What does it need done to it? That looks like a pretty clean saw.Back to the healing bench
What does it need done to it? That looks like a pretty clean saw.Back to the healing bench
Red, you just insulted a zillion satisfied users. I can't think of any other saw that had so many happy followers thoughout its approx. 30 years of manufacture. Andreas Stihl is still counting his money he made with that model, at least in europeStihl 08S
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Those plastic McCullochs are like a puzzle from hell but I did trade a Husqvarna 445 for one because I hated the 445 that much.
That 445 was an underpowered pain in my ass.
Husqvarna with a lower plastic crankcase.
Matt Coolehttps:Back to the healing bench [/QUOTE] If you want to get rid of that big ugly chain brake handle and still leave it functional said:https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/mod-for-the-mini-mac.341192/post-7236911[/URL]
I feel yeah... that just made my night, right there.!MiniMacs . PIA to work on . Even when everything is done correctly ,and all the parts are good , they may not run well just to be spiteful .
I’d almost rather poop in my hands and Then clap rather than working on one again ...
I'd be interested to know how / where you find crank bearings. I needed new bearings for my SP40, i ended up ordering a set of lightly used bearings on flea-bay that were complete with the seals and the bearing sleeves, supposedly all good, for like $6. For that cheap it's worth the gamble.I hope you're all happy now... Bit of play in crank bearings. Piston and cylinder look good. Now I source parts
All plastic clams have an inner metal clam sandwiching the crank bearings. The combustible inners of all the engine are metal.. they stand up well.
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Stratos do work I managed to even get that poulan to work by working the metering lever height out with the carb.Guy gave me a Poulan strato, looked like low hour saw, sometimes back and it defeated me. I should have made him pay me to take it off his hands.
Don't remember the model but I'm very cautious of strato saws now days.
I have a good bar and chain. I need to see if the bar and chain will fit any other non-Poulan/craftsman saws and if the bar can be modded to fit Homies, Stihls, Mac's.
Whoa, I would not put it on a Stihl (and drag the Stihl down)if it was a direct fit because it has the Poulan name on the bar. (I'm a Stihl guy)
If they have spark and compression they should be an easy fix!
I like how this thread is turning into a "Small McCullochs that we hate but love anyway" thread, haha
I thought so also about compression and fire until the Polish Polan Strato stomped on me. When I hear the word strato I get flash backs.
Some run easy enough, some are nightmares. I have a bunch of them that were either given to me or gotten super cheap.I have a PP 4218 that was given to me that I think has a strato engine and runs good, once i adjusted the carb. I've heard the strato engines are finicky to tune?
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