McCulloch Chain Saws

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Haha fair enough on the offense part lol I think youd be ok. I sneak a bit of yellow on there from time to time

 

[Goinwheelin]

The MAC 10-10 showed up last night.
put the bar and chain on. Little fuel an 3 pulls she lit off. Had to get a group pic lol

 

[fossil]

Ok , I was just wondering and it seems be like an older husky 55 as far as feel for the cutting capability but I have at least 2 regular 10-10 automatics thay definitely have more grunt .
P.S. I didnt want to offend any one on the green team.

I like the older saws for what they are. Some cut faster than others just like the new saws of today. I have around 70 saws, Poulans, MACs, Homelites. Jonsereds, Remingtons, a couple of Husky's and Stihl's. A couple of Echo's a PM Canadien, Pioneers and some I likely can't remember. All decent machines with faults on every one of them. All fun to cut with. No new saws on my short list though.

I sure wish there was an "old saw" GTG within driving distance from me.

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

The MAC 10-10 showed up last night.
put the bar and chain on. Little fuel an 3 pulls she lit off. Had to get a group pic lol
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What a great little gang there ready for any tree job

I like the older saws for what they are. Some cut faster than others just like the new saws of today. I have around 70 saws, Poulans, MACs, Homelites. Jonsereds, Remingtons, a couple of Husky's and Stihl's. A couple of Echo's a PM Canadien, Pioneers and some I likely can't remember. All decent machines with faults on every one of them. All fun to cut with. No new saws on my short list though.

I sure wish there was an "old saw" GTG within driving distance from me.

That's exactly how I feel about old saws. Speed is not why we use them we don't work with them as such firewood will not be any faster with a new saw.

I'd like to have a go on the EFI stihl just to see what its about but would never pay the money for it could get an immaculate vintage saw instead lol.
This on trade me in nz at the moment too much but it is nice though

 

[Teemore]

8mm....

Getting charged import charges on international orders now which just adds insult to injury with the low value Aussie dollar....

Anyone got an Archer bar on a McCulloch that can post a picture...I really wanted the black bar with yellow McCulloch writing (even bought the stencil that failed - too sticky and marked up the paint underneath when removing) but I can only get 16" with .325 pitch so going to cost $150+ to change over...might have to settle for a more readily available option...I'm being pedantic but it's going to be on my wall for a long time so want it to not annoy me.

Can you buy Echo bars locally? As far as I know they are D176 and will fit the 10 series Macs. They will give you a choice of 3/8 and .325 for the saw.

 

[vinnywv]

I was cutting up so.e small stuff today for fun, i decided to get out the mini macs. I ran a tank thru both 110's. It was fun. They sure are tiny little critters. So i have 2 that run, i guess the $3000.00 one on ebay is NOT the only one in the world that runs! Lol i should sell mine for 2000.00 each, that would be a bargin to some buyer compared to the rare one.

 

[Goinwheelin]

I seen that on eBay too. I was like huh?

 

[Goinwheelin]

Meanwhile there’s a nice Mac 10-10 in cashmere Wa for $60 obo. Might have to talk the wife into a scenic drive this weekend lol.

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Anyone ever measured squish on a 700? Or 7-10 by any chance?

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Was still having a timing issue with the Pro Mac 60, so I swapped out the points and condenser and figured now was a good time to replace the flywheel with the missing fin. When I installed the new flywheel I noticed that after tightening the nut down the shaft still moved ever so slightly? So i put the old flywheel back on and same thing! I think the shaft is worn just enough for the taper not to lock it down before running out of threads.
I made a tapered sleeve out of .076 mm steel and it locked right down and will probably not give me any more timing strangeness.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Kindling , only got a handful or 2 from this peice.

 

[Jacob J.]

Was still having a timing issue with the Pro Mac 60, so I swapped out the points and condenser and figured now was a good time to replace the flywheel with the missing fin. When I installed the new flywheel I noticed that after tightening the nut down the shaft still moved ever so slightly? So i put the old flywheel back on and same thing! I think the shaft is worn just enough for the taper not to lock it down before running out of threads.
I made a tapered sleeve out of .076 mm steel and it locked right down and will probably not give me any more timing strangeness.

Does that have the "cigarette pack" muffler with the reed in it?

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Does that have the "cigarette pack" muffler with the reed in it?

No reed in the pro 60 I have , slotted baffles.

 

[rwoods]

NorthEast Tennessee MAC Report

We carved on a large red oak this morning. PM610 and 60cc off brand in the canopy and PM800s for the rest. Chow time intervened before we got done. Brian may have gone back for more, but I had duties at home to attend.

Almost forgot to take pictures.

Brian's mighty F-150 trying to roll the top that was two or three times its weight. His trusty co-pilot and son, Lee, never doubted it. And it did, after a few rear wheelies. We didn't measure the diameter where the truck was hooked but it took two chokers linked together to reach around the stem at my cut which was about 12 feet up from the stump cut Brian made.


Brian's handiwork. At least this time I wasn't running the 800 at the time.


He was actually using his 800 to rescue my 800.


Trying to line-up a little creek side falling job in the next few weeks.

I took a break from the home duties to go haul in the last load from last week, but alas the Deere wouldn't start. I have the battery charging so I can have it tested. In the meantime, back to the dreaded home duties.

Ron

This valuable report is provided through the the generous support of MacNuts like you and Blind Squirrel Falling, one of America's greatest imaginary businesses.

 

[Brian Thacker]

A few more pics.









Brian

 

[Brian Thacker]

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Brian

 

[Brian Thacker]

 

[fossil]

Quite a bit of firewood there Brian.

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

Looks like it may have been some pretty hairy cutting, too. Lots of weird stresses and twists and turns possible in those conditions. Kinda surprised that root ball didn't flip back into its hole!

 

[sawfun]

What a great little gang there ready for any tree job



That's exactly how I feel about old saws. Speed is not why we use them we don't work with them as such firewood will not be any faster with a new saw.

I'd like to have a go on the EFI stihl just to see what its about but would never pay the money for it could get an immaculate vintage saw instead lol.
This on trade me in nz at the moment too much but it is nice though
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You are correct with regard to old vs new saws. My 10mm 044 was way faster than my 700 20" bars new chisel chains on each, same wood, the same with my 046 vs 800, 28" bars new full chisel chains, same wood. You could push the Macs hard and not stop them, with the Stihl, you could easily stop them. I felt the like new 800 was much smoother than the low hour early 046.