What's a McCulloch 99 worth?

[a. palmer jr.]

I wonder why anybody would want that? Why not just get a 1 man saw if you're gonna go that small...

 

[ckelp]

that was back when men were men and sheep were scared

i'm too much of a pu###y to run a saw like that

 

[heimannm]

I moved my brother's 99 around the shop enough to know that I am not a man, not one that could to that anyway...

Mark

 

[Eccentric]

Yep. You've gotta give some serious respect to a guy that could buck and fell all day long with a 55 pound, 161cc monster like that. The cut that the fellow is making in the 'one man bucking' ad is something that most of the 'modern' guys on AS would be doing with a Husky XP346 or a Stihl MS200T! Even an 'old saw nut' like me would reach for an E-Z, XL12 or 10-10 instead.

I also noticed in the 'line' (not colored) ad that the saw appears to be 'downsized' a bit in scale compared to the man........unless he's a giant. In any case, I'd always call that man "sir"...

The prices they paid for those saws back in the '50s amazes me too. $455 in 1957 would be equivelant to something like $4000 today...:msp_confused:

 

[thomas1]

For what it's worth the 99 in question is complete but rough, doesn't turn over freely, oil cap is stuck on and probably some other stuff.

 

[Guido Salvage]

For what it's worth the 99 in question is complete but rough, doesn't turn over freely, oil cap is stuck on and probably some other stuff.

Did you go to Scottsville to check it out?

 

[thomas1]

Did you go to Scottsville to check it out?

She actually met me in Locust Grove. Saved me a ton of driving.

 

[RandyMac]

Yeesh a 55 pound powerhead. I have very limited run time with two man saws and that was with a realitively lightweight 940. At our forestry splitting yard, I had a few things that I couldn't get through with the 48" 660 and Bro Humboldt wouldn't let me use the 60" SP125. I bucked 48" "cookies" off a couple 12 footers for posts. If you ever go through the Prairie Creek Redwoods, the split rail fence at the Elk Prairie, is mine.
I never #####ed about how much a saw weighed afterwards, even while packing the 660 on "death marches" at fires.

 

[Guido Salvage]

She actually met me in Locust Grove. Saved me a ton of driving.

From what she said she does a bit of traveling for her jobs. She apparently bought it to hang in her shed but it was too big. Claimed she paid $150 for it and needed to get that out of it. Thanks for saving me a trip to look at it.

 

[mrwilliams]

Mac 99

Found a Mac 99 for sale, looks to be complete but no idea if it runs or the engine is even free. I realize 161 cc's is worth something, but is it a $75 saw or a $400 saw?

You should find out if the carb has a good diaphram. If the seller is willing ask him to soak it in no. 2 brake fluid for a week or so. If it is flexible...then it's worth buying. If the guy is hard pressed and wants to move it and will sell it as is then you may come out a winner. This machine makes 1 screamin go cart engine!...with that soid...buy it for cheap or walk away.

 

[rwoods]

I thought it was funny that literature from a major chainsaw manufactorer called the bar a blade, especially because some folks around here get pretty snippy :msp_ohmy: when someone calls the bar a blade.

Blade is the term used in my youth. I have tried to erase it from my vocabulary while I'm on AS. Its use by a Seller can sometimes indicate an old timer, who owned the old saw since new.

Yeesh a 55 pound powerhead. I have very limited run time with two man saws and that was with a realitively lightweight 940. At our forestry splitting yard, I had a few things that I couldn't get through with the 48" 660 and Bro Humboldt wouldn't let me use the 60" SP125. I bucked 48" "cookies" off a couple 12 footers for posts. If you ever go through the Prairie Creek Redwoods, the split rail fence at the Elk Prairie, is mine.
I never #####ed about how much a saw weighed afterwards, even while packing the 660 on "death marches" at fires.

Compared to putting an axe or crosscut to OG timber I bet 55#s did seem like a lightweight.

Ron