I noticed that. Most of the larger 10 series are like that. Those starters don't provide great leverage.
McCulloch Chain Saws
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Good score Tim I'm sure if the old boy knew it was being saved he would be a very happy man.
He may well be the original owner too
Nice one Tim!
NorthEast Tennessee Saturday MAC Report
Beautiful day in North East Tennessee today. Brian and Lee were cutting in the log piles at the lot when I arrived late. I had to load and fuel the Deere and do some other tasks before I could get there. We cut until lunch. I ran my 800 but was struggling with a dead maple that kept binding my chain - it had my bar smoking despite good oiling and a reasonably sharp chain. Brian handed me his China-com 660 which I have to admit is pretty stout as in it felt stronger than my 800, but it would just chatter and jump. I ultimately flipped the log with the tractor and finished the cuts without any fanfare with the 800.
After a great meal of spiral cut ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and dessert, we felled 8 trees. I called it a day and headed for my second job of helping the girls clean out the attic. Cutting is more fun. But you can't beat time with your family. Brian and Lee were going to do some bucking and then head home.
Sorry I took no pictures today so again I have dug into the archives of Blind Squirrel Falling for some photos. And again an upfront apology to those who have seen them before now. These photos predate my acquaintance with Brian.
January 2014 - the tree that discouraged me the most and made me rethink my work with the Wood Ministry.
Loaded for work. Two 125s and an 800. Oh, and an off-brand.
Mid-way through.
End of a long hard day.
I decided after this tree that I was not going to do any more yard jobs for folks who could afford to hire it out unless there was an offsetting pile of firewood going to the wood lot.
February 2014 - a large red oak covered in poison oak. MAC 125. Not only did I get a small dose of poison oak, I also tore my right rotator cuff and bicep. Didn't know I had really hurt myself until many months later.
February 2014 One of my funnest falling jobs with the 800. From the many trees, this was my favorite that day.
March 2014 Large Red Oak . MAC 125
To be Continued another day.
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
Beautiful day in North East Tennessee today. Brian and Lee were cutting in the log piles at the lot when I arrived late. I had to load and fuel the Deere and do some other tasks before I could get there. We cut until lunch. I ran my 800 but was struggling with a dead maple that kept binding my chain - it had my bar smoking despite good oiling and a reasonably sharp chain. Brian handed me his China-com 660 which I have to admit is pretty stout as in it felt stronger than my 800, but it would just chatter and jump. I ultimately flipped the log with the tractor and finished the cuts without any fanfare with the 800.
After a great meal of spiral cut ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and dessert, we felled 8 trees. I called it a day and headed for my second job of helping the girls clean out the attic. Cutting is more fun. But you can't beat time with your family. Brian and Lee were going to do some bucking and then head home.
Sorry I took no pictures today so again I have dug into the archives of Blind Squirrel Falling for some photos. And again an upfront apology to those who have seen them before now. These photos predate my acquaintance with Brian.
January 2014 - the tree that discouraged me the most and made me rethink my work with the Wood Ministry.
Loaded for work. Two 125s and an 800. Oh, and an off-brand.
Mid-way through.
End of a long hard day.
I decided after this tree that I was not going to do any more yard jobs for folks who could afford to hire it out unless there was an offsetting pile of firewood going to the wood lot.
February 2014 - a large red oak covered in poison oak. MAC 125. Not only did I get a small dose of poison oak, I also tore my right rotator cuff and bicep. Didn't know I had really hurt myself until many months later.
February 2014 One of my funnest falling jobs with the 800. From the many trees, this was my favorite that day.
March 2014 Large Red Oak . MAC 125
To be Continued another day.
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
NorthEast Tennessee Saturday MAC Report
Oh what the heck, I should finish out my remaining MAC pictures for the 2014 season for you.
March 2014 Find the PM800 Hint: it is not in the river.
Fence posting gone wrong.
Bridge to rescue.
Continued.
Ron
Oh what the heck, I should finish out my remaining MAC pictures for the 2014 season for you.
March 2014 Find the PM800 Hint: it is not in the river.
Fence posting gone wrong.
Bridge to rescue.
Continued.
Ron
NorthEast Tennessee Saturday MAC Report
PM800 and bar survived to cut another day. Still haven't fixed the chain though.
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
PM800 and bar survived to cut another day. Still haven't fixed the chain though.
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
I got a few pictures of todays cutting. I started out cutting with my PM800 but felt that it was not oiling. After running a couple tanks of fuel I switched over to the chinacom saw. It should feel a little more powerful, it is a 92cc with a big bore kit on it. Somewhere around 94cc and it also is pulling a 3/8" chain while Ron and my PM800s are pulling .404 chains. My son started out cutting with a PM140 until the logs got too big for it and he switched over to my PM10-10.
Any way here is a few pictures I snapped until Ron looked directly into the lens and now I have to find a camera repair service....HaHaHa
The wood lot first thing this morning. Never mind the thumb in the right side of the picture.
Ron hard at work on the ground while I worked from the top of the wood pile.
Ron wondering if that log was that tuff or is he cutting into his grapple.
This is the log that Ron was talking about I think. It was one tuff customer. I was cutting the other side and it was only half a log and the chinacom went right on thru but not on this side.
Brian
Any way here is a few pictures I snapped until Ron looked directly into the lens and now I have to find a camera repair service....HaHaHa
The wood lot first thing this morning. Never mind the thumb in the right side of the picture.
Ron hard at work on the ground while I worked from the top of the wood pile.
Ron wondering if that log was that tuff or is he cutting into his grapple.
This is the log that Ron was talking about I think. It was one tuff customer. I was cutting the other side and it was only half a log and the chinacom went right on thru but not on this side.
Brian
This is a few pictures of the felling that Ron done after lunch.
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Now, these next pictures are some I bet Ron does not want me to post.
See where his PM800 is and the off brand he has in his hands. Yep, Stuck saw. He had sawed it almost into, It had a bad lean to it and he was trying to pull it more down hill to keep from hitting other trees and damaging other trees. He drove wedge after wedge but to no avail it would not fall. So we discussed it and I talked him into taking a slice out of the face cut, we had it wedged where it really should have been cut. So he tried and bang it bit down. Had no other choice than to cut it out.
Brian
Now, these next pictures are some I bet Ron does not want me to post.
See where his PM800 is and the off brand he has in his hands. Yep, Stuck saw. He had sawed it almost into, It had a bad lean to it and he was trying to pull it more down hill to keep from hitting other trees and damaging other trees. He drove wedge after wedge but to no avail it would not fall. So we discussed it and I talked him into taking a slice out of the face cut, we had it wedged where it really should have been cut. So he tried and bang it bit down. Had no other choice than to cut it out.
Brian
The logs he and I both bucked today in the wood lot were just gnarly, knotted up messes. I saw Ron at one point holding his bar up to a stump and checking to see if his chain was oiling and I took my bar off at one point and cleaned it thinking that was my problem. I just think these knotted up messes were just so tuff and dry that it was sucking the oil off the chain.
At one point I did lean Ron's PM800 just a touch on the high end and enriched it out on the low. It was not coming up to full speed and not wanting to idle well. Not sure it helped it, might have to adjust it again.
Brian
At one point I did lean Ron's PM800 just a touch on the high end and enriched it out on the low. It was not coming up to full speed and not wanting to idle well. Not sure it helped it, might have to adjust it again.
Brian
Great pics guys. I remember when that bent bar episode was posted.
That little "highly valuable" walnut wore us out. Due to the lean, I put the back cut in first. Should have made a thinner hinge but you cannot get back in once the wedges are set. Brian and I beat on it and beat on it - you can see I had to take my shirt off to cool down. Trimmed the edge of the hinge on one side but didn't want to stand on the other side when the tree began to fall due to an overhanging dead limb. So we decided to try and trim it from the front though it would create a Dutchman. As I predicted I wasn't fast enough to get the saw out. Decided my saw was worth more than a little tree damage so the second attempt was more in line with where it appeared gravity would take it. Darn if it didn't clear the trees I was trying so hard to steer around with the first cut. Just living up to the name - Blind Squirrel Falling.
Not sure how Brian managed to take photos at the lot without the pictures including other folks. There were probably 20 other folks on-site bucking, splitting and loading.
Ron
Not sure how Brian managed to take photos at the lot without the pictures including other folks. There were probably 20 other folks on-site bucking, splitting and loading.
Ron
Sorry to say that it is not my only one. Ron
Bent bars and bent saws are better than bent Rons.
Hi Tim,
Keeping well thanks. Not been doing much with saws this year, sold a few box store saws. Without a cottage now saws don't have the same attraction. I'll spend the winter cleaning up and selling off some more.
Hoping that you and yours have a super Christmas.
Is there a Christmas give away this year>
Buzy day for blind squirrel good to see and please don't be shy at posting old pictures Ron.
I got 1 picture today I spent all weekend cutting up a blow down black poplar. Not my favorite firewood but it's ok to mix in here n there or on those chilly spring or autumn evenings and helps my mates who start running out of wood too and its easy splitting easy cutting
Finally run Frank the hot rod 10-10 and wow what a fun saw it goes really well I'm impressed it's very light it's a great saw. Doesn't have that raw monster torque to it like the 7-10s but if ya keep it on the pipe it really cuts well and it still has a big wide power band and doesn't fall on its face like a modern saw.
It feels like a real souped up 10-10 and I can't imagine it's just the 3cc it's got to be ported differently or something.
sounds amazing out this thing but I am thinking of fabbing up a duct
Also ran the 7-10 from Sean and yeah it's a dam fine saw thank you Sean thank you very much.
Both the new 7-10 and the 10-10S are running the tillotson fixed hi jet carbs they really could do with rebuilds the low on the 7-10 is wandering about abit and the carb on the S is a little lean for my liking it used to live on my other good 7-10 and was a tad lean on that too I used to run the low fairly fat to compensate
I got 1 picture today I spent all weekend cutting up a blow down black poplar. Not my favorite firewood but it's ok to mix in here n there or on those chilly spring or autumn evenings and helps my mates who start running out of wood too and its easy splitting easy cutting
Finally run Frank the hot rod 10-10 and wow what a fun saw it goes really well I'm impressed it's very light it's a great saw. Doesn't have that raw monster torque to it like the 7-10s but if ya keep it on the pipe it really cuts well and it still has a big wide power band and doesn't fall on its face like a modern saw.
It feels like a real souped up 10-10 and I can't imagine it's just the 3cc it's got to be ported differently or something.
sounds amazing out this thing but I am thinking of fabbing up a duct
Also ran the 7-10 from Sean and yeah it's a dam fine saw thank you Sean thank you very much.
Both the new 7-10 and the 10-10S are running the tillotson fixed hi jet carbs they really could do with rebuilds the low on the 7-10 is wandering about abit and the carb on the S is a little lean for my liking it used to live on my other good 7-10 and was a tad lean on that too I used to run the low fairly fat to compensate
Jethro, the 10-10 and 10-10s have very different porting and transfers. The s transfer looks like the 82cc saws. Big differences.
I haven't seen one on this site. There s one on the O..P..E..I believe.
Have a Merry Christmas Lee.
