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Okay, after finding this forum to find info on a McCulloch today, and doing some reading I figured I'd join the rest fo the crazies here and admit that I have a little problem with collecting noisy wood chip makers...

I've had several of these saws for years, started with this unknown Homelite. When I got it it ran rough, top end power was not good. While using it to kill some larger Fir limbs it clanked and quit. Post-mortem found the reed valve in the crank case, smashed between the crank and the housing. factory rivets had worked loose... I made a new reed and backing plate, thru bolted them to the case, and it runs pretty damn well, considering. I still use it on occasion, running it with a 27" Oregon Powermatch bar. It's got manual oiling and no markings other than the Homelite on the air cleaner cover. Need some ID help on this one:

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Second saw I bought, when the Homelite broke, is my Pawn shop bought Stihl 041 AV Super, with a 28" Oregon Powermatch bar... What else do I need to say.. Killer little saw that has cut some BIG trees down. I normally run Chisel bit chains on it, as it seems to pull them better..

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<blockquote data-quote="darkside&amp;#039;s call" data-source="post: 3114595" data-attributes="member: 69053">Okay, after finding this forum to find info on a McCulloch today, and doing some reading I figured I&#039;d join the rest fo the crazies here and admit that I have a little problem with collecting noisy wood chip makers...&nbsp;I&#039;ve had several of these saws for years, started with this unknown Homelite. When I got it it ran rough, top end power was not good. While using it to kill some larger Fir limbs it clanked and quit. Post-mortem found the reed valve in the crank case, smashed between the crank and the housing. factory rivets had worked loose...&nbsp; I made a new reed and backing plate, thru bolted them to the case, and it runs pretty damn well, considering. I still use it on occasion, running it with a 27&quot; Oregon Powermatch bar. It&#039;s got manual oiling and no markings other than the Homelite on the air cleaner cover. Need some ID help on this one:[ATTACH]196246[/ATTACH][ATTACH]196247[/ATTACH]Second saw I bought, when the Homelite broke, is my Pawn shop bought Stihl 041 AV Super, with a 28&quot; Oregon Powermatch bar... What else do I need to say.. Killer little saw that has cut some BIG trees down. I normally run Chisel bit chains on it, as it seems to pull them better..[ATTACH]196248[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="darkside's call, post: 3114595, member: 69053"] Okay, after finding this forum to find info on a McCulloch today, and doing some reading I figured I'd join the rest fo the crazies here and admit that I have a little problem with collecting noisy wood chip makers... I've had several of these saws for years, started with this unknown Homelite. When I got it it ran rough, top end power was not good. While using it to kill some larger Fir limbs it clanked and quit. Post-mortem found the reed valve in the crank case, smashed between the crank and the housing. factory rivets had worked loose... I made a new reed and backing plate, thru bolted them to the case, and it runs pretty damn well, considering. I still use it on occasion, running it with a 27" Oregon Powermatch bar. It's got manual oiling and no markings other than the Homelite on the air cleaner cover. Need some ID help on this one: [ATTACH=CONFIG]196246[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]196247[/ATTACH] Second saw I bought, when the Homelite broke, is my Pawn shop bought Stihl 041 AV Super, with a 28" Oregon Powermatch bar... What else do I need to say.. Killer little saw that has cut some BIG trees down. I normally run Chisel bit chains on it, as it seems to pull them better.. [ATTACH=CONFIG]196248[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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