Super nice 268's.
Let me add a ratty looking 268xp to the pack.
This one was a 87 SE on tag but XP transition.
From thread we had on them=
[quote author=Spike60 link=topic=178.msg1385#msg1385 date=1301084988]
I'm betting that Cut4's 268 is a 1987 model. They may have continued putting SE on the ID tag for part of the year, as they had been doing with the 266.
Easy to read those tags. The first number, in that case would be a 7, indicating 1987. The second two numbers indicate the week of that year that the saw was produced.
I went an looked at a bunch of IPL's and such, and I'm satisfied that there never was a
model 268SE. All of the top cover and starter decals from the earliest 268 IPL are "XP", up until the open port 268 came out.
The 266 of course does show both SE and XP model decals, with the change taking place from 1986 to 1987.
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[quote author=Spike60 link=topic=178.msg1397#msg1397 date=1301108334]
My guess was right, that's a 1987. Made in week 47, which would be mid November.
As to why they were still putting SE on those tags after SE had been superceded by XP, there probably isn't really an answer that would explain it. Maybe nobody reset the machine that made the tags. LOL
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. Beautiful saw!!!
