I have tried to keep all of my dads and my uncles chainsaws up and running also. I have them all here with me and the only one that I cannot find is dads old Remington Mighty Might 34 cc saw that mom gave him when he retired in 1974 . He cut off a piece of our land the first winter with that saw and it totaled 388 saw logs 20"-24"dia x 12-14' long and 41 cords of pulp. He owned other saws but used the Remington to show what could be done if you knew what you were doing but not in a hurry. All the wood was pulled out with a horse and piled roadside. Dads saws I have with me are, Pioneer 600, Pioneer 1110, Poulan 306 A and Sachs Dolmar 116 . My uncles Mac 15 ,Mac 250 and Mac Titan . Father in laws PM125, Homelite 663 and Homelite XL Automatic. That makes up for ten of my 56 running saw collection.
My Goodness Jerry. With all those saws, you Must Have A Really Big Dog House. HA! HA! The Pro Mac 60 was also my Great Uncles. He bought it new in 1973. I was 7 years old, then. I used to have to walk to the corner, 1000 feet in the morning, and too the house after School.
My great Uncle used to cut wood in our bush, for his winters heat. When I got off the School Buss, and heard that chainsaw in the bush, well sir, it didn't take me long to run up the road to the house.
I was always in a hurry to be with him, and if my Mother wasn't at the door to flag me down, when I walked well ran in the door, and change out of my School Clothes, I was gone to the bush School Clothes and all. When I got there, My Great Uncle knew I didn't change, he'd walk me to the house, to get changed, because he knew I didnt want to miss anything.
In 1981, when I started running chain saws. I was 15, and that's when Dad bought the Pro Mac 700, with a 20" bar. Dad wouldn't let me run the 700 for a couple of years, because of the power it had, and was afraid of the saw getting away from me. He wanted me to run the Mac 10-10 Automatic, until He thought I was going to be alright running a chain saw, and graduated me to the 700
In 1984, I was 18, and had a job cutting fire wood for a logging company. They had a crew, that cut the tree tops, and I needed a chain saw. Dad and I went to an auction sale, and I bought a Homelite XL-76, with a 20" bar. for $125.00 It was a very clumsy, and awkward saw to handle, compared to the McCullochs, and Dad loaned me his Pro Mac 700 as a spare.
The first Friday I got home from fire wood camp, I went to Canadian Tire, and was going to order a new Pro Mac 700. The sales person went to the back to get the order forms, and Dad told me about my Great Uncle wanting to sell his Pro Mac 60. It had a 16" sprocketnose bar, and a 20" hard nosed bar.
The saw didn't cut much fire wood, and him being a very fussy Mechanic, looked after everything he owned. He didn't want very much for it. He wanted $250.00 and being I knew what work the saw did, how it looked after and the price of the Pro Mac 700, I paid him $350.00, what I thought and Dad thought the saw was worth. My Great Uncle was happy, and I was Happy
The following Friday was pay day, and I figured the guy owed me a lot more than what he paid me. He told me that I got paid by the cord, and that he figured was the amount of wood I had cut. I told him that there was a lot more than that, and I was cutting fire wood to heat our house, and knew more than he was giving me credit for. He told me if I didn't like it, I knew what to do, so I quit.
For the rest of the Summer I cut fire wood for farmers, and when word got around, that I did that type of work, man I was sure busy for the rest of the Summer. Then it was back to School, for my Senior Year, Grade 12, and I did the odd job on the weekends, until I had to help Dad cut our fire wood for the following winter.
I enjoy taking these saws into the bush, and working with them. I always never feel alone when I go, because I feel the presents of my Dad, and my Great Uncle, and when I do something that I shouldn't have, I seem to hear my Dads voice saying, what are you doing, I thought I taught you better than that, and my Great Uncle saying OH Give Him Such A Drive In The A$$
Things like that, I will never forget.
Now I'm teaching my Step Son how to run chain saws. The same way I was taught, but I started him out with a Mini Mac though.
I bought a Pro Mac 10-10 from e Bay, and I'm going to see what it needs to get it running, and I will give him that Saw if I can get ti running with out too much trouble.
The guy said it had good compression, and no spark. I have lots of spare parts here, so I'm not stuck. If it doesn't run, it will be salvaged for parts, and there will always be another saw for him.
In a few years, I will try and teach my Daughter if she wants to learn, how to run a chain saw like her Dad. She has a favorite sport like her Dad already, and that's Fishing, especially for Bass, Just like Dad.
When I'm gone, I hope my Daughter takes the Saws that has been in the family, all four saws Mini Mac 30, Mac 10-10 Automatic, Pro Mac 60, and the Pro Mac 700, and I want my Step Son to have the rest of the saws.
I'll talk to you later Jerry. Bruce.