Garage sale Mac find....

[16:1mix]

It was finally my turn to grab a bargain chainsaw at a garage sale!

Here is the Saturday afternoon saga:

There it was, sitting on the table amidst all the other (mostly household) stuff, the mighty Mac 'Eager Beaver', complete with dull 14" bar & chain. I pull the rope starter while holding the saw against the table to offset the resistance of compression. Yes, a goodly amount of compression, there is hope. At least it isn't stuck. I'm a sucker, I pick it up and examine it closer. (I'm already hooked) The saw looks well used, slightly ill maintained by the looks of the loose & dull chain, but complete. What will it take to own it. Ah ha.....the price tag appears. "Sold" I think as I reach for my wallet.

Back home in my shop, a cursory examination reveals no surprises and a simple ignition test verifies there is spark. If the fuel system is in order this thing may just run. I grab my 40:1 fuel can and fill the tank. Ignition switch on, here we go. Grabbing the rope, I pull repeatedly: brrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrrbrrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrr. Hmmm, lifelessness. What about that choke lever, there is no primer bulb to get fuel to the carb. I move the choke lever to the other unmarked position and pull again repeatedly: brrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrrbrrrrr, brrrrr, brrrrr, tichh, ticchh. YES, it fired twice. And again, and again! Grrreatt! Here we go, it's gonna run! I savor the excitement while becoming aware of the spent two cycle odor around me. After a little finesse between the throttle and the choke position setting the engine came to life. A minor carb adjustment and the mighty little two cube Mac was running smooth. Time to play!

So did I get my $10.00 worth?

You damn betcha I did :msp_tongue:

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

 

[zogger]

A runner!

On my planet, a running saw for ten bucks is a good deal..and every beaver should be eager.

Just because.

 

[kugss]

On my planet, a running saw for ten bucks is a good deal..and every beaver should be eager.

Just because.

That would be a good life

 

[Deprime]

Nice!

I have an odd fondness for those little saws.

Bryon

 

[Chris J.]

Eager beaver for $10.00 sounds like a good deal. At least you didn't spend a lot more on uneager beaver that wouldn't respond no matter what you tried .

 

[67L36Driver]

I savor the excitement while becoming aware of the spent two cycle odor around me.

Yup, just like Saturday night at the stock car races. It's the noise and the smell.

Dump that 14" for a 10" and you will have a much better balanced saw.

 

[RenaisSAWnceMan]

When will the movie be out....???.....:smile2:

And....who would you choose to play the role of YOU...??

 

[JustinM]

im surprised that a chainsaw was found in the afternoon of a garage sale! around these parts you need to get to the sales promptly at opening time in order to walk away with a chainsaw (except of course for the ridiculously overpriced ones).

good find, good score & good luck!

 

[8433jeff]

im surprised that a chainsaw was found in the afternoon of a garage sale! around these parts you need to get to the sales promptly at opening time in order to walk away with a chainsaw (except of course for the ridiculously overpriced ones).

good find, good score & good luck!

Its an Eager Beaver. Thats explains why it was left. I hope it works out for the OP, and How many more does he want?

I could ship three for $10, I think.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Its an Eager Beaver. Thats explains why it was left. I hope it works out for the OP, and How many more does he want?

I could ship three for $10, I think.

Surprisingly, or maybe not, they sell pretty good on ebay but I still avoid them.

 

[blsnelling]

Its an Eager Beaver. Thats explains why it was left. I hope it works out for the OP, and How many more does he want?

I could ship three for $10, I think.

+1

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[struggle]

I have two of them. I could make one runner I figured out of them. After reading so much hate about them I have to try to get one of them going.

Just so I can completely understand the hate for the Mini-Macs

 

[67L36Driver]

I have two of them. I could make one runner I figured out of them. After reading so much hate about them I have to try to get one of them going.

Just so I can completely understand the hate for the Mini-Macs

I successfully avoided that by buying a mint runner from a pawn shop.

 

[8433jeff]

I have two of them. I could make one runner I figured out of them. After reading so much hate about them I have to try to get one of them going.

Just so I can completely understand the hate for the Mini-Macs

It won't take getting it going, just dis- and then re-assemble. Now imagine spending money on parts, or investing time you could have spent working on something else profitable.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

The hate for the Mini Mac is when you forget something or get the gas line kinked, etc. and have to take the whole thing apart again. Very similar to the Homelite 150 you were tinkering with earlier.