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[s sidewall]

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I have to ask, what's that yellow contraption in the middle of the room?

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I have to ask, what's that yellow contraption in the middle of the room?

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I figured everybody but me knew what it was so I was embarrassed to ask. Thanks.

 

[Jackofall]

I have to ask, what's that yellow contraption in the middle of the room?

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That would be a 1963 cub loboy, I'm bringing her back to life again.


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You take it down any further and you're going to have to make your own steel.

 

[s sidewall]

I can see where the back tires go, my brother's lowboy must be newer than your, yours don't look anything like his. Parts are high for them though.

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@Mac&Homelite, hope you're sitting down when you view this. Sorry if it reactivates your CAD.

https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/grd/6175812673.html

 

[Mac&Homelite]

@Mac&Homelite, hope you're sitting down when you view this. Sorry if it reactivates your CAD.

https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/grd/6175812673.html

Oh geeze thanks! Like I needed that tonight lol. I do know some restraints on saw purchases. However if I spent under $30 for the lot I would probably justify it. I really wouldn't mind having a mini-mac but it would have to be one of the early ones.

 

[Jackofall]

You take it down any further and you're going to have to make your own steel.

lol don't joke, I'm still tearing her down... want to pull all the various brackets off and have to go through the brakes. Then it's cleanup paint and re-build. Fortunately for me this one is complete and runs strong. Believe it or not the only thing truly wrong was the throw out bearing and yoke need to be replaced. I figure if I'm going to split her then I might as well fix years of sins such as broken bolts, cut steel cob welds etc.


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[s sidewall]

He's got enough parts in that group to build a few saws.

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[Mac&Homelite]

Worked on the Mac 250 reassembly tonight. Low hour saw but run through some pretty nasty stuff. The user was super liberal on the oiler as well, but that protected most of the magnesium so I supposed it was for the good. She is a pretty saw underneath all the grime. Good thing I brought her home that rainy morning. Cannot wait to get it running again!

 

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lol don't joke, I'm still tearing her down... want to pull all the various brackets off and have to go through the brakes. Then it's cleanup paint and re-build. Fortunately for me this one is complete and runs strong. Believe it or not the only thing truly wrong was the throw out bearing and yoke need to be replaced. I figure if I'm going to split her then I might as well fix years of sins such as broken bolts, cut steel cob welds etc.


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Doing a good job. Much more ability and patience I have.

 

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Worked on the Mac 250 reassembly tonight. Low hour saw but run through some pretty nasty stuff. The user was super liberal on the oiler as well, but that protected most of the magnesium so I supposed it was for the good. She is a pretty saw underneath all the grime. Good thing I brought her home that rainy morning. Cannot wait to get it running again!

That old and the steel isn't dicolored and the feed lines look like it just came out of the lathe. Definitely low hours.

 

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The shakes I got from the stroke might actually be a blessing. Watching all the builds you guys do is addictive, wife would kill me if I cleaned parts in the dishwasher.

 

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Have to remind myself that when I did help assemble engines on the line installing main bearing caps or power assemblies (piston and rod), that I never saw a fastener under 2". All torqueing was done hydraulically. This is a tad bit more intricate.

 

[Mac&Homelite]

The shakes I got from the stroke might actually be a blessing. Watching all the builds you guys do is addictive, wife would kill me if I cleaned parts in the dishwasher.

Watching other builds is always fun, but it's never the same as if you were doing it yourself. Also, if I even thought of using the dishwasher I would be dead just for thinking of the idea. Wife's, what do they know...

 

[Mac&Homelite]

That old and the steel isn't dicolored and the feed lines look like it just came out of the lathe. Definitely low hours.

In addition, the piston still has areas without any carbon buildup, and the sprocket shows literally no wear at all. Really supprised at the saw. Probably only ever got ran an hour or two at most. I wonder why it ended up sitting?

 

[s sidewall]

Well at least you didn't put them in the dryer with a load of white sheets, that's a death wish.

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In addition, the piston still has areas without any carbon buildup, and the sprocket shows literally no wear at all. Really supprised at the saw. Probably only ever got ran an hour or two at most. I wonder why it ended up sitting?

The fact it probably weighs 37.5 pounds might have something to do with it. You've seen the stuff I find ads for I put on here, I find some pretty cool saws that I would like to take a shot at, oh well. My 2 favs would be a David Bradley or a Pioneer I saw that looked Art Deco styling.

 

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Well at least you didn't put them in the dryer with a load of white sheets, that's a death wish.

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They have no understanding of what is really important. An oil stain on the sheet won't hurt anything, a few specks of dirt can really mess up a ring and piston.

 

[s sidewall]

Back when that saw came out they all probaly weighed that much

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