The Old Giants

[Gumnuts]

Thanks Carl - Have not checked anything but compression on the 070's , seems good.
The others are runners.
Noticed you've recently bought an 090....congrats.
When will it arrive ?

 

[7oaks]

Got the bar at the post office this morning. Real disappointment, I took the truck not the sports car as I was expecting the big guy! ...Carl

 

[heimannm]

I miss this old thread so I thought I'd give it a bump.

Here I am with my 840 (O.K. it's only 99 cc but it does cut)

And here is the 840 in some wood

I also did a little stump work with one of the SP125's that day

This thread may have been the most influential for the development of my CAD. I hope it affects others in the same way...

Mark

 

[sachsmo]

Good thread

Thanks for bringing it back,

After I aquire a few more Sachs Dolmars, may get a few yellow ones.

Yellow and black has always been a favorite color combo of mine.

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Hard to beat "HEMI Orange" though

 

[Zombiechopper]

Fresh bump for a superb thread

 

[StihlyinEly]

Mark, great "neighbor" pose. I think it's the same the world over.

 

[820wards]

This thread may have been the most influential for the development of my CAD. I hope it affects others in the same way...


Mark,

Nice work with an old monster. I have an old 820 Wards with a 30" bar. My Dad bought it new around 1963 or 64. It was the first saw I used.

Now for the tree...

Is that a maple tree? As a miller on this site, please tell us you milled some of that beautiful tree.

jerry-

 

[heimannm]

Large ash tree, everything became firewood, sorry.

Here is another one with a large sycamore, again chopped up to firewood size pieces. I had to install the 48" bar on the 840 for this one. I liked the way it worked so I just left the 48" bar on that saw.

They cut another large sycamore on the same property and saved a big section of the trunk for some milling activity.

Mark

 

[luvsaws]

Large ash tree, everything became firewood, sorry.

Here is another one with a large sycamore, again chopped up to firewood size pieces. I had to install the 48" bar on the 840 for this one. I liked the way it worked so I just left the 48" bar on that saw.

They cut another large sycamore on the same property and saved a big section of the trunk for some milling activity.

Mark

Nice pics
The saw chips look deeper than the snow

 

[heimannm]

Another bump for the Old Giants thread. This is my newly acquired Super 797 trimming off a dead maple stump.

I was running a 32" bar, .404 chisel/skip chaiin and the beast just kept on pulling. The stump was not real sound, so I still don't have a good idea what this saw will do but it certainly seems to have guts.

Mark

 

[z4lunch]

Home d light 2100

Steve here... Here is a pic of me years back with my 2100 in a hard maple. We dragged the old beast out after it gave our 066's fits
Steve

 

[ric5141]

Great thread. Love these old giants.

 

[leeha]

Another bump for the Old Giants thread. This is my newly acquired Super 797 trimming off a dead maple stump.

I was running a 32" bar, .404 chisel/skip chaiin and the beast just kept on pulling. The stump was not real sound, so I still don't have a good idea what this saw will do but it certainly seems to have guts.

Mark

Need a video so we can hear that thang.
Sweet saw. Gotta love the Seven Nine Seven.


Lee

 

[Real1shepherd]

Back to the OP....

I learned how to fall in the 70's with a 075. I thought it was great until another faller put a Husky 2100 in my hands. Had six foot bars on both and the Husky was just lighter & smoother. Also, it wasn't as finicky about bolts/screws backing out with hard use. But then, I learned to use Loctite or Superglue on things that unscrewed and went back in.

Anyway, the 2100 and its variants would be my choice, not the 075 Stihl......:greenchainsaw: If I was still fallin', most probably it would be with a 3120xp, but then it's HEAVY like the old Stihl's!

 

[HomeDelight Man]

Hey Steve, My Buddy bought that 2100 from you a few years ago... He doesn't run it often, but it does run good!

Jonathan

 

[z4lunch]

Jonathan,
Glad to here it.
Love the old Home D lites ... Sold a 750 to a good friend a few years back... Ive been trying to buy it back ever since
Steve

 

[gmax]

Alpina Super Pro 120

1988 120cc

 

[leeha]

Nice Alpina Gmax.
There a very unique looking saw.


Lee

 

[RandyMac]

Yeah Lee, very slick looking gmax

 

[Eccentric]

McCulloch 77 7.3ci/120cc Gear Drive. 9/16" Chain. 1957 Vintage...