Jimmy in NC
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That's the stack, muffler cans are a little quieter. If you want to part with the stack let me know. I'd love to put it on my XL15.
Homelite XL12 muffler
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noshow74
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I had an xl12 with the same muffler. It was my dad's saw. I asked him once about putting a new muffler on it because of how loud it was....he said it is a new muffler lol This was 30 years ago. Also had my grandfather's xl12 it had the larger muffler and was a little more quiet but not much. Both saws were blue and white and from the early 60's.
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I'd hate to use one of them as a climber's saw. I'm getting tired thinking of it...
old blue xl 12
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same story my saw was my dads and new in the 60's sat i my shed for years put gas in it and it started up, needed a new fuel line only i love the saw
old blue xl 12
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I put it on a scale the other day and it weighs 15.8 pounds it feels heavier at the end of the day
They wern`t the lightest thing ever but they are durable. My FIL logged all his working life, all he used were Homelites. The mill he cut for had a deal with Homelite and they could purchase saws in many unit lots keeping the costs down All of the cutters in that area bought and ran Homelites, there are a great abundance of them in that area. At the mill there are truckloads of them wasting away, most of them worn out or busted and parted out. Tough old saws that could be used for commercial felling and pulpwooding.
old blue xl 12
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I love the old saw, I have an STIHL ms250 and the Homelite has a lot more power!!!
You are comparing reed valve torque power to piston ported speed power, there is a world of difference between the two systems but both can cut wood.
bikemike
loud pipes save lives
Muffler huh. Might as well stick a air horn cone on it and direct the noise to the neighbors house. They will love it. Try some big wood with a zip. The sound reflects off the log being cut and the operator hears all of it
Hey pioneer guy. I know this is an old thread but I am looking for one of these stack mufflers for an xl-12. Got any spares handy by chance?
Matt93eg
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I have a later 1997 model Old Blue Super XL. I thoroughly enjoy running it. I put ear plugs in and enjoy the sound. I wear plugs when running all my saws though. Knocks the edge off and I actually hear the tune easier.
I have a couple of XL-76 models which are a close cousin to the XL-12. One has a stock muffler and it is LOUD, the other came without a muffler so I fabricated one with some serious baffles and it much quieter and I don't feel so guilty when it is fired up. Making mufflers by forming something out of sheet metal is fairly easy and real easy if you have a tig welder, just don't expect them to look pretty.
Anything I would have with a stack "muffler" sits on the shelf and seldom would get started. Anyone with tinnitus would tell you the same thing, once you get it there's no going back to days when you didn't have the ringing in your ears.
