McCulloch Chain Saws

[Eccentric]

Come on!
Just came in for lunch and a beer!
Wife is with family so I have to get all the things I want to do now, before she comes home!! LOL!!!
As for the 650, I still want it! It will look nice next to my 3 others!!!! Covers are easy to get and there are a couple cats making name plates for these too!
This evening I have some vids to send out and 28-30 pm to return, just cruzing AS and getting my AC on before I go back out and re-cover my self in diesel, bar oil and 2-stroke!!!!

A nameplate would do it. The cover's in great shape................probably the nicest of any of the large frame Mac AF covers in my fleet. The namepltate's just completely gone. Almost looks like it was never installed (like it was a replacement cover), as there's no glue residue or missing paint from the nameplate 'area'. Saw's in great shape, except I'm still sorting out the Tilly HL I swapped on. Gonna pull it again and pull the welch plug for a GOOD cleaning. May be leaking at the impulse-passage area of the adapter-to-manifold gasket too. Doesn't seem to be pumping fuel from the tank all that well, despite a new pump diaphragm (that's installed correctly..........I checked) and new lines and filter. P/C look great, and it has STRONG compression.

The flywheel cover that's on the saw now is the earlier 200/250 type with the switch on the side rather than the top. The switch button on the original flywheel cover (which I still have) has a chunk broken off, and the wire broke. The original flywheel cover itself is in fine shape (except for the switch issue). Swapped on the earlier flywheel cover as it's in better shape (paint), and I like the earlier/simpler/better wire-free kill switch design. Now I gotta shoot some pics of the 650. Send me some pics of that 9-26 and some info about it. I'd like to discuss bar/chain options for it and my 1130G too. The 650 would go with a 26" McCulloch hardnose and a good loop of 1/2" chain.

 

[wendell]

Spent the day trying to resurrect my old Homelites with no success so thought I would drown my sorrows and lift my spirits by cutting up some wood with my 250. It was running perfect 2 weeks ago. Today I couldn't get it started, even with a prime. I think the 1-50 is going to need crank seals.

I have 2 weeks to figure it out before Baraboo.

Mark, are you going to be there?

 

[heimannm]

I have permission to attend for the day on Saturday. I have to be in Quebec that week, so I'll load the saws in the truck and leave them at the airport so I can head for WI as soon as I get back from Canada.

Not sure what all I will bring, but there will be an SP125, 77, 1-85, 55, D-44 and a few others in the mix.

Mark

 

[Eccentric]

I have permission to attend for the day on Saturday. I have to be in Quebec that week, so I'll load the saws in the truck and leave them at the airport so I can head for WI as soon as I get back from Canada.

Not sure what all I will bring, but there will be an SP125, 77, 1-85, 55, D-44 and a few others in the mix.

Mark

Might wanna see if you can leave your truck with the saws at somebody's house. If you were here, I'd gladly let you park at my place for the week and drive you to/from the airport. Bet there's plenty of saw guys in your area that'd do the same. Thieves LOVE to hit long-term parking lots, and I'd hate to see your saws get stolen...:msp_mad:

 

[OREGONLOGGER]

I looked real close at the numbers on the block of the 55... and after some more cleaning, I noticed an 'A' preceding the 44 and the 55... and saw a 'S' stamped ahead of 44... the dash, again, is stamped through the 55... and with all of this evidence, including a removable head, yep, removable head, four allen bolts holding it on, this has got to be either a Super 44A that got mismarked as a Super 55A, or a Super 55A with a direct drive swap...

Hells yeah!!! This Mac ain't leaving the collection for sure. Don't pm me asking if I will sell it. You'd have to be offering more than 55 million to get me to let go of this beauty...

So... do ya'll hate me now?

Wonder what I might get from Lenny tomorrow... oh boy, it could be the greatest haul in all of saw history...

He said lots of Macs, Pioneers, Homelites, etc... hopefully his kid only is interested in the newfangled plastic stuff if he happens to dig a bit, and leaves all of that old 'crap' alone...

Again, we'll see... I ain't holding my breath too much... it all may end up being a corroded mess of magnesium. Even then, I will take it...

Told ya..I knew ya had a Super 55A and I'm with I had the Saw Mafia after me for mine....Great Score!!

 

[promac850]

Might wanna see if you can leave your truck with the saws at somebody's house. If you were here, I'd gladly let you park at my place for the week and drive you to/from the airport. Bet there's plenty of saw guys in your area that'd do the same. Thieves LOVE to hit long-term parking lots, and I'd hate to see your saws get stolen...:msp_mad:

Hey Aaron... I just learned something about IH Scouts... and wonder if you ever knew this... way back when, you could get a Datsun/Nissan LD28 engine as an option. The site says it's really rare... for obvious reasons, of course... but I tell you, a Scout with that engine would run forever and ever and ever... probably outlast any of the gas engines that commonly came with the Scout. The LD28 has seven, yes, seven main bearings supporting it... it is a diesel as well... 2.8 liters.

I've heard of well over 1,000,000 miles being put on a stock and almost 100% original LD28... pretty crazy, eh?

So... I think your next IH purchase must be one of these ultra rare Scouts with a legendarily tough and reliable engine... bet it ain't gonna be cheap, so save up!!!

And yes, it's a really bad idea to leave saws in a truck in an airport parking lot... crooks have broken in for less... so they surely will steal saws in a heartbeat... shame no one can be trusted quite like people trusted each other way back when.

 

[OREGONLOGGER]

Oldtimer came in the office said he has a very old McCulloch that is big and runs but cord won't retract... I have no idea what it is nor does he but he said he only wants $30.00 for it.........SOLD!! I'll post the score later this evening. I'll bet it's a PM700/800/805 or 250's me be real happy if so

 

[promac850]

Told ya..I knew ya had a Super 55A and I'm with I had the Saw Mafia after me for mine....Great Score!!

Lol, we gotta watch out for them Saw Mafia men... they might hurt or maim us... :msp_ohmy:

But they won't hurt or maim me without a fight!!!

Thanks, it is a nice, nice saw... just a little cleaning, quick peek into the crankcase to ensure no crap is in there, and some fuel lines and carby rebuild, I bet she'll fire right up!!

 

[OREGONLOGGER]

She'll fire right up I'm betting get the full kit for that HL comes with new copper seat RK-88-HL is the one to order $15.00 and you'll have a brand new carb. I've only seen 3 Super 55A's here...and I have one of them:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[joeymt33]

I struggled with the latest SP105 yesterday, still can't get the automatic oiler to work right and now the manual has stopped completely as well.

i fought one for a while and with help from some guys here i was able to get it going. I found the small steel ball check valve was missing from the oiler. I had never taken it apart so i have no idea where it went. maybe it was left out in production? anyway, it was number 21 in this IPL. i also had oil passage problems with the bar. The bar is a hard nose .063 gauge. I am running a .063 gauge 3/8 chain. The chain drivers were not going deep enough into the track to keep it cleaned out so the oil hole was always getting plugged. I ground the bar a little bit and tapered it off and that fixed it.

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[watsonr]

Welded tip hard nosed 30" bar for my G-70 with 1/2 chain and a nice logo. Haven't seen one of these in a long while!

 

[Eccentric]

Hey Aaron... I just learned something about IH Scouts... and wonder if you ever knew this... way back when, you could get a Datsun/Nissan LD28 engine as an option. The site says it's really rare... for obvious reasons, of course... but I tell you, a Scout with that engine would run forever and ever and ever... probably outlast any of the gas engines that commonly came with the Scout. The LD28 has seven, yes, seven main bearings supporting it... it is a diesel as well... 2.8 liters.

I've heard of well over 1,000,000 miles being put on a stock and almost 100% original LD28... pretty crazy, eh?

So... I think your nexit IH purchase must be one of these ultra rare Scouts with a legendarily tough and reliable engine... bet it ain't gonna be cheap, so save up!!!

And yes, it's a really bad idea to leave saws in a truck in an airport parking lot... crooks have broken in for less... so they surely will steal saws in a heartbeat... shame no one can be trusted quite like people trusted each other way back when.

You're close. It was a Nissan SD33 3.3L I-6 in 1975-1979. The SD33T turbo was available in 1980 only. Neither was all that rare.

 

[8433jeff]

You're close. It was a Nissan SD33 3.3L I-6 in 1975-1979. The SD33T turbo was available in 1980 only. Neither was all that rare.

Can't agree with you more, Aaron.


For a change.

 

[promac850]

You're close. It was a Nissan SD33 3.3L I-6 in 1975-1979. The SD33T turbo was available in 1980 only. Neither was all that rare.

Just think... in an environment where rust and salt and winter is not a big problem... that Scout would run forever and ever and ever and ever...

Must've been a mistake by that person saying the LD28 was put into Scouts... all I know is a Scout with an indestructible Nissan diesel would be the cat's ass!! Never would have a problem with it. Ever.

When were Scouts first made? 60's?

 

[Warped5]

Just think... in an environment where rust and salt and winter is not a big problem... that Scout would run forever and ever and ever and ever...

Geez, sounds like MI about 20+years ago ..... they only used sand and BFL back then ....

 

[cpr]

I'll have my Scout with a Vaselined up and shoehorned in DT407 with .020-over EDM 5-hole injectors, .093 lines, and a juiced RoosaMaster. Puffed by a 3LM-466 and after sundown, I'll show you a cherry on top 'til the Snow kit comes in. Ride on Dana 50 front, 60 rear hold my beer and watch this!

Where's the mega-Mac OREGONLOGGER?

 

[RandyMac]

I adjusted the choke on my fire breathing 3.3L 12-OHV 1V I6.
Taking the drive to Grants Pass, yet again.

 

[mactodd]

Just think... in an environment where rust and salt and winter is not a big problem... that Scout would run forever and ever and ever and ever...

Boy, them Cornbinders would rust in the desert. The diesel Scouts weren't real rare, like Aaron sez. It's just that the rest of the truck disentegrated around it. I wish I had a pic of my brother's 800B with his forty-'leven Macs surrounding it in his garage.

 

[Eccentric]

Just think... in an environment where rust and salt and winter is not a big problem... that Scout would run forever and ever and ever and ever...

Must've been a mistake by that person saying the LD28 was put into Scouts... all I know is a Scout with an indestructible Nissan diesel would be the cat's ass!! Never would have a problem with it. Ever.

When were Scouts first made? 60's?

The Scout 80 (look at Ted's yellow Scout pic a few pages back) was made from 1961-1965. The Scout 800 was made from 1965-1968. Scout 800A was 1969-1970. Scout 800B was only built in the first 1/2 of 1971. They were a 'stop gap' until the Scout 810 (renamed the Scout II) production came on line in mid-1971. All of these were the 'fridge' style Scouts with the sloped door openings. The 800 variants look like the 80's, but are quite different in the frame, cab construction, and mechanicals. All of these had a 100" wheelbase.

Scout II's were built from 1971-1980. The longer wheelbase versions of the Scout II (Terra pickup and Traveler full top) were built from 1975-1980 along with the Scout II's, and were meant to cover the pickup and Travelall roles after the IHC pickups and travelall lines stopped production at the end of 1975. The Scout II's had a 100" WB like the 80/800 series, but had more body (ass) behind the rear wheels. The Terra/Traveler rigs are 118" WB. Despite allways selling well, the Scouts were the victom of corporate money and labor dispute issues. A UAW strike in early 1980 put the final nail in the coffin of the Light Line IHC vehicles. Light Line being the Scouts, pickups, and Travelalls.

Boy, them Cornbinders would rust in the desert. The diesel Scouts weren't real rare, like Aaron sez. It's just that the rest of the truck disentegrated around it. I wish I had a pic of my brother's 800B with his forty-'leven Macs surrounding it in his garage.

I've seen many rust-free Cornbinders...........usually residents of the desert. Many Ca rigs too though. Most do have a severe rust problem (as do TLC's, Jeeps, K5's, and Ramchargers of the same era) however. Salted roads really killed 'em. My '67 Scout 800 is almost rust-free. No rot to speak of. My '74 SII was a Colorado resident, and the body tub is shot. I have a Ca tub for it that is rust free, except in some sections of the front floor where beach sand and salt water gathered over the decades. A relatively easy fix. Quarters, cowel, and body mount boxes are fine.

I wish you had that pic too Jeff. Would have LOVED to see that. An 800B in a garage full of McCullochs. The 800B's are pretty rare, since they were only produced for six months or so. They can be spotted by the rectangular marker lights on the fenders (800A marker lights are round, while 80/800 have no marker lights as they weren't required by the feds until after 1968) and headlight bezels unique to the 'B'. You agree with me ''for a change''??? With friends like these...................:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[HeRoze]

The Scout 80 (====:

ya'll are making me miss my FJ-60.