an interesting saw

hello all, hope everyone is having an enjoyable holiday season. here is a neat old saw, one of my favorites. a Clinton D35 Chief. how bout that exhaust? ya gotta hear it to believe it!

here's another view

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another view

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the last one

Does it out cut the Mac 15. Looks like the same setup.
The air cleaner is as cool as the exhaust.
Hope the new year brings in many old McCullochs.

Tim

Do you wear a Harley Jacket when you run that beast!

What Angel chapter are you with?

it is real close to the mac 15. i have one of those also. actually the mac is a little faster, even though it is 80cc. the clinton is around 95cc. they are both real dogs, though, i think cause of the intake design. i have a mac 1-41, made around the same time, and it is 80cc also, but it will flat out spank either one of these saws at half throttle. i will tell you though, i believe the clinton to be the loudest chainsaw ever made, period. 30 seconds with no ear protection, and you will be seriously hurtin in the hearing department. but it is a kick to run.

Great saw pictures. I particularly like the "muffler".

Is that a cartridge type air filter?

yes, its sort of a cartridge. the filter itself is made out of a kind of sintered bronze/ steel wool looking affair. the bizarre thing to me is the way it connects to the carb with a piece of plastic flex hose. i'm amazed it has survived 40 years or so.

Looks a lot like my Homelite 500. Old consumer (gerf...pressed steel, weighs 20 pounds...) saw of similar design. Yours has a much cooler exhaust, though. Mine's a little short stack that's cast right into the jug.

Picture that same engine on a go-kart with no guts in the trumpet muffler. Made so much noise you figured you were going 120 mph at least.

What a great "survivor". I really like the roller nose bar.