Homelite Chainsaws

[HeRoze]

... still waiting on CPR to piss me off for not driving 2 hours...

 

[Showme]

Very desirable. Remember a previous post on here a few years ago and numerous members declared them to be their all time favorite Homelite. Without a doubt in this member's top 5 list.

Dan

Thanks. I guess I'd better got check this one out.

 

[Ambull]

Thanks. I guess I'd better got check this one out.

The 925 is a bit heavier than a modern saw, but is a torque monster. They have auto oilers with manual overrides, and decompression starts. No real AV, but they are fairly smooth running, and I could run one all day long. There are tons of them out there, and not particularly high priced. A decent running 925 can usually be had for under $200.

 

[cpr]

... still waiting on CPR to piss me off for not driving 2 hours...

Me, too. When the other 2 saws I bought get here I anticipate being told that I suck a lot...

 

[8433jeff]

Me, too. When the other 2 saws I bought get here I anticipate being told that I suck a lot...

OK, I will just lead this parade. You suck.

Don't let all this 925 talk get you thinkin you need to save every little piece. An air cleaner and cover would be a lovely birthday gift to me, and I will gladly pay for the present and the freight.

 

[cpr]

OK, I will just lead this parade. You suck.

Don't let all this 925 talk get you thinkin you need to save every little piece. An air cleaner and cover would be a lovely birthday gift to me, and I will gladly pay for the present and the freight.

What 925? One is a 1020, of the other 2, there's a 9 in the model of one, and a 2 in the model of the other, but no 5s...

 

[67L36Driver]

Got my XL-800 back together ready to start. Replaced flywheel, crank, bearings, seals, rings and a dozen other bits.

It was the train wreck I got off evilbay last September.

Now we are in trouble as it has no compression release. We may have to use a 'D' handle. I did not remove the cylinder base gasket.........................Honest.

 

[8433jeff]

What 925? One is a 1020, of the other 2, there's a 9 in the model of one, and a 2 in the model of the other, but no 5s...

I was referencing the other posters before yours; I did not make that clear, and am sorry.

You still suck, a little more now, and probably a lot more when all is said and done.

 

[homelitejim]

my 925 is in need of a flywheel and a couple better looking body pieces, but funds are at a minimum right at the moment.

 

[Eccentric]

Finest mid range saw built by Homelite.

I built four this past summer.

Need any parts? I got a bunch of leftover odds and ends.

Click on the bottom link in my signature.

I'd say it was the best performing mid range saw built by Homelite (and one of the best performing of all mid range saws)......................but that the 'fragility issues' which plague the series put it in second place for "Finest mid range saw built by Homelite" behind the dead-nuts reliable (but slightly heavier and slower) SXL-AO.

What 925? One is a 1020, of the other 2, there's a 9 in the model of one, and a 2 in the model of the other, but no 5s...

Charles you do indeed suck.

 

[cpr]

I haven't even said what the other 2 are yet. I better go find a helmet. :jester:

 

[Eccentric]

I haven't even said what the other 2 are yet. I better go find a helmet. :jester:

I'll gladly take the forum abuse for you Charles. Just send those "9" and "2" mystery saws to me and let the guys say that I suck!!!

 

[67L36Driver]

Got it running but we still have more work to do.

Painted it in Fisher-Price colors. Brody and Carlee will like it.

Runs out of gas in the cut. Our cobbled together fuel line may be too restrictive or the tank filter is too small. Opening the H needle 1/4 turn more seemed to help a little.

 

[Eccentric]

Same paint scheme as the dozens of '70s New Holland swathers that are still being used around these parts.

 

[cpr]

Yup. Tough to get past a hay field here too without maroon and gold running around.

 

[67L36Driver]

Most all that saw's troubles started with some Jack-Leg installing a points eliminator chip. I.E. The ruined flywheel and crankshaft. He didn't get the flywheel nut run down tight.

All it took was filing the points and setting them correctly. I repaired the cut wire lead.

Another Jack Arse (same one?) pressure washed it and got moisture inside the crankcase, fuel tank and cylinder.

Fortunatly, the cylinder and piston were in great shape or it would still be in a box. Top ring was stuck.

 

[lesorubcheek]

I haven't even said what the other 2 are yet. I better go find a helmet. :jester:

A 9 means its gotta be a 900,909, 990 or 995, and a 2 always means 2100... Are the plastic helmets or aluminum ones tougher? :msp_smile:

Dan

 

[Eccentric]

A 9 means its gotta be a 900,909, 990 or 995, and a 2 always means 2100... Are the plastic helmets or aluminum ones tougher? :msp_smile:

Dan

"2" could mean 2000 as well.

 

[cpr]

I was thinking carbon fiber. Something SFI rated.

Good guesses, btw...

 

[8433jeff]

Kevlar may hide your noggin for a short time. I was you, I'd have about as many Chinese or Mexicans I could find digging hard right now, some tree trunks and the ready mix on stand-by for the foxhole I'd be hiding in.

You bring these things upon yourself, Charles.