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#Post#: 59693--------------------------------------------------
XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: Eccentric Date: July 18, 2015, 11:54 pm
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Was doing a google image search for some Homelite pics, and
stumbled upon this. Pic and posts in a thread on the forestry
forum.
[quote author=HolmenTree]
The 925XL Homelite is not a heavy slow saw. My first saw I ever
owned was a 922XL, a few years older then the 925 and it put out
good speed for limbing and good power in large diameter timber.
Plus no heavier then a Stihl 650/660.
There's lots of miss information on the web, sources spec the
925's weight varies from 14 lbs to 18 lbs.
But from a official Homelite 925XL brochure it is 16.7 lb
powerhead only. It sports 82cc, electronic ignition, heavy duty
auto and manual oilers. It states maximum h.p. at 8,000 rpm, but
don't let that fool you, that is the operating rpm while buried
in a log. With no load it's rated for 11,500rpm [even that
sounds too "rich"].
Adjust the Hi-speed setting with just a safe light flutter in
the "sweet spot" at WOT and that 925 will match or beat the rpm
of a Stihl 660.
I wouldn't advise someone who makes a living with a saw to run a
925XL there are far better choices, but for occassional wood
cutting they're excellent. Just beware of no anti vibe and no
chain brake.
There is more XL Homelites [not just 925s] around the globe then
any other saw, they sold millions of them and many are still
running. Parts are still easily available.
Google up the House of Homelite website, all the info you need.
;)
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[quote author=HolmenTree link]
[quote author=clww]
That's a great photo, Holmen! :)
Background story?
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Chainsaw speed cutting competition at Denare Beach, Saskatchewan
[near the Manitoba border, best lake trout and walleye fishing
in the world.] during the Beaver Lake Day's King Logger events
that Simpson Timber sponsored. I took the King logger 3 yrs in a
row later on when I was in my early 20's, up until Simpson
Timber pulled out and the yearly competition was cancelled
forever.
The guy kneeling to the right was Simpson's logging operations
scaler, the guy was pretty tight on the scale when I logged for
them. When the forestry company Manfor that I worked for had a
shutdown, I would go and fall for Simpson Timber across the
border. Simpson only took big spruce for peeler logs to make
plywood at their mill in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan.
Good ole days though, lots of work, wages were good for the
time, working piecework falling with a powersaw keeping a pair
of line skidders busy.
Now today if your lucky to get work logging, it's day and nite
shift being a backhoe logger working by the hour with no
incentive, or invest millions of $ just to operate a simple
stump to dump operation. Only ending up in the end with some
worn out iron.
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Link to the thread:
(HTM) http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=65793.0
#Post#: 59748--------------------------------------------------
Re: XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: Chainsawrepair Date: July 20, 2015, 3:34 pm
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You go [member=22]HolmenTree[/member]
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Nice find Aaron. 8)
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Re: XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: HolmenTree Date: July 20, 2015, 4:45 pm
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I forgot all about that old thread and picture :D
Thanks Aaron for posting that.
I love that old pic with the US and Manitoba flags at our
little old competition.
I remember 2 weeks before the competition, on the job I was
trying to break in a new set of rings in the Homie..
My foreman was so pissed when he caught me the second time using
it with no chainbrake. He yelled "3rd verbal warning and you're
down the road!"
I took his word for it and never brought it back to work :D
#Post#: 59754--------------------------------------------------
Re: XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: Eccentric Date: July 20, 2015, 11:04 pm
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Amazing what comes up in a google search. 8)
That is an awesome picture. I love that saw series too. Didja
know that Homelite sold chainbrake clutch covers for those in
Canada? They didn't sell very many unfortunately. They're
scarce as chicken lips now. I'd love to find at least one. The
park that I do volunteer work 'requires' chainbrakes. I've ran
a few non-CB saws (SXL-925, Super 250, Poulan 4900) there from
time to time however.....
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#Post#: 59760--------------------------------------------------
Re: XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: HolmenTree Date: July 21, 2015, 9:49 am
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Thanks for posting , yes I saw a few of those brakes on the
newer Homelites. I'll keep my eyes open for one for you Aaron.
The old Homelite dealer where I got my parts from was owned by a
aircraft mechanic his business was called Mitchell Aircraft
and Marine.
He used to race go karts in a club up in Flin Flon, Manitoba in
the 1960s with Homelite engines and was sponsored by Homelite .
He did some nice porting work to my XL922 , sure wish I kept
that old saw as he has since passed away years ago.
I always had a fondness for those old XLs. Amazing to think that
design originated way back in 1964.....long before the Swedes
and Germans got their act together.
#Post#: 59770--------------------------------------------------
Re: XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: Eccentric Date: July 21, 2015, 6:23 pm
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Thank you! If you can find one of those for me I'd greatly
appreciate it. This is one of my favorite saw series. I use
mine quite a bit.
#Post#: 60100--------------------------------------------------
Re: XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: HolmenTree Date: August 3, 2015, 11:04 am
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No luck finding a chainbrake for the 925 so for, but will keep
my eyes open.
I was looking at that picture above of me cutting with that
Homelite. Not sure what year it was taken.
But it was a long time ago though :D
#Post#: 60856--------------------------------------------------
Re: XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: exSW Date: August 23, 2015, 10:17 am
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If you could find two.....
#Post#: 60860--------------------------------------------------
Re: XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: Chainsawrepair Date: August 23, 2015, 2:32 pm
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[quote author=exSW link=topic=5056.msg60856#msg60856
date=1440343029]
If you could find two.....
[/quote]
Welcome and glad to see you post ;). After 2 years :o
Share and help where you can. We all learn something new from
others here, I know I do.
#Post#: 60868--------------------------------------------------
Re: XL-900 Series. Cool pic of one our members.
By: exSW Date: August 23, 2015, 8:06 pm
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So I been lurkin' a little. You guys are way out in front of me
in the saw knowledge department.
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