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i like the 041 also
we have here some SKIL powertools but I don`t know anything about the brand; they are referred to as not so good
i like the 041 also
While there are numerous saws that are referenced in this thread that deserve the honor as best built, there is only one that deserves that honor.
These saws were produced at Port Chester, New York and were in production for over 30 years in some form or another. They were reliable, a pain in the :censored: to work on, served their owners for decades of service, and in some cases were the "large saw" in a firewood cutters lineup. These saws are still being used all over the world and will continue to be used well into the middle of this century.
The saw, The Homelite XL-12.
Since the OP specified "best built"..........I'd have to nominate the Homelite 9-26/900G/909G/990G/995G series gear drive saws for this honor. Second place for me would probably go to the Homelite 3100G. Look one over closely, especially inside the gearbox. They're a thing of mechanical beauty..
For my pick of a saw with the best mix of 'influence on the industry', longevity, performance (give it's size, price point, and initial year of design), durability, ease of maintenance, and cost effectiveness....................then I'd have to cast my vote for the Homelite XL12/super XL-Automatic family. Introduced in 1963, with Auto Oiler and gear drive versions available in 1964 (yes I have a 1965 dated IPL which lists all of the variants, including the 'supers', gear drives, and auto oilers). Copied (more accurately 'emulated' I guess.....as we're not talking chicom 'exact reverse engineering here...) by almost everybody by 1967 or so. In production through 1994 with only minor changes. Still a billion of 'em out there cutting wood.
Yes there have been advances in saw cutting speed, comfort, and 'lightness' over the last 40 plus years. So what? :hmm3grin2orange:
Some of my friends laugh at my Bear Whitetail II bow I bought for a dollar at a yard sale. It was a good bow for its time, a lot of advancement in bow design since then. But you know what? The deer are still the same, havent changed a bit. A good chainsaw is still a good chainsaw.REJ2
A bunch of folks laughed when my father in law bought a 1949 Farmall Cub with a Woods 48 inch mower deck at an auction. The tractor ran, sort of, new plugs, points, condenser, plug wires, cap and button. Ran for a couple days, carb kit and replaced a leaking fuel bowl, oil change and new blades. That was 26 years ago and it still runs like a sewing machine and mows better that that $6000 zero turn piece of crap that I bought. Maybe one day it will be mine.
038 Magnum has to be right up there.
The saw, The Homelite XL-12.
The best saw ever is the Husqvarna 61. I'm no expert but mine is such a sweet baby. I can let it sit for weeks on end, and within a couple pulls she is purring like a sweet kitten. It may be because in the past I have only ran the cheap saw's but I'm hooked on "brand name" saw's no more of the box store cheappy's for me.
XLAO
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/supercabs78/3134261336/" title="Homelite Super XL by supercabs78, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/3134261336_2af5681af5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Homelite Super XL" /></a>
It was My Grandpa's saw then Dad's now mine.
A bunch of folks laughed when my father in law bought a 1949 Farmall Cub with a Woods 48 inch mower deck at an auction. The tractor ran, sort of, new plugs, points, condenser, plug wires, cap and button. Ran for a couple days, carb kit and replaced a leaking fuel bowl, oil change and new blades. That was 26 years ago and it still runs like a sewing machine and mows better that that $6000 zero turn piece of crap that I bought. Maybe one day it will be mine.
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