ramzilla
ArboristSite Guru
Yeah the newer Homelites are as worthless as pants on a hooker!
solo twin?....................:hmm3grin2orange:
I will always have a soft spot for pre-bankruptcy McCullochs, but I have to agree about the design and servicability of the Power Mac 300's. When my PM 310 finally quit about 6 years ago I tried to take it apart for repairs, there's a reason why it's still apart. What a bear to work on, horrible design and that coming from McCulloch fan. The more I read from this group about how horrible they are, plus my own experience, the more I'm wondering if it is worth reserecting.I will start us off with the PM 340, also sold as numerous skilsaws. My reason is that it makes a minimac seem easy to work on, and a wildthing well designed. Dont even get me started on the main bearings.... :msp_angry: Its also totally gutless for its size, and clearly meant to be made as cheap as possible, and has no thought on ease of servicing.
Any saw that takes more then 5 pulls to start..........
I will always have a soft spot for pre-bankruptcy McCullochs, but I have to agree about the design and servicability of the Power Mac 300's. When my PM 310 finally quit about 6 years ago I tried to take it apart for repairs, there's a reason why it's still apart. What a bear to work on, horrible design and that coming from McCulloch fan. The more I read from this group about how horrible they are, plus my own experience, the more I'm wondering if it is worth reserecting.
i can get rid of them for you if you need looks like you have a 660 and 044:hmm3grin2orange: worst saw i have seen is mini mac
Probably more times then not, its the operators errors the saw is junk.
I used a Homy 360 in my early days and blamed the bar and chain failures on high rpms throwing off the bar oil, thought it was junk mainly cause of that, but if I knew then what I know and do now, might not of been so bad, even the new Husky 55 owned many years later which would be the worst saw I ever owned and used for myself, could of been cured mechanically had the right person worked on it soon enough and may be it would of not been so bad. I've heared though from multiple other local dealer sources though that you get significantly more small Huskies that need work then another major brand. Somebody mentioned Chinese Homies, about 90%+ I see that have been used are seized or so low on compression they are hardly usable in my book and worth little as parts. 019's + 031's are my less favorite saws to work, especially the 019 on but when they are working right fine, the 031 by the standards of that era are nice and balance with and run a 20" 3/8 bar fine.
Sorry dude already being used..
Sent from me to you using my fingers
Actually in all serousness The little ms170 may be cheap and worthless to some But i Love mine.I used to use a ms170 for that.
Actually in all serousness The little ms170 may be cheap and worthless to some But i Love mine.
I cut about 2 cords last winter and never missed a beat, that little saw has been dropped, hit, beaten to #### and still runs good. It dont owe me a dime. Its probably had 10 cords on it by now and 10 gallons of gas at least and i havent replaced nothing on her yet.
The Husky 36/41/136/142 series of saws are my personal thorn in my side.
But the worst all time saw is the Promac 610 and related series of saw.
Heavy and ugly but most of the 610's are still running today 10ft of water or straight gassed still start right up and run all day..unlike the complete orange plastic line that scores and ruins pistons and 90% of the posts here are ( What's wrong with my Husky) and a good reason I don't work on that brand in my shop they don't make enough Advil.
Worst saw.. Husky 1989-Present
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