Chainsaw Homelite Super XL925 - $175 (West Deer) Homelite Super XL925 for sale. 24" bar ~100cc saw. 2 spare blades. The 24 inch bar is the smallest that was offered. the saw can take over a 36 inch bar. This is a big heavy saw for cutting large diameter trees. Made in Canada, not a China Home Depot special. I have had it since new and I don't need it any more. Call or text Patrick at
unless I am mistaken that is not a 100cc saw, more like 82. (stroke times (π(1/2 bore squared))/1000)=82cc
That saw looks to be in very good shape (nicer than mine). It'd get $200-$300 on feebay. It is indeed "only" 5.01ci/82cc. My 925's are VERY strong saws. I suggest you grab that saw if you can. You can probably get it for $125-$150...
Thought about it, but the moment has past, the ad taken down. I've never handled a saw like that, but it looks like a giant version of the Super EZ that I have, which is an impressively well-engineered machine.
That's one of my favorite old saw designs. They built 'em (the XL-700/800/900 series) from the late 1960's through 1986 or so. Keep an eye out for one. Homelite made a bazillion of 'em, and they pop up frequently. If you're patient you can find one for decent money still.
I'm curious, do you like them because they're elegant machines that are nice to admire and mess around with once in a while, or do you use one regularly? Despite having 15 saws at the moment (OMG) I don't really think of myself as a collector. I started hunting for and learning to fix saws because I needed something better than the Husky 350 I was using at the time. (We'll just politely set aside the fact, not discovered until several months later, that the 350 had a major air leak and wouldn't have been so disappointing if I'd just fixed IT instead of shopping for replacements.) I have the impression that the old Homelites have mostly crossed the bridge from Usefulton into Noveltyville, but I'd be delighted to be wrong about that.
My 1050 is still quite useful under the right conditions. A smaller sprocket and I think it would be even better. If I pick up a 661 this fall that might change but this old girl is a helluva lot less $$ than a 661. 36" of Red Oak, 36" bar, 8 pin sprocket, full comp .404 chisel chain. (Stihl 46RS-107)
Saws like that are still a viable option for the guy who needs a big saw...but uses it infrequently...and doesn't want to tie up a lot of cash.
For me it's both. I still use my SXL-925W quite a bit when I'm cutting larger wood. I have several 77-87cc Homelites, Macs, and Poulans that I rotate through, along with my 288XP. Also have some 61-70cc Macs and Poulans that I use quite a bit, along with my 272XP. For little saws, I run my 41cc Super E-Z AOW and my 33-38cc Poulan XXV and Micro series tophandles, along with 36-142 series Husqvarnas. As I like running older saws, I rotate through several of them rather than wearing out one or two. I'm not a pro however. I do volunteer cutting in a local wood park, cut firewood for needy folks at church, help maintain some wooded properties in exchange for hunting privlileges, and do the occasional tree removal 'side job' with some friends. I'll bring one or two of each class that I plan to run that day (picked from the 'fleet' at home). The big 99-114cc saws usually stay at home.........except for GTG's and special jobs.
