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Sorry, I missed the part where you said 306A "based" reciprocating saw. Interesting that it was based on the 306 chassis. I read some history of the Poulan/Wright line and it is a little murky. Very cool saws though and they must have been exciting for their time. I need to get some smaller wrenches this week so I can pull the carb. One of the mount screws is in a really tight place. Carb screws in through the back. It's a tillotson carb, hopefully easier to find gaskets for than the Carter carb on other Wright saws which I've heard is very difficult to track down kits for.

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Tillotson carb kits are available. Probably gonna need fuel lines too and probably a fuel cap duck bill valve.
 
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One of my favorite older saws from 1957. Only made from March - April they are quite hard to locate. This example runs great and is also in real nice shape. This saw has a dual gear setup on it I've never seen before. Maybe a winch gear? I don't know is anyone else familiar with this setup?

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You have a 306A based reciprocating saw. Very rare and great shape

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Actually not quite correct! Don't mean to nitpick but that is a early version 100 saw and was made before 1970 so it was actually based on the Poulan 202.

Look closer and you will see the throttle lock/decomp lever is also the stop switch when pushed forward. The 1970 and later 100's had the stop switch on the rear cylinder cover like the 306 did.

All the 100 based bladesaws also used a different carb, one with a smaller venturi to keep the RPM's a little lower.
 
Your saw is a Danarm, they were made in the UK and many were exported as parts and assembled in the territories of the UK, namely Canada and Australia. It appears the bottom brace for the rear handle is broken or missing, they were a rather weak link on these saws.
It might be a model 171 or a 173, they were very close in the looks dept.

Those Danarm's are interesting, looks like most were based on other makes and model saws. That one looks like Jonsered from the front, and the 125 looks like a Pioneer. I tried to buy a Danarm just a few months back that looked like a 10 series Mac..
 
Actually not quite correct! Don't mean to nitpick but that is a early version 100 saw and was made before 1970 so it was actually based on the Poulan 202.

Look closer and you will see the throttle lock/decomp lever is also the stop switch when pushed forward. The 1970 and later 100's had the stop switch on the rear cylinder cover like the 306 did.

All the 100 based bladesaws also used a different carb, one with a smaller venturi to keep the RPM's a little lower.

Thanks for the info! The throttle lock does indeed stop the saw if pushed forward. A really funky saw, can't wait to dig into it.
 
Anyone interested in a stihl 020av super? Slug n jug look ok. Most parts are here missing chain cover and top handle is cracked. If so let me know. I have no funds or desire to keep it20160119_102919.jpg 20160119_102936.jpg 20160119_103000.jpg 20160119_103036.jpg
 
I have a Remington PL4 I got off CL and it has a Lombard Lighting clutch cover. Anyone know what other companys Remington made saws for? I think there is a John Deere model and a Montgomery Wards model.
 
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