McCulloch mini Mac?
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dschroeder
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Warped5
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Was digging on eBay and came across a few mini macs 12" bars. Any input on them? I know it's a little saw kinda Just want something to tinker with and have something "different" on the shelf.
Any info appreciated
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'Different' on the shelf?
It'll never make it to the shelf. It'll only go as far as into that 1/2 full barrel of Tannerite you have in the middle of the 'back 40.'
Don't yet have that 1/2 barrel? A MM is justification to go get one.
Tannerite porting of an eager beaver saw - YouTube
dschroeder
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Steve NW WI
Unwanted Riff Raff.
When they run, not as bad as they're made out to be.
When they don't, run like h***. Total PITA to work on.
When they don't, run like h***. Total PITA to work on.
ozflea
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Mini Mac's aint the only saw to be a pain in the ass to work on I can think of plenty of others ..................
McBob.
McBob.
dschroeder
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Warped5
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Go ahead and work on one .... you will soon wish you hadn't.
I didn't heed the warnings and tried to work on one ONCE .... all the parts got sold on eBay.
My neighbor offered me one for $1. I think it's still sitting in his front yard where we left it...
gmax
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Mini Mac's are junk saws, just not worth bothering with, the OP would better off looking for a decent Mac like a 10-10 series
Oliver1655
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Both of my Mini Macs use 1/4" chain. There is a very good video on disassembly/reassembly of the Min-Mac on YouTube. Well worth watching!
They come highly recommended by Brad! :msp_rolleyes:
That's good enough for me! However I may not be buying one soon....
I Have to Agree
That helps explain why McCulloch is no longer in business.
So true. Great saw that you have to practically dismantle to work on. I have one that works and one that does not. Not sure why. To use parts from one to fix the other one is almost impossible for the average mechanic.
That helps explain why McCulloch is no longer in business.
I just unloaded a Mac 110 that didn't run because it wasn't worth putting a bar on... I still have a Mini Mac 30 in the shed.
I rebuilt the carburetor on it, it's not as bad as these guys make it out to be, I'm a noob and I put it back together without a hiccup :msp_w00t:
I rebuilt the carburetor on it, it's not as bad as these guys make it out to be, I'm a noob and I put it back together without a hiccup :msp_w00t:
Some of the newer Mini Macs are better than the older ones, they went to electronic ignition and a better starter assembly. It seems the older starters were prone to breakage when used briskly.
brokenbudget
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the mini mac is one of the most hated little saws out there. and there is a very good reason for that. they have earned that reputation and there is nobody here that can defend it otherwise. just like any other POS, you get a few "good ones". in the grand sense, a few "good" mini's is a drop in the bucket to say the least.
when they ran, they still lacked the power of that era's competition. and the vibration from them 'felt' like almost double than the others.
machining was so piss poor in most, causing hidden airleaks everywhere. the piston would be gouged to hell in a matter of a couple hours run time due to little to no beveling on the transfers. you can't keep the screws properly tightened no matter how clean the threads or how much Loctite is used. and every "upgrade" mcculloch did was strictly to make it cheaper to build.
somebody mentioned the newer style pull start bits. "upgrading" to that is the worst thing you can do. it wears out far faster, slips way more and the pawls like to bend after a short while. stick with the older parts.
and when one does run good: did anybody mention 'regular maintenance'? these things aren't so easy on that either.....
best to toss that one aside and find a good mini saw that is actually worth throwing a new chain on.
when they ran, they still lacked the power of that era's competition. and the vibration from them 'felt' like almost double than the others.
machining was so piss poor in most, causing hidden airleaks everywhere. the piston would be gouged to hell in a matter of a couple hours run time due to little to no beveling on the transfers. you can't keep the screws properly tightened no matter how clean the threads or how much Loctite is used. and every "upgrade" mcculloch did was strictly to make it cheaper to build.
somebody mentioned the newer style pull start bits. "upgrading" to that is the worst thing you can do. it wears out far faster, slips way more and the pawls like to bend after a short while. stick with the older parts.
and when one does run good: did anybody mention 'regular maintenance'? these things aren't so easy on that either.....
best to toss that one aside and find a good mini saw that is actually worth throwing a new chain on.
I still have an idle speed screw laying in my yard somewhere from a vibrating Mini Mac.
Cricket
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I once reconstructed one from one semi-functional Mini Mac and another small Mucculloch... 110? It's been thirty, forty years... juice up the oil in the mix a bit, and it was a trooper. But I was really, *really* poor back then.
