McCulloch Chain Saws

[heimannm]

Any interest in parting with any of your 80+ saws?

Oh boy, that's a good one...I did trade one PM800 once...for an Echo 610 evl.



Mark

 

[67L36Driver]

Oh boy, that's a good one...I did trade one PM800 once...for an Echo 610 evl.

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Mark

Looks like two happy campers to me.

 

[Zack_M]

Understandable.
Can anyone weigh in on a saw lot not too far from me?
The list the seller gave me is:

1. McCulloch, Mod FR 4918
2. Craftsman, 3.7/18, mod 917.353760
3. Craftsman, mod 917.351780
4. Homelite, mod 150
5. Homelite, mod 150
6. Partner, 1613 (Homelite?)
7. Remington, mod SL-9

I can't seem to find any information on who made the Craftsmen ones for Sears or any info on the MAC other than a TSC advertisement from 1995.

 

[heimannm]

The McCulloch is a "Factory Reconditioned", 49 cc with 18" bar. Unless you like plastic saws you might want to walk away from that one.

You might have success with the Craftsman model numbers through Google or the search engine of your choice.

Mark

 

[67L36Driver]

917 prefix on Craftsman model number is Roper made IIRC.
913 is Poulan.
Or, the other way around, maybe.

Heck, post a pic for gosh sake.

1, 4, 5 and 6 are junk in my lowly estimation. 2 and 3 will do for cutting firewood on the cheap. The Remy SL-9 would make a smallish man cave decoration and cut firewood to boot.

 

[heimannm]

From a list provided a long time ago, I cannot verify that it is accurate or not:

129 -Mono Mfg. Co
131 - Rally/Roper Lawn (American Yard Prod.)
143 - Tecumseh (Lauson Power Prod. Co.)
234 - Beard Poulan & Lazy Boy (I am not making this up)
271 - Kioritz / Echo
316 - Ryobi
355 -Roper Outdoor
358 - Beaird - Poulan, Inc.
378 - Omark (Oregon)
500 - Briggs & Stratton Corp.
517 - Homelite/Jacobsen
582 - Clinton Engine Co.
745 - 0 & R Engines
900 - Black and Decker
917 - Roper Corp. (American Yard Prod.
973 - Ryobi
989 - McCullogh (that's how it was posted)

Mark

 

[67L36Driver]

Well, I was half correct.

Lazy Boy huh. That's a hoot.

 

[OldDeadWood]

Zack_M

A Sears/Roper 3.7(60cc) saw is not bad for cutting fire wood. With an 18" bar and a .325 chain they are OK. "And!" they should be cheap. Around here you can pick them up for thirty or forty bucks in good shape. Check your local garage sales, flee market or the papers. Just make sure they have spark because the ignition moduals can't be found.

You can pick one up cheep and use it while you are looking for a McCulloch.

You would probably also like a Mac 7-10, they are not as hard to come by as a 82cc Mac.

ODW

 

[OldDeadWood]

Zack_M

PS: That Sears/Roper is all metal with a Decomp and not heavy.
Plus, a lot of the guys on here use none Mac saws on a regular bassis along with there Macs but they collect Macs as a hoby.

ODW

 

[67L36Driver]

Pro Mac 655 use a taper seat spark plug? I really don't remember. I have one needing a 'Save-A-Thread'.

Edit: yes it do.

 

[CamT]

Took delivery of another sub-100cc Mac muscle machine today. Listing had it as a D44, but everything about it says Super 44A to me. Except the muffler. But the Mac carb and all the exterior details... I don't know. Haven't gotten into it yet. I think it needs some starter/ ignition work, and definitely a clean up. We'll see. Here she is.


These pics are cropped from the eBay listing... I'll try to get better, and more detailed pics up when I get home in a few days. Let me know if there's anything I need to look for/ be aware of. Thanks!

Cam

 

[Craigwell]

Looks a lot like this guy I have here.

 

[Craigwell]

This cover is different

 

[CamT]

Craigwell-
They both look like 44's of some make, don't they? It was my understanding that the "hockey mask" style cover on mine was an indicator of a super 44a, but my serial doesn't appear to indicate that. I know mine is a super 44, but not sure if it's the 'A' or not. I'll measure the jug soon, and settle it.

Cam

 

[Guido Salvage]

Oh boy, that's a good one...I did trade one PM800 once...for an Echo 610 evl.

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Mark

Glad you didn't grab my saws by your feet!

 

[Craigwell]

Yeah mine looks like the one on acres here .. I notice the top handle on mine is like the one on the acres site pic

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...098ea5a4be9fbb9088256b000065f697?OpenDocument

 

[heimannm]

I finished putting this CP125 together, received it disassembled in a box along with some other saws from member Dan Burgess (he was selling his saws so he could go sail a boat around Mexico).



I cleaned it up and painted it before reassembling.















Now, if I only had some wood to cut...

Mark

 

[OldDeadWood]

Mark

I covet your handle brace.

Very nice job.

ODW

 

[crazy4saws]

Great job on the Cp125 Mark. Your paint job looks great. Are you planning on adding stickers?

If you dont mind could you walk us through the painting aspect of your build? What did you do to prep the parts? I heard sand blasting is not good for metal saw parts. Do you bake the parts before painting to remove oil and contaminates. Are you using power coat?

I plan on doing my first restoration on a 790 soon and want to gather as much info about the painting process as possible.

Thanks

 

[Craigwell]

Someone mentioned putting the parts in the dishwasher after sandblasting!!

The guy I bought my collection off of had disassembled and sandblasted a 550 (don't know if it's a super, I have no way to tell without measuring p/c), before painting and reassembling. It has not seen fuel since.

When I take the gas cap off, I feel the grit of sand, so I'm sure it wasn't cleaned the best before reassembly.

This saw is destined to just be on display in my collection, I have no plans on resurrecting it. Basically if I was going to run it, a complete teardown would probably be smart, because I don't know if new gaskets were used, carb kit, where else the grit might be, etc.

Looks nice though. lol