JRed diversity

[K9-Handler]

Time for a little diversity.

A friend just gave me his dad's two old saws since the dad is moving to a condo in FL.

The oldest is a Homelite Super EZ (not sure of the displacement -- the owner's manual doesn't list it, but it's tiny). Written on the manual is 11/7/77 as the purchase date.

The other saw is a Jonsered (no "S"!) 535. I did a search of the site but don't see a lot of folks listing them in their stables -- a few help-wanted postings for poor running saws. It seems like a decent 51cc saw for it's age -- just wondering why it's so rare?
This one came with a carrying case, scrench, five worn chains, the manual, parts list, and...the original bill of sale! It cost $399.00 in Feb. 1990 with a 16" bar, and the dealer threw in the carrying case for free.
It also came with two mufflers. My friend said his dad replaced the original because it had a hole in it. I hate to tell him.....

Since this is my first Jonsered, am I correct in assuming it takes the same bars as the small Husky?

Any idiosyncrasies with this model?

Thanks.

 

[PB]

I think they are a pretty good saw, but at that time I think JRed had a few 50cc range saws that were more desirable. It does take the same mount as the small Husky saws. The 2000 series of saws were introduced right about this time and the 2051 was a high performance saw compared to the 535.

Here is some more info: http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...b634953de56c427788256b6a0001f66d?OpenDocument