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Yes, still available. If you are going to the PNW gtg in two weeks, I can have it there for you to bury the 60" bar and see for yourself how strong IT IS.I see this is an old post but it doesn't say sold...still available?
No I will not be at the pnw gtg, but are you able to ship the saw or is the price as a local pickup?
[*]I'm sure we can work out the shipping arrangements.
The 895 is 20cc's smaller but a geardrive of 2:1 or the optional 3:1. It is slower but pulls better with a 60" or longer. The 797 has a ton of torque for a direct drive and would be better in hard wood or with a longer bar than a 125. And that's saying something as a 125 sure ain't nothing to sneeze at. I prefer a 125 and 50" bar 797 with 60" and a 895 with a 72". The reason I prefer the 125 is its civility.Hey Sawfun - Can you let me know how an 895 stacks up against a 797 and an SP125? I'm not terribly familiar with Mac's.
Thanks
Scott
The 895 is 20cc's smaller but a geardrive of 2:1 or the optional 3:1. It is slower but pulls better with a 60" or longer. The 797 has a ton of torque for a direct drive and would be better in hard wood or with a longer bar than a 125. And that's saying something as a 125 sure ain't nothing to sneeze at. I prefer a 125 and 50" bar 797 with 60" and a 895 with a 72". The reason I prefer the 125 is its civility.
There was a post several years back which stated that a man who walked into a Mcculloch dealer intending to purchase an 895 knew exactly what he was purchasing it for. I'm guessing most were company saws. If you have not handled a geardrive in big wood, they are a very different breed from.the direct drive saws on how they feel and behave. Old growth Sayers at their finest. Though the dealer installed 797g's would have to be the top dog of the long bar Mac's I suspect.
Not too.Now you have my interest -- how difficult is it to convert a 797? I have a minty 797 that @leeha restored.
I would like to run a 797g against a stock 090g with 72" bars to see how they fair. Both my 090AV and 090g are ported so I dunno when that will be possible. I love 123cc Mac's, however the 090g is bigger and an extremely tough saw to beat when the bars get long in pitchy wood. I hope to finish my 797g in time for the PNW gtg.
Scott, I have installed several 797's in the geardrive chassis. The only issue was the
stuffer. You have to grind some so the crank will clear cuz of the longer stroke. Can't
use the 797 stuffer. The last one I built I used the Walbro SDC carb so the saw is a
Super 797G and runs flawlessly. Pulls like a freight train.
Derail away Lee.Not to derail this thread but here are a couple pic's of my last build.
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090g's pull a 96" bar well, A ported 090g doesn't seem to know its even there. Oh yea, hang on and stand your ground or all those cutters WILL pull you into the wood hard. I'm betting a 797g is about the same. Bear in mind that the standard 797 has a good deal more umph than the super 797. There are said to be 5 versions of the standard 797, none weak, but the earlier, the more aggressive the porting.
I have some new 1/2" .063 chipper but am using .404 .063. chisel.Just curious what you guys are using for chain now that 1/2” has gone the way of the dodo? .404 .080?
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