Al Smith
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Much ado has been said about the large displacement ,cut down the Douglas fir,west coast,Paul Bunyan type saws.Not much has ever been said about the little 2 cu inch ,trim the tree on the week end ,sold new for $90 saws.Long before the famed 020 T Stihls and pro type arborist type saws were ever thought of,there was a tiny little saw that filled this need.They were all made as consumer type,non pro saws but made there way into the commercial market,on a limited ussage.They were the little Jack Russel terriers of chainsawdom.Most of the viewers of the picture were not yet born when these saws were new on the market.A lot of the older gents[my age],that were in the tree buis,years ago,used these little rascals to make a living in the tree tops.They were cheap,light[very important],and easy to operate.Many were ran a season or 2 and then retired to the shelf when any problem arrose with them,as it was cheaper to replace than repair.Right to left,Mac 120,Craftsman version of Poulan XX,Dayton version of Poulan S25A,and Homelite XL2.An interesting thing about the little Homey,it's a reed valve.While most itsy bitsy little saws are piston ported,the Homelite has a little reed,about the size of a nickle,right below the carb.While these teeny saws are often the brunt of a lot of jokes,they did ,in fact,play an important part of the evolutionary developement of the modern pro climbing saw.