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Mark

I went ahead and put a D-44 together using a few cracked or broken parts (crankcase cover, starter cover, starter base). New rings, seals, and gaskets, new gaskets & diaphragms in the carburetor, replaced the fuel line. I had to sandblast the fuel tank top to get rid of some heavy deposits...

The lumberyard down the street from my building manufactures surveying stakes of all sorts. Most start with an 8' unit of 2x3, 2x4, or 2x6 lumber which the cut in half and proceed to make 2' and 4' stakes. They have an 881 equipped with a 60" bar for the first operation, and I sharpen chains...

Sloa - the "7" saws are direct drive and the "8" saws are gear drive, I don't think the handle bars will interchange. Copper tubing also works for a splint on a damaged handle. Mark

I took a 44 apart yesterday to try and find a good crankcase cover for CBFarmall, unfortunately this one turned out to be broken as well. I will have to keep looking... Mark

Since the hand guards for the 70's vintage saws are hard to come by, I took the parts from a 621 that I have in the shop and put them on the 80. They are very experienced but work pretty well on this experienced saw. Mark

I spent a lot of time on other items today, but I did get the 451EV back together and operational. Radical transformation... I will do my best to stick the decal back on the starter cover. I didn't run it long enough to check the heated handles, but I will tomorrow. The wiring was in...

Cleaning continued today. My son took over this afternoon while I spent some time taking care of my lawn. 5+ inches of rain this week along with some warm, sunny days make the corn grow, makes the grass grow too. The only way we found to get the paint off was scrubbing with a variety of...

This one is a compressor and a generator.

Yes, that is was was reported in the USGS report. I'm sure the Nat Geo special also talked about CO2. Mark

I got a new saw this week myself. Not quite as nice as a 500I but more along the lines of what I needed. Mark

McCulloch fans are slacking this week... Old photo by the way. Mark

Tor - you will find that little slide hammer quite useful if you work on many older carburetors and need to replace the nozzle check valves. Bill - Pinatubo was the volcano that erupted in the Philippines in 1991 second largest volcanic eruption in the 20th century. I once saw a special...

Since I already ordered the LRB piston for the 451E I got started on getting this 451EV cleaned so I can prepare it for the display as well. It will take a lot of effort but I am pretty anxious to see how this one will turn out. Mark

While rummaging around in my garage today I was reminded of another small Jonsereds up on the shelves, turned out to be another 451. An absolutely filthy saws with slopped paint and dog hair thrown in just to complete the ensamble. On the other hand, spark and compression are quite good...