Antique saw thread

[bikemike]

Saws that i found at a consignment auction yesterday. Pro Mac 805 and a mall 7gA is what the tag says. I really know nothing about mals but I've been wanting a 2 man for awhile. Seems like a decent project saw from what I can see it seems mostly complete and turns over. Not sure if it has spark yet. I think the bar is 5'.View attachment 414088View attachment 414089View attachment 414090

Holly crap thats a small bar. Youl be lucky to fell a rose bush with that

 

[towingace]

Wow.. Acres site just says shortest bar supplied is 36", longest is 144".. GOOD LORD..a 12' bar???

My dad had a Disston with a 8' bar. I've never posted about it before, as I don't believe he has any pics of it. A few years ago, a couple out-of-towners stopped by and talked him out of it. As if that wasn't bad enough, he sold it for peanuts.

I have his old Mac 5-49 two-man, but that's not the same. They're pretty common.

 

[dumpsterdiver]

Hey guys, I need some help identifying this 2 man saw. I'm not really up on the older stuff. I've searched on here and on Google and could not find anything. The only ID marks are Serial No. 45285R and below that is P79. Any help is greatly appriciated

 

[TALLGUY]

Reed Prentice with the Mac motor. It is the firts model of saw Sears ever sold for a gas powered chainsaw.

 

[dumpsterdiver]

Nice! Thanks for the response. Now I have somewhere to start looking on Acres site

 

[TALLGUY]

I currently have one torn to apart in a shoe box. I found it in a farm yard. I keep thinking I will get back to it. Do a search they have a really interesting history. The motor design was used for target drones for the milatary in WWII

 

[sawbones]

I currently have one torn to apart in a shoe box. I found it in a farm yard. I keep thinking I will get back to it. Do a search they have a really interesting history. The motor design was used for target drones for the milatary in WWII

And here it is.

 

[bikemike]

And here it is.

much bigger than my 5hp plane engine

 

[sawbones]

much bigger than my 5hp plane engine

Pics?

 

[bikemike]

Pics?

Dle 55cc. Swings a 23inch by 10 pitch prop

 

[bikemike]

This is what it was in 70inch 22 pound plane

 

[towingace]

This is what it was in 70inch 22 pound planeView attachment 415200

By "was", does that mean it crashed? I hope not, as that is/was a beautiful toy.

 

[bikemike]

Yes it went down 150ft to the ground. All cuase of 1 aileron servo wire came un plugged. It had so much authority in the air. I could hold hovers with 1/4 throttle snap roll knife edge 3 foot off the ground. Hell i landed that plane with a ripped hinge on rudder and elevator. But the aileron was one i could not pull out of. Had over 2k in it after i got the plane. But thats the hobby i wasnt mad sad or pist my go pro didnt break

 

[bikemike]

Sorry the video quality sucks but this was part of the maiden flight breaking inn the engine and feeling out the plane

 

[bikemike]

And here it is.

Is that your engine? If so can you take a pic of the tag

 

[Guido Salvage]

Your Reed-Prentice is on its side...

This is how mine looks properly oriented.

 

[bikemike]

Your Reed-Prentice is on its side...

This is how mine looks properly oriented.

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Does it still run? That bar is incredible

 

[bikemike]

Your Reed-Prentice is on its side...

This is how mine looks properly oriented.

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Thanks for pulling the forklift out of the picture

 

[towingace]

Yes it went down 150ft to the ground. All cuase of 1 aileron servo wire came un plugged. It had so much authority in the air. I could hold hovers with 1/4 throttle snap roll knife edge 3 foot off the ground. Hell i landed that plane with a ripped hinge on rudder and elevator. But the aileron was one i could not pull out of. Had over 2k in it after i got the plane. But thats the hobby i wasnt mad sad or pist my go pro didnt breakView attachment 415219

Bummer, Mike. That's a good time to be driving from the ground.

 

[towingace]

Your Reed-Prentice is on its side...

This is how mine looks properly oriented.

View attachment 415224

My back hurts every time I see that saw.

It looks like it would be easy to make a little clamp-on axle that could be attached to the full wrap. Then you could just wheel it around with the helper handle.