I recently had a friend reach out to me saying his buddy is looking for a big old Homelite and was wondering what I would want for mine. What would be a reasonable asking price for a XL 925 in good running condition but looks like it has been used... not abused just well used. 20" bar needs a chain, manual/auto oiler(both work), carb rebuilt, and has good compression. I've been collecting Homelites for a few years now. Mainly as a novelty item. Pull em out fire em up make some noise make a couple cuts and put them away. All of my regular cutting is done with a Stihl 290 and none of the homelites even the 925 can touch it. I'm almost thinking of getting rid of the whole collection and getting a 660c... Thoughts??
No idea on the 925. I just sold a pretty well running Sears/David Bradley. Same Oiler set up. 99cc saw. Only thing I could see needed work was the chain. Stretched beyond the tensioner capacity. And paint was chipping off. Different saw, I know, but it took 6 months to get it out the door for 80 bux or something. 758D model. 660 is a big saw. I wouldn’t mind running one.
M2theB The 660 is a big saw and an expensive saw. I'd like a saw I can run a 28" bar on and not feel like I'm over working it. I currently run a 20" bar on my 290 and I'd like to drop that to a 18" when I get a bigger saw. My dad has a 290 with an 18" bar and you can tell a difference between cutting speed from one to another.
I run an 18 inch bar ( .325 pitch ) on my 290 and that combination seems to work just about perfect together. I do also have a 20 inch ( 3/8 pitch ) bar for it but just don't use it , seems like just a little too much for the 290. It likes the slightly narrower kerf of the .325 chain works better ; at least for me anyway. MS290 and 18 inch bar is a great all around firewood saw. If I need more bar than that I will use the MS391 or husky 359 ( yup I said it " Husky " )
