McCulloch Chain Saws

[promac850]

Well, this haul was smaller than I thought it would be... oh wait, it's only a sampler pack. He said the little barn that he stores most of his stuff in is full from just a little past the second window. To the ceiling. It's about 10 foot wide by 18 foot long by 8 foot tall... might be a lot in there. Could possibly be a bunch of junk homeowner pooplans, or hopefully some Macs, Pioneers, Homelites, and others that have been crying to be rescued as he claims... We'll see.

And no, I have not inventoried all of this stuff yet. Don't pm me yet. There is more to come, hopefully most or all of it old iron from the bygone era of falling the remaining old growth timber. We'll know for sure what it all is on Monday. Apparently he needs a weekend to go through the barns/sheds.

We told the truth to mom that there was a lot less than we thought. We are right, for now...

Here are some pics. Well, before we get into all of that, I am going to tell you to remember that this is only a sampler pack.

McCulloch 55...

Yes, I reckon that there in the picture below is a Tilly carby... familiar round design...

Dammit!! Why won't the advanced edit button work!?!?!

Here is a Poulan from when they still had some heft and were still made here in the US. Also note the bars for the WoodShark, Micro Super XXV Deluxe, and what appears to be a big Mac hardnose bar, and a 10 series Mac Sandvik bar.

 

[HeRoze]

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McCulloch 55...

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i love the chrome cover buried in there.

 

[Dennis Gauge]

It could be an nos part.
I would imagine there are a ton of nos
parts out there for the 10 series saws.

Could be, but I've been looking for one for months on flea day with no luck, then all of a sudden 2 or 3 sellers come out of the woodwork with a bunch in stock for a reasonable price.... Smells like re-popped parts to me.

 

[Eccentric]

Kyle that's a 44 or Super 44. A 55 is a gear drve. Now it could be a 55 that has been made into a 44 by taking off the gearbox.

 

[rwoods]

Well, this haul was smaller than I thought it would be... oh wait, it's only a sampler pack. Well, before we get into all of that, I am going to tell you to remember that this is only a sampler pack.

:msp_thumbup: Looking forward to the next course. Ron

 

[little possum]

This is a great off topic sub-forum!
From IH tractors, to trucks, to Bowtie vs Fords (BTW, for anybody that doesnt do the car thing. A SBC has less angle in the V of the cylinders than the Ford motor, that is why it is used most commonly in customs, hotrods, etc.)
Now back to Macs again?

IH

Get that 44 runnin Promac!

 

[Teddy.Scout]

Could be, but I've been looking for one for months on flea day with no luck, then all of a sudden 2 or 3 sellers come out of the woodwork with a bunch in stock for a reasonable price.... Smells like re-popped parts to me.

Any lot of NOS mac stuff I have seen has always been the 10-10 series saws, haven't had luck like Mark!!!!!
Repro parts for the 10-10's would be a no win for the producer as those saws are not heavily rebuilt or most people that still run them, will most likely buy a modern saw. So I agree with Leeha as it being a NOS part. I really see no profit for the manufacture of parts to the 10-10 series mac saw. (Been wrong before!!)

 

[promac850]

Kyle that's a 44 or Super 44. A 55 is a gear drive. Now it could be a 55 that has been made into a 44 by taking off the gearbox.

I looked at the block #'s stamped into it, and 44 and 55 are both present... but 55 has the dash struck through the first 5. 44 was clean, no marks over it. I believe it is as you say, someone probably swapped the gear drive out for direct drive. All I know is this thing is a great shape and looks to have a Tilly on it. Does not appear to be any white death, despite being in a barn that normally is hot and humid just as it is outside... he did have it sitting on straw, I'm sure the Mac liked its bed.

I forgot to take pics of the 1-43 I got too. It also has a Tilly.

:msp_thumbup: Looking forward to the next course. Ron

Me too!! I'm already going nucking futs over what may end up in the trailer!!

This is a great off topic sub-forum!
From IH tractors, to trucks, to Bowtie vs Fords (BTW, for anybody that doesnt do the car thing. A SBC has less angle in the V of the cylinders than the Ford motor, that is why it is used most commonly in customs, hotrods, etc.)
Now back to Macs again?

IH

Get that 44 runnin Promac!

I have nothing against any good vehicle, engine, or otherwise... a Smart Car is a POS, as is the Prius treehugger's car. Anything newer than 2000, generally speaking, sucks to both work on, and sucks in the reliability department as all kinds of electrical gremlins like to show up... not to mention the quality of those chi-com parts is low to begin with, since they want to sell you that nice shiny truck at a price you can barely afford... gets the most money from you, and guarantees them that you should be able to make all of the payments... ah, enough about the stupid POS vehicles... I could go on for days on what is and what is not a POS.

IH rules. I really want a Farmall with a wide front... bigger one would be better too...

This 44/55/Super 44 whatever the hell it is will run again... I forgot to mention it even has some compression... haven't checked spark yet. I know it's definitely not getting any fuel...


Here are some more pics of stuff I got. One is the pic of the 55's air box holding the Tilly in it.

Here, you can see the YM mower, the old Sears mower with a torn apart two smoke Tecumseh on it, and a McCulloch Super 60 trimmer.

Here is an old push mower... a Moto-Mower... it appears that the deck is either cast magnesium or aluminum. About all I feel is the weight of the motor... pretty light... Notice the custom hillbilly redneck broom pull handle super special mod...

I keep looking at the first picture of the 55 and that cheese grater under the hockey mask looks quite scary... don't want your digits to find their way into that while the engine is running... ouch...

 

[Warped5]

Check that 55 closely!

Might be a dead mouse in there!

Good start, Kyle! Your projects are beginning to fall into line! :msp_thumbup:

 

[promac850]

Check that 55 closely!

Might be a dead mouse in there!

Good start, Kyle! Your projects are beginning to fall into line! :msp_thumbup:

If that 55 has a dead mouse in it, I'll scrape it out.

Oh, if you are talking about piston rings, I'll do those if it really needs it. Or points, yep, I'll do that when I get to work on the 55.

First up yet, I got to cash in some of my checks... then start calling around. Been so tired lately after working out in that shop day after day for two weeks. Not physically tired, mentally tired. Brain does not like repeated assembling projects... too boring for it. Oh well, my brain will have to suffer through it... it can't always get what it wants...

Yes, the projects are coming in like moths to a flame... my mom will be so proud...

 

[Warped5]

Yes, the projects are coming in like moths to a flame... my mom will be so proud...

Some of your 'brothers' here are happy for you, too!

 

[1375619cm3]

Congrats

Congrats on the sampler Kyle!!!! Thats awesome! Would love to run into some of that....

 

[OREGONLOGGER]

Might have a nice score there looks like a kart engine you have there on a Super 55A. Came with a gear drive and a 3' bar. Yep there's a Tillotson HL series single pump #HL 19D on the Super 55A and on those engines if you have spark..she'll run. If it's Super you're PM box will be full

 

[promac850]

Might have a nice score there looks like a kart engine you have there on a Super 55A. Came with a gear drive and a 3' bar. Yep there's a Tillotson HL series single pump #HL 19D on the Super 55A and on those engines if you have spark..she'll run. If it's Super you're PM box will be full

If it turns out to be a Super, don't even bother sending a pm to me, Mac addicts... I definitely won't sell it. Hell, I won't sell it now.

If this thing has a kart engine, I'll be damned... what shall I ever do with it?

So, HL #19 equals Super, eh? Hmm... might just tear into it tomorrow night just for a little peeky boo...

 

[ChainsawmanXX]

Hey kyle, congrats on that saw, its beautiful! Hope you getting it running!

Hey guys I have this 250 here that doesnt start pretty much at all lol. I have to prime it to get it running but it wont stay running what do you think she needs? New fuel line and carb cleaning/rebuild?

 

[promac850]

Hey kyle, congrats on that saw, its beautiful! Hope you getting it running!

Hey guys I have this 250 here that doesnt start pretty much at all lol. I have to prime it to get it running but it wont stay running what do you think she needs? New fuel line and carb cleaning/rebuild?

Thanks!!

Your 250 sounds like it needs just what you said it does.

The fuel line in the tank on the 1-76 parts saw was mush... nothing but blobs of gooey old rubber stuck to the bottom of the tank...

As we all know, nothing yellow and loud will run without fuel...

 

[ChainsawmanXX]

Thanks!!

Your 250 sounds like it needs just what you said it does.

The fuel line in the tank on the 1-76 parts saw was mush... nothing but blobs of gooey old rubber stuck to the bottom of the tank...

As we all know, nothing yellow and loud will run without fuel...

Think you could send me that fuel like for my 250? It might work

 

[1375619cm3]

Hey kyle, congrats on that saw, its beautiful! Hope you getting it running!

Hey guys I have this 250 here that doesnt start pretty much at all lol. I have to prime it to get it running but it wont stay running what do you think she needs? New fuel line and carb cleaning/rebuild?

Carb kit/rebuild check/replace spark plug (cheep no worry fix). Deff a carb kit though and a good cleaning. just my $.02.

 

[Eccentric]

This is a great off topic sub-forum!
From IH tractors, to trucks, to Bowtie vs Fords (BTW, for anybody that doesnt do the car thing. A SBC has less angle in the V of the cylinders than the Ford motor, that is why it is used most commonly in customs, hotrods, etc.)
Now back to Macs again?

IH

Get that 44 runnin Promac!

Both the SBC and the SBF are 90degree V8 engines Zach. 90degrees works better for a 4-stroke V8. Since a 4-stroke engine fires once every 720degrees (per cylinder).............you get one power pulse every 90degrees of crank rotation with a 4-stroke V8 (and one pulse every 120degrees for a V6). The only 60degree V engines you'll see in cars (for the most part) are most V6's and V12's. The 4.3L chebby V6 is also a 90degree engine (even though 60degree ballances better for a V6) because it's basically a shortened 350 V8. The SBC is used more often with swaps and such because everything for it is cheaper (than with the SBF)...........alothough less so now than it was earlier. The SBF is about 70 pounds lighter than an SBC and is a bit narrower.......BTW...:jester:

The carb doesn't make that saw a Super Kyle. A Super 44 or 55 would have "S" in front of the numbers on the block. Easiest way for you to figure it all out is to measure the bore and stroke of your saw. The D-44 is 72cc/4.4ci (methinks there's where the "44" came from) and has a 2 inch bore with a 1.375" stroke. Same with a 'regular' 55. A Super 44 or Super 55 is 80cc/4.9ci and has a 2.125" bore with a 1.375" stroke. A Super 44A has a 2.125" bore with a 1.5" stroke and is 87cc/5.3ci. Acres site lists the Super 55A as still being 80cc (instead of 87), but I question that as a possible error. These engines have removable heads. That does NOT make them Kart engines. A common misconception. Take a closer look at your carb too. Almost looks like one of the early McCulloch carbs to me................although I can't be sure without a better look. Sugar Creek just started making kits for those early Mac carbs.........so you're not screwed if it turns out to not be an HL. Pull the AF cover bracket so you can see more of the carb. I dig the early mowers BTW.

Model Profile: D-44

Model Profile: 55

Model Profile: Super 44

Model Profile: Super 55

Model Profile: Super 44A

Model Profile: Super 55A

 

[little possum]

Well I stand corrected, just going on what my car buddy had told me. He gifted me a 305 outta his 37 Ford. Which now has a fuel injected motor outta a newer Mercury. Talk about close quarters

Ill reward ya with some IH barn finds. Within 100 yards of the house. haha