Yea I'm hoping that some people that do mill will chime in. There is nothing special about the saw as it is basically stock.
Not at this time. This saw should be very good for milling due to the size. The down side is the stock gas tank. Making a mount is easy unbolt and put on angle brackets so as to mount a different gas tank and a better air cleaner to start with. I can still use the saw to buck with for big wood.
Yes I'm posting there as well. Dug in to about page 40 so far and not many people using McCulloch saws for milling. Thought I would post here as this thread is all McCulloch saws through the years. My saw is either 1970 or 1971 by the serial number. The owner also sold to me a 5 ft. milling bar and mill. So I jumped into it cold turkey...........lol.
I'm also thinking of fitting on a 2-cycle exhaust tuned pipe of about 125 cc size onto the exhaust port of this McCulloch chainsaw. The key is fabrication of a header box for the tuned pipe to fit on it to make it all work. This set up of course is really only for milling logs etc.
Ok , I built a building on the side of (Table Rock state park's mountain SC)using a Granberg mill and honestly you'd be way ahead of the game selling that saw and using the money for a 395xp husqvarna or a 660/ 066 stihl, first off you'll make enough money to buy 2 saws and if the oiler or anything else craps out on you you won't be S.O.L..
Yes it is a collector type of saw. The saw is still on its first life so I plan on using it a lot. I will collect new parts for it in time. I can always put the gas tank back on it and sell it if I want to. There probably is still a lot of dead one's still around for parts as well.
Thanks that is also what I first thought of doing on the factory gas cap. However unbolting it all I think will work better as it is kinda hard to get a modified gas cap to stop the leaking.
Parts are getting scarce, very pricy, and the "dead ones" have dried up. much as I like my 125's, and I REALLY do, as been said, a 395 is a much better tool for the job. What you are proposing is like driving a 1970 hemi Challenger to work as a daily driver. Have fun at rush hour. A modern hemi challenger is a much better vechicle for the job. Maybe not as cool, but a much wiser choice.
Just a thin thrust washer. Nothing obviously special about it unless the type of steel used is less abrasive to the end of the needle cage. Mine has certainly seen better days on one end. Other end looks new.
Not to be rude, but I don’t think you understand what you have there. I would listen to these guys and sell the SP125 to someone who understands the value of saw and will care for it properly, and use the funds from that sale to buy a saw that more suits your application. That saw could easily fetch well over 1k
Yes I have seen that type of price on this type of saw. The saw will not sell very quick at that price to a collector. I'm thinking of using the saw for some time then if I get tired of it I will sell it. There may not be that many running saws out there like this unless it has been re - built. Finding a saw this size for less then 700 - 900.00 may be hard to do. The saw will not go down much in value unless I damage it. I know the saw is a part of McCulloch history however it is also useful for cutting. Here in Oregon this saw is not valued as much as a collector saw as there is others around here in this logging area.
