McCulloch Chain Saws

[CM76]

Ron, reminds me of Chris' 805...hmmm..





She's a beauty chris!! I don't get any cool big(er) late models round here...

is this one of the BLACK AND DECKER Macs?? my PM700 and 10-10S are..

J

Thanks SG - Yes, the PM805 is a B&D McCulloch saw, and appears to be a quality built unit. Glad to have it in my collection.

Regards,

Chris.

 

[lawnmowertech37]

Calvin, what does that 95166 drum fit?

Mark

Fits Pro Mac 610 650 maybe others

 

[heimannm]

Here's one!

Bottom of the saw has stamped
140 on it. Any clue as to the ID
I am not sure of series but she a gear drive!

The most likely swap would be into one of the 1-60 Series saws, they are quite distinctive with the large squarish fuel tank.

As with all things McCulloch though, that block could be fit backwards or forwards into any number of saws.

From the 55 through the 1-60, 1-80, and 800 (gear drives) the same large gear box was used and all of the engine blocks could be fit with the gear drive. A 1-40 with a gear box and the square tank is a 1-60. A 1-70 with a gear box is a 1-80. The basic 440 stroked out to 1.5" with a gear box is a 640. A 740 with a gear box is an 840.

The exception in the large frame gear drive line up was the 650/660 with their compact little gear box that hides so neatly behind the oversize clutch cover you could easily overlook the possibility of the gear drive saw.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

Fits Pro Mac 610 650 maybe others

The same drum that works on the 600 Series saws (605, 610, 650, 655, Timber Bear, Eager beaver 3.7, Silver Eagle 3700) works on all the 10 Series direct drive saw as well except the SP80/81.

Mark

 

[little possum]

I picked me up a 2 man Mac 36" bar

Do ya'll think there is any similaritys between this Alpina Pro 55 and any of the Macs? Looked alot like the 10-10 we were working on.

 

[heimannm]

Is that a 1-46 with a stinger on the other end? I think an 80 cc direct drive saw may struggle just a bit with two guys bearing down in the cut...

The Alpina is a nice looking saw, but I expect any similarities with the McCulloch were sort of coincidental, kind of like the Russian space shuttle ended up looking a lot like ours. Sometimes form follows function.

Mark

 

[little possum]

Yea Mark, I just sat the bar beside the 250 for the picture It measures about 36" from tip to tip, with 1/2" chain.

And thanks for the info/opinion on the Alpina, kind of what I figured since it says that its from Italy.

 

[lawnmowertech37]

I have a Pro mac 700 series Side bar cover if anyone is looking for one brand new

 

[Brmorgan]

Big 2-man Mac today

Dropped into the scrapyard today looking for some rebar for a retaining wall project I'm starting into soon (and came up empty-handed on that front), but I did manage to come home with this beast for $10:

Not bad! The only damage I can see is the broken cylinder fins at the bottom-right. Some are old damage but a couple look to be the result of being thrown in the scrap bin.

The muffler's missing, so I can see the top of the piston above the rings. It looks like it might be a little worn, but there are no vertical score marks. Unfortunately something has it locked up solid, so I can't spin it over. Not to mention that it's missing the starter to begin with. I'm not sure exactly what is missing around what I assume is the air intake to the right of the fuel cap. Other than that, it's pretty much all there minus some paint. I might even have a big ol' bar downstairs to fit it; I'll have to check.

For some reason the model number didn't get etched into the plate, so I don't know what it is. I know they made saws with this basic design even into the late 60s, but I think this is one of the older ones. Don't feel like sifting through all the models on Acres' right at the moment, but I will eventually.

No idea if or when I'd ever get it fixed up; even if I get time, there is so much on this thing that I have absolutely no knowledge or experience with, so it'll be interesting. As complete as it is though, I don't think it would make sense to part it out.

 

[sefh3]

Great find!!!! Wish you where closer, I would take that off your hands. I think you have this one.

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...09deb093d8c9ebff88256b000059fe8e?OpenDocument

 

[heimannm]

It does appear to me to be a 99, but I am no expert in these matters.

For what it's worth, McCulloch advertised the 99 as a one or two man saw. My brother left his in my shop for about a year, I could pick it up and move it but I am sure I'm not man enough to run it by myself.

Some one was telling me about an Amish crew that would hand a 99 up to the guys in the tree, I never saw it myself, just reporting what I was told.

Mark

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Dropped into the scrapyard today looking for some rebar for a retaining wall project I'm starting into soon (and came up empty-handed on that front), but I did manage to come home with this beast for $10:

Its Model 7-55 The model number is on your tag, first 3 number of the
serial number is the model.

Heres my 7-55 and 99

 

[STEVEGODSEYJR]

I just picked up a box of "junk" saw that had a McCulloch super 44 and a I-10<?>. I haven't messed with them but the 44 looks like it hasn't been hardly used. Did McCulloch paint the end of their bar tip black and it is painted on and angle? Hopefully it is an orignal bar and chain on the saw! Steve

 

[leeha]

Nice score on the 44.
Yes the bar tips were painted,
And on an angle. I have seen
black or yellow.


Lee

 

[RandyMac]

Nice score on the 44.
Yes the bar tips were painted,
And on an angle. I have seen
black or yellow.


Lee

They used red too, on the 48" bars.

 

[Brmorgan]

Its Model 7-55 The model number is on your tag, first 3 number of the
serial number is the model.

Heres my 7-55 and 99

Thanks for the pics. I knew about the 99 previously and thought that was what it was at first, but after looking at it on the CSCC, the top cover was quite different, so I was pretty sure it wasn't that. I didn't know about the 7-55 before though; thanks for that. Still 161cc, good enough for me! Gonna have to eat my wheaties to run that thing alone if I ever do get it going. I did shove a straw in the cylinder to give a rough idea of the bore - I couldn't pinch it with the piston to tell for sure, obviously - but I'd say it was probably close to the 2.5" listed for those saws. Time will tell.

Also, I checked, I don't have a bar that'll fit it, but I'm going to check with my old chainsaw friend here to see what he's got hanging on a nail. The sprocket on it looks to be for 3/4" chain. It's absolutely enormous and makes the 1/2" sprockets I have on a couple other old geardrives look puny. Good luck ever finding some of that to spin up (on my budget, anyway).

 

[heimannm]

Thanks Cliff, I am not too familiar with the two man saws and to me "they all look alike"...

Steve, the 44 was the first of McCulloch's hot rod saws. They might not be so fast today but they were special in their time.

And now for some thing(s) completely different...McCulloch was creative no doubt. Look what showed up at my place this week. The S797 in front of the box is just for size comparison.

I hate packing peanuts...

And here it is!

A little something extra, not sure this was even mentioned in the auction

I expect the shaft turn too slowly to be very effective as a belt drive, but I thought it was interesting anyway.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

I think I posted some photo's of the Le Sabre recently, but for those are not familiar, the Le Sabre was a direct drive saw based on the 33/35 power head.

The Le Sabre should be a great saw for left handed sawyers.

And here we have an example (pretty rough) of what the 33/35 saws look like in the standard configuration.

Mark

 

[jra1100]

Mark: That's a pretty neat drill ya got there. What is it used for, drilling obviously, but anything in particular. Barn raising comes to mind. JR

 

[Brian13]

Nice drill Mark, was that the one on ebay about 2 weeks ago give or take a day. I just noticed how similar the LeSabre is to the 33. Its looks like its just laying on its side. Was just talking to Bob Johnson, and he was asking if I had ever seen a left hand drive saw. Its amazing what they did back then, its like a much heavier version of a combi system.