Digger 66 3,478 #1 Posted August 23, 2022 I went through our ATV club presidents old Poulan saw recently . He paid me for the parts and my time and threw in this old gem . It's ( at my best guess ) a '75 Homelite EZ . It will be a fun winter project and will be a strictly mechanical resto . 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #2 Posted August 23, 2022 Nice vintage... @wallfish 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,305 #3 Posted August 23, 2022 Just spend some money, here is a place for decals. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,997 #4 Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Digger 66 said: a '75 Homelite EZ It might be older but IDK They changed the Homelite blue to orange in the 70s but that could've been for just the XL12 stuff use Honda Highland blue for paint color. Let me know if anyone is interested in a Homelite C-52. Edited August 23, 2022 by wallfish 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,484 #5 Posted August 24, 2022 If ya wanna give it a test run stop up. We got trees. 🌲🌳🌲🌳🌳🌳🌲🌲 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darb1964 1,042 #6 Posted August 24, 2022 My mother had a XL very similar to that, it was a very good saw. The only thing I didn't care for was manual oiler. Not sure what happened to it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,571 #7 Posted August 24, 2022 Nice score!!! I have a couple of the blue XL's plus one red one. The manual oiler is a bit to get used to. Not sure if I use it just enough or too much but I'm always out of chain oil when the gas tank runs empty. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,319 #8 Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) I inherited a blue XL like in the picture from my FIL. A good saw when I could get it started! Usually spent 2x the cutting time trying to get it to run. The manual oiler was the least of the issues!! Lack of use and stale gas mix were probably what made me retire it. Caught a very good deal on a Poulan 16" never used window display model, the store was selling off all the Poulan stuff to bring in a German made line. Only problem was the new line had a "proprietary" size, pitch, and profile of chain, sprocket, and bar - no one elses fit. Replacement parts were not cheap... Edited August 24, 2022 by ri702bill 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darb1964 1,042 #9 Posted August 26, 2022 On 8/24/2022 at 5:28 AM, ri702bill said: I inherited a blue XL like in the picture from my FIL. A good saw when I could get it started! Usually spent 2x the cutting time trying to get it to run. The manual oiler was the least of the issues!! Lack of use and stale gas mix were probably what made me retire it. Caught a very good deal on a Poulan 16" never used window display model, the store was selling off all the Poulan stuff to bring in a German made line. Only problem was the new line had a "proprietary" size, pitch, and profile of chain, sprocket, and bar - no one elses fit. Replacement parts were not cheap... They are old technology, they were a good saw in their day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #10 Posted August 26, 2022 That one looks quite similar to an old blue and white Sears saw that I had at one time. Did Homelite make them for Sears? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,305 #11 Posted August 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said: That one looks quite similar to an old blue and white Sears saw that I had at one time. Did Homelite make them for Sears? They did produce some models for Sears. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,484 #12 Posted August 26, 2022 6 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said: That one looks quite similar to an old blue and white Sears saw that I had at one time. Did Homelite make them for Sears? 40 minutes ago, lynnmor said: They did produce some models for Sears. Yepp. I have a later model here that's a Sears labeled Homelite. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
