Michigan Muscle
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I just posted a pic as my profile pic with me and my own Stihl 028 AV Super w/ a 20" Carlton Sprocket Tip bar. Great saw.
Firewood Showdown: MAC 10-10 A vs. STIHL MS290
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I just posted a pic as my profile pic with me and my own Stihl 028 AV Super w/ a 20" Carlton Sprocket Tip bar. Great saw.
Michigan Muscle
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Excellent - I'll check it out, and we'll have to talk some more about it.
Bushmans
Smoke Dragon Herder
Is the 028 a clamshell like the 029? I think they are a pain to work on. My029 is about 7tanks into a fresh rebuild and it wasn't very easy. The 044 is a whole 'nother story
blackoak
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As a 12 year old packing around a 27lbs. Contra I see how you got your username.Bottom line - Stihl and Husky are GREAT saws. They are used more than any other saws on Earth, last I checked. But I love the old muscle. My first saw when I was 12 was a Stihl Contra (not sure what model), but it was so heavy. I later became hooked on the heft - and I just fell in love with old MACs and Stihls. Nothing beats 'em. The snobs out there can be snobs all day - I just keep putting saws to the test, and form my own opinions. At the end of the day - facts is facts.
pro94lt
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I really love the 10-10. this must be one of the best selling saws of all time, their everywhere... I pulled my grandpas out of a barn which had been sitting for over 10 years, filled it up with gas, poured some in on the piston and it fired in about 5 pulls...
Michigan Muscle
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Actually, I'm not sure. That's one of the biggest reasons I joined this site - to learn more about the inner workings of these saws.
Michigan Muscle
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Haha - ya, it was an animal. It was my grandpa's (he was our family's first logger - I'm 3rd gen), and I was a big kid. I'm about 6'2" and around 230 now. I like knowing I'm holding a machine with an engine in it, instead of something I got at Toys R Us.
hardy har har
Michigan Muscle
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That sounds about right - they are great saws. Glad to hear the one you got finally got a chance to work again. Can't let it go unemployed too long - it's too good a saw to be forgotten. :angry2:
Michigan Muscle
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Not sure if I understand the question - is the 10-10 quicker than your Husky and Stihl models? Is that the question?
roostersgt
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Nope. An 028 comes apart just like "pro" saws.
cpr
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C'mon! I got 6ci, 7ci, and an 8ci to play with!
+1 on that. I have a 7-10, a very young one, with only one and a half chains of life on it, and appreciate it to the point that it's the first saw that I've ever bought a new top end for just so I have it for when the time comes.
I wouldn't mind rigging up some antivibe, it definitely roars. I believe the pm700 has some semblance of AV on it.
In short, great saws!
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
They are indeed great saws Bryan. The PM700 doesn't have any AV however. I have both a 7-10A (kinda ratty, and may be the first saw I repaint) and a cherry low-time PM700. Basically the same saws except for the badging and the clutch covers. My PM700 has the later style muffler-cover chainbrake type CC, while my 7-10A has the earlier, short non-CB cover. If you want a 70cc AV McCulloch, you need an SP-70 or CP-70. They're on my "list" for sure. Dook T got a CP-70 recently.................the bast'd...:msp_thumbup:
igpoe
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This thread caught my eye this morning and I must say it's very refreshing to see some young guys going on about some fresh saw discoveries. There are many examples of older saws kicking newer saws crankcases. When you fellas have the oportunity, try a Homey 925XL or a SP81 Mac. You'd be amazed how well an old early 60s' gear-drive saw will handle a long bar. Fine examples were made by Mac,Homelite,Poulan and others. This 10-10 vs. 290 is just the tip of the iceburg as they say.
Igpoe
Igpoe
Mac Question
Years ago my brother had either a Minimac 10-10 or a mac 10-10 ? I cannot remember what it said on the top.The saw ran good when it got going but it was the hardest starting engine I have ever seen ,in the end the saw shop told him to drill a bunch of holes in the air cover. That did nothing sept ruin the cover .Also it was forever vapor locking.
I have been putting together Partner 500's and 5000's and sone older modles as well all winter for a hobbie.I want to try a diffrent saw next and have thought about a Mac as a brand to try, but i have always wondered what was the problem with his saw.He took excelent care of everything he has ever owned but that saw had issues.
Years ago my brother had either a Minimac 10-10 or a mac 10-10 ? I cannot remember what it said on the top.The saw ran good when it got going but it was the hardest starting engine I have ever seen ,in the end the saw shop told him to drill a bunch of holes in the air cover. That did nothing sept ruin the cover .Also it was forever vapor locking.
I have been putting together Partner 500's and 5000's and sone older modles as well all winter for a hobbie.I want to try a diffrent saw next and have thought about a Mac as a brand to try, but i have always wondered what was the problem with his saw.He took excelent care of everything he has ever owned but that saw had issues.
I wonder where the MS290 3.8 hp is, most any good 50cc saw will walk all over it's 56cc. Steve
You guys getting lathered up on the old Macs? Thats good and so are they. PM me if you want a top shelf 10-10A or a 7-10A :msp_thumbsup:
Got one of each for ya's.....
Got one of each for ya's.....
Sprintcar
Chainsaw Slut
QUOTE=pro94lt;3537274]I really love the 10-10. this must be one of the best selling saws of all time, their everywhere... I pulled my grandpas out of a barn which had been sitting for over 10 years, filled it up with gas, poured some in on the piston and it fired in about 5 pulls...[/QUOTE]
Yep!
Yep!
