Anyone like old saws?

morgan in ar · Dec 1, 2018

I still really like the old American chainsaws.
The homelite super ez was my Grandad's. I got it
running a few years ago, and I use it regularly.
It is fairly light and powerful for it's age. The
Mac and the poulan I picked up at a pawn shop last
week, at buy one get one half off. Both saws for
$100. I was already familiar with the Mac 605,
really heavy, kind of slow, but lots of torque.
The poulan 3400 I am really impressed with. I see
a new 20" power match bar in it's future!

Traditional Farmer · Dec 1, 2018

I have a pretty good size collection of the Blue and Red Homelite saws like the XL 12,Super XL etc.

shaun wallace · Dec 1, 2018

Have Homelite Super XL Auto that's ole reliable. Have ZIP that needs a few parts to get going again, plain ole XL 12 that's in pieces some are on Super XL. Couple of XL2 s.

morgan in ar · Dec 1, 2018

A super xl was my primary firewood saw until I ran over it building fence last year. Now it needs a new bar and air filter cover.

ericlb · Dec 1, 2018

i still use a homelite like that top one as a backup saw it runs good, manual everything, and cuts good with a 20 inch bar on it

Mike(NEOhio) · Dec 1, 2018

I have a 40 year old Lombard, XL-12 from the 70s, a 1050 Auto from the mid 80s and an old Lauson Power Products that was in the family since the 50s.

ericlb · Dec 1, 2018

was given a old mac 10 10, it used to run but it was left outside uncovered, and its locked up, i have it soaking in marvell now i used to have one but it got broken when a ladder folded sideways under me while i was using it, its a great limbing saw, it would be nice to have another

47fivewindow · Dec 1, 2018

I truly loved my Super EZ Homelite, I can't imagine how many cords it cut.

Russ from MN · Dec 1, 2018

My father started buying Jonsereds in the late 60's, he had a small logging camp and provided the saws. When he retired he kept the best one and when he passed away I inherited it, a 621. I have since bought a newer smaller one and put a 20 inch bar on the 621 for bigger trees. It's 44 years old and I think it will last forever.

mmfan55 · Dec 1, 2018

Not American, but, I have had a Husqvarna 0650 since the early 80s. Dad had a Homelite super xp 1020. His was heavier. Both cut good. Dad traded the Homelite for something lighter after his heart attack in the 90s. I still use the Husqvarna.

gab · Dec 1, 2018

My old McCulloch Eager Beaver died after one cut this spring, put a carb. kit in it and wouldn't run right, took carb. out again and couldn't see anything wrong. Bought a new Poulan a couple of months later and then decided to give the eager beaver one more try, dam thing fired right up and wanted to run/ adjusted the carb. and cut up a tree. Haven't even gassed the new one up yet.

psimmer · Dec 1, 2018

I have several old Homelites. A Zip, 2 blue XL-12s, and 3 or 4 360's or 35's. All ran, I need to pass them on to somebody that wants them....Kids got me a Stihl MS310, and I have a Husqvarna 257 that I use now for my firewood cutting.

Jim in LA · Dec 1, 2018

I have an old David Bradley that belonged to my Dad?s brother. It was made in the 50s. No recoil start, slow and heavy, last run in the early 70s. The Mini Macs were tough to work on, especially the fuel tank and lines. The tank had a long fiber wick / filter that could cause problems.

grandpa Love · Dec 1, 2018

Where would you find parts for that Mac? I got 2 that were my dad's and they won't start.

morgan in ar · Dec 1, 2018

Just like old tractors, you can find most anything online.

grandpa Love · Dec 1, 2018

When they run those old Macs are awesome. I will do some looking and see what I can find.

jeffcat · Dec 1, 2018

I have a decent size collection of Mc Culloch saws. Goes all of the way back to the mid 50s. Goes from 2.1cc all the way up to the big 6hp mac 1000 with a 4.5 foot long bar. That 605 is the smallest of the 600 series saws. They are a little rare. I only have one in my collection. I think it is 3.5cc. Good running saws and I will tell ya Please run it with hi-test gas and mix a bottle of fuel mix in 3/4 gallon of gas so you end up with about a 36/1 mix of fuel. Saw is much happier with that mix. The other thing is use straight 30wt motor oil in the bar oil tank. That saw has a diaphram type pump and that sticky bar oil just will not pump. Another person was saying about his 10-10 saw getting run over. There are several models of 10-10 saws from a light weight to a semi pro model called a 555. That is the one he wants to get hold of. That or a pro mac 650. I have nine or ten of those and three of them have bow bars on them. It is the top of the 600 saws and has compression release and is 3.7cc. That is around 4hp of raw power! The big monster in the collection is a two man Disston saw. Model KB-7B. That is two cylinders at 12hp. Have you ever checked out this web site? "Chainsaw Collectors Corner" out of Canada. Has every single chainsaw ever made. Loads of information. Have fun with your new toys. P.S. go on Ebay and pick yourself up a set of teeth for that saw. Night and day difference how it will cut. Also way less chance of kick back.

jeffcat · Dec 1, 2018

Bob's saws and small engines in Maryland, NY. 607-638-9297.

M-MAN · Dec 1, 2018

The last McCullough I had I threw against a tree and left in the woods. New bar and chian full of oil and gas.

Case Nutty 1660 · Dec 1, 2018

I was a certified Poulan repair guy in the 70's when that 3400 came out,, I still have a 3400 today but sadly my first one like you have was stolen when it was brand new, I need to take a pic, of the two old ones I bought at a auction one year, big Montgomery Ward one and a Old McCullough, both have Wicked chains

JOCCO · Dec 1, 2018

Yes me too spent lots of time in logging jobs.

RBnSC · Dec 1, 2018

Those were great saws we wore out a bunch of them over the years.
Ron

JayinNY · Dec 1, 2018

Oldest saw I have is my grandfathers jonreds 801, that he gave to my dad who gave it to me, nothing could stop that saw, now my prize saw in my Stihl ms460. That's about the same size, 3cc less than the 801.

ohiojim · Dec 1, 2018

i still use my super xl auto, it just turned 42 yrs. old

JayinNY · Dec 1, 2018

My dad has an old McCullouch saw I think it is a super 44, never ran that I know of, and no idea why he has it! Probably make a good boat anchor!

hd6gtom · Dec 1, 2018

I had dads old Mall saw from the 1950's. It ran, some clown stole it over 30 years ago.

Duner Wi · Dec 1, 2018

Chainsawr.com has Mac parts + most other brands.
I have ordered from them a couple of times with out problems.

2x4 · Dec 2, 2018

I know of one at the bottom of a pond.

sms · Dec 2, 2018

I have all kinds of old stuff. Besides the one in the picture(my truck has a 9 foot bed) I have some Homelites. XL12, super XLs, 923, 903, 1100, an old one forget the number.

larry@stinescorner · Dec 2, 2018

great picture!!!

Grandpa's Fords · Dec 2, 2018

Worked for a line clearing company many years ago. Had a Mini Mac, 10-10, 555, and a 700 all good ROW saws. Was paid a buck an hour for the saws out on the job. I blame the 10-10 for the majority of my hearing loss and what we called white knuckle disease because of vibration.
Saws sure have come a long way since then. My knuckles still hurt all the time and especially in the cold.
The only other saw that could compare to the 10-10 was XL12's and superXL Homelites for noise and power for their size.
It's hard to believe that those were their lightweight saws compared to the newer saws of today.

RandyB(MI) · Dec 2, 2018

I've still got the ole Mac 200 that we bought new when we moved to the farm back in 1961. Cut a lot of wood. Heavy low rpm torque saw. Still runs but needs crank seals as once you have it running and shut down, the points are coated with oil and need to clean to re-start. May fix her up one day. First "new" thing we bought on farm so will never let it go out of family.

Bret4207 · Dec 3, 2018

(quoted from post at 17:45:55 12/01/18) Where would you find parts for that Mac? I got 2 that were my dad's and they won't start.

There are some chainsaw sites that have a lot of info on finding parts for the old saws. What model in particular are you looking at? Some of the old Macs parts are NLA anywhere, but most can be made to run if you play with them enough.

Bret4207 · Dec 3, 2018

I had a Super EZ years back. Used to hang it off the hames on my horses when I was skidding. It ate a part of the muffler and that was that. I'd been looking for another in my quest to have a copy of each of the saws I started with. Got one off Ebay and one out of a garage sale. Between the 2 I built one good Super EZ! Great little saw from a time when Homelite was still competitive.

On the Poulan, these days Poulan gets a real bad rap. Into the late 70's/early 80's Poulan still made some really nice saws, very well built and powerful. I have a 4200 which is similar to the one you show, but older. All metal and a real terror of a saw. Also have a later Farm Pro 375 that's also a fine saw. It's a shame Poulan couldn't stay competitive.

Anyone like old saws?

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