wright saw CAD strikes again

[bigjake]

One of the guys i cut with lives next to me .Anyway he came over and said a
guy he worked with said he had a big saw like 7.5 hp and it was a wright i
have never seen one i was wondering who made them and so on .I can
get the saw for about nothing so im sure i will have it in a day or two.
does anyone have a pic of one. Thanks

 

[04ultra]

WRIGHT SAW Div.
THOMAS INDUSTRIES. INC.
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.



They have not made Chainsaws or Blade saws in over 35 years.....


I have a C-70

Here is a link with pictures and video...

http://www.bigdmc.com/c70before.html

 

[HolmenTree]

Famous for their reciprocating saw blade 50 yrs ago, great idea but like the electric car to the auto industry would not benifit the sawchain or chainsaw industry.

 

[kevin j]

i had a bladesaw. not sure what if any advatnages they had, but sure was a loud and vibrating demon. I can see why they went extinct.

 

[Locoweed]

Here is what one of the blade saw models looks like

 

[pioneerguy600]

this is a Wright blade saw model 5020 , its a 7.06 cu in or 115 cc engine.
Pioneerguy600

 

[2wheels]

I passed on a clean one at a garage sale 1 month ago. Are they worth much? I figured I didn't need another anchor

 

[Saw Dr.]

It depends which one. The poulan 306 ones are not too common. I would like to find a GS-218 to restore.

 

[blsnelling]

I passed on a clean one at a garage sale 1 month ago. Are they worth much? I figured I didn't need another anchor

You should have bought it and shipped it to me.

 

[04ultra]

You should have bought it and shipped it to me.

Brad if you only knew how many were scraped out because of not being able to get carb kits....I know where a few brand new Wrights are....

 

[epicklein22]

Yup, thats why I shy away from them, even though I think there are really cool.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Brad if you only knew how many were scraped out because of not being able to get carb kits....I know where a few brand new Wrights are....

Are they still hanging on a wall in an office? LOL
Pioneerguy600

 

[04ultra]

Are they still hanging on a wall in an office? LOL
Pioneerguy600

Could be.........

 

[leeha]

WRIGHT SAW Div.
THOMAS INDUSTRIES. INC.
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.



They have not made Chainsaws or Blade saws in over 35 years.....


I have a C-70

Here is a link with pictures and video...

http://www.bigdmc.com/c70before.html

Thanks Ultra, Now i have to get my C70 RUNNIN

Lee

 

[pioneerguy600]

Could be.........

Keep in touch with them and try your best sweet talkin to them and you may just end up ownin them old dogs. LOL
Pioneerguy600

 

[04ultra]

Keep in touch with them and try your best sweet talkin to them and you may just end up ownin them old dogs. LOL
Pioneerguy600

I know the plant manager ......



Seems that I might know a bunch of employees there....

 

[pioneerguy600]

I know the plant manager ......



Seems that I might know a bunch of employees there....

Keep on top of it, don`t let them slip away. LOL
Pioneerguy600

 

[buzz sawyer]

Here's my B520 - restored. Runs fine but that governor system takes a little getting used to. In the video I'm cutting through 2" dry walnut. It does make a nice smooth cut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1buMICXCLk

 

[HolmenTree]

Here's my B520 - restored. Runs fine but that governor system takes a little getting used to. In the video I'm cutting through 2" dry walnut. It does make a nice smooth cut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1buMICXCLk

Thanks for the video, great saw. The Wright was advertised as the worlds safest powersaw. No kickback,no chainoil needed and only took 1 minute to change blade and 5 minutes to sharpen. It was built from the mid 1950s to I believe 1968, they must have got the bugs out of it by 1968.It had 3 different blades softwood,hardwood,meat saw. Interesting saw.