Vintage Chainsaw Museum

[heimannm]

A few days ago, backfilling.



Tiles will run toward the back and connect to the storm sewer.



I had them install non-perforated tile for my gutter to drain off, and a perforate tile to take any groundwater away from my neighbors building.



Street and sidewalk paving will have to wait until spring. The city is O.K. with that but the bar patrons are griping...



Mark

 

[Philbert]

Set up an axe throwing lane for the bar patrons?

Philbert

 

[heimannm]

Nothing to report on the building, pouring the slab will have to wait until spring. I have been getting a few more saws cleaned up for the display.

John Deere version of the Echo twin. I may get to the Wright C50 next week?











Twin cylinder, horizontally opposed, firing simultaneously. If you haven't heard one run, they have a very cool sounding idle.



Mark

 

[heimannm]

Next up is this Lombard/Dynamark.





All cleaned up.



The fellow that donated this one stopped by while I had everything in the parts washer. He kept asking "where did all of those extra parts come from"?

Mark

 

[MacAttack]

That Lombard looks like it shares some engineering from a Homelite.

 

[Piotr Pakuła]

Nothing to report on the building, pouring the slab will have to wait until spring. I have been getting a few more saws cleaned up for the display.

John Deere version of the Echo twin. I may get to the Wright C50 next week?

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Twin cylinder, horizontally opposed, firing simultaneously. If you haven't heard one run, they have a very cool sounding idle.

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Mark

So you need to record a video of the launch of this boxer

 

[heimannm]

Homelite, Lombard, and Remington all share many similarities in those models.









Lombard fired on prime, I may not fuel this one since it is just going into the display.

Mark

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Homelite, Lombard, and Remington all share many similarities in those models.

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Lombard fired on prime, I may not fuel this one since it is just going into the display.

Mark

Have you made any cuts with the John Deere? Mark.
I'd love to hear your feedback on it's performance.

 

[heimannm]

I have done some cutting with the Echo version that I have, they are very reliable (starting), very smooth, and have good torque, but they are a bit bulky/heavy for a 60cc saw.

I could say the same for any of the 600 Series McCulloch case, except for reliable starting and smooth...

Mark

 

[heimannm]

Wright saws recently, Carter NRD carburetors have proven to be the sticking point with no parts availability. Both run on prime.

C50





C40







Mark

 

[heimannm]

I will be having an "open house" on 28/29 March here at the museum. Coffee & donuts in the morning and probably pizza sometime in the afternoon both days.

For those that need/want to run saws there will be a place about 4 mile away; I won't have any here at that time due to construction on the new building next door.

I don't have any space for campers here, but there is a county operated campground just on the south edge of town, I doubt the facilities will be up by then but there would be space available anyway.

I will be checking later to try and get an idea of how many to expect.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

Finished up another one for the display today. This is the 5th Frontier I have and no two are alike.





This one is fully operational.

The "Solid-State Ignition" consists of a points type coil with a chip permanently connected.



Mark

 

[MacAttack]

I love the clutch cover and the funky shaped cylinder on that saw, very retro.

 

[Jay Hansen]

Finished up another one for the display today. This is the 5th Frontier I have and no two are alike.

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This one is fully operational.

The "Solid-State Ignition" consists of a points type coil with a chip permanently connected.

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Mark

Back in my lineman days, I carried a somewhat earlier Partner version of that saw on my line truck. It was a pretty tough little unit, but we asked a lot of it for a saw that size. It was eventually replaced with a Sachs Dolmar 112.

 

[heimannm]

The exhaust from the muffler is directed to a duct in the clutch cover, then forward and out the bottom of the saw. Evidently that was to try and keep the exhaust away from the operator.





Mark

 

[allbrandfan]

Finished up another one for the display today. This is the 5th Frontier I have and no two are alike.

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This one is fully operational.

The "Solid-State Ignition" consists of a points type coil with a chip permanently connected.

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Mark

That brings memories! Same saw, without chainbrake, sold under the 'skil' name. Made by bombardier I believe? Amazingly robust. Felled and dismantled a lot of trees into firewood with that little "trimming" saw. Vibrated my frozen fingers to death and probably responsible for significant parts of my hearing loss. Manual oiler and dad was a stickler for its use. My right thumb could probably lift a kenworth after the exercise it got pressing that oiler! It was a 2511t before there was a 2511t, loved it!

 

[Modifiedmark]

Wright saws recently, Carter NRD carburetors have proven to be the sticking point with no parts availability. Both run on prime.

C50

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C40

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Mark

That is a very late C-40 if it has the NRD carb, most were HL before that. There are some NRD diaphragms out there. You know how to get a hold of me.

 

[Piotr Pakuła]

It also has this Skil, interesting design, although I have it as a curiosity for $10, it cuts quite nicely

 

[heimannm]

We did some reorganize in the cold storage area on Saturday, had to make a little space to bring some clutter out of the shop. This side is mostly Homelite; from the far end the "bays" contain 1) XL12 and variants, 2) plastic Homelites, 200/240/245, a few C series, and a complete blue XL123, 3) XL and Super 2 models, 4) 330/340/360 models, 5) plastic Poulans and trimmers. There are also three Mall and parts of three McCulloch two man saws.



Other side is McCulloch of different stripes.





Come for the "open house" on 28/29 March and I'll let you go treasure hunting in the attic.

Mark