McCulloch Super 10-10

[Jeffrey]

Hello all. I have been a lurker on this forum for a few years and now I am registered.

So, here is my question: a guy is offering to sell me a McCulloch Super 10-10 that has been rebuilt several years ago with a 16" and 20" bar and chains for $160. He says it runs great even with a 36" bar on it. I am able to do most of my own tuning having owned a teapot Mac 110 for many years. Is this a reasonable price?

Thanks for the input,

Jeff

 

[andrethegiant70]

Hi, Jeff! I hear great things about the 10-10, but $160 is pretty steep. If you check EBAY you'll find you can buy a decent running Mac 10-10 for around the $50 mark. I do NOT know the difference between the basic 10-10 and the 10-10 super, but whatever the difference is, it does NOT include displacement (it couldn't be THAT super!). I have heard it said that they are the best of the old Macs... having said that, they sold a million of them and there are a ton of them still around. If you really want a Mac 10-10 and can afford to be patient, don't bother paying 160 bucks.

Oh, you don't want to run a 36-inch bar on a 55cc chainsaw, it's a flat-out bad match. It may turn the chain, but you need a different saw if you are going to tackle wood that requires a 36-inch bar (like, the biggest one you can find). 16" to 20" is perfect for such a saw.

 

[ozflea]

Hmmmm i would like to see that !! a Mc 10-10 with a 36" bar, might be ok for cutting watermelons but even that might pull it up.

Best bar size all round would be either a 16" or 20" sprocket nose.

Mc Bob.

 

[Lawn Masters]

I wouldnt dare run more than a 20" sprocket tip bar on a 10-10, mine has only 2 bars, a 16" and a bow bar, which I use more than the 16" with those, and sharp chain, its a good saw, but a 36" would stop it dead in its tracks I think.

 

[Jeffrey]

Thanks for the info guys. Does anyone know the last year this saw was made? I'm thinking about offering $70 for the saw and bars. I don't want to rip the guy off but tinkerer that I am, I'm not going to pay too much for a 20+/- year old saw that is only going to see occasional use.

Thanks,

Jeff

 

[Al Smith]

Thanks for the info guys. Does anyone know the last year this saw was made? I'm thinking about offering $70 for the saw and bars. I don't want to rip the guy off but tinkerer that I am, I'm not going to pay too much for a 20+/- year old saw that is only going to see occasional use.

Thanks,

Jeff

According to my info the first 10-10 was made in '67 and was still on the list,in a later form when big Mac was dissolved in the 90's.It came in several models,some left hand start,some right hand.If I'm not mistaken it was one of the longest run of one model of saw produced.I've got 2 ,a lefty and a righty.

 

[Jeffrey]

I got some more input from the guy selling the saw. He said it was made around 1980 and he had it rebuilt about fifty hours of run time ago. Based on this and from my own research I was going to offer him $60 for it. Any one care to comment?

Thanks,

Jeff

 

[andrethegiant70]

That sounds like a pretty good price for that saw, especially with extra chains and no shipping to boot. THAT's a pretty good deal. If you cut firewood, you'll make your money back the same day.