What's YOUR Holy Grail Vintage Chainsaw List?

[heimannm]

I had a few saws down from the recent PNW GTG, thought I'd post a couple here for you to contemplate.

L-R, SP118 A.K.A Dolmar 166, BP-1, SD KMS4 (Wankle), Solo Twin, Echo 610 EVL twin, CP 80DX in the background.



From the other side...



Mark

 

[fwgsaw]

I had a few saws down from the recent PNW GTG, thought I'd post a couple here for you to contemplate.

L-R, SP118 A.K.A Dolmar 166, BP-1, SD KMS4 (Wankle), Solo Twin, Echo 610 EVL twin, CP 80DX in the background.

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From the other side...

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Mark

For some reason those saws look a little familiar

 

[fwgsaw]

new addition to the Grail list now crossed off

 

[bulletpruf]

I had a few saws down from the recent PNW GTG, thought I'd post a couple here for you to contemplate.

L-R, SP118 A.K.A Dolmar 166, BP-1, SD KMS4 (Wankle), Solo Twin, Echo 610 EVL twin, CP 80DX in the background.

Mark

Beauties!!! For some reason the BP-1 doesn't do it for me, but I'm loving the rest of them.

How does your Solo Twin run? Does it have some guts or is it so-so when cutting? I haven't had mine in wood yet.

And I'm thinking the SP125C is the top dog yellow saw, right? Are these super rare and super expensive, too? I'm thinking I need to start looking for one. I see Mac's here periodically, but nothing special...yet...

Scott

 

[bulletpruf]

A new addition to the Grail list now crossed off

For those of us not terribly familiar with yellow saws, can you tell us what it is?

 

[fwgsaw]

For those of us not terribly familiar with yellow saws, can you tell us what it is?

Pro Mac 800 McCulloch

 

[bulletpruf]

Ok, time to update the original list...here's what I'm thinking -

1. Comet Diesel (Jonsered XA would work, too)
2. Dolmar KMS-4
3. Dolmar 166
4. Echo CS-1201
5. Echo CST601EVL twin
6. Homelite 7-29 or 8-29
7. Homelite 770 GS Stick Shift!
8. Husqvarna 90
9. Jonsered XF
10. Jonsered 111
11. McCulloch SP125
11. McCulloch 895C
12. Poulan 655BP
13. Remington Super 880
14. Stihl BLK 57/58 (with full military kit)
15. Stihl Contra S
16. Stihl 090G
17. Solo Twin

What do I need to add? What shouldn't be on the list?

 

[fwgsaw]

Ok, time to update the original list...here's what I'm thinking -

1. Comet Diesel (Jonsered XA would work, too)
2. Dolmar KMS-4
3. Dolmar 166
4. Homelite 7-29 or 8-29
5. Husqvarna 90
6. Jonsered XF
7. Jonsered 111
8. McCulloch SP125
9. Poulan 655BP
10. Stihl BLK 57/58 (with full military kit)
11. Stihl Contra S
12. Stihl 090G
13. Solo Twin

What do I need to add? What shouldn't be on the list?

McCulloch 49
Mcculloch 73
Mcculloch 77
Homelite 2100
Homelite 3100g
Homelite 2000s
Homelite 995g, 990g, 909g, 900g
Homelite 1130g
Alpina 120
Echo cs-1201
And many more but that's a few I would add

 

[fwgsaw]

sp125c you definitely should get

 

[fwgsaw]

Ok, time to update the original list...here's what I'm thinking -

1. Comet Diesel (Jonsered XA would work, too)
2. Dolmar KMS-4
3. Dolmar 166
4. Echo CS-1201
5. Echo CST601EVL twin
6. Homelite 7-29 or 8-29
7. Homelite 770 GS Stick Shift!
8. Husqvarna 90
9. Jonsered XF
10. Jonsered 111
11. McCulloch SP125
11. McCulloch 895C
12. Poulan 655BP
13. Remington Super 880
14. Stihl BLK 57/58 (with full military kit)
15. Stihl Contra S
16. Stihl 090G
17. Solo Twin

What do I need to add? What shouldn't be on the list?

The holy Grail of diesel saws is the johnsrude xc in my opinion but I only know of one and it's not for sale

 

[heimannm]

The SP125 is fairly common, many were produced and they were sold around the world.

BP-1 is a very unique design, run one once and you will be impressed.

The McCulloch 49 and 895C are quite rare.

I had a 32" bar on the Solo Twin and it pulled it very nicely. May not be exceedingly fast, but they do sound like they are flying.

Mark

 

[CM76]

The SP125 is fairly common, many were produced and they were sold around the world.

BP-1 is a very unique design, run one once and you will be impressed.

The McCulloch 49 and 895C are quite rare.

I had a 32" bar on the Solo Twin and it pulled it very nicely. May not be exceedingly fast, but they do sound like they are flying.

Mark

There seem to be a lot more Model 49's out there than 895C's. I have only ever seen one 895C saw.

 

[bulletpruf]

The SP125 is fairly common, many were produced and they were sold around the world.

BP-1 is a very unique design, run one once and you will be impressed.

The McCulloch 49 and 895C are quite rare.

I had a 32" bar on the Solo Twin and it pulled it very nicely. May not be exceedingly fast, but they do sound like they are flying.

Mark

Ok, I saw a few SP125C's on eBay. One for $800 and another for $375. Seem to be in similar condition.

What would you compare these to? Similar to a Stihl 090?

Thanks for the details on the Solo Twin. Did you try the 32" bar buried in hardwood?

Thanks

Scott

 

[sawfun]

Ok, I saw a few SP125C's on eBay. One for $800 and another for $375. Seem to be in similar condition.

What would you compare these to? Similar to a Stihl 090?

Thanks for the details on the Solo Twin. Did you try the 32" bar buried in hardwood?

Thanks

Scott

Comparing the 090 and 125 is somewhat of a challenge. The 090 really starts,to show it's stuff with a 60" or longer bar. To me the 125's sweet spot is 50", there are better saws for anything under those bar lengths. Of all the big saws I've had the privilege to run, those two are the best IMHO. And yes I've run them in big way over 60" Maple burl and 60" White Oak as well as Doug Fir.

 

[rocketnorton]

havin never run either, where does a 797 fit in? all I have here to compare to is 075. just curious on yer thoughts...

 

[sawfun]

A 797 has a good deal more torque, though no A/V so less comfort and possibly slower than a 125. The 090 has better very long bar power.

 

[rocketnorton]

appreciate your thoughts. had chance to own sp125c, but passed. few yr later, got s797 in a trade deal. for as much as I'm gonna run it, prolly live w/o av. only have 36 w/full comp 3/8 on mine. pulls it easily. 8p. double dawg, and ya can lean on em.

 

[bulletpruf]

What about Pioneer? What would be the Holy Grail Pioneers?

 

[CM76]

What about Pioneer? What would be the Holy Grail Pioneers?

With regards to the one man saws, some of the big saws like the JA, JB, JC and Model 800.

Chris

 

[leeha]

And also the models 700G and 850 are nice Pioneer geardrives at 107cc's.

And ya can't forget about the big PM Canadiens either. Models 271, 275 and 276
are pretty rare and very nice saws.

Lee