Inside the Solo Twin (pic heavy)

[Jacob J.]

Well, I decided that (mostly for Brad's benefit) that I needed to post some pictures of what the inside of a Solo Twin is all about. It's a surprisingly simple saw. There's some really cool features on these:

The muffler is really cool- it's cast aluminum with internal pipes.

 

[Jacob J.]

The exhaust outlets are on the outsides of the cylinders and there's four fasteners for the muffler.

The clutch is mega heavy-duty and comes off easily.

The twin coils are big and heavy. There's twin condensers as well.

 

[ironman_gq]

those are some weird spark plugs

 

[Jacob J.]

One thing that's really cool about this saw- it has its' own flywheel puller built-in.

You simply back the flywheel nut out, flip it over, and poof- your flywheel is off (handy if you ever needed to service your points in the woods.)

 

[blsnelling]

I can't look! I can't look!

 

[Jacob J.]

those are some weird spark plugs

Yes, they say "Beru- Ludwigsburg" 225-14 UK4 on them. Very strange. These plugs also look brand new. Since this Twin was an import by another collector direct from Germany, I'm guessing it's a proprietary brand over there.

Well, that's as far as I got tonight. I spent most of today just getting water back to my place and tomorrow will be spent getting a new water heater.

 

[CM76]

Thanks for posting these pictures of the Solo Twin. There are some really nice shots of the workings of these saws - and it seemes that you have a good solid example of this very desirable old saw. It will be good to see the Solo all cleaned up and ready to run again.

Thanks,

Chris.

 

[parrisw]

Cool saw JJ. Bout time you did a thread showing off one of your cool old saws.

 

[belgian]

Cool saw JJ. Bout time you did a thread showing off one of your cool old saws.

+2 !! Nice setup ! I like that built in flywheel puller opcorn:opcorn:

PS. What do you use that shoe oil for ....LOL

 

[gmax]

+2 !! Nice setup ! I like that built in flywheel puller opcorn:opcorn:



+3 ! thats there the first photos Ive see JJ post but their good ones
IMO the most highly collectible chainsaw ever. :greenchainsaw:

 

[wigglesworth]

Im gonna go out on a limb and say that that saw would seperate the men from the boys. That is one cool old piece of aluminum.

 

[Jacob J.]

Thanks guys, so far it's all good. There's some minor repairs to be had but nothing too complex. I will be stripping this down and installing new bearings, seals, and piston rings while sending the vintage pistons off to be coated (to bring everything back up to factory spec.)

It's a really cool old saw and I definitely agree, very collectible. After I've had my fun, it will likely move on to another collection.

 

[parrisw]

Thanks guys, so far it's all good. There's some minor repairs to be had but nothing too complex. I will be stripping this down and installing new bearings, seals, and piston rings while sending the vintage pistons off to be coated (to bring everything back up to factory spec.)

It's a really cool old saw and I definitely agree, very collectible. After I've had my fun, it will likely move on to another collection.

Nice, cant wait to see more.

 

[Rookie1]

Very cool Jacob. Thats a nice eye opener to chainsaw newbies like me. I didnt know anybody made a 2 cylinder saw til I came here. Thanks for sharing

 

[Gumnuts]

Thanks guys, so far it's all good. There's some minor repairs to be had but nothing too complex. I will be stripping this down and installing new bearings, seals, and piston rings while sending the vintage pistons off to be coated (to bring everything back up to factory spec.)

It's a really cool old saw and I definitely agree, very collectible. After I've had my fun, it will likely move on to another collection.

Please explain...coating pistons .
Will be really interested in how she progresses.....and learn from you....already learning /cool ...flywheel.

Hope it's a good Christmas for you Jacob
- Graeme

 

[chainsawwhisperer]

Nice job Jacob! It's looking good.
Thanks for the intresting thread
Jim

 

[Kennygee]

WOW! That is an awesome looking piece of machinery ! Defiantly more complicated than my 2100!! Thanks for posting pics. Twin cylinder and no DE-Comp-- MY arm is hurting for sure, Maybe they could have checked out the electric Mc Culloch's !! But what a Monster THAT would have been!!:chainsawguy:

 

[sefh3]

Very cool. Keep the pics coming. I wish all saws would have their own flywheel puller installed.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

How much does that beast weigh?

 

[stihl sawing]

Awesome Pics and saw, Not everyday you get to see a twin cylinder saw from the inside. Thanks for taking the time to post the pics. Great pics keep em coming. Much appreciated,