/ handtoolrescue for upcoming projects. This chainsaw had a stuck pull-start and would not run. All it needed was some degreasing and a carburetor clean. It could still use some carburetor tuning, but does run completely fine now.
my dad had one just like this and my brother and I learned how to use a chain saw with it, no automatic oil, no kick back system, no safety features, oh yeah loved this saw
That's a good old saw. You learned the correct way to handle a chain saw. My dad had one and I ended up with it and cut many cords of firewood out sawed many of the newer saws.
Really love your videos. I have some junk laying around and this makes me want to pull it all out and fix it up. Truest a inspiration. Please don't stop making videos 👍
Saw arrived yesterday ru-vid.comUgkxfQm1wmg0ItKDLavxj1nXtQY9HP7EF504 and today I cut about 3/4 cord of wood with it. Make sure you get an extension chord that is at least 12 gauge wire, minimum. This is my first electric in about 10 years, and things sure have improved. The self-sharpener works great, and it just kept cutting through some pretty decent logs. Wear your eye protection, and ear protection. Excellent saw.
I once had a McCulloch chain saw. Never would cut right. Gave it back to my dad and got me a Husqvarna. Now I have 3 Husqvarnas. W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee
I was gifted a Homelite chainsaw that almost the exact same model used for Ash's chainsaw arm in Evil Dead 2. It still works great, but I gotta say, theres a VERY good reason they invented vibration dampening handles. That thing will make your arms go numb almost instantly.
Years ago I had a Titan chainsaw. I'd guess it was from the 50's. It had a float so you couldn't turn it on it's side. It had a break that you released and you could turn the bar at whatever angle you needed it. While I was working overseas my Dad threw it away. He said it was taking up too much room in his garage. It worked fine after I cleaned it up though. A few years later I saw a 2 man Titan in a museum. I thought that was pretty cool.
somethings I use the small soft old toothbrushes for need to be inside clean not just shop clean. All depends on what its second intended use is for. I wouldn't expose painted surfaces that I wanted to keep paint on to brake clean LOL
The "muffler" on that saw, and on many other vintage saws, was merely an aluminum pipe bolted to the exhaust port. You were lucky if it kept out the mud daubers from building a nest inside the cylinder. Men didn't need quiet chain saws back in the day. Quiet saws would be for the women. :-)
You got lucky there, i repaired one for a guy a couple years back, it was an 80's Homelite 240 model. i had to completely disassemble it and clean out all of the varnish, flush carb, new fuel lines and plug. Then it was challenging to get the carb adjusted right for the ethanol blend fuels.
I love these old machines and really apreciate your work. These machines deserve to be cared about. Unlike shiny new machines, these old mechanical dinosaurs have soul. They can be rough, tricky, heavy and generaly unpleasent work companions but they lasted so many years and can and will last many more to come. When all nice modern electronic devices die off, these rough boys will still work hard. In 100 years they will still be able to work with just minium care and maintenance. Full respect for your work, keep it on and save as many as you can, they are worth the effort.
In Japanese folklore they believed when a tool reached its 100th year, it became alive. If tools were neglected or abused, they would sometimes take revenge on their owners. Even today there are ceremonies performed to properly dispose of old and broken tools.
Well I think most new chainsaws use two nuts for the bar just like this one did. The tensioner for the chain on this old saw is also very similar to new saws ( this just has it along the bar). It probably wouldn't take hardly anymore time than a new one would, using a actual saw wrench. Its true that a lot of newer stuff does have better qualities such as more safety built in like a kick brake and maybe lighter in handling. Its still great though that these old machines are fixed up and are alive again.
In a couple ways, the weight of these old saws helped them to work very well. The weight would help it dig in and cut right away. Also, the heavier parts created more torque and last added durability.
grouse restoration work mate those are good old Chainsaws and very handy for the jobs today and some probably think they are very unsafe to use but yeah at least they are made to last which is a good factor.
Job one - empty fuel tank and swill with fresh. Fuel line had shrunk (they all do) and will be letting in air, and the carb to manifold gasket was shot, also letting in air. Lovely little saw!
well mopeds usually are gutless so you can be trusted to drive one without license or registration, still better than walking or biking by leaps and bounds, but if you buy a good 50cc one you can get very cheep and very reliable transportation, you need a license for anything more than 50cc but by then you should just get a proper bike, mopeds are great for like 14 year olds or even just someone who doesnt like spending much money at all on gas or a vehicle, i would get a scooter from a junkyard and ride it but i already built a motorcycle out of a bmx bike, some pullies and belts from industrial scrapyard junk, a honda gx160 from a power washer and some fence posts and trampoline tubes smashed into flat bar
Heh, no vibration damping handle, no chain brake... this is from an era when men were men, and our tools tended to weed out the dumb ones. Love your videos, Sir.
Saw one on eBay today. All the original decals and stickers are still there. Still has the ornament that clips around the bar too. $265 Canadian with $75 shipping. Contemplating on if I should fork it out after seeing this! Just wonder where I'll get bars or if I'll have to adapt husqy bars or something like that. Great resurrection!
Excellent clean up and demo! As usual your work is above reproach. (Safety....well that's another matter LOL.). What needs to be done with all of these old antique power tools that are so rare and unique is they need to be brought to a steam and antique machine Museum that does live exhibitions once or a few times a year. I know there are a few in the states and there are two or so in Canada. I used to go to one each and every year near where I grew up in Alberta. There's a place between two very small towns near a small City Named "Grande Prairie" In Northern Alberta. 27 Miles North West of it There is "Beaverlodge" then 19 Miles further there is "Hythe". (I'm showing my age now by remembering it all in "Miles" LOL). in between there is a small county or division (Whatever it's called lol) Named "Albrite" or "Albright" (I don't remember the spelling). It's there that once a year they hold a very cool and amazing live Museum showcase where they run steam tractors from the turn of the century and even before that doing what they were made to do. Cut shingles, cut and thresh grains and wheat pull things and show their mighty power and size!! It's exhilarating!! These showcase days are full on Family Affairs and they serve old fashioned iced cream made the old way and have animals 1800's buildings and very cool stuff all outdoors! As I said there are shows like that in the States too and I believe there is at least one or possibly two more in Canada. These Machines would be a Huge hit and would get to be used and tested to their limits as well as it would just be an absolute BLAST!! LOL. I don't know if "Mr Hand Tool Rescue" will ever read this but I hope he does and considers looking into this type of idea. He could video it all and make it into a great video showcase! IMHO. Thanks for the always AWESOME content!
my god where on earth you found that chain saw man. my dad use to own it when i was like 5. one of the best chainsaw back in time. heavy as hell and cuts any size wood.
I have a more recent "Mac" that I picked up with a bunch of other tools. Hopefully, I won't have to go through it like this. I do have to fix the chain brake handle, though. Dropped the saw when the box it was in came apart.
Nice :) The membrane (diaphragma ? Not my language, sorry) of my old saw's carburettors were all kinda hardened, thus giving all sorts of trouble. This one is still good?
always love your videos. like. ALL of them. they're theraputic, relaxing, and informative all at once. I think you might want to switch to headphones, and if that's a fan, try and quiet it, in future videos, the background noises don't work, that, and high speed music sounds wierd, and detracts. probably not new pointers, but I like that people are offering you feedback, and I like even more that you REPLY! then too, when you show some text, keep in mind the speed factor, and don't hold the object because hand shaking also hold it steady for a bit longer, not a ton, but long enough to easily pause the video. or if it's a single word, easy enough to read. and most of all, KEEP doing these, I love them.
Yeah, wasn't sure if that was a super early one, but I agree, there's a lot one can learn from their older videos. sometimes even later. I wonder....suppose you found one of those antique collectors, like from the "Pick n; pull" series, that is, hunters for old tools, and you had an arrangement, where you'd refurbish them, for a small fee, knowing you'd get youtube revenue on top if that. and it'd be a way to keep a healthy backlog of tools to video. *ponder* Also, I find I don't care for the sand blast finish, for some reason, it looks too coarse? maybe just my perception. then too, the more thorough you are, with dismantling and cleaning, the better. I feel like inventing dentist's drill for cleaning would be epic, it spins bristles, and flushes with fluid at the same time. A lot of brain storming to take in, but I do want to see your channel flourish. the humor is always welcomed.
I got one just like this but with a 36" blade on it, I'm afraid to use it in case I break something it because I know McCulloch parts are harder to find than that missing bolt you dropped off the bench and it rolled under the table to never be seen again and the parts are worth their weight in gold.
Did this chainsaw have a manual oiler or is it automatic? I noticed two caps on top of the fuel tank, is one of them for the bar chain oil? I had a really old saw once you had to keep depressing a oiler plunger to keep the chain lubed as you're cutting a log.
Miss watching this type of restoration video. Hope you find more machines to harvest Nutella from. The Nutella I find in my old machines must've gone bad because it doesn't taste right. Guess I'll have to keep trying. Cheers
This saw has done very little work in its life.The logo is still on the bar ,if thats the original bar it came with.There is nearly no paint missing and the sticker is still on the pull start cover,visible at 2:20.A saw that had just done a few months solid work have more water on it
nice video I love the look of a good vintage saw. I couldn't help but notice your grinding the cutters on the chain flat that isn't going to do you any favours
Thanks! I fully agree, it was odd to find out that was the angle the chain was originally ground at. I just wanted to keep it original. Just pretend it's a ripping chain, haha.
I have a 1958 Mac D-30 (the kind with a center pull). Bad coil, condenser so no spark. I'm imagining the carb might not work but I need spark to prove it. Bolts are missing in various spots and it appears it has 6 pounds of pine chips plugging up everything (cylinder fins are plugged, chips are ridiculous). Waiting for a coil to arrive to see if we can fix that spark issue.
We're going in reverse with the drill? It looked like it or were you going forward? It looked like the flywheel was going backwards? And what was the point of that just curious?? New to this. Cause it started as soon as you did that
I use the drill to turn the engine over instead of pulling the cord a bunch of times. When you first put gas into it after a cleaning, it usually take a lot of pulls to get the motor to fire.
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