Homelite super ez

[beavis331]

I am friends with an older gentleman who sometimes will pickup a chainsaw on an auction and then throw it my way. Today he came by with a really nice clean homelite super ez. It started a little hard but ran great after it started. What are the thoughts on these as a whole and what are they worth?

 

[hanniedog]

Never run one but like other Homies of that era a solidly built saw. Got a photo of it?

 

[happysaws]

I am friends with an older gentleman who sometimes will pickup a chainsaw on an auction and then throw it my way. Today he came by with a really nice clean homelite super ez. It started a little hard but ran great after it started. What are the thoughts on these as a whole and what are they worth?

What color, blue or red?
They are great little saws, they have lots of guts for their size.

 

[beavis331]

It's red. I kicked myself after he left for not taking pics.

 

[happysaws]

It's red. I kicked myself after he left for not taking pics.

If it's in really nice cosmetic condition, it may go for up to $120 to the right buyer... I usually get around $75 for them in fair condition.

 

[HarleyT]

$120!!!!

 

[happysaws]

$120!!!!

Or more...
http://m.ebay.com/itm/252722092256

(No, this was not mine...)

 

[beavis331]

Or more...
http://m.ebay.com/itm/252722092256

(No, this was not mine...)

This one is not that nice. I would say litely used and definitely not abused. Has nice bar and chain. He wants $80 for it so I will probably pop for it. I have no experience with homelites so I appreciate you guys helping me out!

 

[HarleyT]

Take off the muffler cover and peek first.

 

[svk]

I'd say $75 tops for a clean runner or up to $125 for a shelf queen.

 

[Hoggwood]

Solid saws and strong for their displacement. Reed valve and high compression.

Blue Prestolite ignition coils are the Achilles Heal. High failure rate. If it is an earlier points version, even better. Unfortunately, there are a lot of nice looking XL-1/super-ez/super-mini and the bigger xl-76/130's sitting around with dead coils. I have retrofitted some with alternate coils and re-timed them from scratch.

If you were looking for a nice first taste of Homelite, I highly recommend tracking down a 58cc xl-76/130. Very strong saws with great torque and good cutting speed.

Edit: Here is a link to the latest 130 I had apart. Husky retrofit coil and a 24" bar in frozen Douglas. I had an air leak in the video. Pulled the jug and resealed. Runs even stronger now.

Homelite Chainsaws

 

[KYsawman]

I love my super ez, it is early red model with poits ign. Mine is a -W rare W model. It is the little saw that thinks its a big saw. Well built 40cc that pulls a 16" bar with full size full comp 3/8 chain with ease, try getting a modern 40cc to do that.

 

[KYsawman]

 

[happysaws]

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I would love to have that full-wrap handle... Nice saw.

 

[KYsawman]

There are three of the wrap handles on ebay right now, I want to get a blue ez to finish the colection.

 

[arrow13]

I read last night on another website that talks a lot about homelites. They discuss putting the blue wico/prestolite coils that have failed into a toaster oven for a few hours to kill the moisture in them. They work afterwards. Just sharing what I read. Haven't had to try it.

Solid saws and strong for their displacement. Reed valve and high compression.

Blue Prestolite ignition coils are the Achilles Heal. High failure rate. If it is an earlier points version, even better. Unfortunately, there are a lot of nice looking XL-1/super-ez/super-mini and the bigger xl-76/130's sitting around with dead coils. I have retrofitted some with alternate coils and re-timed them from scratch.

If you were looking for a nice first taste of Homelite, I highly recommend tracking down a 58cc xl-76/130. Very strong saws with great torque and good cutting speed.

Edit: Here is a link to the latest 130 I had apart. Husky retrofit coil and a 24" bar in frozen Douglas. I had an air leak in the video. Pulled the jug and resealed. Runs even stronger now.

Homelite Chainsaws

 

[Hoggwood]

Baking the coils is hit and miss. I have had some that work for a couple of tanks of fuel, some that didn't and others that are still running after several tanks.

I have found baking them at moderate temps for a long time is preferable. 225 for a few hours.

Retrofitting a different coil and setting the timing to 30 degrees really wakes them up.

 

[Little Al]

Iv' had success with EZ's etc electronic ignition models by fitting a points type coil & a Nova 2 chip

 

[beavis331]

Seems like these little guys have a regular fan club. Cool!

 

[beavis331]

So this what I got.




He wanted $150 for the Ryobi trimmer and all the attachments. And he wanted $80 for the saw. Got him to go $200 on the whole works. The trimmer starts and runs great. Tried out the attachments and they are all good to go.