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Homelite Super XL Chainsaw
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Homelite Super XL Chainsaw

by Homelite

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A gas-powered chainsaw from Homelite's Super XL line, first sold in the early 1980s, used for cutting and splitting firewood.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

A redditor's 1982 Homelite Super XL chainsaw is still cutting firewood as well as it did when new, decades later, with the only repair ever needed being a fuel line replacement.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as January 2025

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    r/BuyItForLife post

    My trusty 1982 Homelite Super XL chainsaw, still cutting firewood as good as the day it was new. Only thing it's ever needed was a fuel line replacement.

chainsaw gas-powered firewood vintage

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