McCulloch Chain Saws

[raumati01]

I run some of them, most of them need work. The sp81 and 10-10 get the most work. I got 3 of them from a guy that just bought a mower shop and cleaned the place up, they came with 7 eager beavers which I immediately sold.
They show up on trademe from time to time, a lot of people think they are too old to still use and sell them cheap. The only one I've paid more than $100 for is the double eagle 80.

 

[sawfun]

They are animals. I only cut a few cookies in some very dry wood with mine and it tore through that like it was fresh pine.
Interesting that they are only within a pound or two of an MS 880 or a 3120 with an additional 5cc to boot.

A 125 is a better saw than an 088/880 in the sense that it is better balanced and is less tiring on the operator. It is certainly much, much better than a stock 088 with 50 & 60 inch bars. lower RPM's make for a different frequency in sound and vibration that I find less tiring.

 

[Pilot09]

hey guys i am rebuilding my grandpas old 1-70. i have it apart and going to mic the cylinder to see if i need to get an oversized piston or just a hone. so far i plan on new piston, rings, crank seals, deck the head if needed, and replace the 7/16-7T sprocket with a 3/8 or 404 to run a 28-32 bar. while im at it i may just sandblast the whole thing and repaint it. my question is first where can i find torque specs for when i put it back together?

 

[2broke2ride]

Looks like member @ML12 has me.covered on most of the parts I need, thanks again. Got the air filter cover on the way from Ebay. No decal and it needs paint but that's ok. Just need the grommet that seals the mixture screws to the carb box. Anyone have one floating around? The last time I needed one I found it on the bay. No such luck this time.

 

[watchamakalit]

After much polishing this is what im left with. I havent scotchbrited it yet. What you see are gouged in the cylinder surface. How bad are they? Think it will run or am I looking at a replate?

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[Jethro 2t sniffer]

I've run dirt bikes in a lot worse condition they wer nikasil rather than chrome. So weather it would flake away more i dont know. A man who actually knows will put ya straight soon hopefully.

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

From the pic, those appear to be very minor anomalies compared to many I've seen (and run) and should pose zero problems provided you were able to smooth out any edge ridges at the gouges.

 

[super44]

I'd run it.

 

[mogulmasher]

I'd run it. Can you feel them real bad if you scratch at them with your fingernail. If your nail doesn't catch too bad you'll be fine.

 

[rwoods]

I had the privilege today of meeting Mark H. in person at the 3rd Annual MMWS GTG. A gracious man. Ron

Local lad running Mark's Belgium SP105. The haze is from the fire not the saw.


Mark's tent.



Tucked underneath.


Some fresh Iowa produce.

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Thats awesome stuff wish we had those those GTG's over here. Who runs these events?

 

[rwoods]

I have only been to two. I assume that they are put together by a number of interested folks centered around someone who heads it up to provide the space, logs and other logistics.

Ron

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Right i mite have to do some asking n maybe get 1 set up 1 day. We have truck n trailers of logs pritty cheap so could be a happening thing. Health n safety could be nightmare

 

[Brian Thacker]

I wished I could have gone with you but a sick little one and me not in much better shape I just could not make it.

Brian

 

[fossil]

I had the privilege today of meeting Mark H. in person at the 3rd Annual MMWS GTG. A gracious man. Ron

Local lad running Mark's Belgium SP105. The haze is from the fire not the saw.
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Mark's tent.
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Tucked underneath.
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Some fresh Iowa produce.
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Good you could make it Ron. Sorry for Brian he couldn't. One I'd love to attend but a little far for me.

 

[rwoods]

Brian has his priorities straight though I wish he could have gone with me. Ron

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

After much polishing this is what im left with. I havent scotchbrited it yet. What you see are gouged in the cylinder surface. How bad are they? Think it will run or am I looking at a replate?

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That piston showed up yet?

 

[watchamakalit]

That piston showed up yet?

Sorry I have gotten busy with work. The saw has to sit patiently.

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[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Well fair enough these things are best not rushed

 

[ML12]

picked up this one over the weekend. Fairly confident that its a 35A, but I can't find a model plate on it. Luckily it ran without having to be messed with. P/C look good through the exhaust and the primer works. Starts 1 pull cold once the primer is pumped.





Does it share the gear case oil and bar oil, I filled up the gear case through the plug in the front and then when I pumped the oiler it came out of the bar pad.
Also does someone have a good thread with photos for the carburetor? What does the lever that comes through the top of the saw do? is it a hi jet adjustment?

I happened to have a brand new loop of Oregon 10, 1/2", chipper chain that I got a long while ago that fit the 18" bar perfectly.