Rotax Steve
ArboristSite Member
My estate sale scores! My wife was at an estate sale yesterday and saw a 10-10A. They were asking $30. It was really rough. Last night I was thinking I could clean it up and possibly get it running and resell it for 4 or 5 times the money or I can part it out. So this morning I went to look at it and I offered them $20 for it and they took it.
When I was paying for it, a guy from the estate sale company said 'did you see the other McCulloch chainsaw?'. He took me to a different area to show me and the first thing I saw was they were asking $150. 'You interested?' he asked. I said not for $150. He said, 'but this one is running, they started it yesterday'. I moved in closer and got very excited when I saw it was a Pro Mac 700 with a 24" bar.
'Let me start it for you' he said and was looking for the guy who started it the day before but that guy wasn't there. Here's the funny part - he asked another worker if he knew how to start it? He says, 'I can figure it out'. He moved the switch to the on position and pulled a few times (no go), then he said 'oh, we need to choke it' but he pushed in and opened the choke. Gave it a few more pulls (nothing). Then he said 'I think it needs primed' and proceeded to push on the oiler pump rod
. I didn't say anything 
. More pulls (nothing). I said 'don't wear yourself out, I'd be willing to give you 1/2' ($75). I ended up getting it for $90.
I haven't gotten into either of them - other than an initial wipe down (attaching before and after pics of both). The 700 looks great! I can't wait to go though it, put in some fresh fuel and get it running. I'm going to go through them both completely before I try to start them. If he was being honest when he said they had it running the day before; I don't think I'll have any problem getting this monster roaring again. I'll try to give you updates as I go but it may not be often because I have a lot of other things going on but when I really start to play with it I'll let you know.
Steve
Southern Idaho
When I was paying for it, a guy from the estate sale company said 'did you see the other McCulloch chainsaw?'. He took me to a different area to show me and the first thing I saw was they were asking $150. 'You interested?' he asked. I said not for $150. He said, 'but this one is running, they started it yesterday'. I moved in closer and got very excited when I saw it was a Pro Mac 700 with a 24" bar.
'Let me start it for you' he said and was looking for the guy who started it the day before but that guy wasn't there. Here's the funny part - he asked another worker if he knew how to start it? He says, 'I can figure it out'. He moved the switch to the on position and pulled a few times (no go), then he said 'oh, we need to choke it' but he pushed in and opened the choke. Gave it a few more pulls (nothing). Then he said 'I think it needs primed' and proceeded to push on the oiler pump rod
. I didn't say anything . More pulls (nothing). I said 'don't wear yourself out, I'd be willing to give you 1/2' ($75). I ended up getting it for $90. I haven't gotten into either of them - other than an initial wipe down (attaching before and after pics of both). The 700 looks great! I can't wait to go though it, put in some fresh fuel and get it running. I'm going to go through them both completely before I try to start them. If he was being honest when he said they had it running the day before; I don't think I'll have any problem getting this monster roaring again. I'll try to give you updates as I go but it may not be often because I have a lot of other things going on but when I really start to play with it I'll let you know.
Steve
Southern Idaho
