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48" is the biggest I can show so far...

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On a gear drive they look a little more impressive since they stick out a bit further.

Mark
 
This one is 54" tip to tip. Need a 36" to go with it, just havnt got around to it yet.

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Did you ever get that bar?

Not yet.

Bri, I believe we were going to chat about chain, we will get to that soon enough. I'm still playing with pneumonia, it seems to kick up the arthritis. The sins of your youth will be visited on your middle-age.
 
Bar size and question

Just got my first project saw finished Mac 10-10 Auto.

What is the biggest bar I can put on it? What would you suggest?

I would also like to find another Old Mac to work on. This time I want one bigger than the 10-10. What are the steps up from a 10-10?
 
Just got my first project saw finished Mac 10-10 Auto.

What is the biggest bar I can put on it? What would you suggest?

I would also like to find another Old Mac to work on. This time I want one bigger than the 10-10. What are the steps up from a 10-10?

Finished! Congrats!

I run a 20" on my 10-10A with sharp chisel without problems ...

Stepping up from a 10-10 could go many directions .... I'd try for a 250 or so .... saws are common, not real expensive and parts still readily available. JMHO, of course ...
 
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I have no clue on what to get any suggestions are welcome.

I was thinking about a old s^$hl but I think Ronald wants me to stick with a mac. Plus I had such good luck after my bad luck with the Mac10-10 Maybe that is the saw for me.



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Just got my first project saw finished Mac 10-10 Auto.

What is the biggest bar I can put on it? What would you suggest?

I would also like to find another Old Mac to work on. This time I want one bigger than the 10-10. What are the steps up from a 10-10?
16-20 inches work well on the 10-10 saws. Up to 28 inches will fit but it won't have the 'nads to pull it well. Back when my 10-10S (57ccs) was my only saw, I ran a 28 inch on it when I needed to. It did OK as long as I didn't push it and kept the chisel chain sharp. Since yellow fever struck, I run 18 or 20 inchers on the 10-10's and have the 28 incher on my Pro Mac 800. As far as your next saw, if you want to stay in the 10 series the Pro Mac 700 and the 7-10 are good 70cc saws, the Pro Mac 800 and 850 are awesome 80cc saws. For the older Mac's, as Warped suggested the 250 is relatively common, as is the 200 and 300. Parts for these saws are not terribly hard to come by. hth, Jim

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700 or 800

I want to have something that will run a 24" bar. Maybe i will look into a 700 or 800.

What is the price range on something like that?
 
Not mine, just a pic swiped from the web.

That's Ric (Sawbones). He's a member here. He put that pic together a couple of years ago.

Just got my first project saw finished Mac 10-10 Auto.

What is the biggest bar I can put on it? What would you suggest?

I would also like to find another Old Mac to work on. This time I want one bigger than the 10-10. What are the steps up from a 10-10?

Finished! Congrats!

I run a 20" on my 10-10A with sharp chisel without problems ...

Stepping up from a 10-10 could go many directions .... I'd try for a 250 or so .... saws are common, not real expensive and parts still readily available. JMHO, of course ...

16-20 inches work well on the 10-10 saws. Up to 28 inches will fit but it won't have the 'nads to pull it well. Back when my 10-10S (57ccs) was my only saw, I ran a 28 inch on it when I needed to. It did OK as long as I didn't push it and kept the chisel chain sharp. Since yellow fever struck, I run 18 or 20 inchers on the 10-10's and have the 28 incher on my Pro Mac 800. As far as your next saw, if you want to stay in the 10 series the Pro Mac 700 and the 7-10 are good 70cc saws, the Pro Mac 800 and 850 are awesome 80cc saws. For the older Mac's, as Warped suggested the 250 is relatively common, as is the 200 and 300. Parts for these saws are not terribly hard to come by. hth, Jim

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I want to have something that will run a 24" bar. Maybe i will look into a 700 or 800.

What is the price range on something like that?

I agree with those guys. 16-20" is the best fit on a 10-10. A 6-10/7-10/CP70/SP70/PM700 would be a good 70cc saw for a 24" bar. I have a 24" bar on my PM700, and will be putting a 20" or 24" bar on the 7-10A I just got. They can run a 24"-28" bar with much more authority than a 10-10. Price range on these saws varies wildly. Seen 'em go for between $20-200 depending on the seller and the condition of the saw.

The 82cc 10-series Macs are the SP80/SP81/PM850/PM800/DE80/PM8200 (plus a few minor model # variants of the PM saws). They've been going for bigger money lately. A nice PM850 was recently sold by an AS member on feebay for somewhere north of $360 IIRC. You usually won't get them much cheaper unless they are dog-eared, or you luck out on a CL/garage sale deal. They'll run up to a 36" bar or so, but are much happier with a 20-32" bar. I run 28" and 32" bars on my SP-81.

An 80cc or 87cc front-tank large frame McCulloch (as suggested by the guys) would be a good model to look for. Usually available for much less money than the 82cc 10-series saws. 1-50/1-51/1-52/1-53/200/250/300/380 saws aren't hard to find or expensive most of the time.
 
1-50/1-51/1-52/1-53/200/250/300/380 saws aren't hard to find or expensive most of the time.


What he said ... lol

IIRC, my fairly clean 250 runner was grabbed off CL for $40 and I recently saw a nicer runner for $25. Seller was 74 and said "It's just beginning to get too heavy for me .."
 
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personally I'd rather see a 36" on it so I can use it for work!:rock:

At the risk of being censured by my big MAC friends, I have a 28" RN, a 32/33" SpN, a 36" SpN and a 50ish" RN that I run on my 125s; my favorite work combination is the 32". It balances well and I think it looks great, too. Of course the most attention getting is the 50ish" RN. Ron
 
I want to have something that will run a 24" bar. Maybe i will look into a 700 or 800.

What is the price range on something like that?

In two words: Not cheap.

The "5 cube" (82cc) 10-series like the SP81, PM800, PM805, PM850 are the most desirable Macs and bring crazy prices. There were a few on the popular auction website recently that brought $350+.

PM700s are a little better, running in the $200-$300 range. I'm tempted to sell mine if the market stays where it is.

7-10s are not quite as desirable. You can get one for <$200.

To get a 5 cube saw at a decent price it's a matter of right place, right time.
 
hey guys, i may have the opportunity to pick up a 101AA motor that is complete. i don't know anything about this motor like how it compares to the 101B. whats the story on this 101AA? will it go in a Mac saw? the guy wants to trade it for one of my SP81's. :help:

I'm bumping this up to hopefully find out if there is any reason that I can't put one in a SP125 frame. I could hopefully find my way around the incorrect threaded PTO. Thanks.
 

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