My dad gave me his old red one- just serviced, carb is tuned and it runs like a top. I only use E0 gasoline in it. Just used it the other day to fell a mulberry tree- too big for the little plastic saw, sure worked great. He got the red one after his older blue one got crushed by a rotten trunk that slipped as he was cutting. OTOH sure glad I have the little plastic saw for cutting the limbs- flipping around that 24" bar on the XL is a bit of work!

My father also bought this blue model in the early 70s. We are Italians and live near Milan. The amount of wood cut is incalculable. Never had any breakdowns, has a Homelite SDC carburettor. I use it when the work is demanding with chestnut. I keep it like a precious stone, better than a Rolex. Indestructible, great American objects.

Just Subscribed. We own over a 100 chainsaws. mostly Homelites. I have a XL12 my father bought in 1964. We cut firewood today and used 5 different saws. 2 where 58 CC Red Xl automatics. one was a 54 CC 101 homelite. another a copy of a XL12 a Poulan that has 59 CC and the last a Lombard that looks like a XL 12 that has 68 CC. Im 71 and dont get along with plastic chainsaws.

58.2cc saw made 71-79 in both the red and the blue paint scheme. The Super XL Auto was made in the States by Textron, and by Terry in Canada as the XL Auto. The 58.2cc motor was sort of the small block Chevy for Homelite mid 60's or so until early '80s. Many of their models used it. Decent power, but lots of torque. You can go with an aggressive grind to make up for the slower chain speed. Nice saw! 👍

The old XL are cool saws. They definitely built them to last back then. It’s crazy to think this is more of a homeowner/ranch saw from homelite with magnesium clutch cover and copper oil supply lines.

Great saws, I've got a red one a few years newer that I absolutely love. Pulled it out of a roll off container when I worked at the dump. Put fresh gas in it and it fired right up and has been an amazing saw ever since

Since it's blue, I would guess early 70's or older. I bought a red one new in 1988. Got other saws, but my homelite is my go to all time favorite.

My dad had one similar to yours but with manual oiler throughout the 70s although I don't remember when he bought it. It was the saw I learned on when I was a teen. I remember that it was a real work horse as he cut logs to mill lumber with on his sawmill where I helped him there as well. Lots of memories there. After that saw he got a red Homelite which he used up through the 90s and it was a good saw as well.

I bought a new XL-12 in 1964 i was 16 yrs old, cutting swamp spruce pulpwood. The auto oiler was a yr or 2 newer.

Great video, these saws are still top of the line, because they still compete! I have my handed down 330 and XL12 saws which were both bought in 1980. They both run fine, no problems finding parts through the years because people throw away nice condition Homelite equipment. I use a 50/50 AVgas and 40:1 oil ratio.

Great looking saw. That’s great you got it doing some work

The xl12 series was made from 1964 to 1988. Really well made saws and fun to restore and cut wood with--I have a few--like to use a bow type bar for wood on the ground. keep the chain sharp--3/8 chain

Love it 👍👍

Awesome! Have several different colors and versions of these models. You got a runner for sure. Happy you’ve got an heirloom that rips too. Sub’d

Got me 2reds one running a bowbar 28" on other blue gots a 25".. fun saws to pull out when playing in wood pile... Luv the old girls.. but nothing like the piped ported Stihl work saws....keep'm screaming.....

I have run into a few with that bar where you run out of chain adjustment. About all sources call for 70 drive links and that's a hair to long. There's some chains on ebay called saber that are NOS 69 drive links 3/8s, .050 chipper chain that fit on the homelite 20 in. bar perfectly. No more hanging down chains. They are in a yellow, white and red box for a very good price.

Great saw! I have one passed down from my dad and I love it. Great work. What oil, fuel mixture do you use ? Thanks

I'm going to have to look for one of these. Just finishing up a Stihl 032 refurbishment and this Homelite would look good setting next to it. Wonder how they would compare performance wise. Looks like the Homelite beats the Stihl by a couple of CCs.

I have 2. The blue one was built in May of 1974 and the red one November of 1974. Both have automatic bar oilers and manual oilers. Leon may have the original kit to add the manual oiler. They were an option. Looks like your saw doesn't have one. I use them to block up 6 cords of oak every year. It gets cold here in MN but nice and cozy with the wood stove. The XL12 was earlier and had a slightly smaller motor. They were manual oiler only. Many of the parts are interchangeable with the Super. You should get a pair of chainsaw chaps and stand out of line of the bar. I've had one kickback and was lucky, just broke the skin on one leg. I cringed watching your video.

Curious if you put any bar oil in it?? Seems to have slowed down and built some friction each cut. Nice saw, can't beat the reliability.

LOL, that's the way I do it with my SXLs, no chaps, eye or ear protection wearing sneakers!

This saw was not top of the line but it still was really good because it was a affordable saw and cuts decent with a good chain

i got one of those saws mine the red

my dad had one looked alot like that one , it was a manuel chain oiler Homelite same color , im goin say his was mid 60;s to early 70;s , im no expert, goin my memory & it has failed me a time or two .

THE BLUE ONES WERE MADE THRU THE 60'S!

Late 60s early 70s.

Thanks Mr President. Super cool that Bill Clinton is making chainsaw videos.

She needs a bit of maintenance. Go find my buddy, Leon Crouch at Leon's Chainsaw Parts, and Repair. Get her serviced, and bring her out occasionally 😎

It sounds a bit rich........but nice saw !

The blue super xls were made from 68-72

That saw is late 60s to early 70s

My dad got 1 for x-mas 1972

Hey boys, that ain't rotten wood. Most everyone else cuts the easy stuff and act like they did somethin.

I got another super xl