McCulloch Chain Saws

[psuiewalsh]

I think everyone is an enabler on this forum. It's a giant CA meeting, chainsaws anonymous!

I resemble that remark.

 

[OREGONLOGGER]

Rare Find..Stumbled into a small engine shop always looking for big yellow saws and low a behold up on the shelf was a Original 797 in nice shape I said I'll give ya $200.00 for it and it has a gear drive on it fella said sure so I'll pick it up next week when I go down the valley again. First Original 797 with a gear drive I've seen not stock from McCulloch buy all means but a rare find..had to post this!!:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Eccentric]

Rare Find..Stumbled into a small engine shop always looking for big yellow saws and low a behold up on the shelf was a Original 797 in nice shape I said I'll give ya $200.00 for it and it has a gear drive on it fella said sure so I'll pick it up next week when I go down the valley again. First Original 797 with a gear drive I've seen not stock from McCulloch buy all means but a rare find..had to post this!!:hmm3grin2orange:

There was no 797 gear drive. Some people (including Lee H) have built them using 797 engines however. Either that's a 'frankensaw' which actually is a gear drive built up with a 797 engine (you could verify this by looking for a DSP valve and measuring the bore through the exhaust port).....................or it's some other McGeardrive with a 797 AF cover swapped on. If it has a DSP valve but doesn't have the right bore meassurement to be a 797 engine, then it's an 895. No DSP valve would mean an 840 or 890. Still worth grabbing regardless.

 

[buzz sawyer]

Hey Mark , I'm sure you've been down this road a time or 2. This carb was really gummed up with old mix.
So is there a ball/check valve under the screw that is below the metal clip in the close-up? The round metal in the bottom of the carb bowl is really siezed, doesn't budge. It certainly looks like it should come apart. Should I keep trying to dissasemble, or just spray lots of carb cleaner and air?
Ive never had experience with a carb like this.
It's gravity feed so the diaphragm is for metering fuel, right?

I hope the pics help make sense of my text...

Yes, that disc houses the check ball and it's a snug fit. Try soaking it an ultrasonic if you have one or WD 40. A mild acid like vinegar may help - has anyone ever tried that?.
If that diaphragm is stiff, try soaking in 50/50 mineral spirits and brake fluid - that softened the one I had. New ones come up on ebay now and then.

 

[heimannm]

By all means Steve, bring the Super 55. There is no way my wife could detect one more saw either way...

"Dual hook" diphragms for the early 3-25's come up on e-bay fairly often and don't go all that high. The later single hook versions are much harder to come by, and more $$$ to boot. I think I got a good one this week but won't know for sure unless it happens to arrive on Saturday and my wife picks up the mail.

Start the long journey back tomorrow, should arrive home sometime in the afternoon, then on the road again Sunday. The plan is to be home by Thursday night to give me the day on Friday to shuffle around home and put some saws in the trailer for the GTG Saturday.

Mark

 

[dieselsmoke]

Thanks for the info guys. I shouldn't be so concerned about this saw, it's only a 3-25. Probably worth $20 or so. But I'm already this far into the repair, so I know I'll keep at it till it runs on It's own. The diaphragm is now the "see thru" style. LoL. It's gonna get replaced. The carb lower section is soaking.

 

[Eccentric]

Thanks for the info guys. I shouldn't be so concerned about this saw, it's only a 3-25. Probably worth $20 or so. But I'm already this far into the repair, so I know I'll keep at it till it runs on It's own. The diaphragm is now the "see thru" style. LoL. It's gonna get replaced. The carb lower section is soaking.

Glad you're keeping at it Brad. You're preserving history here. Who gives a rip what the collector's "value" of the saw is?

 

[Overtrained]

Glad you're keeping at it Brad. You're preserving history here. Who gives a rip what the collector's "value" of the saw is?

Yep, if your restoring it for your own personal collection you can say its worth millions!!!!!....as long as you dont try and sell it

 

[dieselsmoke]

Just a hobby, I like to keep my nails dirty. Lol. Damn I wish I could stumble onto a 797 or ???? It seems the rural areas have more potential for vintage saws. When you get the saw, post up some pics.

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Thanks for the info guys. I shouldn't be so concerned about this saw, it's only a 3-25. Probably worth $20 or so. But I'm already this far into the repair, so I know I'll keep at it till it runs on It's own. The diaphragm is now the "see thru" style. LoL. It's gonna get replaced. The carb lower section is soaking.

Glad you're keeping at it Brad. You're preserving history here. Who gives a rip what the collector's "value" of the saw is?

Well if you come across the right set up for it, you can greatly increase the collector value.

These are 47's but one of these Bow bars fits the 3-25 too.

 

[heimannm]

Received this week, opened by Mrs. Heimann and photo's delivered via e-mail. I am in Buenos Aires EZE airport now passing through DFW tomorrow morning and finally home for 24 hours if everything goes according to schedule.

Super 55A

1-81

There is one more saw coming FedEx, but needs someone home to sign for it, I guess the seller really wanted to make sure on the delivery.

Mark

 

[joeymt33]

i noticed that some guys on here have used the word "snot" to describe a saw. well, i've never used that word to describe one until i ran this saw the other day. it is snotty, you think?

[video=youtube;UEktj4DHe6I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEktj4DHe6I[/video]

 

[joeymt33]

if that last one had some "real snot", then this one is just a booger.

[video=youtube;fA1Wuo6vHmQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA1Wuo6vHmQ[/video]

 

[ozflea]

if that last one had some "real snot", then this one is just a booger.

[video=youtube;fA1Wuo6vHmQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA1Wuo6vHmQ[/video]

Well would these have enough SNOT for ya

McBob

 

[joeymt33]

Well would these have enough SNOT for ya

McBob

That requires a completely different set of words to describe. Do you have a video if it cutting?

 

[ozflea]

Afraid not my friend don't wish to frighten anyone .................. i have a pair of 101's set up the same

and 2 US820's set up similier for Super Snot

 

[OldDeadWood]

Snot

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View attachment 234751

These are some of my saws. Down front is my 7-10 (24"), next is my 1-52 (24"), next is my Super Duper 250 (36")(name to be explained later), my 840 (36"), and in the back is my snot machine, (so named because it takes a lot of snot to run that thing.

Snot Machine:[video]http://s1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/OldWoodEye9/?action=view&current=211-09494.mp4[/video]

ODW

 

[joeymt33]

P
View attachment 234751

These are some of my saws. Down front is my 7-10 (24"), next is my 1-52 (24"), next is my Super Duper 250 (36")(name to be explained later), my 840 (36"), and in the back is my snot machine, (so named because it takes a lot of snot to run that thing.

Snot Machine:[video]http://s1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/OldWoodEye9/?action=view&current=211-09494.mp4[/video]

ODW

i don't have the snot required to run that thing. awesome

 

[wendell]

Being completely new to chain of this size, what size file will I need for this chain on my 5-49?

 

[cpr]

SP-81s have snot.

Snot Rocket.
[video=youtube_share;4Xkb6DSA7h4]http://youtu.be/4Xkb6DSA7h4[/video]