Homelite is History

[NevadaWalrus]

Heard from our distributor of Homelite parts yesterday that they were returning their stock of Homelite parts as Homelite is now in the dumpster. Anyone else hear or can verify?

 

[MacDaddy]

Thats where I find most homelite's HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Mange]

Elux now ownes the brand name Homelite and most of what was homelite, if I am correctly informed.
The decided to sell consumer saws only as Homelite, and none of them here.

 

[JohnL]

I thought TTI of Hong Kong owned Homelite. Appears they also own Milwaukee Tools?



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includes Ryobi, Milwaukee and AEG power tools, DreBo carbide drill bits, Homelite and
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[Mange]

It appears the page I hd on E-lux is gone...
I must have missed something here.
I refrase the statement.

Homelite is or was owned by E-lux and they closed down all selling of Homelite pro saws here in a buissness deal a long time ago, and announsed the overtake a few years after.
This is/was true, i will look in to this.
It was same story with Muckaluck....

 

[Bob Wright]

Seem's like a the major vacuum sweeper companys own chainsaw companys. I guess toys for him and toys for her...Bob

 

[ross_scott]

Oh well looks like snot boxes for the ones who prefer to shop at harware stores instead of dealerships here In NZ for their chainsaws

 

[Mange]

I have looked around a bit and checked Internet and my files regarding this.
As far as I can understand the brand name Homelite is owned by E-lux in e
Europe, and John Deer (not to be mistaken with John Lambert, he is normally refered to as Deer John by the locals) in Us.
In the late 70's up to mid 80's E-lux expanded rapidly, bought what they could hole or in pieces. It is my understanding that Elux means to take the rest of Homelite, but I can not prove this at the moment.
I know for a fact that some factories in the "homelite/Textron" are owned by E-lux now, producing all kinds of stuff not only saws.
I know Elux is building new factories all over the place, cheep labor is the motive for this horrible crime.
Now there is only a few models made here, and only pro saws, the rest is built in other parts of the world like Canada, US, Brasil, Indonesia.

I guess you can say I was wrong in the post saying E-lux ownes Homelite, but fact's say they do. I looked at E-lux stock and what the company contains, I also looked at the prints I have from Internet a while back, and this does not ad up.
I think something smells here but I can not put my finger on it......

 

[Lawn Masters]

I'm not sure what to tell you about homelite, I smell something too, but cant quite figure it out. maybe Elux is going to buy the US division of Homelite.

 

[Simonizer]

Oh well. Going to work in the bush without a Homelite is like going deer hunting without your accordian. Useless machines. I will credit the old XL-12 in its day, but like the dinosaur, they have had their time. The future belongs to Husqvarna and Stihl. The future is,...our time. Mr. Anderson.

 

[asb151]

If you have one of the new Homelights (junk) I can see why you would need new parts. With the old classics (built like a tank) no new parts required They just keep on running.

 

[2Coilinveins]

Milwaukee tools' parent company is based in Hong Kong? Grumble! I just bought one of their Sawzall's. Not a bad tool, but I wish the $$ I paid for it were ultimately staying in this country.

 

[clearance]

No big loss, ****-lite

 

[Lawn Masters]

True about the older Homelites, they WERE built like tanks, rugged, and heavy as a sherman. the new ones, well, I'd rather have a handsaw due to the lesser potential for breaking.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

The future belongs to Husqvarna and Stihl.

Hopefully, Dolmar can be added to this list!!!

 

[Al Smith]

No big loss, ****-lite

Well sir,an opinion of the new perhaps but not the old.The 750,1050,2100 rate as some of the all time classics,of large saws.These combined with McCulloch series Sp 81,Sp 105 and Sp 125 made up the Pacific coast "bread and butter" saws of that era of lumber harvesting.While both companys went down the drain,with regards to good saws,they at one time were the best.

 

[Lobo]

I know for a fact that some factories in the "homelite/Textron" are owned by E-lux now, producing all kinds of stuff not only saws.
I know Elux is building new factories all over the place, cheep labor is the motive for this horrible crime.
Now there is only a few models made here, and only pro saws, the rest is built in other parts of the world like Canada, US, Brasil, Indonesia.

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Mange I don't believe homonite build anything in Canada anymore. If they do Canadian labor is as expensive as the U.S or many European countries, not really consistent with the manufacturing of cheap saws or OPE's.

 

[Lobo]

Milwaukee tools' parent company is based in Hong Kong? Grumble! I just bought one of their Sawzall's. Not a bad tool, but I wish the $$ I paid for it were ultimately staying in this country.

With the exception of perhaps Black&Decker and I'm not 100% sure of that, north American electric tool manufacturers today are all pretty well foreign owned. They seem to be successful taking over and managing American companies that are on the ropes and putting them back in to profitable viable companies.

 

[Mange]

I know for a fact that some factories in the "homelite/Textron" are owned by E-lux now, producing all kinds of stuff not only saws.
I know Elux is building new factories all over the place, cheep labor is the motive for this horrible crime.
Now there is only a few models made here, and only pro saws, the rest is built in other parts of the world like Canada, US, Brasil, Indonesia.

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Mange I don't believe homonite build anything in Canada anymore. If they do Canadian labor is as expensive as the U.S or many European countries, not really consistent with the manufacturing of cheap saws or OPE's.

I mean that Elux use the factories that was in Homelite/Textron, not not just for chainsaw parts/ saws, but all kinds of stuff.

I know the work is done for 2/3 of the price here, and taxes are not to speak of much compared to here.