"You Suck" Thread 2023"--Pics required!

[John Lyngdal]

Nothing quite like a Blue Homelite

 

[Ed Penney]

love those Homelite anodized blue aluminum saws, purdy purdy purdy

 

[gvsu141]

Picked up a mint 42 special this morning for $100! Looks to be a 1993 model year. Came with a hard case & some misc. accessories.

Was sitting for a few years, wasn't getting fuel. Carb was spotless, but the needle was stuck closed. Runs great now, perfect compression.

 

[mbrick]

Picked up this Jonsered 2252 for $225 from marketplace. Part of an estate sell off. I have been wanting a 545/550 for a while now, the price was finally right.

Was dull and dirty, but easily cleaned right up. Mint OEM bar, spotless P&C. I can't imagine it had more than 5-10 tanks through it. It will likely get a muff mod & thinner base gasket at some point.

Red looks good on the trail rig!

Sheesh, that looks brand new.
FWIW the 550 is by far my most used saw. I think you'll get a lot of use out of it.

 

[Ryanp2842]

Picked this guy up today. It needs work but couldn't resist for $50 cdn . Stihl 044. Needs a new rear handle, piston and cylinder. But I think I have a fair bit of room to throw some money at it.

 

[Junk Saw Collector]

Picked this guy up today. It needs work but couldn't resist for $50 cdn . Stihl 044. Needs a new rear handle, piston and cylinder. But I think I have a fair bit of room to throw some money at it.

Damn! Congrats! That’s a hell of a deal and project.

 

[Ryanp2842]

Damn! Congrats! That’s a hell of a deal and project.

Just searched the serial number and its a 10mm saw to boot. Apparently run stronger

 

[Gumneck]

This Poulan 245A belonged to my uncle and out of the blue yesterday my aunt asked me if I had a use for it. I've been on the hunt for one and have a couple of the Dayton versions of this size and a Poulan 306A which looks the same but not the real deal. Fires on prime and is all there except the oil push button was replaced with a wooden dowel...keeping it just like that since uncle put it there. Fuel line intact but very stiff. Will open carb this week.
Also received a couple of odd chains and an electric mac that plugs into a power cord and works.
I tried to pay her a fair price but would not take it. I'll come up with some work trades or fruit from my trees as appreciation.

 

[xtremez]

Finally got one of my dream saws today. Spent the better part of 10 years trying to find one in decent shape and affordable. Up to this point whenever I found a good deal on one someone beat me to it. After a little drive time to Michigan and back she’s safely on the bench. Not a shelf queen but it seems like it was well taken care of. OEM P&C looks clean. 160 psi compression. P.O. Said his saw guy told him it had a bad coil or trigger and wasn’t worth fixing can’t find the parts. Once i got it home and started tear down i found someone had put an aftermarket chip on it and had all the wiring between the chip, module and kill switch all boogered up. Had previously seen the post on here about using an 044 coil and i had one laying around. Now she has spark. Test fire coming soon.

 

[sliceoflife]

Took a chance on an eBay saw. Seller pretty close to me; so shipping came in quite reasonable which gave me an edge in offers I think.

Face of the saw looks ok, but brake is missing along with about half the clutch cover... so it probably scared off some smarter folks than myself. Comes with a 20" bar and seller said he'd throw "10 or 15 good" chains in with it. Seller also says it has great compression and starts and runs great too. From everything I can tell it's got its share of hours on it; but according to seller it's still doing well.

Definitely will be in the market for a 36" Bar for it soon and may pick up a smaller saw with the same mount to stick the current bar on and use the chains. What adapter will I need to fit a Stihl Large mount (14mm) bar on here? Anyone got a link to a vendor?

Pic is from listing; Just made the purchase today; so not here yet.

 

[gvsu141]

Picked this very nice non EPA 359 up for $79 this week. Even gave me a dollar back in change!

Brought it home and it fired right up with some fresh gas, cuts great. Has a brand new Husqvarna full chisel chain and the OEM bar. It will need the plastic intake clamp upgraded, but doesn't leak currently.

 

[LB6259]

Found a non-running/unknown condition Mculloch Mac10-10 automatic for $99 on ebay. (Of course a week later I see one for $40 that I'm debating on getting)

Needs the recoil spring replaced and doesn't idle, but it does run and rev up nicely. For somebody who's  never messed with a Mculloch before I'm fairly happy with it. I  think it also has an OEM Mculloch bar on it too but I'm not sure.
Edit: oiler works, including the Manual oiler option.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

not exactly a saw-u-suck!... but i sucked it in anyways, once offered! 2 loads, about 300 +/- couple yr old 2x4x8s treated lumber boards. a doz or so 16'ftrs incoming, as well. guess my new deck project will come in under budget!!!

 

[Overlooker]

An acquaintance texted me that he heard I was interested in old chainsaws, and he had one he wanted me to have. All he asked was that he and his adult granddaughter could get a look at my knife collection. That was a sweet deal for me as I more frequently get people trying to avoid me showing/telling about my collectibles! I'm told the saw was retired because a replacement sprocket was NLA, but it was running at the time.





Along with the saw came two used and one brand new chain. Anyone know of a crossover number for a Poulan sprocket that might fit this saw? Thanks for watching. O

 

[Gumneck]

@Overlooker
Nice grab on that one. I have the same saw and it was my first rebuild.
What sprocket does it have on now? Assuming it does....
If yours is 8 tooth, this would work
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3345015997...Y%3D|ampid:PL_CLK|clp:2047675&epid=9030323612

 

[Overlooker]

Unfortunately, gumneck, there is no sprocket at all. I have nothing to go by. If I consider the bar and chain, can I determine what sprocket I need? O

 

[John Lyngdal]

Picked this up this MS440 yesterday at a local pawn shop for $200 out the door. It was tagged as needing to be rebuilt, which was confirmed by pulling the muffler cover, but I've seen far worse. I suspect that the jug will clean up and the piston will obviously need to be replaced, but the 25" light bar is straight and true. Basically I purchased the whole unit for the cost of the bar.

 

[bigbadbob]

$5 yards sale ,, Carbed 261with B&c one new chain and some other stuff.
Woulndnt start, cuz clutch was stuck on because int was run with chain brake on till stuff turned blue and plastic melted .$ 50 for new parts, I dont think the saw is broke in yet. slug looks new, 155 comp.
And 3 husky 24 inch bars ,,2 with new tips one as new $70

 

[Gumneck]

Unfortunately, gumneck, there is no sprocket at all. I have nothing to go by. If I consider the bar and chain, can I determine what sprocket I need? O

You should be able to work backwards from your bar and chain. My spur sprocket on the same saw is a 6 tooth, 3/8 pitch for 91 chain. If you had the same 3/8" pitch chain this would work also. Comes with bearing.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1404635787...dpYtWWBwYFALehkneSwcnti0s=|tkp:Bk9SR-Tb_KmDYg

 

[Overlooker]

You should be able to work backwards from your bar and chain. My spur sprocket on the same saw is a 6 tooth, 3/8 pitch for 91 chain. If you had the same 3/8" pitch chain this would work also. Comes with bearing.

I haven't even pulled the clutch cover yet. I will do so and see what I find. I'd like to get it running, if the motor actually still runs! I will check compression, and I will pull the muffler to examine the piston. Updates to come later. Thanks, O