They still perform well, and are as reliable as a claw hammer. The XL12-AO saw series was built for thirty years, with few changes. All owed their existance to the XL12/SXL-AO. Some were more powerful, some were lighter. Those saws were manufactured with minor variations of displacement, cosmetics, and other details. Many manufacturers made saws that were 'strongly influenced' by that saw family. They ushered in the age of the truely lightweight, portable, handy midrange chainsaw. I also believe that they are the most influencial chainsaw ever built by any manufacturer. In my opinion (there's the disclaimer).the XL12/SXL-AO family saws are the best saw that Homelite ever made. Having said all that (and I believe every word of it).I believe it's Homelite's second best saw. They're durable, dependable, and the design was in production for close to thirty years. They're a very handy, sweet running little saw that does whatever you ask of it. That little sucker will pull a 16" bar of 3/8" chain (not LP) with surprising gusto. It performs beyond its displacement and design age. It was just such a well made, well packaged little saw.
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