Who here likes Homelites? (homelite bash fest on another forum)
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Eccentric
Mister Wizard
So???
Never said the current Homelites weren't made in China. You said you'd never own a Homelite because of the Chinese connection (I'm paraphrasing). I'd wager that 98%+ of the Homelites that have ever been made were manufactured in North America (mostly in the US, with some made in Canada).
And Homelite isn't "Chinese-owned". Like many other consumer goods you'll find at Home Depot, they are manufatured in China for a US or European company (Last I heard it was the same holding group that ownes Ryobi. Probably changed hands again). Who cares about box-store consumer grade throw-away saws from any manufacturer? I doubt a CS-44 will be around cutting firewood (with it's original P/C) in 44 years like my Homelites are!
Since you'd never own a Homelite...if you happen accross a cheap/free SXL925, XP1050, XP2100S, 750, or any other old magnesium-cased Homelite, please pass it on to me for disposal. Wouldn't want you to be burdened with an inferior saw!
OK. I've given this one enough whacks... :deadhorse:
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GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
Good post mang!!!
Gary
Gary
lawnmowertech37
Addicted to ArboristSite
dont forget me and kyle on the old homelite stuff both of us combined are way cheaper than a certain ebay person that shows his truck off on his picture
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GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
We can't since you constantly remind us...
Gary
Gary
Octane
ArboristSite Operative
You might wanna check your facts, Homelite is Chinese owned:So???
Never said the current Homelites weren't made in China. You said you'd never own a Homelite because of the Chinese connection (I'm paraphrasing). I'd wager that 98%+ of the Homelites that have ever been made were manufactured in North America (mostly in the US, with some made in Canada).
And Homelite isn't "Chinese-owned". Like many other consumer goods you'll find at Home Depot, they are manufatured in China for a US or European company (Last I heard it was the same holding group that ownes Ryobi. Probably changed hands again). Who cares about box-store consumer grade throw-away saws from any manufacturer? I doubt a CS-44 will be around cutting firewood (with it's original P/C) in 44 years like my Homelites are!
Since you'd never own a Homelite...if you happen accross a cheap/free SXL925, XP1050, XP2100S, 750, or any other old magnesium-cased Homelite, please pass it on to me for disposal. Wouldn't want you to be burdened with an inferior saw!
OK. I've given this one enough whacks... :deadhorse:
http://www.homelite.com/about_us
Listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange yet they arent Chinese-owned??? Whatever you gotta tell yourself.
BTW, if I ever come across a cheap/free Homelite anything, I'll throw it in the trash where it belongs.
Heres TTI's webpage: http://www.ttigroup.com/en/home
Kinda interesting how one of the co-owners is Chinese and how they list their profits in Chinese.
Looks to me like you're the one getting whacked this time.
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Poley4
ArboristSite Guru
GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
LMAO... I guess all the McCullochs are Chinese owned too... All of them. From way back when...
Get a clue mang!
Gary
Get a clue mang!
Gary
csx7006
BNSF Amarillo Division Railfan
RandyMac
Stiff Member
the whippersnapper can keep to his point of view, we know what the real Homelites are.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Look up "Beating a Dead Horse" on google to get an understanding...
Wow...
Guess somebody's maturity stopped developing when the last real Homelite rolled off the line (1994, which puts him at 14 as mentioned before).
Didn't say you were getting whacked...was refering to the 'dead horse' emoticon I put in my post....
I do stand corrected on the Chinese ownership. I was mistaken. Didn't have anything to do with "anything I gotta tell myself". Of course that was the most minor, unimportant part of the whole discussion. We DON'T CARE where the new Homelite chainsaws are made. We DON'T shop at HD for our chainsaws here...
We were trying, without success, (hence the "beating a dead horse" reference --- which apparantly was lost on somebody) to get through to the text-message generation that most Homelites (the non box-store throw-aways) were made in the US.
Guess you showed me.
If you're dumb enough to trashcan a collectable (see how much money old power equipment goes for on fleabay) old chainsaw just to spite folks you'll never meet, then you're realy the smart one here!!!:monkey:
This is pointless...I'm BEATING A DEAD HORSE (NOT Octane or anybody else) here. :deadhorse:
Wow...
Guess somebody's maturity stopped developing when the last real Homelite rolled off the line (1994, which puts him at 14 as mentioned before).
Didn't say you were getting whacked...was refering to the 'dead horse' emoticon I put in my post....
I do stand corrected on the Chinese ownership. I was mistaken. Didn't have anything to do with "anything I gotta tell myself". Of course that was the most minor, unimportant part of the whole discussion. We DON'T CARE where the new Homelite chainsaws are made. We DON'T shop at HD for our chainsaws here...
We were trying, without success, (hence the "beating a dead horse" reference --- which apparantly was lost on somebody) to get through to the text-message generation that most Homelites (the non box-store throw-aways) were made in the US.
Guess you showed me.
If you're dumb enough to trashcan a collectable (see how much money old power equipment goes for on fleabay) old chainsaw just to spite folks you'll never meet, then you're realy the smart one here!!!:monkey:
This is pointless...I'm BEATING A DEAD HORSE (NOT Octane or anybody else) here. :deadhorse:
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Signoflife
ArboristSite Operative
Does anyone know...
My grandfather had this old saw, that I think was a Homelite, sittin in his garage when I was real young about 30 years ago, and the saw was real old at that time and it had a tomato juice can like thing on the top of it, which I think must have been the gas tank. My dad and I were talkin about this awhile back and he remembered my gp out in the back forty cuttin with the old beast when he was younger.
Does anyone know if this could have been a Homie and what model it would have been?
My grandfather had this old saw, that I think was a Homelite, sittin in his garage when I was real young about 30 years ago, and the saw was real old at that time and it had a tomato juice can like thing on the top of it, which I think must have been the gas tank. My dad and I were talkin about this awhile back and he remembered my gp out in the back forty cuttin with the old beast when he was younger.
Does anyone know if this could have been a Homie and what model it would have been?
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Only tin (steel) tank Homelite that imediately comes to mind is a model 500. That was a low cost version of a zip-5.
http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...8f8ce52759eb3a9c88256b06000d3b88?OpenDocument
Signoflife
ArboristSite Operative
That's not it, I recall the tank being round and on its side??? But like I said it was a long time ago and I was real young.
AOD
Addicted to ArboristSite
Gotta give props to the old Homelites. My SXL-AO will pull a 20" with a sharp full comp chain through anything I need cut, right up to two full passes with the bar. Still gotta get my 360 running just to compare the two, but I have to beleive the SXL has a slight edge in power. I think mine has the reed pyramid injtake that was mentioned earlier, it's a later model red SXL.
I think its interesting how saw design has evolved since the 50's with the vertical cylinders on saws like the 5-20 and 500, to a laying-down cylinder on the SXL's and a lot of the Macs, then in the 70's it was angles upwards on Stihls like the 031 and 041, now it is back to a vertical cylinder on most modern saws.
I think its interesting how saw design has evolved since the 50's with the vertical cylinders on saws like the 5-20 and 500, to a laying-down cylinder on the SXL's and a lot of the Macs, then in the 70's it was angles upwards on Stihls like the 031 and 041, now it is back to a vertical cylinder on most modern saws.
The only one that comes to mind from homelite was called the buzz similer to the 500 but older. Tank was oval not round
