McCulloch Chain Saws

[promac850]

So aren't J-red and the larger pro huskies, not the homeowners, the same mount? I don't have one to check. Anybody?

I'll contact MCW, he'll know right off the top of his head how many mm wide the slot on a large Husky bar would be.

 

[dieselsmoke]

610 PS, I like the peek-a-boo panties the best.:msp_thumbsup:

 

[promac850]

610 PS, I like the peek-a-boo panties the best.:msp_thumbsup:

Me too...

Hopefully we'll hear back from the aussie MCW about the mm measurement of the big Husky bars.

All I know is I'd like to put a big ass Tsumura bar on the 790 after I get done with it... but geez, I'll probably have to pay out the ass for it!!

Same could be said for a decent roller nose, which would really top off that old logger's saw look on a big beast like the 790.

 

[dieselsmoke]

I just checked with Mr. Mike Acres and he claims the J-red has 10mm bar studs and the old huskies have 9.5mm studs. So with a little grinding they might bolt up. I'm not sure about oil hole alignment tho.

 

[dieselsmoke]

790 with a roller nose, Hmmmm sounds kinda familiar......

 

[promac850]

I just checked with Mr. Mike Acres and he claims the J-red has 10mm bar studs and the old huskies have 9.5mm studs. So with a little grinding they might bolt up. I'm not sure about oil hole alignment tho.

Oil hole alignment... hmm.

Well, drill new ones and then take a small drill bit and drill in the bar groove to meet the newly drilled oiler hole... there!! Problem solved.

As for grinding the groove a tiny bit wider, I'd use a 4 1/2" angle grinder with a thin 1/4" thick grinding wheel that is perfectly new and square, and use that to 'mill' the top and bottom edges of the slot a tiny bit wider. I think that, other than a milling machine, would be the way to go.

Just spritz a little oil or water on the spot you're grinding periodically to keep it from overheating the bar.

 

[promac850]

790 with a roller nose, Hmmmm sounds kinda familiar......

Me WANT!!! :msp_drool:

It's so shiny and pretty!!!

:msp_drool:

 

[nallac]

Everybody needs a McCulloch 250 in the collection.

I'm hoping i can get mine,a Super, on Monday

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Kart parts are a possibility... if some other guy doesn't get the deal before I do...

No point in moaning about it Kyle, it's part and parcel of Life,
you can't get everything you want, yesterday.
Just like the above mentioned Super250, if i miss it another one will be along .......sometime.#### happens

790 with a roller nose, Hmmmm sounds kinda familiar......

Thats a cool looking saw.

 

[promac850]

No point in moaning about it Kyle, it's part and parcel of Life,
you can't get everything you want, yesterday.
Just like the above mentioned Super250, if i miss it another one will be along .......sometime.#### happens

Yep, #### happens... something better will pop up if I miss on some deal.

 

[Warped5]

me want!!! :msp_drool:

It's so shiny and pretty!!!

:msp_drool:

i wants one too !!!!!!!

 

[RandyMac]

Kyle, was it this one?

 

[caleath]

Payback Randy

 

[Eccentric]

That 250's in nice shape Randy. Much better than mine. No corrosion or broken bits. Has 'honest' wear on it too. Check out the gloved-hand oiler thumb wear on the handle.


That sure is a pretty looking Christmas Homelite Cliff!

 

[briantutt]

Counter attack!

Payback Randy

That's pretty funny

 

[promac850]

Kyle, was it this one?

Sure enough, that's the one!

The images of a pretty yellow saw like that gets burned into my brain... :msp_smile:

I don't exactly remember the price you threw at me. It wasn't expensive, definitely not one dollar either... if you happen to recall what you came up with, holler.

I will then have to dig up some green papery stuff... to add yet another yellow saw to the lineup. :msp_smile:

 

[promac850]

That's pretty funny

Randy might decide to have the last laugh... that guy might get revoked...

 

[caleath]

That 250's in nice shape Randy. Much better than mine. No corrosion or broken bits. Has 'honest' wear on it too. Check out the gloved-hand oiler thumb wear on the handle.


That sure is a pretty looking Christmas Homelite Cliff!

Thanks...its the first one I felt like I could throw on Randy like that...now when I get one over 100cc it will happen more often.

I dont think I will be as lucky to get another one this nice though.

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Farmcrest a re badged Mculloch. Could be a model 250

 

[Duke Thieroff]

Farmcrest a re badged Mculloch. Could be a model 250

They don't looks quite so good in blue, huh Cliff?

Chris

 

[rwoods]

Empty any old fuel mix from the tank, pour in some fresh mix, dump it out, repeat until the tank is clean then add some more fresh mix.

Next thing is to pull the spark plug and crank it over with the spark plug touching metal on the saw to verify you have a good spark.

If yes, before replacing the spark plug pour a teaspoon or so fo fuel mix right down the plug hole into the combustion chamber. Replace the plug and pull it a few times with the throttle held wide open, it should fire and run for a second or two. If you catch it before it ties try slipping the choke on and see if it will pull a little fuel on it's own. If it dies, again pull it over with the throttle wide open to make sure it is not flooded, if no go then try again with the choke, if not go then you may have to prime it a bit down the carburetor with a little more fresh mix.

If priming it and starting it 2-4 times does not get it running, you will likely have to clean the fuel system and carburetor, may require a carburetor kit as Brian noted.

You may not get a lot of attention here with a TB as we tend to favor the vintage saws.

Mark

You would think after 40 years of starting MACs I would know when I have flooded one or whether it just needs more fuel. But I haven’t learned yet.

I replaced the flywheel on the kart saw today. Thanks to all the posts on how contrary big MACs can be, I brought an $8 harmonic balancer puller. The 10 series have always given up their flywheels to me with just a tap on the shaft. But not this big boy, it took 4 hours of tension before he gave up the fight and decided to let go.

Anyway, I put him back together, poured in about a 1/3 tank of mix, splashed the air filter, pulled out the choke and he popped on the first pull. He popped again on the second pull. But alas that was it. I wore myself out trying to crank him. Choke, no choke, aired out, more mix, full throttle, no throttle, partial throttle- it never popped again. :bang: It didn’t help that the DSP had to be reset every pull. I forgot several times; whacked my knee and busted a knuckle*. I finally gave up when it began to rain, but not before confirming I had a good spark. I felt like I had entered a time warp that send me back twenty-five years to when my dad gave up his MACs for H-----s because they started so easily. :msp_scared:

After reading Mark’s method I beginning to wonder if I haven’t given it enough mix. A teaspoon is more than I have been pouring on the air filter, but then again I see a wet exhaust from time to time.

:help: So short of having the shop boy come down and crank for me, does anyone have any helpful hints on how to start this baby? I will be replacing the DSP next so I hopefully can do a rapid succession of pulls. The saw doesn’t have a throttle latch so I figure I’ll have to work on pulling with my left hand until I replace it or find it doesn’t need one.

Thanks, Ron

*It is a good thing my wife is out of town. I dismissed the knuckle forgetting all about being on blood thinners. I left a pretty good trail through the kitchen before I noticed.