Archer Guide Bars

[Just_A_Grunt_1978]

I have an old homelite xl auto I'd like to get a new bar for and have good things about the archers. Which bar and chain combo can I buy from them that will fit. I would prefer an 18" but a 20" or 16" will do. Would like a sprocket nose as well.

 

[svk]

Well that saw takes Oregon mount D196 so whichever Archer mount matches that will work.

 

[Modifiedmark]

Which Homelite XL you talking about? Homelite threw that XL designation on way too many models not to get confused. Since you said 20" I'm going to guess you mean a XL-12 or Super XL auto.

When you say old, how old do you mean? It makes a difference as the really old XL-12's used 5/16" bar studs and the later models used 3/8's.

Need to know this stuff...

 

[Little Al]

As Mark said about the bar stud size you can fit the larger slot bar but require the S shaped wire clip

 

[svk]

Which Homelite XL you talking about? Homelite threw that XL designation on way too many models not to get confused. Since you said 20" I'm going to guess you mean a XL-12 or Super XL auto.

When you say old, how old do you mean? It makes a difference as the really old XL-12's used 5/16" bar studs and the later models used 3/8's.

Need to know this stuff...

Learned something there. I thought all Homies came with the larger studs.

 

[Just_A_Grunt_1978]

To be more specific its an Archer super xl auto, probably made in the early 80's. Came with a 16 inch bar. I'd ideally like to upgrade to an 18 as a good compromise between a 16 and a 20, but 18's are hard to come by apparently.

 

[Modifiedmark]

To be more specific its an Archer super xl auto, probably made in the early 80's. Came with a 16 inch bar. I'd ideally like to upgrade to an 18 as a good compromise between a 16 and a 20, but 18's are hard to come by apparently.

I will have to look, but I think I got a 18" bar for that saw, a Windsor speed tip. I have to look again but I was thinking it was new. And you would have to be OK with it saying Poulan on it.

 

[Modifiedmark]

Learned something there. I thought all Homies came with the larger studs.

The early Oregon bar mount for the 5/16" studs was A058. Which just happens to be the same exact bar Poulan used on there saws back then.

All too many of those bar mounts listed at Acres is wrong..