have been seriously hurt.

This does not sound like something I would try and I'll try almost anything once!

 

[buzz sawyer]

Just found an ebay listing for a super 1050E.

You gotta read the description.

"The 1050E will answer to a host of elegant epithets: it is at once elemental, electric, enchanting, and embarrassing. It is elevated and enamored by Homelite esthetes yet considered egregious and excremental by their enraged neighbors. The emissions and earpain it engenders will enthrall you but will also engage encephalopathy. ENOUGH!"