McCulloch Chain Saws

[Brufab]

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I know one young man who would be interested in this.
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Haha you beat me to it, I'm trying to catch up on this thread today since it's raining out.

 

[Brufab]

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I know one young man who would be interested in this.
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And BTW thanks for thinking of me.

 

[rwoods]

Hello all! I’m rebuilding a pro Mac 850 from a hodge lodge of three different saws and I’ve ran into a problem with the cylinder set not sealing against the oil tank. The cylinder set is an 850, the crank and bearings out of a 800 and the oil tank off of an 800 as well. The locating pin is seated in the pocket on the smaller bearing but it is still not seating all the way down. I’m sealing it with motoseal grey any one that is more expierwnced with the 800/850 series k ow what’s goin on? Thanks very much!

Like Mark, I have had a similar issue once (believe it was an 800 cylinder and a DE80 case). Also like Mark, I ended up using a different case/tank.

Ron

 

[davidprivett]

has anyone used the after market mcculloch 219848-01 coils? I guess I have no choice as the factory ones are drying up and they had failure issues anyway , this is for the Taiwanese 3816 macs

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

If the case/tank problem is the dowel pin not allowing the bearing to properly seat, why not just pull it out and re-size it accordingly -- if it somehow suddenly became too long? And if the tank isn't seating properly around the bearing insert itself, I think I'd be curious enough to pull it off and find out why it isn't. Alternatively -- and before pulling the bearing/insert, just pull the dowel pin and check the fit without it to determine which of the two is causing the interference.

 

[heimannm]

The 32/35/38 cc McCulloch saws with the horizontal cylinders were pure McCulloch saws engineered in Tucson and assembled in Hermosillo, Mexico. They continued in production for a while after the Jenn Feng purchase but those are really McCulloch...

I have a few NOS 219848 coils if you're interested. I am not sure if those are being reproduced or if the ones you are seeing listed are actually NOS as well.

The later Jenn Feng saws with the similar shape and vertical cylinders use coils that look much like the 219848 module with different laminations. I suspect they all came from the same source.

I have a copy of a memo from Robert Jackson (Engineer with McCulloch) warning that the coils they were receiving were not being built to specifications and that the excess winding on the primary side would lead to premature failures. Of course he was right, but it seems management didn't care to monitor their vendors as closely as they should have. I don't think that situation improved through the years. Some of the coils on the Italian made saws would fail while the saw was setting on the shelf.

Mark

 

[bob kern]

The 32/35/38 cc McCulloch saws with the horizontal cylinders were pure McCulloch saws engineered in Tucson and assembled in Hermosillo, Mexico. They continued in production for a while after the Jenn Feng purchase but those are really McCulloch...

I have a few NOS 219848 coils if you're interested. I am not sure if those are being reproduced or if the ones you are seeing listed are actually NOS as well.

The later Jenn Feng saws with the similar shape and vertical cylinders use coils that look much like the 219848 module with different laminations. I suspect they all came from the same source.

I have a copy of a memo from Robert Jackson (Engineer with McCulloch) warning that the coils they were receiving were not being built to specifications and that the excess winding on the primary side would lead to premature failures. Of course he was right, but it seems management didn't care to monitor their vendors as closely as they should have. I don't think that situation improved through the years. Some of the coils on the Italian made saws would fail while the saw was setting on the shelf.

Mark

Good info Mark. Hope the healing is going ok.

 

[Jacklefty]

Holy cow!!!the Mac gods have shined down on me today!!! Picked up a very near mint(in my opinion) pm850!!!! This is my bucket list saw!!!! I still have the other 850 I’m cobbling together as well and haven’t sorted out the case issues but I’ll get there! But dang!!!! I’m excited!!!!

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Holy cow!!!the Mac gods have shined down on me today!!! Picked up a very near mint(in my opinion) pm850!!!! This is my bucket list saw!!!! I still have the other 850 I’m cobbling together as well and haven’t sorted out the case issues but I’ll get there! But dang!!!! I’m excited!!!!

Omg man wow

 

[bob kern]

Holy cow!!!the Mac gods have shined down on me today!!! Picked up a very near mint(in my opinion) pm850!!!! This is my bucket list saw!!!! I still have the other 850 I’m cobbling together as well and haven’t sorted out the case issues but I’ll get there! But dang!!!! I’m excited!!!!

That is too cool!!! Glad for ya friend!!!

 

[vinnywv]

Great score

 

[Syncop8r]

Soooo apparently there is something called a Pro Mac 570 which is based on the 850 chassis?

 

[heimannm]

Nice saw Jack - looks like you need a sawdust guard for the starter, I can help with that.



The PM570 is the anti-vibe version of the PM555. Aside from the long clutch cover these are essentially the PM55 which like all the 57 cc versions are very nice saws. My PM570 is quite rough.







Mark

 

[heimannm]

And here is an interesting tid bit for the McFans out there, McCulloch actually had a patent for certain features on their earliest CP Cushioned Power models. (The Cushioned Power label on the 570 reminded me of this)






Mark

 

[knightmax]

Hey Gang,

My Uncle is back in the Hospital. If you are the praying type he could use them. Thanks

 

[Jacklefty]

Nice saw Jack - looks like you need a sawdust guard for the starter, I can help with that.

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The PM570 is the anti-vibe version of the PM555. Aside from the long clutch cover these are essentially the PM55 which like all the 57 cc versions are very nice saws. My PM570 is quite rough.

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Mark

I do need one! Do you make those? 3d print? How much?

 

[Jacklefty]

And here is an interesting tid bit for the McFans out there, McCulloch actually had a patent for certain features on their earliest CP Cushioned Power models. (The Cushioned Power label on the 570 reminded me of this)

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Mark

So this schematic got me thinking…on one of the 850s I bought had this bottom pan… is this off of a 570? Or something else in the same family?

 

[fossil]

So this schematic got me thinking…on one of the 850s I bought had this bottom pan… is this off of a 570? Or something else in the same family?

That is from the SP60, SP70, SP80, SP81 family.

 

[sawfun]

I looked at your 800 and thought it might be off, but I know it took a ride a few weeks back and the bar would also be bent. You should have called me and I would have brought you a saw and helped you a while.

I am thinking about taking the family up there and fire a few rounds. I more than likely cannot hit the target at 25 yards. Getting old sucks. Cannot see and my hands shake. At one time I could shoot fairly well. Now days I don't do very well and have not shot a gun in a while.

Your daughter done well. I pitty anyone that would try to break in on her.

Brian

Getting old does suck in reference to shooting for me as well. I competed informally for years with my buddies. The last two years have shown me that it's in my past for me and another one of our group. We were the hot dogs, now his son and another 30 something year old are the ones to beat. Oh well we had our time, and there are always scopes.

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Getting old does suck in reference to shooting for me as well. I competed informally for years with my buddies. The last two years have shown me that it's in my past for me and another one of our group. We were the hot dogs, now his son and another 30 something year old are the ones to beat. Oh well we had our time, and there are always scopes.

You wear glasses?