Homie C5

jerrycmorrow · Jan 23, 2012

taking baby steps to realize my goal of doing a limited amount of milling of mostly <30" hardwoods but possibly some pine and cedar as well. i'm totally rebuilding a Homelite C5 and was wondering if this saw would be adequate to mill with. understand that it is a manual oiler but would install a drip oiler. main question is, does it have enough guts to do the job? tia, jerry

MHouse1028 · Jan 23, 2012

not to familiar with the saw but as long as it's 80+cc then it will prob work .when doing hardwood like that the bigger the better on the saw but as long as you take your time you can manage with a smaller saw..clean air filter,precise mix,razor sharp chain,patience and you'll have some lumber..anyways good luck and have fun and i'd like to see some pics of the old girl

jerrycmorrow · Jan 23, 2012

she's in a box right now waiting on a fuel tank, seals, gaskets, rings, etc. to arrive. its a 77cc saw. i'm guessing a different chain than the normal cross cut chain?

BobL · Jan 23, 2012

To mill a 30" diam hardwood log (will need a 36" bar )which I think is a bit much for a 77cc saw.
70 - 80 cc saws are more suited to 24" bars and 18" diam log.

MHouse1028 · Jan 23, 2012

a milling chain is usually ground to zero or 5 degrees.you can purchase specific milling chain from granberg and bailey's in any length you need and it works very well

Rudedog · Jan 27, 2012

jerrycmorrow said:
she's in a box right now waiting on a fuel tank, seals, gaskets, rings, etc. to arrive. its a 77cc saw. i'm guessing a different chain than the normal cross cut chain?

Any updates Jerry???

rarefish383 · Jan 28, 2012

I have a 30" bar on my Homelite XL925, which is 82 CC, I think. It pulls 3/8 fine, I just don't lean on it. My Super 1050 takes the same bar as the C5, so 36" bars are available, but that's quite a bit for a C5. If you like the old Homelites, like me, get the biggest bar and mill you think you'll find wood for, but stick to the smaller logs till you find a bigger power head. You can still find lots of the XL900 series, the 1020's and 1050's can be had for a decent price. good luck and keep us posted, Joe.