I've got two saws pending a tank coating, so thanks for the heads up! Note to self: do not do above...
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I've got two saws pending a tank coating, so thanks for the heads up! Note to self: do not do above...
Thanks and yes, originally it had the pancake reed muffler. However it was rusted in several pieces. I did have a 10-10 muffler so i put it on there. I have a duct style muffler that will fit but wanted to stay as original as i can.....for now. I like the muffler on it but i really like the sound of the duct mufflers. Maybe in the future but ill leave it alone for now.
Little Jerry,try reversing the wires on your chip.I had the same problem on a Homelite saw that I worked on.I'd go to rev it up & it wanted to die or it'd rev up,but have a miss in it.I reversed the wires on the advice of another member here & presto! I had a good running saw.I agree with Vinny about going through the carb too.
I read over the chip part! Might be the chip not firing right. Id try that also. Good catch there ed. Try the chip first, that would be the easiest fix. One thing at a time or you wont know what the problem may have been for future reference.
I had a friend stop by today with yet another saws he's picked up recently.
No model number stamped on the block, and no automatic oil pump but it does have the adapter and SDC carburetor and compression release so I am guessing a Super 797 that someone managed to damage the oil tank/bar studs and replaced it with one from a 1-70 type saw.
Not everyone can make a 797 with a 36" bar look small.
I expect to see Eric posting soon under his screen name "Allseasonsunderground". He is an Engineer that like to play in the dirt with his excavators and has a tree removal business as a sideline to keep some of his equipment busy in the winter months.
Lately he has been on a terror collecting saws and has added some real nice units that he actually uses.
This is the 075 that we ran side by side with my junk yard dog SP125 some while back. Eric did a little work to it and while is still lags behind the 125 it has certainly closed the gap.
Mark
No model number stamped on the block, and no automatic oil pump but it does have the adapter and SDC carburetor and compression release so I am guessing a Super 797 that someone managed to damage the oil tank/bar studs and replaced it with one from a 1-70 type saw.
Not everyone can make a 797 with a 36" bar look small.
I expect to see Eric posting soon under his screen name "Allseasonsunderground". He is an Engineer that like to play in the dirt with his excavators and has a tree removal business as a sideline to keep some of his equipment busy in the winter months.
Lately he has been on a terror collecting saws and has added some real nice units that he actually uses.
This is the 075 that we ran side by side with my junk yard dog SP125 some while back. Eric did a little work to it and while is still lags behind the 125 it has certainly closed the gap.
Mark
I was starting to work on my 1-43 this afternoon and had managed to plug the 3rd port on the cylinder, start presoaking parts to break down the thick grime, and pulled the old 6203 off of the crank when disaster struck. I had bent the washer I modified to fit on inner bearing races (as shown in the first pic) so I started straightening it with a hammer and managed to hit my fingertip. Long story short I managed to partially-sever the last 1/8" of my finger with my nail. Due to a previous injury, my fingernails curve down towards the tip, and the force of the hammer blow caused my nail to "cut" most of the way through the tip. I took some ibuprofen and had it taped up, but it is one of the most painful things I have ever felt, bar none. So, I'll have to keep the wraps clean for a few days until the finger starts closing up so no more wrenching.
Ouch!!!! Get better soon.
Hi Guys,
Just wanting some advice. I am getting pretty good with my McCulloch saws, but this has me stumped. Can anyone identify what type/make of McCulloch saw this is please.
And what something like this might be worth.
Justin
Just wanting some advice. I am getting pretty good with my McCulloch saws, but this has me stumped. Can anyone identify what type/make of McCulloch saw this is please.
And what something like this might be worth.
Justin
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Never saw a mac look like that
It is hard to say for sure what it is, what it isn't is McCulloch.
Mark
Mark
It looks like a Lancaster 550. There were other models on that chassis so the 550 is a guess. I think they were made in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
I pinched the index finger on my left hand in my log splitter a few years ago. Broke the bone and separated the nail, they had to stitch the nail back in place. Six weeks later to the day I did the same thing to the middle finger on my left hand...you think we would learn from our mistakes.
On the plus side, I haven't done that again.
Mark
On the plus side, I haven't done that again.
Mark
Last I checked, we are both alive and reasonably well. I had been meaning to post regarding the absence of the weekend report. Long story short - management of the woodlot changed to a new model resulting in no new wood in until old wood is out - so Brian and I being on the input side had nothing for our MACs to do. Now that they are out of wood, it is so wet we can't get wood to them so we still have nothing for the MACs or us. Of course, nature abhors a vacuum and in my case partially filled it with my mother-in-law's death and my youngest daughter's wedding. Other than that I have been cleaning up my own wood lot and have piled and burned several cords of cut and split wood that has gotten punky.
Thanks for inquiring.
Ron
Ouch. Double ouch. Ron
Am I right in thinking that model number 6000046E is a PM650?
I've been cleaning and putting together an SP60.
Got it all checked out and fired right up, oiler working just fine, then I noticed fuel weeping from the tank seam adjacent to the 1/4-20 screw holding the handle in place.
O.K. Maint Sup - Here's how it done.
Make a paper funnel, in this case I had the handle on the saw so I taped the funnel to the handle to steady it.
Pour in just the right amount so you can swirl it around and completely coat the interior of the fuel tank.
If you do it just right, you can tip the saw/tank upside down and let the Red Kote ooze just to the edge of the fuel tank opening.
Oops...
I bought this can in November of 2018, this is tank #11 so far, I probably have three or four more tanks worth left in the can if I didn't get too overzealous putting the lid on and it sets up in the can.
Justice Brothers carburetor cleaner works wonders cleaning up the dribbles.
Mark
Got it all checked out and fired right up, oiler working just fine, then I noticed fuel weeping from the tank seam adjacent to the 1/4-20 screw holding the handle in place.
O.K. Maint Sup - Here's how it done.
Make a paper funnel, in this case I had the handle on the saw so I taped the funnel to the handle to steady it.
Pour in just the right amount so you can swirl it around and completely coat the interior of the fuel tank.
If you do it just right, you can tip the saw/tank upside down and let the Red Kote ooze just to the edge of the fuel tank opening.
Oops...
I bought this can in November of 2018, this is tank #11 so far, I probably have three or four more tanks worth left in the can if I didn't get too overzealous putting the lid on and it sets up in the can.
Justice Brothers carburetor cleaner works wonders cleaning up the dribbles.
Mark
That saw cleaned up well.
If theres a fuel leak in a tank it appears it will very likely be at that area of the seam. Ive found 4 tanks that leak and its always just forward that bolt.
If theres a fuel leak in a tank it appears it will very likely be at that area of the seam. Ive found 4 tanks that leak and its always just forward that bolt.
After swilling redcoat around do yo
u pour the excess back in the tin!
The "Right amount " must have been right before my cussing started! Lol
