The Official Jo-Bu Saws Thread

[SOS Ridgerider]

Ok boys, I’ll start the official Jo-Bu thread. I know there must be a few of them still out there.
I know my fellow Norwegian @Tor R has a couple at least. There were quite a few Jo-Bu saws sold in Scandinavia and England, and there was even a few exported to the US.

This one is a Jo-Bu L86. 61cc. Made in Norway. This model came out in 1975. Not sure when production stopped.
This is pre Electrolux buyout, which happened in 1979. This particular saw was my dad’s firewood saw. I haven’t tried starting it yet, but it’ll never leave my possession regardless of if it runs or not.

 

[DSS]

I have one of those somewhere, I think mine is an L65, if that's possible. Looks much like yours. I got it with a bunch of other saws and I've never tried to start it.

 

[DSS]

I believe when Remington went out of business, a few dealers here in Canada changed to Jobu for a few years

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

I have one of those somewhere, I think mine is an L65, if that's possible. Looks much like yours. I got it with a bunch of other saws and I've never tried to start it.

Would be cool to see it.
I know they made an L6 and an LP6B along with an L5 and LP5. I’m no expert at all on these saws, so I’m just trying to think of models they made that could make sense with those numbers. They had a lot of models/abbreviations in the 70’s.

 

[Tor R]

This one need a full restoration, but they said it was a starter, so we are probleby more speaking sandblasting + painting

Jobu Tiger:

 

[Frank bierce]

Never heard of them!! Look a bit like a Remington.

 

[Tor R]

I have one of those somewhere, I think mine is an L65, if that's possible. Looks much like yours. I got it with a bunch of other saws and I've never tried to start it.

that should be your task this weekend, find your Jobu

 

[RI Chevy]

Cool Sondre!

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

This one need a full restoration, but they said it was a starter, so we are probleby more speaking sandblasting + painting

Jobu Tiger:
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Nice one Tor! The Tiger was a very modern saw for its time. From what I can see it came out in 1960. Had an optional earth auger attachment too.

 

[Tor R]

Nice one Tor! The Tiger was a very modern saw for its time. From what I can see it came out in 1960. Had an optional earth auger attachment too.

they where build from 1960-64 I think Sondre.
They came in 3 different colours (info from Magnus site)
Black / red (Most common)
Green / red (second most common)
Brownish bronze color with red trim (least common)

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

they where build from 1960-64 I think Sondre.
They came in 3 different colours (info from Magnus site)
Black / red (Most common)
Green / red (second most common)
Brownish bronze color with red trim (least common)

Cool! I had no idea about the different colors. I’ve only seen the red ones.

 

[bigbadbob]

The power company bought some to try here, I ended up getting one same as the OP here.
It was a slug. I gave it away at a GTG.
Nobody showed much interest in it either,,,

 

[Tor R]

The power company bought some to try here, I ended up getting one same as the OP here.
It was a slug. I gave it away at a GTG.
Nobody showed much interest in it either,,,

they've started to be collectors saws here in Norway, they are just as populare as any Stihl/Huskies nowadays here for old collection.

 

[Jay Jay]

I have now this saw. It is not starting.

I am trying to look into spark plug? Where about is spark plug located?
Explanation with photos would be great.

 

[RI Chevy]

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[Jay Jay]

Welcome to the Forum!

Thank you RI.

 

[Jay Jay]

I have now this JoBu L6, as I said.

It is very old, and it starts sometimes, but most times it doesn't start even after 10 - 15 pulls.
I think it has either bad spark plug, or fuel is not reaching to the engine or carb.

I hope parts are available for this saw from eBay. I think fuel pipe or new spark plug may need replacement.
But I would like to open it up, have a good look inside and clean it, and then try again.

If obviously parts are beyond salvaging, then new parts will be ordered for this L6.

 

[jessebaccus]

This one need a full restoration, but they said it was a starter, so we are probleby more speaking sandblasting + painting

Jobu Tiger:
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I wish I could find one of these, if I understand correctly it was the first model where you didn't have to manually rotate the carb to do your felling cuts.

I see this is an old thread, have you been able to do any restoration on it?

 

[kgator]

I was searching for parts to add a chain brake to my L86 Jobu and found this site. I bought the L86 new in 1979. Several friends had similar saws, a little earlier model, L8? I had purchased a Jobu L6 a few years prior (1974)?, it did not have rubber isolated handles and was less cc's, but a nice compact saw, much nicer to use than my fathers Homelite XL12. The L86 was a big change from the L6, it was very high rpm, jet acceleration!!, and very smooth running. It is high compression and difficult to start with the small pull cord handle. My saw is in excellent condition, as I have owned many saws since its purchase long ago, Stihl, Husqvarna, Jonsered, Dolmar mostly plus a few others. Consequently it was used only when I needed the longer bar on it (it came with 16in? bar, which barely used is still like new). I don't need a chainbrake really, I was just curious as to what I could find. I ran the L86 in "friendly" chainsaw competitions which were taken seriously actually, and the L86 was quicker cutting, due to its high chain speed, than any other saw in our group. Stihl, Husqvarna, Jonsered, Partner saws I remember, many with equal or larger cc's. I lost only once I remember due to the pull handle slipping out of my grasp and so botching the start. Later when Jobu was bought out and ceased production of chainsaws, my friends traded their Jobu saws for Jonsered usually. I liked the L86 too much to ever sell it, even though I purchased newer saws, usually buying a used saw and going through it to make it reliable. I have 10 saws currently and use 4 of them regularly on our 30 acres of forest in Vermont. I have a Timberking portable band saw mill and heat only with wood.