Vintage Chainsaw Collectors Lounge

[Mac&Homelite]

Nah I’m good

I don't know about that. You had the chance to try one of their newer saw out yet? Working on em is a breeze, and running them even more so. Only gripe about them is the lack of dealer support locally. Luckily Nate (fordf150) has got me covered with that.

 

[Beetlejuice]

I've been known to help out with carb rebuilds if you ask nicely lol

Sorry, didn't mean to blow ya off. If interested, I have 2 HL series that need the once over. I can get kits here for $24. I don't know if that's a good price. Also a flatback MAC carb. Wanna keep saw stock. AND a Mac carb that is stock on my 1-70.. Whataya think?

 

[Kensie1988]

Sorry, didn't mean to blow ya off. If interested, I have 2 HL series that need the once over. I can get kits here for $24. I don't know if that's a good price. Also a flatback MAC carb. Wanna keep saw stock. AND a Mac carb that is stock on my 1-70.. Whataya think?

No worries, the HL carbs are pretty simple but those Mac Fastbacks are difficult to get back to working order

 

[Kensie1988]

What did the HL carbs come off of?

 

[Beetlejuice]

What did the HL carbs come off of?

C series Homelite and Mac 40

 

[Beetlejuice]

C series Homelite and Mac 40

Is $25 for a kit a good price?

 

[Conquistador3]

Well I hope they like it, and if someone did pay $2225 for that super 33 then they have way more money than brains, you usually don't even see that kind of money even if it's NOS, it's fools like that which will ruin our hobby.

I could even see sellers creating fake eBay accounts just to bid their items up to drive up the value of those saws.

Now we will see an influx of 33 style saws on eBay for outrageous prices with the "one just sold on eBay for over $2000" irritating...

Anyway rant over lol

Everything remotely "collectible" goes through that phase and these collective manias appear to be cyclical. the only difference is these days it takes far longer for prices to drop, possibly because the valuations we have reached are so dizzying people's brains are starved for oxygen.

A while back what we have seen among chainsaws happened to antique slicing machines. Then reality set in: there's a good reason the design for those things changed radically, and that reason is the old, allegedly "superior" designs are effectively impossible to clean without dismantling the whole bloody thing, not exactly something you want when you are slicing meat for a living.
As usual those who got in and out early made some nice money, while all the fancy places catering to hipsters were stuck with mostruosly overpriced contraptions they could only use for show. You need to sell a whole lot of organic ham sanwiches to pay back those things.

Right now I am starting to see original Sony Walkman's and other Japanese consumer electronics from the 70's and 80's on sale at silly prices. Whether or not there are buyers the word will spread these things are worth "tons of money" and I will have a good laugh: too bad my JVC boombox died a few years back otherwise i'd have a goldmine on my hands.

 

[Karstin Boles]

Ya, thats me im here in OREGON! i still have the 797's, imma post some pictures and put them up for sale soon....(for now local pickup only) i dont have pay pal set up yet and im not comfortable shipping a big lot of saws like this

I offered to arrange to have shipping pick them up and I offered for a friend or family member of mine to pick them up and ship them. You said you were gonna check on shipping after we agreed on the price and then told me you forgot what you were doing with the saws a few days later? I'm just putting this up because didn't want anyone to get scammed. Nothing personal but you couldn't be straight forward with me and that threw red flags. Especially since people have been getting conned a lot here latley.

 

[Kensie1988]

Is $25 for a kit a good price?

Shipped it's not bad, some kits are a little pricer too like the RK-98 runs a lot higher than the RK-88

 

[Karstin Boles]

Hey yall--Watching ebay last night. Last 3 minutes on a nice Mcculloch Super 33 with bow--went 550 all week then --800-2200-final $2225 . Wow!! I missed it by $5 --really chapped me!! I shall now quit my job and go in to full time total restoration and high end sales of vintage saws. Accepting investors for capital $ to buy sandpaper and cans of paint +tape. Retirement is looking good /financialy well off. Don't wait--get in on the ground floor for great projected returns on your large investments. Much like Apple,Walmart,Amazon etc. Listed on New york stock exchange.---David Now -let me know what in good faith each member is willing to pledge-Steve ,Mac,kensie,loadstar etc-lets here a $$$ amount--Speak up !!!!!!!!!!!!Opinions Advice-questions

I've got this one I would sell you! Origional condition, very nice shape! Ha Ha! That one went for a crazy price!

 

[Kensie1988]

I've got this one I would sell you! Origional condition, very nice shape! Ha Ha! That one went for a crazy price! View attachment 634508

Pretty sure I just saw that one on Facebook too lol

 

[happysaws]

Shipped it's not bad, some kits are a little pricer too like the RK-98 runs a lot higher than the RK-88

What is the difference between the RK-88 and RK-98 other than price?
They look identical...

 

[Kensie1988]

What is the difference between the RK-88 and RK-98 other than price?
They look identical...

RK-98 has a much shorter needle and seat, you can't really tell the difference unless you have them both in your hands, ive had a 2100S carb open and compared the needles and seat to the more common RK-88 and it's a huge difference, I can take a pic if your interested.

 

[LonestarStihl]

Well Kensie I guess I should’ve asked you to pick up that super 33 a while back lol

 

[happysaws]

RK-98 has a much shorter needle and seat, you can't really tell the difference unless you have them both in your hands, ive had a 2100S carb open and compared the needles and seat to the more common RK-88 and it's a huge difference, I can take a pic if your interested.

Interesting,
I wonder if the XP1020 is supposed to have the RK-98, I put an 88 in it and it runs well.
[emoji848]

 

[Kensie1988]

Interesting,
I wonder if the XP1020 is supposed to have the RK-98, I put an 88 in it and it runs well.
[emoji848]

Not sure, chances are if it fits it was supposed to be a RK-88 lol a seat from a RK-88 won't even think about fitting in a HL carb built for a 98 lol I've tried

 

[Kensie1988]

But it is something to be aware of in the future with those big homies, the 1050 I'm working on and the 2100S needed the 98 kit

 

[Karstin Boles]

Pretty sure I just saw that one on Facebook too lol

Yea, it's mine. I posted it in one of the mcculloch groups showing it off after that one on eBay sold. Its really not for sale, I was just kidding because of what the restored one sold for.

 

[s sidewall]

[emoji35] what you talking about Willis.

Steve

 

[Kensie1988]

Yea, it's mine. I posted it in one of the mcculloch groups showing it off after that one on eBay sold. Its really not for sale, I was just kidding because of what the restored one sold for.

I imagine there will be lots of jokes and not jokes come from that auction lol