To restore or not

[Wood Doctor]

I restored this one without using paint. Can you imagine how much dirt and grime I dug out of this saw? I even found a mud dauber's nest inside the pull cord housing:
No "after" picture required. You all know what a new Stihl MS310 looks like. I replaced the beat-up sprocket cover housing and added an outside bumper spike. I might have spent $90 on this one. Restoring saws is fun.

 

[Yotaismygame]

I restored this one without using paint. Can you imagine how much dirt and grime I dug out of this saw? I even found a mud dauber's nest inside the pull cord housing:
View attachment 781047 No "after" picture required. You all know what a new Stihl MS310 looks like. I replaced the beat-up sprocket cover housing and added an outside bumper spike. I might have spent $90 on this one. Restoring saws is fun.

That 044 I did was the worst when I got it. I ended buying a ultrasonic cleaner after I was done and plan on buying a parts cleaner next.

 

[Yotaismygame]

Y'all are purposely posting these cleaned up ol stihl saws so I feel like I need one. Think the wife will understand it was peer pressure?

I've got a handful of 056 and 056 supers with tons of parts I would sell ya.

 

[jcallahan]

I inherited my fathers chainsaws and I've debated restoring them or leaving them as is, a sentimental thing. I decided to leave them as is and still use them except for one, his McCulloch PM 610, the first 60cc saw I used as teenager. I can buy them on ebay all day long , but its not the same saw he used or I used , no one else would care but I do.

It's nice to see all the saw restorations that people have done, to me its keeping history alive .

 

[Wood Doctor]

The Mac 610 is the fist large chain saw that I ever bought and used. I still have it and it still runs:

I also still have the original receipt: $170 plus tax. That's about $420 in today's money. It's heavy, but I have pulled a 28" bar with it and/or its backup: the 5700:

 

[BamaMac610]

Love the 610's. Is that bar a real mcculloch or a stencil

 

[Wood Doctor]

Love the 610's. Is that bar a real mcculloch or a stencil

The 20" bar on the 361 is real and in fact, the original. The 28" bar might be a copy. I bought that about 12 years ago. Nowadays I would have noodle cut all those big rounds in half in order to load the truck. So, it's a classic Pic that will never be replicated.

 

[BamaMac610]

The 28 is a mean looking combo. I need to redo my oregon and stencil it like and black the tip

 

[Yotaismygame]

The 28 is a mean looking combo. I need to redo my oregon and stencil it like and black the tip

Old bars look good too when you sand them down raw and paint the tip black.

 

[BamaMac610]

A mac can make anything look good

 

[Yotaismygame]

 

[BamaMac610]

I probably should stop buying saws and concentrate on cleaning up the ones I have. Y'alls stuff looks good

 

[Yotaismygame]

Welcome to the club! I’ve got at least fifteen project saws. And try real hard not to buy anymore. ....but sometimes I still do. I don’t hold on to saws though. Build em and sell em.

Couldn’t pass this up yesterday. My gf gave me the eye roll when I told her

 

[BamaMac610]

My wife's problem is I don't sell my junk. I'd sell the Wild thing but who wants that.

 

[BamaMac610]

That's why I asked for opinions on restoring. I have 7 saws all in good mechanical shape some are just worn looks wise. I'll probably pull the trigger on 3-4 more from my want ad responses too. In all honesty the wild thing would get me by with no other saws. I feel like I should probably spend time restoring my saws instead of buying more. 10 or 11 saws is a little excessive for a guy that only burns wood in the outdoor pit or in the shop. It's a disease I'm telling you

 

[Yotaismygame]

That's why I asked for opinions on restoring. I have 7 saws all in good mechanical shape some are just worn looks wise. I'll probably pull the trigger on 3-4 more from my want ad responses too. In all honesty the wild thing would get me by with no other saws. I feel like I should probably spend time restoring my saws instead of buying more. 10 or 11 saws is a little excessive for a guy that only burns wood in the outdoor pit or in the shop. It's a disease I'm telling you

I got the disease

 

[BamaMac610]

I appreciate all you guys posting pics and opinions. Fun stuff. Way better than watching the news