I don't think they were bad. Look at the muffler on it, it's as big as the one on my BIL's Kubota diesel.
Homelite Chainsaws
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Lol! I can’t tell what part is the muffler! Is it that tube sticking up on the rear clutch side? It looks like a XL700?
That muffler doesn't look like it belongs on that saw.I've got a C9 & C71 & they both fit up tight to the saw.
Strait off the spool AL50 square chisel .
Need to make some spikes for Doug.
By the way, when I converted this bar over to .404 my drive link count was 75 on a 24" bar. Which is the same for my McCulloch bars and poulan. I've found you can get 74 on but only with a 7 tooth spur or rim ,and its tight.
The 1050 only has an 8 pin rim. I over compensated first and cut 76 links but the newer Homelite bar doesn't have enough adjustment slot to adjust out , and I lowered the oil slot on the bar plate about an 1/8th of an inch . The bar itself has a hardened insert in the oil port so modifying it is a no go.
The 1050 only has an 8 pin rim. I over compensated first and cut 76 links but the newer Homelite bar doesn't have enough adjustment slot to adjust out , and I lowered the oil slot on the bar plate about an 1/8th of an inch . The bar itself has a hardened insert in the oil port so modifying it is a no go.
Old Doug is getting fancy! Now with the small bucking spike and rim sprocket he's got class.
Sorry about the severe red paint , it's only on the inside of the clutch cover.
Sorry about the severe red paint , it's only on the inside of the clutch cover.
I didn't know it, but the old 1050, the last of Dad's, had a set of spikes on it, I think they are the same ones.
Hey,that felling spike looks familiar.Lol
Doug sounds good!
I got 2 XL-12 blue & white saws running yesterday & the day before.Today I got a blue & white SXL running again.The SXL is auto oiling only.I'm thinking of adding the manual oiler option on,I have 2 of those units.
Looks like it's on upside down. Pretty sure that style spike is supposed to sit flat with the bottom of the case and the other spikes at an upward angle. And yeah, someone tried cutting concrete with this chain. I'd sharpen it if I could pull the damned saw over.
Maybe I'm wrong,but I thought the spike only fit on the saw one way.
Thanks for the pictures poge , I thought it might be but wasn't sure.
The other one I have has the BIG spike on it.
This one will fit both directions, but most don't. So I had a 50/50 chance at it....
Hey these saws are no joke to start! or pull over. The trigger lock helped some but still have to bring my A game when I fire it up.
Got them straightened out now, they do look normal this way . 
The other 1050 I have has the humongous spikes but the shop owner said it was a trade in years ago so it could have made it here from the west coast?
The other 1050 I have has the humongous spikes but the shop owner said it was a trade in years ago so it could have made it here from the west coast?
Those are definitely west coast spikes,made for trees with thick bark.It is possible that someone from your area put them on the saw not knowing what they were for & thought it made the saw look "tough & mean".Lol
Could be? But the shop owner told me the the guy moved to South Carolina traded a couple of saws for smaller ones 20 some years ago.
The lob lolly pine have a chunky bark around here, I've cut 2 over 36"DBH and a dozen over 24"DBH this year and the big spikes do help.
I wasn't aware that you had trees down in your area that had thick bark like that.Up north here we have a lot of hardwoods & their bark is fairly thin.
