Looks fantastic, as always Lee....
I got a bit done yesterday and today.
Installed new crank bearings and assembled
the cases. Got all the parts installed into the
handle except the trigger lock, Gotta find one.
Recoil is all done and got some black on the
air filter cover and center of the recoil. Not
sure yet what decal sceme i will be useing so
i have put any black on the gearcover yet.
I don't know why.......but I've seen many many C-Series, XP-Series, and 2000/2100/3100G saws that are missing the trigger lock bits. Neither of my C5's have them. Did guys take them off back in the day? Were they an "extra cost" option back then? Strange. I find the trigger lock to be very handy when starting a saw...
Most McCulloch saws of the time period were built without them too. There is no provissions in the handle castings for them on the Macs.........but all of the Homelites I've seen that were/are missing those bits
do have the hole machined for them...
Thanks Hoss, I think i do have a 404 setup.
This saw is set up with the 2-1 ratio so it will
have a bit of chain speed, More than the 3-1
which i think is the norm for these saws.
Still waiting on a couple parts but moving along ok.
Lee
That saw is going to be an aboslute BEAST, especialy with the 2/1 gearset. That saw doesn't need the 3/1 gearset unless you're pulling 72" or more of bar..............and probably doesn't need it even then. Seen video of Bill G's 3100G, and it TOTALY SPANKS the other gear drive saws...................at least ones that came from the factory. Your "797G" would give it a run for the money I'm sure. What gearset is in that saw?
Also..........while I'm steering slightly off topic..........who did you have make up the decal for your 797G? I may have need of a couple 'custom' McCulloch decals soon, and I believe RandyMac will too, once he builds
his monster Mac geardrive...