Anyone still running xl12's?

[blkcloud]

I was digging around in a old house on my farm and found my xl12 I bought back in the early 80's second hand for $75 dollars iirc... I'm thinking of gassing it up to see if it would start.. Been years since it ran.. I bet I cut a semi truck load of firewood with that saw... You know.. In all the years I used it, it only failed once to start.. Iirc the ignition wire under the recoil got rubbed into.. I spliced it and went back to cutting!

 

[Big_Wood]

Fixed this one for a firewood hack last week. Just the usual rotten line replacement and a carb kit. Runs like a champ. I try not to work on them but once in a while they end up on my bench. I hate them.

Nice roller nose Oregon for it even

 

[KYsawman]

I have a 1965 model I still cut with. They are tough saws and survive with little up keep. I have a friend that is all he uses to cut wood with. He has bought several off me. He has about 15 of them.

 

[William Balaska]

I've had a few. Tough and reliable unarguably.

 

[msmith]

Cut my teeth on a blue Super XL. They do cut good. The downside is when you shut the saw off your hands keep running.


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[Jimmy in NC]

Good old saws. I keep a couple arround and they are real reliable. 16-20" bar and get to it. I enjoy them.

 

[pioneerguy600]

I keep a few around, they make great loaner saws, they always get brought back...LOL
I know several guys that still cut their firewood every year with them, one old fellow still cuts 6 - 8 cord with his SuperII and won`t even consider running a bigger or newer saw.