My dad purchased a new McCulloch 250 & 3 chains back in 1964 new for $100. It appears to be a 80cc saw with 4.3 horse power. We have been quite pleased with this saw, and have a couple of small newer McCulloch saws; however we are looking for a replacement for the 250. although we have found a source for parts, and the saw appears to have good compression, w'd have to sink about $100 into it to find out. We looked at Stihl, but don't like the fact that it appears that the main company controls the pricing for all dealers so we decided on a Husky as the new McCulloch appear to be junk.
I am curious what size of Hucky would compare to the 250. Its main use would be to cut through trunks and logs while general trimming would be done with our other Mc saws. We still used the older 1/4 wide chain on the 250, but the newer saws use smaller chain, and combined with the fact engines are probably designed better now, this brings into question do we need to buy a Hucky with the same horse power rating or settle for something a little less to save money. We cut about 5-6 cords per year, with occasional trees with 4 foot diameter trunks, but mostly in the 10 inch to 24 inch range (mostly hard a rock dead dried out trees with no bark).
I am curious what size of Hucky would compare to the 250. Its main use would be to cut through trunks and logs while general trimming would be done with our other Mc saws. We still used the older 1/4 wide chain on the 250, but the newer saws use smaller chain, and combined with the fact engines are probably designed better now, this brings into question do we need to buy a Hucky with the same horse power rating or settle for something a little less to save money. We cut about 5-6 cords per year, with occasional trees with 4 foot diameter trunks, but mostly in the 10 inch to 24 inch range (mostly hard a rock dead dried out trees with no bark).
