Vintage Chainsaw Collectors Lounge

[thefarmboy21]

Yea....I'm really upset the stihl got stollen. I'm just a Stihl guy anyway. I think it was dad's favorite saw too. But we've got some old macs and a ton of Homelites (with 3 filing cabinets of NOS homie parts) so I've got plenty to keep me occupied. Slowly, but surely I'm acquiring the old stuff around the farm and fixing/repurposing it. You can see in the corner of the Homelite pic, the cab and grille of a 1950 international pickup that my Papaw bought new.....it hasn't been tagged since 1963! Plan is to put in on a Ford Crown Vic chassis.

 

[astnmacgto]

Yea....I'm really upset the stihl got stollen. I'm just a Stihl guy anyway. I think it was dad's favorite saw too. But we've got some old macs and a ton of Homelites (with 3 filing cabinets of NOS homie parts) so I've got plenty to keep me occupied. Slowly, but surely I'm acquiring the old stuff around the farm and fixing/repurposing it. You can see in the corner of the Homelite pic, the cab and grille of a 1950 international pickup that my Papaw bought new.....it hasn't been tagged since 1963! Plan is to put in on a Ford Crown Vic chassis.

Bringing new life to old stuff is what makes it all worth while

 

[Kensie1988]

I'm going to find me an old super wiz 55 with a bow one day, my dad told me that's what he used to use when he was a kid, so I would love to get one in my collection for that nostalgia factor

 

[brandonstc6]

I'm going to find me an old super wiz 55 with a bow one day, my dad told me that's what he used to use when he was a kid, so I would love to get one in my collection for that nostalgia factor

A guy locally had one with a bow on it. I offered him $40 for it. He wouldn't take it. He wouldn't even give me a counter offer. He acted like he thought it was worth hundreds of dollars.


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[Boomer 87]

@Boomer 87, so the HS carb you said you had, are you going to make sure it runs first? It would help me out a great deal knowing that it's a good running carb when I put it in, that way I know it's the saw if something still manifests itself after I put that one on.

I can probly do that

 

[Kensie1988]

A guy locally had one with a bow on it. I offered him $40 for it. He wouldn't take it. He wouldn't even give me a counter offer. He acted like he thought it was worth hundreds of dollars.


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They typically do, it's like they think they are made of gold or something.

I can probly do that

Thanks! That's going to make it so much easier on me!

@LonestarStihl you better watch out! I've figured out the multi quote too!

 

[brandonstc6]

Someone has a strunk model G1 2 man saw on Craigslist. He claims its never been ran. It is painted army green. It's missing the pull start and he wants $450 yikes. I really like it but not that much.

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[Kensie1988]

Someone has a strunk model G1 2 man saw on Craigslist. He claims its never been ran. It is painted army green. It's missing the pull start and he wants $450 yikes. I really like it but not that much.

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Man that's a good looking 2 man saw.

And how has it never been run. It the bar is in that kinda shape?

 

[farmer steve]

Someone has a strunk model G1 2 man saw on Craigslist. He claims its never been ran. It is painted army green. It's missing the pull start and he wants $450 yikes. I really like it but not that much.
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couldn't find that model in the acres site.

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Man that's a good looking 2 man saw.

And how has it never been run. It the bar is in that kinda shape?

i just saw in another thread somewhere the guys were talking about army surplus saws in europe that were put in storage after wwII and were painted like that and never run. seems like they command big bucks over there.

 

[LonestarStihl]

i just saw in another thread somewhere the guys were talking about army surplus saws in europe that were put in storage after wwII and were painted like that and never run. seems like they command big bucks over there.

I would love to have an old WWII saw just for the history. That's a new goal of mine thanks!

 

[brandonstc6]

i just saw in another thread somewhere the guys were talking about army surplus saws in europe that were put in storage after wwII and were painted like that and never run. seems like they command big bucks over there.

The seller says it has a tag that says U.S. army core of engineers. So it probably is a military surplus saw.


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[LonestarStihl]

The seller says it has a tag that says U.S. army core of engineers. So it probably is a military surplus saw.


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That's so cool

 

[brandonstc6]

That's so cool

It is, I just don't know about $450 cool tho. And finding a recoil starter would probably be impossible


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[LonestarStihl]

It is, I just don't know about $450 cool tho. And finding a recoil starter would probably be impossible


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Oh yeh that's for sure

 

[LonestarStihl]

Found one I want

https://m.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/stihl-ks-43-mit-viel-zubehoer/579382564-241-1220

 

[Kensie1988]

It is, I just don't know about $450 cool tho. And finding a recoil starter would probably be impossible


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I agree, if I was going to buy something like that, I would really want one that was complete, because you probably won't find a painted starter cover, it was probably scavenged when another one that was in service broke.

 

[brandonstc6]

That one may even be locked up. White death seems to get most of the saws from the 1940s and 50s around here. Someone has a mall two man saw for sale on Facebook but it is locked up. I don't really want a wall hanger. The guy would probably come down on it. I wish it wasn't locked up or i'd try to get it.


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[LonestarStihl]

That one may even be locked up. White death seems to get most of the saws from the 1940s and 50s around here. Someone has a mall two man saw for sale on Facebook but it is locked up. I don't really want a wall hanger. The guy would probably come down on it. I wish it wasn't locked up or i'd try to get it.


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White death makes me so sad. Such beautiful saws lost.

 

[LonestarStihl]

Alright guys I'm away from my saws all week. Tell me something good. Y'all put anything into some wood today? Any new-to-you saws?

 

[46 Poulan]

Great saws

Aquired these in the last few months:

McCullough "Mac 35"
David Bradley (Sears) U4D
Homelite Super Wiz 55

As far as my Dad knows, the MAC was the first power saw my Papaw ever had. He died a few years ago and my dad didn't know all the details, but I'm assuming it was used until the spark plug threads stripped out. Dad said the next saw they bought was a STIHL 041....which was stollen by some coon hunters when I was little I'd love to have that one back. Anyway, it sat in an old "cellar house" overtop of their cellar for the past 40+ years, until I got it out and fixed it back in the summer. It sounds awesome!

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When I posted the video of the MAC running, my buddy messaged me and asked if I wanted the David Bradley, so obviously I picked it up as soon as I got the chance. Cleaned up nice with the pressure washer. Haven't been able to get it to run yet. It "hit" one time and jerked the chord out of my hand and wouldn't hit again. Then it leaked the entire tank of gas all over the place. I'm assuming it's got some carb issues.

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The Homelite bow saw came all the way from South Carolina, close to Myrtle beach, to southern Ohio. My mother in law lives down there and is all the time finding old stuff in barns, yard sales and the recycling center, so I told her to keep an eye out for old saws. She gave $30 for it I think. Haven't got to mess with it yet, but the piston looks good! I've got the chain for it too, but the bar is badly worn....not sure what I'm going to do there.

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Great saws -I have a david bradley/sears except gear reduction. That is a power products/tecumse engine. The wiz is on my search list--You will like the bow!!! Welcome to the inner sanctom!! History is cool.