Worst saw model ever

[Tony Snyder]

It would be amusing to see what people think is the worst saw model built since, say 1970.

From my experience in working on some of the 70s saws, I would start with a vote for the McCulloch PM 6. There was a time when I liked to fight and would win once in a while. I would have liked to have had just a few minutes with the main designer of that saw. I should have put up a reward for him dead or alive.

There were a couple of Homlites that were just about as bad but I don't positively remember models. I hauled my old junk saw pile away a few years ago. I do remember the pile had more yellow in it than anything , of course there were more of them built.

I don't mean to offend anyone, just friendly fun.

 

[chainsawworld]

snydert,
years ago we had an old pull-on(poulan). i do not recall the model but it was green and the tanks, powerhead well pretty much everything was one piece. started ok first thing in the am. after you put fuel in it the secnd time it was no-go untill tomorrow. i think that saw got run over a couple of(hundred)times. don't miss that saw much; marty

 

[eyolf]

Wouldn't worst be just as subjective as best or fastest, etc.?

I'm with you on those McC's, though. Although they still turn up on E-bay, still get bids. Last one I saw called his a "powermaster" 610, Ha. I have parts of a couple here...both have the same thing wrong...that pot-metal casting around the carb is broke, and it is also the trigger handle mount. Niether one had a working auto oil pump either, and it takes a double-jointed monkey with an iron grip to use the manual...

Homelite's worst saws, IMO, were most any of the "teapot" saws. Really tough to work on. The 150 counts in there too. My father-in-law has a homelite 3300 he got at a garage sale real cheap. It runs, but can't be made to keep a sprocket on it...held on with a circlip. Red loctite makes it useable after a fashion, but why?

Almost every electric chain saw made in the last 10 years is garbage. None of them last more than an hour or two.

 

[builder]

I find it hard to believe that they continued to make those Mcculloch's the same way for so long,such a horrible design.My father in law has an older one he's attached to,he keeps replacing stuff when it breaks,I don't think anything is left of the original saw.I got an early 90's model at a yard sale for him for parts,exact same saw with more plastic.

 

[Methoss084]

I agree with all of you on Mac stuff. But the worst stuff I've seen so far has got to be those cheapo Poulan saws "Wildthing" etc. and all the plastic saws that Sears and Walmart sell. By the way , who makes those saws for Sears now anyway? Is it still Poulan?

 

[tony marks]

gota agree about the green poulans. just not a saw i want to depend own. i have a craftsman that i bought when my saws were stolen. its poulan for sure,but holds up pretty good.
id be interested in hearing from anyone that knows what
the differences could be.seems to me the craftsman has a better quality recoil and holds chain better .

 

[HUSKYMAN]

Tony there is no difference. You just got lucky.

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Never used a Mac

 

[homelite360]

i agree wiht you on the stihl models being horrible. my worst models would have to be the newer homelites and the homelite 330. my dad had one and it ran great for about 200 cord and then it turned out to be nothing but trouble. i had one and it is currently i pieces cause i robbed parts to keep my dad's running.

 

[HUSKYMAN]

Yeah sorry to say anything Homelite made after 1985 or so sucked. They even put a plastic starter on the Super EZ