McCulloch Chain Saws

[fwgsaw]

too many macs

I have a few some day i may take some pictures.
model 99
5 sp 125c
1 sp125 101 kart
2 797
1 10-10s

Those are the ones that run to many others to list that do not run.

 

[Frank Boyer]

I was able to use a Kohler starter rewind spring on my 1-86. Anyone have an idea of what a running 1-86 is worth?

 

[briantutt]

Well I would certainly be interested in it if it has a good piston & cylinder. I have been sitting on my PM 850 in a box for almost a year now and it would be nice to finally do something with it.
That sounds about right to me. I think I paid $12.00 for my last air filter cover and $8.99 for a new filter. I may be wrong but I think you need the yellow air filter cover for your 650. I seem to remember seeing an old ad for one and the cover was yellow, not black like the 610s had. I'm glad to hear you got it going though, good job!

You are right the cover on my 650 is yellow. All of them I have seen for sale are black so far...but they say they will fit properly.

 

[briantutt]

PM 650 help...

Wanted to clean my PM 650 up so I tried to take the clutch cover off (Sort of a puzzle I guess). How do you get the rear bar nut off? The whole bolt and nut spins which I am assuming it is not supposed to but I don't have a manual or even IPL so I am guessing.

Any pointers on how to get that nut off?

 

[Biker Dude]

3/8 drive impact gun? I've never had it happen on a saw before but on a ball joint or tie rod end you pry on the part while trying to remove the nut with the impact. Gently pry the cover away from the saw while trying to spin the nut off.

 

[snofrog]

Wanted to clean my PM 650 up so I tried to take the clutch cover off (Sort of a puzzle I guess). How do you get the rear bar nut off? The whole bolt and nut spins which I am assuming it is not supposed to but I don't have a manual or even IPL so I am guessing.

Any pointers on how to get that nut off?

slice the end of the stud with a cut off wheel and use a screwdriver to hold the stud while you use an end wrench on the nut

 

[crankster69]

Don't have a heart attack... But I'll let you peek under my tarp.

ok, i've got to ask...

what in the world is the story behind the huge pile of macs? and outdoors under a tarp? now, I am new to the beautiful world of chainsaw collecting. i admit that up front.

but really, i have no idea why anyone would pile chainsaws like this? did you buy these at an auction?

wooza.

 

[briantutt]

PM 650 Winch...

Here is an interesting contraption...do they work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...akeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

 

[ProMac1K]

I saw that earlier too. I'm not sure of the use of it, to be honest. Is it for logging operations? Or farming operations? It couldn't hold enough cable to be used for guide wires, or ground cables. Hmmmm....

 

[Urbicide]

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=LW+400MK2&catID=239

 

[ProMac1K]

Wow, that's ingenious. Wonder how a saw sounds and works when using it.

 

[mtfallsmikey]

Project saw

I've been working off and on on this 1-50 for awhile. Gas tank had rubberized coating which had turned into gummy tar, tore the oil/gas tank apart, cleaned them out, was lucky enough to get one of the old gaskets off in one piece to use as a template to make the new ones from. Carb has been rebuilt, all I need to do is clean up the old chain, reassemble, and run!

Thanks...Gary, SB, heimannm

 

[heimannm]

Be sure to "flatten" the tank halves before you reassemble, emery paper on a flat surface like a granite plate or cast iron table top work well. Those tanks are rather notorious for leaking...

How did you go about cleaning up the tank? Sure looks good now.

I used POR10 (?) to coat the inside of a couple of saws I rebuilt, one seems to be bubbling a bit but the other looks very good still. If you don't coat them with something be conscientious about what you leave in the tank as the old McCulloch magnesium is pretty susceptible to corrosion.

Mark

 

[mtfallsmikey]

Be sure to "flatten" the tank halves before you reassemble, emery paper on a flat surface like a granite plate or cast iron table top work well. Those tanks are rather notorious for leaking...

How did you go about cleaning up the tank? Sure looks good now.

I used POR10 (?) to coat the inside of a couple of saws I rebuilt, one seems to be bubbling a bit but the other looks very good still. If you don't coat them with something be conscientious about what you leave in the tank as the old McCulloch magnesium is pretty susceptible to corrosion.

Mark

I actually ran the halves across the belt sander, which was clamped into my B&D workmate, with a 150 grit belt...cleaned off the "cheese" fast.....I sprayed WD-40 into the tank half a couple of weeks ago after stripping, let it soak in...Thought about the POR, but balked....I don't leave gas in my old saws for too long, don't use them very much so I dump it back into the can.. I used a mix of straight gas/acetone to strip, had to soak it 3 times over the course of a week, then pressure washed the tank half. Used Indian Head on the gaskets, we'll see how that does...

 

[mtfallsmikey]

Forgot to mention what a privelege and honor it is to recieve kudos from the MacMaster!!!...I'm am truly humbled!

 

[briantutt]

PM 650 bar bolt

Looking at the IPL it appears I can take the oil tank off to replace my rotating bar nut. Can anyone confirm this is correct? I don't see a gasket between the oil tank and part it mates to this seems odd to me? Do I have to get all the way into the crank area to get this apart or can I remove the oil tank and fix the bolt without completely taking everything apart?

 

[crankster69]

Vintage Mac

Just wanted to make sure that all MAC lovers saw this listing. What model is this?

http://southbend.craigslist.org/grd/1283217406.html

 

[hoss]

Just wanted to make sure that all MAC lovers saw this listing. What model is this?

http://southbend.craigslist.org/grd/1283217406.html

Model 33 or 35. The only problem is they misplaced the decimal point in the listing.
It should be $17.50 for that saw, not $175.00 by any stretch. They'er a million of em out there, they are not big cc and this one is not in good shape. For what they are they are a good reliable gear drive saw, but slow and heavy.

 

[Biker Dude]

Looking at the IPL it appears I can take the oil tank off to replace my rotating bar nut. Can anyone confirm this is correct? I don't see a gasket between the oil tank and part it mates to this seems odd to me? Do I have to get all the way into the crank area to get this apart or can I remove the oil tank and fix the bolt without completely taking everything apart?

Yes you can remove the oil tank to get at the stud without opening up the crankcase. There is no gasket, just some worthless clear silicone that should be replaced anyway. replace your oil line while you have the tank off. If the spinning bar nut wrecked the inside of the tank let me know, I have some spares.

 

[briantutt]

pm 650 oil tank

Yes you can remove the oil tank to get at the stud without opening up the crankcase. There is no gasket, just some worthless clear silicone that should be replaced anyway. replace your oil line while you have the tank off. If the spinning bar nut wrecked the inside of the tank let me know, I have some spares.

I am almost there. I cut the nut off of the bar bolt with a dremel (it just spun with an impact wrench) and took of the gas tank cover etc. One last question. Do I have to take the tubular handle off too? Looks like I can take the bolt out of the top end and then just yank it out of the oil tank. Then it's just four bolts that hold the tank on from the looks of it?