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  1. Al Smith

    A Roper chainsaw

    They must have made a zillion 2 triggered XL 2's.I have myself.They sold for about 100 bucks or less and were competing with the Mini Mac. A mini isn't much but it will run circles around the little Homies.The little Homies were only about 1.8 cubic inch and I think the Mini is a tad over 2.
  2. Al Smith

    A Roper chainsaw

    In the day,some decades ago,on every farm in these parts one of two saws could be found.Either a Homelite XL-12 or some other Homey,usually blue. On the next farm down the road it was either a 250 Mac or a 10-10 in later years. It was just as comical then as it is now because they would bad...
  3. Al Smith

    A Roper chainsaw

    I heard this story once from an old time Homelite dealer.As it was told to me whoever designed the Homelite XL-12 also peddeled the design to several others. Those that I have been told were Lombard,Remington and several others.According to the story certain things were changed to circumvent...
  4. Al Smith

    A Roper chainsaw

    The XL-12 was the most copied saw of all times.These are Lombards,a copy of the XL-12.
  5. Al Smith

    A Roper chainsaw

    Well now that you mention it,my dad had several of the 3.7 cu in version.Those ran 3/8" chain. He kept tweeking the things to the point they would break the crankshafts.My youngest brother has the last one he owned and it seems to be holding together .I think the old man broke two or three...
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