I'll bet most people will find the 150 is engineered to be a far simpler saw to repair.
Dan
That it is, once you learn the procedure and a couple tricks.
Thing is though, the two most common repairs needed on saws from that era are the fuel and ign systems. I find it unforgivable to have to remove the whole engine from it's case in order to perform those repairs. Just my take on it.
To the original part of this thread about the Super EZ, I agree about it probably being the second best Homelite ever made. Wonderfull little saws that acted like larger ones.
The EZ and EZ auto being smaller displacement, not so much. The high compression on the SEZ made the decomp a necessity and even then you have to give it a sharp pull.
I also agree with the statements about the XL-12. That saw started a new trend in the business.
One of the first lightweight saws for sure but I have a problem with it being called the first "modern" lightweight as it was a manual only oiler and to me the first "modern" saws were the ones with auto oilers.
Once the auto oilers were added, the lightweight part was still there, but nothing really any better or worse then the other companies saws.
I really have my doubts about how far ahead Homelite was with that saw as well. Within 1 years time, lots of similar saws were on the market. I find it hard to believe that the other manufatures could catch up with a saw like that within a single year, if they didnt already have things on the drawing board as well.
Still you have to give Homelite lots of credit for beating the others to the punch and creating a good durable saw that sold for a very long time!
Like was said earlier, maybe too long for there own good.