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My 77 was liking the weather and ran and cut well

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Luke had this 840 borrowed from the same neighbor as the 1-63, ran well but the chain wasn't quite up to the task

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James and his 1130G Homelite couldn't keep up with the 77...

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Tyler ran this Super Wiz 66

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My 1-85 was also liking the weather and managed to take the second spot

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Zach and the Homelite 900G

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Rogers old Lombard Model 5 did make its way through, eventually

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Bill G and his 1130G took top honors in the over 5 In³ gear drive class

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My Dolmar KMS4 went through the under 5 In³ cant alright, just not as fast as some of the others...

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Pete and his 1-50 McCulloch finished 2 seconds behind the Wankel

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Mark
 
More under 5 In³ action with Luke's Remington PL5

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Modified Mark's 4900 Poulan made fast work of it finishing in the 3rd spot

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My 4200 Poulan only lasted long enough for the photo op then bogged down and quit

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Luke and his Homelite XL921 were quite respectable

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emf123 (Eric) was here for the first time and took the second place plaque with his sweet SP81E

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Scott and his McCulloch 250 regained the top position making two cuts in 1 seconds flat

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Bob Peterson and his McCulloch 44, the chain could have used a visit with the file

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Pete and I took turns gnawing through the large knot in the cant. He uses a McCulloch 10-10 and I had a go with my SP81

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Roger likes to do things the hard way, this time with a Husky 77 and a bow

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On to the over 5 In³ direct drive saws, first up is James with his Homelite 650. Indeed this is a fast cutting saw.

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Scott made good time with this McCulloch SP125C

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Luke had this beautiful Remington Super 754 with polished covers

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Something in the recoil starter broke when I tried to start my Solo 611 Twin

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Tyler going at it with the 750 Homelite. Dad was quicker with the 650...

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Luke has a go at it with his Remington PL6 with a Bow bar

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Chris and the running Solo 611 Twin. They may not be the fastest saw in the wood but with both cylinders firing every revolution, they sound like they are the fastest.

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First up is Scott (McC) who takes primary responsibility for organizing this event.
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James Shimniok is a local that always brings over a hundred saws, this was a Homelite year as he alternates between Homelite and McCulloch. James and his son Shaggy (Zach) took first place in the two man event with this Disston KB7
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James and another son Tyler with a Disston 211 powered by Mercury Keikhaufer.
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Bob Peterson and his Mall 6 with Scott's son Peter on the other end
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Bob and Pete with another Disston 211
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Mike Jensen (sawhoarder) with another Disston 211, CBFarmall (Chris Bean) on the short end of the stick.
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Steve King (not the congressman from Iowa) and his buddy Mark finished in second place for the two man saws with this KB6.
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Roger Bennett did not have quite enough bar to get through this one
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My old McCulloch 55 with the 9/16" pitch chipper chain did alright finishing in second place just 0.5 seconds behind...
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Roger with his Poulan 52, the chain wasn't sharp on one side and it didn't quite make it all the way through the log
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James had a 10 Series McCulloch gear drive saw with no identification.
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Luke and a borrowed 1-63
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Chris and his Pioneer 1560, it ran a lot better after he readjusted the carburetor for the cold, wet northern weather.
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My Super LG6 was a bit of a disappointment, I will have to find a different carburetor for this one.
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Modified Mark and his Poulan 744
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Scott with the fastest of the three BP-1 saws running this day.
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My BP-1 was the second one to run, but firmly held down the third place position of the three...
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Pete also had a BP-1 that finished almost 2 seconds faster than mine with the original Auto Mac self sharpening chain.
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Pete and an old Lombard throwing some chips.
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My 77 was liking the weather and ran and cut well
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Luke had this 840 borrowed from the same neighbor as the 1-63, ran well but the chain wasn't quite up to the task
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James and his 1130G Homelite couldn't keep up with the 77...
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Tyler ran this Super Wiz 66
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My 1-85 was also liking the weather and managed to take the second spot
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Zach and the Homelite 900G
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Rogers old Lombard Model 5 did make its way through, eventually
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Bill G and his 1130G took top honors in the over 5 In³ gear drive class
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My Dolmar KMS4 went through the under 5 In³ cant alright, just not as fast as some of the others...
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Pete and his 1-50 McCulloch finished 2 seconds behind the Wankel
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More under 5 In³ action with Luke's Remington PL5
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Modified Mark's 4900 Poulan made fast work of it finishing in the 3rd spot
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My 4200 Poulan only lasted long enough for the photo op then bogged down and quit
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Luke and his Homelite XL921 were quite respectable
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emf123 (Eric) was here for the first time and took the second place plaque with his sweet SP81E
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Scott and his McCulloch 250 regained the top position making two cuts in 1 seconds flat
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Bob Peterson and his McCulloch 44, the chain could have used a visit with the file
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Pete and I took turns gnawing through the large knot in the cant. He uses a McCulloch 10-10 and I had a go with my SP81
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Roger likes to do things the hard way, this time with a Husky 77 and a bow
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n to the over 5 In³ direct drive saws, first up is James with his Homelite 650. Indeed this is a fast cutting saw.
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Scott made good time with this McCulloch SP125C
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Luke had this beautiful Remington Super 754 with polished covers
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Something in the recoil starter broke when I tried to start my Solo 611 Twin
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Tyler going at it with the 750 Homelite. Dad was quicker with the 650...
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Luke has a go at it with his Remington PL6 with a Bow bar
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Chris and the running Solo 611 Twin. They may not be the fastest saw in the wood but with both cylinders firing every revolution, they sound like they are the fastest.

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I didn't take any more photos on Saturday...having too much fun to think much about it.

The weather worked out very well, even had to put my sunglasses on for part of the drive home Saturday evening.

I broke the recoil starter pulley on my 611 Twin but I now know why and should be able to prevent that from happening again.

Modified Mark's 4900 Poulan was quite a saw even if he didn't win the contest. My 4200 was a big disappointment but Kris's great photo at just the right moment makes it look like it was working.

I am already making some plans for my SP81 to make sure I can compete with Scott and Eric next year. Peter and I will also find a piece of the cant that does not have a big old knot in it.

Mark


Thanks for adding names and descriptions to my pics. My memory isn't good enough for details like that.
 
I am late as usual with my comments, I agree with all Bill, Kris, Scott and Mark has said and posted. My helper with the two man saws is my son Nick Bennett and we did cut all the way through with the Poulan 52 using brand new modified Disston DO101 bar and brand new mcculloch 9/16" chain. unfortunately yes the McCulloch 940 did not have a long enough bar to make it through the log, I took the spike off for another try at it and then the saw would not fire up again.
 
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