Chainsaw Restoration Homelite ZIP Bowsaw
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25:10 is the greatest moment in tool restoration history.
Hand Tool Rescue that the moment + The Good of the Land realized he needs an sponsor... specifically a Fire Extinguisher fabricant.
Hand Tool Rescue how did I end up with this master piece wrench and no sticker? I’m going to need one of those.
Says the man with the flamethrower.
I thought the greatest moment in tool restoration history was at 21:25 but what do I know.
Nah, the little sandblaster gag was awesome. Cracked me up
eric is a trip. love that guy.
The fire was awesome. The restore was awesomer.
We had one on the farm in the 60's Great job !
Late last night when we were all in bed the good of land took a chainsaw to the shed, And when the saw kicked over it winked its eye and said, There will be a hot time in the old town tonight ; )
Ooooops! The fire that won't go out! The new color is nice.
I have my Dad's Homelite XL-12 in that beautiful blue, still all original... runs like a dream, they just don't make them like that anymore!
When I saw the fire in the first few seconds I thought "Well you at least have spark and fuel" LOL
That's really good 👍☺️
Justin, This type of bow saw was the preferred bar used by pulp wood haulers in East Texas and Louisiana. It allowed you to stand up and cut wood into sections with much less pinching than a bar. This video reminded me how much I dislike FLAT HEAT screws..
Great job as always
While touring the museum during Good of the land fest i wanted so badly to see one of the bow saws restored. And less than 2 weeks later here it is! Thanks Justin!
My dad had a zip and I ended up with it after he died. What a boat anchor. It weighed a ton but I cut a lot of wood with it over 40 years ago. I can cut more wood, today in a hour, than it could cut in a day but it was a descent saw for its Era. I did about everything you did at one time or another. Seeing you work on your zip brought back many memories. However, not the memories of toting that road yacht around.
John clarke : the saws you use to day don't last as long as these did because they have a higher rpm so they cut faster. But you have more ware with that cutting speed. I have ouned 8 or 9 smaller and faster saws that wore completely out to the point it was cheaper to buy a new one than fix and the zip is still running and used on the trunks over 12 inches. It's weight and torque make it the best choice for larger diameter tree's.
Nice, work with the restoration, she looks so good.
That is ONE cool looking machine!
Fiyyyaaaa!!! Very nice resto!
+Molaison Maker Thanks!
Just the fire alone was enough to subscribe. Can't wait for the next video. Maybe you'll get a good electrical shock or something.
That was amazing to watch!
Love chainsaw restos would love to see all the saws done
That is a master piece of a chainsaw you have got there. I loved your video
Rain on a tin roof. Awesome
The good of the Land fest was great! Thanks for having us. It was worth the 3-hour drive!
+LimitedGunnerGM So glad to have you with us!
I love your museum of agricultural implements and tractors
You are awesome. Thanks for the videos. very inspirational
Thats an awesome saw, great job Justen
Very cool old saw. Great job!
U know what you are doing 👍
Thanks for the goosebumps on successfully restoring that old beauty!
That was perfect it lasted three beers. Loving your content. That edit had to be a monster. Thanks for sharing.
Good job!!! Very nice!!!
Good job Justin. The paint job is excellent.
Just got the tools to finish your fire starter build!
That old bow saw turned out beautiful!
In the U.S. Navy, at least in the aviation side, we called those stickers zappers, as in squadron zappers,
You would find them all over, especially in establishments frequented during port calls by members of those squadrons, such as walls of bars.
I remember a bar wall up the street in Haifa Isreael was almost completely covered with zappers.
Prior to that while in Souda Bay on the island of Crete, part of Greece, there was this little Gypsy girl wandering around playing a drum in hopes of tips, had one of my squadrons zappers right in the middle of her drums head. Of course when I saw that VF-143 zapper I could not help but smile and give her a big tip.
Beautiful sound
I envy your Norton cabinet so much.....I wish I had like a third of it lol.
such a sweet saw. Once you got it fired up, I had a 1983 flashback of how my dyno ported YZ 125 sounded! Now my bones are starting to hurt reflecting back on those days.
That is exactly why I dont like using vinegar. It tends to each into the metal if left for too long but you never know what is too long. Great restore and vid. Keep em coming :)
Excellent job
so cool!!!! makes me want to find something old and cool to restore
Awesome saw! I love the air filter and the two piece tanks. They built that saw to last and for the user to be able to work on it.
Very unique chain saw
Nice bowsaws great job.👍don't let chucke or steve see it they play with it
Thanks for the sharing your talent. I have 3 of the zip saws and your video helps clear up alot of questions that I had. Hope to see more of your videos.
I love that old adjustable wrench. Been a lot of years since I've seen one. Great job on the saw.
My first job was a small engine repair tech. Have rebuilt one of those before, have to say nice job.😎
Sweet! Cool saw n really enjoy your restoration videos.
Great video!
I have the same Homelite Zip Saw with a standard bar. I’m in the middle of restoring it now and am here for tips!
Beautiful and sweet running. Great job.
Fun way... lol, that's something I'd do, and pretty. Thanks for restoring another piece of history.
It's really amazing the engineering that went into those old saws. Their are so many intricate pieces built into it, like a work of art. You don't see that on anything modern.
I have a 79' Homelite Super XL automatic. It still gets put to use on a regular basis. Great saw's. Eventually, I'm getting the bow for mine. Their easier to find for my model, I see then on ebay often and if you use them SAFELY, they cut a lot better than the regular bar and chain does.
I just enjoy watching your restoration video, your saw just get renewed. Very beautiful result. Thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family
VERY good job! I own an early 70s Homelite and I found the manual online that it used to come with the bowsaw attachment as an option. I had done something similar but I didn't paint it and take every little piece off. But I respect your patience and attention to detail!!!
Nice built 👍👍👍
Great job!
Good effort! Respect
Great video & great restoration job!
Glad to see that @HandToolRescue was able to properly demonstrate the best ergonomic position when using a sandblaster.
The saw turned out great. It’s almost as if you know something about paint work. 😉
Wow never seen a chainsaw like that before, very interesting. Well done. Thanks for showing this to us.
Nice job Justin!! And cool fire shots!! Lol
Good as new! No hesitation at all when you pull on the gas trigger.
I remember seeing Bow saws used at a Christmas tree farm for harvesting....
That's lovely work there Justin...
Well done.. 👍
It looks great! If I ever took something apart that much I'd never figure out how to put it back together, lol.
you ought to do all those saws, came out great.
Great restoration video. I wish I was able to make it but hopefully next year
I guess you could say things got pretty lit
You should film the other two bow saws. They are great vids.
Great restore video!
I love the color you chose to use on this saw :)
Beautiful restore
+Antonio Claudio Michael
@@TheGoodoftheLand lol at the reply of just my name
Scary saw,good restoration.
Excellent work Justin! I wish I could have made it to the Fest. Maybe next year!
Nice project.
A job well done.
Beautiful saw. I got a Homelite Zip model B about a decade ago and I tore that thing apart and put it back together, but I just could not find the right color paint. So mine got a little darker blue of a paint job. I took it out to play a little a few times, but it has been setting some time now. I think I'm going to look for that color paint. Thanks for the video. These are truly awesome saws. Loud as snot
My granddad had one of those bow saws. I'll never forget that sound. Wish I knew where it is now.
jtip82 Hanging on someone's trophy wall in their garage because it looks cool and they don't know what it is .
Love it..
You are always in a good mood, and that is awesome. And the restos always came perfectly. Great channel, beatiful resto! Greets from Argentina
+Diego Antunez Rhank you! Very nice to meet you!
Just did a cosmetic restoration of my 1969 pincor voltmaster with a 8 hp briggs needs new rings next project but great job with that tool restoration
That is the craziest looking chainsaw I have ever seen. Like a kickback waiting to happen. lol. :)
I am a Stihl certified chainsaw tech. You are exactly correct, these saws pose a HUGE kickback danger. There is a reason why Stihl, and everyone else, abandoned this design. NOT SAFE FOR USE. DISPLAY ONLY.
Some of the tools that people made back in the day just make you shake your head and wonder how the human race made it through. lol :)
I was thinking exactly that, that big old clown nose will grip and flip like a bastard. You’d need to have eight legs like a spider to even make it to the end of a shift.
It may look scary, but if you've ever used one you wouldn't want to use a regular bar again. I have used them on my saws since the late 70's and never had any problems with one ever kicking back or even had a close call with them. We had a contract to provide wet oak for a Barbecue restaurant chain back then, and nothing would cut as well as a bow saw. The chains are longer, so there are more teeth doing the cutting, and the chain runs cooler. Another benefit is it is really hard to get the bar stuck or pinched when bucking logs. I still run them and like them, and they still sell the bow bars to this day, if you know where to look. ;-)
You would not want your tie to fall into that in operation.
Nice Job Justin keep up the good work it was nice to chat with you at the fest. I wish I lived closer to the museum i would be over there helping you.
My dad bought new in the 1965 era it had a bar not a bow was the first saw I ever sawed with. Most of these saws did not wear out but were replaced with lighter faster modles
I have one of these zip saws but it has a normal 24 inch bar. My cousin would call it the tractor when we used to cut wood together he has an XL- 100 about half the size. I would cut the trunk while he cut the top still have it need to clean the carb & air cleaner. It starts but won't run up to full rpms. I have another large 1963 homelite a C-51 i need to repair the coil on it. Now i need to get it's case down out of the rafters and fix it. Love to hear these big old homlites.
It sure does rain alot there....great resto...
Great saw to fix up, ya dont see many of those left
definitely got spark 😂
Cool vid!
Like the Abom stickers ! I have an older Poulan 44cc (made in Sweden) chainsaw motor. I built a pipe, and installed it into a 1/3 scale R/C dragster. So far, I managed to get 17, 280 RPM out of it on pump fuel (98RON) at 25:1 std. oil mix. I can't get any more, as it's sucking air in through the crankcase seals. I love to see what can be done with old saws. Cheers.
I love how your vids have rain in the background
I was really wishing good things for you on that spark test. I was sitting here hoping it wouldnt catch on fire and that you would see spark and be happy... Then you said there was a bunch of gas... Then it caught on fire...
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Great Build man....
Thank you!
On another note my second saw was a Homelite XL, no AV or chainbrake, points, Reed valve intake, all that old school stuff but so much torque. Strong like bull.
Love a good restoration vid! It is so ironic that this showed up in my YT feed. I was actually at the Old Mill in June of this year when we were visiting friends in Quitman.
Loved how you laughed during the fire!!! Lol I’d do the same ....
Shame they don’t make them anymore, I’m sure there are stories
Cool🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍
Really nice vid
Thanks Brother! Lunch?
Like your killer videos, so the chainsaw fits in that!!!
Nice job, been a long time since I’ve seen one.
I really love the videos man! The soundtrack is the best!! "heavy breathing... heavy breathing... tool sounds... heavy breathing..." 😂😂 Nice man
Lovin what your doing !!! Im currently restoring a Troy Bilt Horse Tiller on my channel... You got me now !!! I subscribed … Great Video and Awesome saw... Looking forward to your future Uploads as well as catching up on your past !!!
My gosh, I’d be ticketed to death to have half the knowledge you have! Great video brother!
Even the period correct Homelites pull cord handle. Very nice.
My zip had a 16 inch bar on it. Back in those days about 18 inches was the biggest bar you could readily get.