Old Mac Guy
ArboristSite Operative
My whole score from the old closed-down chainsaw shop on Route 66 {operated by one man from 1961-1987 and closed with these saws in it, most of them repaired and running} included: 26 chainsaws, two reciprocating blade saws, one cut-off saw, about a dozen string trimmers (two of them Mac's, others from several different makers) and parts of others, an old two-cylinder air compressor with a good tank and motor which I think will do well for powering my compressed air paint jugs, three battery chargers (one Schumacher) and five boxes (12x12x24) full of mostly new chainsaw parts (carbs, clutches, starter assemblies, springs, dawgs and pawls and screws and coils, points and condensers and bucking spikes and magnetos and black widow spider egg sacks.... and a lot of other smaller parts -- some new, some used), a dozen or so new bars and a box full of used ones, a bunch of different sizes of screnches and couple of boxes of old hand tools, most of them in good shape.
The guy said most of the saws had been repaired and were running when the old man quit foolin' with chainsaws and gave them to him about 15 years ago. They've been stored in one corner of his son-in-law's auto body shop since then. Everything was covered with dust -- but not too bad.... just had to wipe some of the badges to read makers and models.... got my hands a little dirty....
I bought it all for ${real cheap}. I put the computer in the front seat of the Suburban, made the three Springer spaniels scrunch up in one corner of the back and loaded it all and brought it home. Haven't unloaded it all yet. Can't remember everything exactly and particularly, but among the chainsaws are:
Mac 35 complete, turns over, good bar and chain, good paint, looks like it'll fire right up; Mac 640; Mac 310; Mac 320; Mac 330; Mac 340 (2 - one missing air filter cover); 2-3 smaller Mac's; Wright reciprocating saw; Allis-Chalmers reciprocating saw; Remington Mighty Mite; Remington Bantam; Western Auto Wizard (!!); 2-3 old Craftsman's; 2-3 old Montgomery Wards; Homelite 150 (2); Homelite Super XL; a couple of Homelite blue saws styled like the C-5's, but smaller; Homelite C-91, couple of old Deere John's....
I think most of the saws will run with just a little tinkering.... a few are missing some parts like airbox covers, bar and chain.... two feel like 200 pounds compression (new piston and rings?). And the boxes of new and used parts will probably come in very handy after I go through them and cull out any used parts that don't look usable.... (one smaller box has about 20-30 clutch assemblies of different kinds....).
First thing is, I gotta build some new shelves in the back of the honeyhouse.... And before that, I need to quit foolin' around with dirty old chainsaws and go work the beeyards and extract and bottle some honey and pay some bills....
I know.... I know.... most of you prob'ly don't give a flip about my struggles with this dis-ease.... I swear.... I think if I leave a Mac 4-30A and an Eclipse Wasp alone together behind the old caboose stove overnight, they BREED!! You come in in the mornin', all calm and expectin' to be able to just sharpen a few chains for the XL12's and 610's, and DANG!!!.... there's a whole litter of new old saws a-layin' around clutterin' up the floor and cryin' for attention and the 4-30 and the Wasp a-sittin' over there lookin' all innocent....
Cousin Thurston's wife says the doctors are threatening to let him out of the hospital on Monday.... I wish they'd keep him for a few weeks.... Give everbody else around here a chance to relax our guards a little while and maybe get the jalapenos set out in the garden....
Anyone got a set of Mac microfiche ya need ta get rid of??
The guy said most of the saws had been repaired and were running when the old man quit foolin' with chainsaws and gave them to him about 15 years ago. They've been stored in one corner of his son-in-law's auto body shop since then. Everything was covered with dust -- but not too bad.... just had to wipe some of the badges to read makers and models.... got my hands a little dirty....
I bought it all for ${real cheap}. I put the computer in the front seat of the Suburban, made the three Springer spaniels scrunch up in one corner of the back and loaded it all and brought it home. Haven't unloaded it all yet. Can't remember everything exactly and particularly, but among the chainsaws are:
Mac 35 complete, turns over, good bar and chain, good paint, looks like it'll fire right up; Mac 640; Mac 310; Mac 320; Mac 330; Mac 340 (2 - one missing air filter cover); 2-3 smaller Mac's; Wright reciprocating saw; Allis-Chalmers reciprocating saw; Remington Mighty Mite; Remington Bantam; Western Auto Wizard (!!); 2-3 old Craftsman's; 2-3 old Montgomery Wards; Homelite 150 (2); Homelite Super XL; a couple of Homelite blue saws styled like the C-5's, but smaller; Homelite C-91, couple of old Deere John's....
I think most of the saws will run with just a little tinkering.... a few are missing some parts like airbox covers, bar and chain.... two feel like 200 pounds compression (new piston and rings?). And the boxes of new and used parts will probably come in very handy after I go through them and cull out any used parts that don't look usable.... (one smaller box has about 20-30 clutch assemblies of different kinds....).
First thing is, I gotta build some new shelves in the back of the honeyhouse.... And before that, I need to quit foolin' around with dirty old chainsaws and go work the beeyards and extract and bottle some honey and pay some bills....
I know.... I know.... most of you prob'ly don't give a flip about my struggles with this dis-ease.... I swear.... I think if I leave a Mac 4-30A and an Eclipse Wasp alone together behind the old caboose stove overnight, they BREED!! You come in in the mornin', all calm and expectin' to be able to just sharpen a few chains for the XL12's and 610's, and DANG!!!.... there's a whole litter of new old saws a-layin' around clutterin' up the floor and cryin' for attention and the 4-30 and the Wasp a-sittin' over there lookin' all innocent....
Cousin Thurston's wife says the doctors are threatening to let him out of the hospital on Monday.... I wish they'd keep him for a few weeks.... Give everbody else around here a chance to relax our guards a little while and maybe get the jalapenos set out in the garden....
Anyone got a set of Mac microfiche ya need ta get rid of??
