Matt81
Bliss: Saw full of fuel and yard full of trees!
Well i went for a big drive on Sunday to pick up a Dolmar 115i. Always wanted one and could not say no for the price for the condition it is in. Also it was real close by to my main destination. Over 130 New old stock chainsaw bars. Some are real old and no doubt hard to come by now days. Mix of everything. McCulloch bars, Solo, Atom, Oregon, GB, Shindaiwa, Komatsu Zenoah, Oleo Mac. About 40% are hard nose bars and 60% sprocket nose. I spent an hour or so today just sorting them into bar mounts to see what I have.
Best part is the bloke selling them is doing so on behalf of his mother because his father passed away recently. His dad ran a small engine repair business and the huge shed which he ran the business from was a treasure trove of chainsaws and parts and mowers, blowers etc etc. Rows and rows of parts bins with NOS parts for Husky, Sachs-Dolmar and most any brand too. There were several Husky's that were in very good condition except for needing a new top end. I had my eye on a minty 66. Also a little Shindaiwa that looked like it was brand new but was missing the rear handle. Boxes and boxes of McCulloch parts and other brands also.
I was planning to be there 30 minutes or so to pay for and collect the bars. Ended up talking to the owner and reminiscing about his father and the business and he kept showing me things and i kept looking through parts bins. I was there for 3 hours and it felt like i had only scratched the surface. Best part is he is waiting for me to come back soon and go through everything and make him an offer on what i want to buy before he offers anything for sale to anyone else. Christmas has come early. Can't beat that!
I will be posting photos when i get a chance as i will need a hand to identify some of the bars that i have no clue about. Most of the ones that are not needed will be going up for sale.
Best part is the bloke selling them is doing so on behalf of his mother because his father passed away recently. His dad ran a small engine repair business and the huge shed which he ran the business from was a treasure trove of chainsaws and parts and mowers, blowers etc etc. Rows and rows of parts bins with NOS parts for Husky, Sachs-Dolmar and most any brand too. There were several Husky's that were in very good condition except for needing a new top end. I had my eye on a minty 66. Also a little Shindaiwa that looked like it was brand new but was missing the rear handle. Boxes and boxes of McCulloch parts and other brands also.
I was planning to be there 30 minutes or so to pay for and collect the bars. Ended up talking to the owner and reminiscing about his father and the business and he kept showing me things and i kept looking through parts bins. I was there for 3 hours and it felt like i had only scratched the surface. Best part is he is waiting for me to come back soon and go through everything and make him an offer on what i want to buy before he offers anything for sale to anyone else. Christmas has come early. Can't beat that!
I will be posting photos when i get a chance as i will need a hand to identify some of the bars that i have no clue about. Most of the ones that are not needed will be going up for sale.