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Geardrive chainsaws

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bob

07-11-2004 17:21:00




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I am wondering if someone could help me understand the reason behind companies like McCulloch making gear drive saws? They made saws from the 3.3 - 6.3 CID all gear drive, plus their direct drive sisters, which went even bigger. I have their SP125 and 797 Super which are both 125cc direct drive saws, and have no major problems with a 36 inch bar cutting hard wood. What would the gear drive do, elminate the times that I might get the chain stopped do to pushing too much? I know they are slower to to the reduction of speed for power, but does it really make a big difference? McCulloch used to call their gear drive saws for pulpwood cutting. Were they that popular?

Thanks and long live the yellow-saw-company

Bob

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07-18-2004 08:20:32




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 Re: Geardrive chainsaws in reply to bob, 07-11-2004 17:21:00  
Bob,
I do apologize, but I do not share your feelings for the McCollough Chain Saws. I do understand that at one time they were supposed to be one of the best, but the ones that I have had experience with were a lot less than a satisfactory product. That being said, I am and have been a little interested in knowing more about these gear drive chainsaws. I have seen very few of them. Growing up in So. Texas and living in Central Texas, these were a little bit on the overkill for use. I do understand that in places wehre they did a lot of cutting like in lumber camps that the gear drive with the bowsaw attachment were the saw of choice. A friend of mine back home that frequents garage/yard sales, estate auctions, and any place else where people are disposing of un-needed or unwanted items; showed me an old gear drive chain saw that he picked up for almost nothing. It was painted with yellow paint and had no serial plate or manufacturing identification on it. He asked me if I knew the make or anything about it. It had what looked like a Clinton air-cooled engine on it, and there was a spot showing through the paint that made me think that it might have been a Chraftsman from the shape of the painted area. I asked him if he wanted to sell it that I wouldn't mind tinkering with it to see if I could get it going (just for the sake of doing so). As with everything else he picks up that he thinks is junk, when someone shows a little interest in it the item has dollar signs hanging all over it. He didn't want to sell it, but wanted me to research and get him some info on it. Well that was several years ago, and I doubt he knows anymore now than he did then...or has looked at since then either.

If you got any ideas what it might be, please drop me an email.

Thanks,
Jim

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