McCulloch Chain Saws

[Eccentric]

Hey, I am feeling the love already! You Mac guys seem to be kind of OK after all. McCulloch saws are everywhere down here and if I start collecting them now I will have to build a whole new shed. I managed to refuse them for years and I even gave up the SP 105 I got to a real collector a couple of weeks ago, but I feel I am being drawn to something 125cc. And I have been having dreams about gear drives lately - yellow ones. I managed to avoid a nice 895C that followed me home the other day -who is going to pay $25.00 for one of them anyway?

Now a fellow in town rings me up and says he's got some 250's and 650's he wants to get rid of. I do not even know him but I guy I bought a real saw (Partner 650) from gave him my number. Boy, I must be getting dumber, not smarter because I am going to give him a ring. Help!

Al.

You AVOIDED an 895C??? For $25???

My thoughts exactly Charles. Are you NUTS Al??? Go get that damn 895C. You'll have a line of American McCulloch nuts bugging you for that saw if you don't want it. My guess is that it'd probably head to Dike, Iowa not long after you got it. If you happen to find a Super 250 amoungst those 650's and 250s, then I'd sure like to jump to the head of that line. It's about time some old American magnesium found it's way to the US from OZ for a change...

 

[promac850]

Bridges between the different brand-specific enthusiast's groups. It's all about the networking. You have much to learn, oh shop monkey. NO MORE brand bashing or "#### stirring" from you....

True... I'll shut the #### up. :taped:

 

[Sawchips]

Mark's correct the SCS flatty kit is just the ticket (if I remember right, my S250 has the MAC 9, as well). Where in SE MI are you? If you need a hand, let me know, we'll figure it up. It'd be good to have a fellow yellow fever sufferer around. 4 more weeks and the tractor pulling stops... that means karty-saw time. I miss spinning the wrenches and flingin' the chips. Can't wait for fall...

The SCS kit will be correct for your saw if that is the original carburetor or a direct replacement for one. I don't have a Mac 9 shown in any of my carburetor books but I would say with 99% certainty that is the one you need.

I have used several of Joe's kits and they have worked fine for a number of different saws.

Mark

Thanks for your help Gentlemen,
The kit has been ordered. After taking a close look at the SCS kit pictures and comparing my gaskets, the SCS intake gaskets may or may not work. The kit gaskets have two extra holes that mine doesn't have. One of those extra holes ( 5 o-clock position) might leave my impulse port partially uncovered. I'll see when it gets here. The rest of the kit looks identical. Potentially having to make one intake gasket would be no big deal. :msp_biggrin:

CPR,
I'm in Taylor.

 

[stinkbait]

Wow! This guy straight snatched my animated gif that I made using a pic of my SP125.

http://cgi.ebay.com/McCulloch-Super-Pro-125C-Chainsaw-King-Forest-/200642639685?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb73bb745

 

[HeRoze]

Wow! This guy straight snatched my animated gif that I made using a pic of my SP125.

McCulloch Super Pro 125C Chainsaw King Of The Forest | eBay

Yea he did! Hell, I gotta +1 you for having a gif good enough to steal.

 

[stinkbait]

Yea he did! Hell, I gotta +1 you for having a gif good enough to steal.

I guess that I should have copyrighted it.

 

[wendell]

Wow! This guy straight snatched my animated gif that I made using a pic of my SP125.

McCulloch Super Pro 125C Chainsaw King Of The Forest | eBay

You want us to red rep him for you? :msp_angry:

Is that the correct color scheme? I haven't seen one like that.

 

[promac850]

I guess that I should have copyrighted it.

I am working from what I think I remember in this post...

So... if I am wrong, please feel free to correct me and/or my post. Editing through your quote of my post is allowed if you are working on clearing up what I said, and/or are correcting something wrong in my post...


Technically, even if you don't put the copyright label on something you made, it's already copyrighted. I think the copyright symbol is simply to reinforce that fact.

Am I right Ron? I figure since you're a lawyer, you should know lots about copyright stuff... maybe you and stinkbait can work together and make that guy give stinkbait the SP125 as legal compensation for the crime...

Sounds mighty dandy to me...

 

[rwoods]

Kyle, copyrights are a specialized area of law similar to patents. I know next to nothing about copyrights except there was a change several years back that no longer requires certain material to be marked as copyrighted. Too bad the seller's saw doesn't look as good as Stinkbait's. It appears to have one of those hard to find yellow sawdust screens however. Ron

 

[promac850]

Kyle, copyrights are a specialized area of law similar to patents. I know next to nothing about copyrights except there was a change several years back that no longer requires certain material to be marked as copyrighted. Too bad the seller's saw doesn't look as good as Stinkbait's. It appears to have one of those hard to find yellow sawdust screens however. Ron

Well, you know more about them than I do right there. I did not know any of that.

Yep, that SP don't look anywhere near as good as Stinkbait's...

I wonder if Stinkbait was to bring to the entire CS forum's attention that this dude stole his nice gif... maybe the Saw Mafia will go beat the living crap out of him with them neat little plastic wedges that help trees fall over. Who knows?

It would make a good video... opcorn:

 

[dieselsmoke]

firewood season

Man you guys have been busy, the last time I posted here was maybe page 6oo or so. So is the way of the summer months in the PNW. I actually found some good deals at the Great Oregon Steamup in Brooks ore. but more on that later. It's time to cut wood boys. Here's a snapshot of what ive been doing.
where did my road go?

a little yarding with the TD9 up the the firewood landing,

 

[paccity]

Man you guys have been busy, the last time I posted here was maybe page 6oo or so. So is the way of the summer months in the PNW. I actually found some good deals at the Great Oregon Steamup in Brooks ore. but more on that later. It's time to cut wood boys. Here's a snapshot of what ive been doing.
where did my road go?



a little yarding with the TD9 up the the firewood landing,

hey diesel, and you did'nt come by and say hey. was over at the pnw logging museum.

 

[stinkbait]

Well, you know more about them than I do right there. I did not know any of that.

Yep, that SP don't look anywhere near as good as Stinkbait's...

I wonder if Stinkbait was to bring to the entire CS forum's attention that this dude stole his nice gif... maybe the Saw Mafia will go beat the living crap out of him with them neat little plastic wedges that help trees fall over. Who knows?

It would make a good video... opcorn:

I'm not too worried about it. That aint the first time someone from ebay has used my images. There was one person before that used about 4 pics of my 7-10A to sell his 7-10A.

 

[dieselsmoke]

Paccity, Hey if I had known you were there I would have come over and introduced myself. It's a pretty big show, even tho I saw several cousins looking for parts for old Iron.

 

[rwoods]

Dieselsmoke, what model is that SP? I'm guessing a SP70. If it is, or if it is a SP60, tells us a little about it as we hear little about either of these saws. Thanks, Ron

 

[jeff76]

sp125

I finally got the SP125 reassembled today. After some pulling it did start. It will run for a short time (maybe 20-30 seconds -sometimes less) and then quits as if it was shut off or ran out of gas. What are your thoughts on this? Carburetor?? Something else???

Jeff

 

[Warped5]

I finally got the SP125 reassembled today. After some pulling it did start. It will run for a short time (maybe 20-30 seconds -sometimes less) and then quits as if it was shut off or ran out of gas. What are your thoughts on this? Carburetor?? Something else???

Jeff

My first thought would be carby needle height.

 

[dieselsmoke]

Hi guys, Ron asked for details on my saw, shown in previous pics. It is a SP-60, made in the late 70's. The engine looks just like a 10-10 series saw, a very sound and reliable little power plant. The super-pro series have anti-vibe added to the chasis, which adds a little weight, but makes the saw much more user friendly. Unfortunately the AV design includes a rubber boot between the carby and the engine block, these are a common problem area on this old of a saw, as the rubber gets old and cracks. The saw features an auto oiler plus manual over ride, outboard clutch, and drive a 3/8" pitch chain. This saw also has an extra large sheet metal shield between the chain sprocket and the case of the saw. This really protects the main case from chain rash when a chain derails. In my opinion, this series was McCulloch's best design befor they started marketing the "made in Mexico" line of saws. Sorry Kyle, i'm just not a fan.
I found this one at Oregon Steam-up '10, used and abused and ready for the scrap bin. Paid the guy $10 for what I figured was a parts donar for the other 10- series's. It cleaned up showing almost complete origonal paint, good compression once I fixed the decomp. valve. I scoured up a 20" B/C for it, and now it is a great little firewood saw. Its the perfect 'lil companiion for my SP-80.

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[Warped5]

Dieselsmoke - Cleaned up VERY nicely! Nice score! :msp_thumbsup:

 

[promac850]

Hi guys, Ron asked for details on my saw, shown in previous pics. It is a SP-60, made in the late 70's. The engine looks just like a 10-10 series saw, a very sound and reliable little power plant. The super-pro series have anti-vibe added to the chasis, which adds a little weight, but makes the saw much more user friendly. Unfortunately the AV design includes a rubber boot between the carby and the engine block, these are a common problem area on this old of a saw, as the rubber gets old and cracks. The saw features an auto oiler plus manual over ride, outboard clutch, and drive a 3/8" pitch chain. This saw also has an extra large sheet metal shield between the chain sprocket and the case of the saw. This really protects the main case from chain rash when a chain derails. In my opinion, this series was McCulloch's best design befor they started marketing the "made in Mexico" line of saws. Sorry Kyle, i'm just not a fan.
I found this one at Oregon Steam-up '10, used and abused and ready for the scrap bin. Paid the guy $10 for what I figured was a parts donar for the other 10- series's. It cleaned up showing almost complete origonal paint, good compression once I fixed the decomp. valve. I scoured up a 20" B/C for it, and now it is a great little firewood saw. Its the perfect 'lil companiion for my SP-80.

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Where the hell did I say that the 600 series cinder blocks were the best design?

I simply love it because I used it instead of a hand powered bow saw to cut up firewood before I got the 850 and the nice Macs that I have been lucky enough to acquire/be given. I'd rather hump that cinder block, can of mix, and oil up a hill and back down than carry a light little Christmas tree bow saw to cut up a 20" diameter log...

My nearby Stihl/Echo/John Deere dealer did not have Tilly repair kits for the following Tillys... the HL63E, and the HL87C... anyone know where to find these kits or if there are kits that are shared between these and other Tillys, or if a diaphram is usually all they need to bring them back to life?

One Tilly is for the 250, and the other is for the Super 44A whose Mcroundback, with the throttle and choke shafts are seized up.

Yep, I'm throwing a Tilly on the Super 44A... the HL63E to be exact.