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Then I remounted the bar. I had got an adapter some time ago from Bill G to run a .404 sprocket on the saw. But I had an extra 5 feet of 1/2" chain sittin' around. So I will just spin up a loop of 1/2" for it. Love that big ol' chain. I will prolly just spray the bar with a dull clearcoat just to keep it from rusting. Dig the original chain i held up for comparison. The old timer that had it sharpened that chain down to little nubs! :)

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I removed the gear drive cover to clean it out and inspect the gears. Everything was okay, but i found a crack in the upper part of the housing. I JB welded it. Should be fine, since the saw will only be used for GTG's and stuff. :)

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Gary
 
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Then a carb rebuild was in order... Gotta love Homelites... had to remove the entire rear handle assembly just to get to the carb. :)

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But it's done, and I will test it out tomorrow. :clap:

Gary
 
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Nice one Gary. That sure is one hell of a saw you have there - with plenty of good stories to go along with it. Those old Homelites have such great appeal, and from what I can gather - great longbar performance as well.

Good luck with the run up of the saw.

Regards,

Chris.
 
Nice project Gary, I do remember the ole story.
That saw has quite a history. I also have a couple
bars that were repaired in the same way as yours.
Seems it was common practice if a bar was damaged
or if you wanted a longer or shorter bar. One of mine
has 2 welds.
Good luck with it, Hope she runs well.


Lee
 
Thanks you'se guys. :)

That saw was used up in the woods just south of Mt.Rainier where the train landing was. I believe the outfit was still run by St. Regis at the time. The cat that used it would buck the ends of the logs after they were loaded on the train. These were BIG Douggies that were bein' cut. Train bunks loaded with mostly 3, 4, and 5 log loads. With the occasional 1 log load. Big stuff.

Ol' Earl would climb on top of the load with that saw wearin' the 6 foot bar, and buck the top logs off at the end. Then he would climb back down and toss the bar up on the remaining logs and buck those off from the ground. Every load didn't have to be cut, but if the loader got 'em off a bit they would leave 'em and have Earl buck them while they loaded the next bunk. Earl was prolly in his 50's when he was doin' that job. That saw did that for about 3 to 4 years before it got "retired". :)

Earl has long since passed, and the man I got the saw from (my Dad's longtime friend) told me that he couldn't recall how the saw slid under the train and got beat to hell. The cat that welded the bar back together back in the day is still kickin' around. When I get this thing runnin' I'm gonna try to track him down and show him.

Gary
 
GASoline71 said:
Thanks you'se guys. :)

That saw was used up in the woods just south of Mt.Rainier where the train landing was. I believe the outfit was still run by St. Regis at the time. The cat that used it would buck the ends of the logs after they were loaded on the train. These were BIG Douggies that were bein' cut. Train bunks loaded with mostly 3, 4, and 5 log loads. With the occasional 1 log load. Big stuff.

Ol' Earl would climb on top of the load with that saw wearin' the 6 foot bar, and buck the top logs off at the end. Then he would climb back down and toss the bar up on the remaining logs and buck those off from the ground. Every load didn't have to be cut, but if the loader got 'em off a bit they would leave 'em and have Earl buck them while they loaded the next bunk. Earl was prolly in his 50's when he was doin' that job. That saw did that for about 3 to 4 years before it got "retired". :)

Earl has long since passed, and the man I got the saw from (my Dad's longtime friend) told me that he couldn't recall how the saw slid under the train and got beat to hell. The cat that welded the bar back together back in the day is still kickin' around. When I get this thing runnin' I'm gonna try to track him down and show him.

Gary
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that is so cool
 
that thing bits send it to me and I will get rid of it for you and I wont tell anyone you bout it LOL. that's realy a neat saw how does it run
 
After it fouled the plug about a half dozen times... I got the old geardrive to roar to life. Smoked like crazy for a spell... but then cleared out.

This vid is from about the 3rd time i started it. First time it's ran in over 30 years. :clap:

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Now I just need a to get that chain spun up... :)

Gary
 
GASoline71 said:
After it fouled the plug about a half dozen times... I got the old geardrive to roar to life. Smoked like crazy for a spell... but then cleared out.

This vid is from about the 3rd time i started it. First time it's ran in over 30 years. :clap:

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Now I just need a to get that chain spun up... :)

Gary
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And don't she just PPUUURRRRRRRRRRR
like a putty tat. Nice job Gary.
Even got the nice big H.S. dog on her.


Lee
 
Nice job Gary - and it's great to know the history!

Donthraen, As long as you keep the rpms down and the mixture rich, I don't think it would hurt to run w/o the governor for short runs. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Here's a question I've been meaning to ask. Which handle in the photo is older? The solid green wrap was on this saw when I got it but the owners manual shows the one with the small grip.

The square starter grip was also on the saw originally and I changed it to the one on the right - again, per the owner's manual. I'm pretty sure this is the correct starter handle now.

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buzz sawyer said:
Nice job Gary - and it's great to know the history!

Donthraen, As long as you keep the rpms down and the mixture rich, I don't think it would hurt to run w/o the governor for short runs. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Here's a question I've been meaning to ask. Which handle in the photo is older? The solid green wrap was on this saw when I got it but the owners manual shows the one with the small grip.

The square starter grip was also on the saw originally and I changed it to the one on the right - again, per the owner's manual. I'm pretty sure this is the correct starter handle now.

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They both look greeeaaattt but the unpainted handle and pike stile start grip looks more original except my EZ6 is all original and has the clean handle with green grip and the rectangle starter handle but I like the pike look better
 

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