McCulloch Chain Saws

[rwoods]

Great looking saw, Randy, but I don't have any spare parts to share with you. I can't help but notice the tank design similarities with the Super 250, etc. Who stole it from who? Ron

 

[rwoods]

At the risk of being intentionally misinformed in payback for my own mischief, I have a serious question here: Does the much maligned Mini-Mac include the POWER MAC 6? Thanks, Ron

 

[leeha]

Thing "O" beauty there Randy.
Very nice find.



Lee

 

[cbfarmall]

Great looking saw, Randy, but I don't have any spare parts to share with you. I can't help but notice the tank design similarities with the Super 250, etc. Who stole it from who? Ron

I suppose a valid point, but as an owner of both, the thought never crossed my mind that one was a copy of another.

Randy's saw is beautiful--used but not abused and beat to hell!

Chris B.

 

[RandyMac]

Thanks Lee!

I just love running across local chainsaws, particularly the big inch ones. The condition is rare, most were run to death, ended up as a patchwork of welds and mismatched pieces. They are historic saws and deserve preservation.
This Homelite came from an area with moderately heavy timber, it spent it's days gnawing through 48" to 96" old growth Doug Fir and Redwood. I cleaned the chain in hot soapy water, the water turned orange, it last cut Redwood.

 

[briantutt]

Here's to you Randy. Finished this one off for ya yesterday.

 

[Brian13]

Nice big Homie Randy. Big inch saws are ok in my book in any color:msp_thumbsup:. Looks great with that bar too.

 

[Warped5]

Pro Mac 610 bar choice

My newly acquired PM 610 has a 20" B/C that looks like it may be the original one and might need to be replaced. Is this saw strong enough to run a 24" or am I better off sticking with 20"? Thanks in advance!

 

[Duke Thieroff]

My newly acquired PM 610 has a 20" B/C that looks like it may be the original one and might need to be replaced. Is this saw strong enough to run a 24" or am I better off sticking with 20"? Thanks in advance!

Hey man, I was reading about your 610 earlier. They are a good saw despite what a lot of people say. I have one and in my opinion it's a pleasure to run if you don't mistake it for anything it is not.

They are pretty much drop dead reliable and a torquey 60cc saw.

If it were my saw I would keep a 20" on it, but I'm sure it could pull a 24" if you don't crank on it too hard and keep your chain in good shape.

They aren't the fastest, but in my opinion plenty powerful for firewood.

They are ugly in a good way, and heavy. Produce a fair amount of power and are reliable.

What more could you want for $20?

Chris

 

[promac850]

Hey man, I was reading about your 610 earlier. They are a good saw despite what a lot of people say. I have one and in my opinion it's a pleasure to run if you don't mistake it for anything it is not.

They are pretty much drop dead reliable and a torquey 60cc saw.

If it were my saw I would keep a 20" on it, but I'm sure it could pull a 24" if you don't crank on it too hard and keep your chain in good shape.

They aren't the fastest, but in my opinion plenty powerful for firewood.

They are ugly in a good way, and heavy. Produce a fair amount of power and are reliable.

What more could you want for $20?

Chris

I'm about 94.3547% sure that the 610, with proper tuning and a good bar and chain, and a proper 7 pin rim, would pull a 24" bar with full comp chain in any softwood. Maybe some harder, but not super hardwoods too. A light touch and some really tough hardwood might be possible.

I've completely buried the 20" bar on the 610 in some hard poplar... it didn't hesitate a bit, just leaned on it, and it still wanted more...

I doubt I'll ever get rid of the cinder block... it's too damn reliable...

P.S. RandyMac, that is one beautiful saw... and those taillights are awesome!!!!

 

[Warped5]

Hey man, I was reading about your 610 earlier. They are a good saw despite what a lot of people say. I have one and in my opinion it's a pleasure to run if you don't mistake it for anything it is not.

They are pretty much drop dead reliable and a torquey 60cc saw.

If it were my saw I would keep a 20" on it, but I'm sure it could pull a 24" if you don't crank on it too hard and keep your chain in good shape.

They aren't the fastest, but in my opinion plenty powerful for firewood.

They are ugly in a good way, and heavy. Produce a fair amount of power and are reliable.

What more could you want for $20?

Chris

Hey Chris -
Thanks for the reply. I agree on all you said. I was talking to the seller today and likened the 610 to a late 60s street racer. The newer saws sounds more like the high-RPM street racers of today, where the 610 sounds more like a thumpa-thumpa-thumpa ....

I'm more of an old-school guy and I appreciate the value and quality remaining in these old horses ...

if the 610 cannot run a 24" bar (my 111i is a little monster), I may just restore it and throw it on a shelf; only bringing it out for those 'special' occasions .....

 

[promac850]

Hey Chris -
Thanks for the reply. I agree on all you said. I was talking to the seller today and likened the 610 to a late 60s street racer. The newer saws sounds more like the high-RPM street racers of today, where the 610 sounds more like a thumpa-thumpa-thumpa ....

I'm more of an old-school guy and I appreciate the value and quality remaining in these old horses ...

if the 610 cannot run a 24" bar (my 111i is a little monster), I may just restore it and throw it on a shelf; only bringing it out for those 'special' occasions .....

Slap a 24" bar on her. If the sprocket or rim is 7 tooth/pin, you should be fine in softwoods, and a slightly lighter touch in hardwoods should be okay.

I agree on these old saws, they have that nice idle... I love it. Since the porting and muff mod, the trimmer idles a bit like one of these too...

Ah, the old Macs, ain't nothing like a big old heavy ass yellow saw eating its way through an old tree. (hint, hint, RandyMac... got anymore pics?)

 

[Duke Thieroff]

Slap a 24" bar on her. If the sprocket or rim is 7 tooth/pin, you should be fine in softwoods, and a slightly lighter touch in hardwoods should be okay.

I agree on these old saws, they have that nice idle... I love it. Since the porting and muff mod, the trimmer idles a bit like one of these too...

Ah, the old Macs, ain't nothing like a big old heavy ass yellow saw eating its way through an old tree. (hint, hint, RandyMac... got anymore pics?)

Wait til you get that 790 together. The 850s and the 610s aren't quite the same. They both sound nice but don't have that characteristic Mac sounds from the older saws. The 850 and 610 sound somewhere inbetween a 10-10 and a more modern saw. Still have that Mac sound we all love, but certainly nothing like to old large frame motors.


Chris

 

[cpr]

Very, very nice saw Randy, I'm envious. Maybe I missed it, but the shape of that bar screams General. I've only got 1 of them, but I'd love to find a few more.

Edit: Cannon... None of them, yet... Nice all the same.

 

[Duke Thieroff]

Hey Chris -
Thanks for the reply. I agree on all you said. I was talking to the seller today and likened the 610 to a late 60s street racer. The newer saws sounds more like the high-RPM street racers of today, where the 610 sounds more like a thumpa-thumpa-thumpa ....

I'm more of an old-school guy and I appreciate the value and quality remaining in these old horses ...

if the 610 cannot run a 24" bar (my 111i is a little monster), I may just restore it and throw it on a shelf; only bringing it out for those 'special' occasions .....

I say take that 610 out and beat the tar out of it. They really are a dime a dozen and there's a ton of them out there you can get for peanuts.

If I was going to take time, money and effort to restore a saw it would be something a bit older.

Clean it up, look it over and run the heck out of it.


Chris

 

[8433jeff]

This some form of reverse psychology, Homelites in the Mac thread instead of Macs in the Homelice thread?

Nice saw, Mr. RandyMac. Very nice.

 

[8433jeff]

At the risk of being intentionally misinformed in payback for my own mischief, I have a serious question here: Does the much maligned Mini-Mac include the POWER MAC 6? Thanks, Ron

No. Still a pain to work on, but the PM6 is a classic, the later "wire loop handle for the oiler" Minimacs were a classic "fail" IMHO.

My newly acquired PM 610 has a 20" B/C that looks like it may be the original one and might need to be replaced. Is this saw strong enough to run a 24" or am I better off sticking with 20"? Thanks in advance!

Stick with the 20" if your going to use it a lot. A 24" would only weigh an anchor down more, and would be a bucking saw of questionable worthiness. Not enough power there to be a true bucker in big wood, and all the weak points in that series much more exposed, the biggest being a dislike for running hot, and a habit of picking up a load of mung in the motor chamber and cooling fins. The oiler on these also seems to work best at 20" and under, and the handles and mounting point for the bar won't take a lot of abuse as far as pulling on a stuck or bound saw. As also stated, not rare, parts are easy to find, ignitions being the hardest.

Wait til you get that 790 together. The 850s and the 610s aren't quite the same. They both sound nice but don't have that characteristic Mac sounds from the older saws. The 850 and 610 sound somewhere inbetween a 10-10 and a more modern saw. Still have that Mac sound we all love, but certainly nothing like to old large frame motors.

The six hundred series saw in my opinion is not a classic Mac. I consider it one of the coffin closers as far as McCulloch is concerned. Made for a very long time, never really improved, lightened or made more powerful, its hard to understand the thinking behind it any other way than to try and milk the companies reputation as long as possible in selling a "C-" product. I cut a long time with one, later had three in the stable, and its a saw that doesn't stand out in any favorable way with its competition, other than the used parts situation. Competent, yes, worthy of respect, yes in that sooo many were made, a classic, not really.

 

[nallac]

Gee its hard to keep up with the amount of saws you guys manage to find.......All nice looking ones........
I've just bought these, advertised as 700/850 parts.No idea on what they are for or the condition?Impulse buying at its best.
Heck its only $30.Would be good if i can revive 700#1.
He is also looking threw his storage place to see if he still has an old 850 for me.Lets hope so.

EDIT; just heard back from him, he's got a 850Super. The Good,Supposedly tidy..The Bad Scored piston, ouch...
$80NZ/$60US and its mine....
Is it worth it?.....I know the 850 Motors/barrels go for a premium....
I Have emailed him back about the Bore to see if thats scored aswell.

I took the 850 and 700 out for a play in some wood on Saturday,

The 850 started first pull, burnt thru a couple of tanks of gas,
then got the 700 out,blimmin thing wouldn't start...and its been so good to start at home????.
Back too the 850, another couple of tanks and the trailers full...

Sunday i took the 850 and the SP60(sorry no pics yet,can't believe i haven't taken any????) out for some more wood..
Only got around to starting the SP for the first time before loading it up sunday morning.
Gas down the throat and she fired up and ran well..stop start stop start..yip it runs.

Arrive to cut up some more pine at a different place to the above Pics,get the 850 out run a tank of gas thru it,
get the SP out,bloody hell it doesn't want to start.....whats with these saws are they all jealous of the 850's power?.
Back to the 850, starts first pull.......
One overloaded trailer full and back home.




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[nallac]

Can any one ID this Mac?.Another one on my local auction site.

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[stinkbait]

Can any one ID this Mac?.Another one on my local auction site.

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Probably a 7-10. It has the 70cc engine in it.