McCulloch Chain Saws

[RandyMac]

Lack of control? Chris? they have a pill for that now.

 

[RandyMac]

Tough crowd....those Americans...,grrrrr.

Easy there lad or back to the hat for you.

 

[CM76]

Lack of control? Chris? they have a pill for that now.

Quite right Randy - when it comes to big Macs and Homelites, there is no control whatsoever! I love 'em.


Regards,

Chris.

 

[RandyMac]

Sorry Chris
I should be picking on the Teddy kid

 

[CM76]

Hmmm, tougher? Perhaps. Remember that all equipment from that period was abusive to the body, ever drive an old pick-up? The old guys I worked with were kinda beatup, they kept moving, but with deliberation, pretty much the way I do now.
I do know, having wrestled with the next generation of chainsaws and pick-ups from 1960s, they were no lunch in the park either, and a far cry from the 1950s stuff. I did expirience the Fifties style chainsaw, a Terrill CS-7, I spent my first two weeks falling timber with my Grandad's old beast. The crafty old buzzard convinced me that starting a new job with a new saw was bad luck and before I could dive into the pile after the Homelite, he issued me the Terrill. He spent the time breaking in my saw, while I gnawed away with that relic.

That Terrill sounds like a beast - definitely would have earned your stripes using that one. West Bend power and all! Would be a nice old saw for the collection. Do you still have this saw of your Grandads? Would be nice to have.

Regards,

Chris.

 

[RandyMac]

Hah ha, yes it was quite a chainsaw, I believe it was very much like a Titan. There was a knack to getting it started, after that it never missed a beat, cut true, never lacked for power. I felt that I really earned my money at the end of the day.
Alas, I do not have it, I know where it is, not a chance in hell of getting my hands on it. I do have his first saw, a Mall 12A.

 

[frenchie]

Mcculoch 35 saw

Does anyone have any comments on this particular saw. Would it be one to add to my small collection. Any input would be great

 

[RandyMac]

Is that 35 a plastic mini or the cinder block?

 

[Eccentric]

Is that 35 a plastic mini or the cinder block?

Yeah, is a teeny little thing.................or does it look like a Cinder Block or a Watering can....:agree2:

 

[frenchie]

Mcculoch 35 saw

This is from the 50's era. It has the manual oiler and it seems to be a heavy machine.

 

[Urbicide]

I always heard them described as a "lunch box" saw. The weight is closer to that of a cinder block. An impressive amount of engineering went into designing these saws. They are not meant for the faint-of-heart individuals who like to service their own equipment.

You have the 33, 33A, 33B, Super 33, D 33 Le Sabre, 35, Mac 35, Mac 35A, & 39.

 

[GrizzlyAdams86]

More Freebies

2 more ol' yeller ones followed me home this weekend , a 1-53 and a 47. Got these from a friend's BIL who saved them from the scrap pile. I was told they do fire/run, but I have yet to tinker with them. Also got a bar that looks like it should fit my Powermac, too.

 

[heimannm]

The 1-53's were pretty cool saws with the full wrap bars and the black long cover on top.

87cc displacement (Acres site had this one wrong in the past as an 80cc saw).

I have one 47 in my posession but alas no spark and no time to work with it.

Mark

 

[sachsmo]

Super 7-10 A

Is there anything on this saw that makes it different than the 6-10 or 710?

70.5 ccs?


Thanks

mo

 

[Teddy.Scout]

Can some one point me in the direction to get a couple 125 starter springs!

Thanks guys!!

 

[heimannm]

I have a 5-10, 6-10, and 7-10 as well as a CP70 and PM700.

Of the lot, the 7-10 is the most fun to cut with. My 6-10 is probably the next "freshest" of the bunch but it does not run nearly as hard as the 7-10. I think the porting on the 7-10 must be a lot more aggresive than on the other 70cc saws.

In a head to head contest on a 10" hickory cant at the Reinbeck (IA) GTG last fall my 7-10 beat a much newer PM700. The former McCulloch now Stihl dealer commented that the 7-10 was always a much better running saw than the later models of the same displacement.

At the Baraboo contest last month I came in 4th with the 7-10 behind 80 cc Husky, Homelite, and McCulloch 250 saws, but not by much.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

Can some one point me in the direction to get a couple 125 starter springs!

Thanks guys!!

The same spring is used on all of the large frame saws so any one you find will work. Part number is 51665.

Mark

P.S. Have a look at your PM, I might be able to help you out with a used one this week if you contact me in time.

Mark

 

[sachsmo]

Thanks H,


Does anyone know what the designation "Super" means?

Bigger carb, piston, or just a marketing ploy?

 

[heimannm]

I've never seen a good explanation on the "Super" McCulloch saws. Most of the time Super mean bigger displacement; D-44 72cc, Super 44 80cc, Super 44A 87cc, 250 80cc, Super 250 87cc, 550 99cc, Super 550 103cc. The Super 797 has thick rings, the normal 797 has thin rings, both are 123cc.

RandyMac is convinced the porting on the Super 250 is much more aggressive than other 87cc saws, may be true but I don't have two 87cc saws in similar condition to compare.

I think my 6-10 is a Super 6-10 Automatic, but the 7-10 just eats it up. On the 10 Series saws, I believe the "A" normally indicates automatic oiler.

McCulloch was a great marketing organization in addition to being very good at designing and building engines.

Mark

 

[GrizzlyAdams86]

The 1-53's were pretty cool saws with the full wrap bars and the black long cover on top.

87cc displacement (Acres site had this one wrong in the past as an 80cc saw).

I have one 47 in my posession but alas no spark and no time to work with it.

Mark

I am going to try to get the 1-53 going first at it seems to be the better of the 2 saws. The 47 I have no idea what I am going to do with it. Might just clean it up and see if I can coax it back to the land of moving parts. After looking at the specs of the 1-53/Super 250, was the 1-53 an "economy" or cheaper model of a Super 250?