McCulloch Chain Saws

[briantutt]

ProMAc 650

I pulled out the ProMAC 650 to buck up some big stuff left in the depleted wood supply. Didn't have a lot of power in the cut so I messed with the needles a bit. Once I leaned out the high side the low end was boggy. I leaned it out and the tried to slow down the idle with the idle screw. Nothing happened. Pulled the cover and the little lever that is supposed to hit the angle on the idle pin is about 1/8 inch away? Is it possible to reposition it? There is a flat head screw holding it on...

On the up side it's tuned pretty good in the cut but I would like to get the idle and low speed needle optimized.

 

[HeRoze]

I was looking through Ebay ads, and there was a guy selling a MAC 10-10.

He had a video attached. It really made me chuckle. At least he didn't cut his leg off, although the chain was so dull that he probably couldn't. See what you guys think:

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All I can think is "Get a leg up, brother! Ride it! Ride it!"

He rode it the full 8 seconds, although it is purely by chance he didn't get hurt.

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Last week I left Tokyo on Tuesday...today I move from Bangkok to Saigon...hope nothing else happens.

While I've been out I have had access to the internet from time to time and will have a couple of new projects waiting for me when I finally get home again.

First up, SP70 that came with an old worn out 16" bar and a new 24" hard nose bar. While I am away, my wife opens the packages and sends me photo's so I can try to keep track of what's going on at home.

Again while I've been traveling around the world, my brother found a McCulloch 33 on CL in his area and picked it up for me in Northern WI. He took it to GPT's GTG and Mitch (Mweba) brought it home and dropped it off. My wife asked me the other day when I called "What's a 33 look like?" I didn't quite understand and she went on to explain that she thought there was another saw in the shop but we wasn't sure, she said "Isn't that crazy, and can't even tell if there's another one out there..." Yeah, crazy indeed. She thought it looked pretty rusty, I think it looks just fine.

Mark

Nice saws Mark.
The 33 is a good find its kind of rare, It has the small air filter
and looks like it has a ID tag on it. This is the first one I have
seen with a ID tag. I have a 33 with a small filter but no tag.

 

[boda65]

Mark, good to hear as I have been afraid to use the blue. I thought it would be too strong for a machine screw. No one stocks the green here which I thought was the one to use. Ron

The green I am familiar with is for locking sleeves and bearing races in place. Loctite makes a kazillion varieties of locking products, and I don't have any part numbers available to me at the moment. Generally, blue is good and will hold in most applications. Red is bad news, and should only be used in the direst of circumstances. Red requires heat if you ever want to disassemble it again.

 

[heimannm]

Thanks Cliff, it helps to have others looking for saws, from time to time you just happen to fall in to something.

Aaron, yes indeed one large mount saw, one for the 10/600 Series.

Mark

 

[Teddy.Scout]

Who got that 660? I came up short unfortunately. Guess today was not my day to get a gear drive LOL.

On a side not and off topic, I figured I would share this with you guys being as most of the people I talk to are in here. I got a good chuckle out of this, my son trying to stay awake.

Always wanted a 660!
LOVED THE VIDEO! Once the bobbing starts, that means in 10 minutes I am able to sneak to the garage!!!!!! LOVE IT!

It's not so much losing chain speed, as gaining an extra foot or so of bar length.

"Talk softly, pack a gear drive"

or was it

"Talk softly, carry a big stick" TDR

Either way! G-up

 

[briantutt]

Loctite Summary

This is what I use at work to help me decide which one to use.

Brian

 

[boda65]

The PM800 is back in service! Got out this morning to try it, runs great. I am amazed that such a small intake leak made it run like it did. The intake boot was fine. I just made a new gasket and used Permatex Aviation Form-a-gasket on all the surfaces. As for the piston scoring on the skirt, it isn't nearly as bad as it looks in a picture. There are lines on the skirt, but no grooves or anything that catches a fingernail. Thanks to all for your advice and opinions.

RandyMac, I see what you mean, this thing has the biggest freekin' muffler I have ever seen on a chainsaw! Covers the whole bottom of the saw. It's also the most quiet McC I have ever run. Just doesn't sound right.

Here is a video of it in some oak.


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[briantutt]

You should send that to funniest home videos.

I second that, it is possible. My wife won the 10K prize on that show when the boys discovered a tampon in the back yard and came running up to her thinking it was dynamite.

 

[promac850]

I second that, it is possible. My wife won the 10K prize on that show when the boys discovered a tampon in the back yard and came running up to her thinking it was dynamite.

Are you serious? Wow, that's hilarious!! :biggrinbounce2:

What did she do with all that moolah?

 

[8433jeff]

Are you serious? Wow, that's hilarious!! :biggrinbounce2:

What did she do with all that moolah?

She didn't spend it on chainsaws.

 

[rwoods]

This is what I use at work to help me decide which one to use.

Brian

Thanks. I had by colors confused - it is purple that isn't stocked locally. Ron

 

[rwoods]

Sp105

The packages arrived today!!! Opened it up as soon as I could. - NO!!! What a disappointment, the Seller send me a different saw. I'm not sure what it is - no serial number and a vented air filter cover. It does have AV. I am waiting to hear from the Seller and hoping it is just a mix up. I'm not touching the saw further to identify it until I hear from the Seller. I haven't opened the bar package and won't until I hear from the Seller.

I'm sure it will all work out in the end.

Ron

 

[briantutt]

She didn't spend it on chainsaws.

Nope! No chainsaws, or parts, or parts of parts...

She bought a cabin and went to Hawaii!

 

[leeha]

Hoping someone here can give me a bit of info.
Was digging around in my parts saws and found
a mostly complete Mcculloch 1-86, Don't know much
about Mccullochs. Are these worth fixing, Don't want
to put alot of time and funds into a piece of crap saw
if you know what i mean.
Also, What size bar can i put on it. I have a good
16 inch bar with i think 3/8 chain that i could put on it.



Lee

 

[briantutt]

http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/71126-442.htm#post2832252

Here is a picture of what I was asking earlier in this thread about the idle screw. Link is to my original question. Screw point is about 1/8 from the throttle piece so it doesn't interact at all.

Any ideas?

(man that air filter must stink, look at all the little crap you can see with a good picture!)

 

[CM76]

McCulloch 1-86

Hoping someone here can give me a bit of info.
Was digging around in my parts saws and found
a mostly complete Mcculloch 1-86, Don't know much
about Mccullochs. Are these worth fixing, Don't want
to put alot of time and funds into a piece of crap saw
if you know what i mean.
Also, What size bar can i put on it. I have a good
16 inch bar with i think 3/8 chain that i could put on it.

Lee

Ha Ha - I love my 1-86! Its the best McCulloch gear drive saw I own. The 16" bar might be a bit much for it though!

Chris.

 

[briantutt]

I could have cut through that quicker with my Super 2.

I just got to see the video. Even my Devil Beaver 2.0 would work that setup. That was hilarious. It was making saw vapor instead of saw dust :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Dennis Gauge]

I know you can't officially join the club without pictures, so here's one of the family portraits I took this afternoon after FINALLY getting the PM700 running reliably.

The PM700 is all Ebay. Probably spent too much but I had fun. Bought the powerhead, then the 24" NOS bar, then a replacement chainbrake cover. I had a carb kit for it in my shop for some reason... It's not like I rebuild Walbro carbs very often.

The 10-10 belongs to my Dad. He cut hundreds of cords of firewood with this and a Partner P85 until he couldn't get parts for the partner anymore, and it got too heavy. He runs 5-letter-S-word saws now. I absconded with the 10-10 when I bought my house and needed a saw to cut down some scrub trees around the shed.

The orange thing is an 015L that appeared on my doorstep in pieces one day. Literally. My next door neighbor knew I flew model airplanes, and was cleaning out his garage. He thought I could put a propeller on it and fly an airplane... All it needed was a fuel line, a carb kit, and a clutch cover. Runs like a top.

 

[CM76]

Nice collection there Dennis - that PM700 looks great.

Chris.