Help ! Vintage skil 1686 type 1 ? Cant find any info

[XCarriboologhomebuilder]

 

[jacob j.]

I think that's the Skil equivalent of the Power Machinery 276:

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...e8981d1814003f0e88256af8001325fa?OpenDocument

If so, that's a great find. That one is not even listed in Mike Acres' chainsaw directory.

 

[bagpipingtrucker]

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/GasbyManufacturer?OpenView&Start=117&Count=30&Expand=118#118

Homelite collector in training [emoji879]

 

[XCarriboologhomebuilder]

I think that's the Skil equivalent of the Power Machinery 276:

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...e8981d1814003f0e88256af8001325fa?OpenDocument

If so, that's a great find. That one is not even listed in Mike Acres' chainsaw directory.

AWSOME THANKS! It hasn't ran for years. Got it to fire first pull now. Dont even know what to do with it lol..

 

[bagpipingtrucker]

Sell it to me![emoji1787]

Homelite collector in training [emoji879]

 

[jacob j.]

AWSOME THANKS! It hasn't ran for years. Got it to fire first pull now. Dont even know what to do with it lol..

Plenty of people would be interested in buying it but I would hang onto it if I were you. Those are cool old machines and pretty rare.

Power Machinery closed up shop not long after the 276 was released and the Skil versions are much harder to find than the PM versions of those same saws.

 

[XCarriboologhomebuilder]

Sell it to me![emoji1787]

Homelite collector in training [emoji879]

Wow I figured it as early 70s not mid 60s! Gonna clean it up some more and see what they want to do with it. What would the sew be worth running and all ? Lol

 

[XCarriboologhomebuilder]

Plenty of people would be interested in buying it but I would hang onto it if I were you. Those are cool old machines and pretty rare.

Power Machinery closed up shop not long after the 276 was released and the Skil versions are much harder to find than the PM versions of those same saws.

Yes I doubt they will want to sell with how much sentimental value and all. Just wanted a ball park to let them know what they have.. hope I find some more treasures in this old shop ! It was a ceiling ornament until yesterday!

 

[bagpipingtrucker]

If it's a 100+cc saw and in solid shape I'd say several hundred dollars would be easy to fetch.

Homelite collector in training [emoji879]

 

[bagpipingtrucker]

I wasn't aware that it was a shop saw with sentimental value, that being said you can't price a saw like that.
I try dealing with guys trying to sell grandpa's old saw that grandma got him when he started the business and it always comes back to sentiment vs actual value so I don't bother.

Homelite collector in training [emoji879]

 

[XCarriboologhomebuilder]

I wasn't aware that it was a shop saw with sentimental value, that being said you can't price a saw like that.
I try dealing with guys trying to sell grandpa's old saw that grandma got him when he started the business and it always comes back to sentiment vs actual value so I don't bother.

Homelite collector in training [emoji879]

Yea I dont think grandmas gonna want to keep it lol. I hope the family keeps it. Im the in law so I'm out of luck lol ..I'm in love with it. Such a beast part of history.. wouldn't want to mess with guy who ran this all day lol.. his thumbs alone would be ripped from the push pump oiler! Should be in mesuem in Vancouver maybe.. I there any such thing? Only thing wrong I the nut that holds kill switch is missing. The switch is hanging out ..easy fix and the solid gas in tank. I ran it out of a bottle to test fire. Gonna cut a peice or two try it out.. grandpa had it all fixed up.. looks like head was off. years ago and it wouldn't run. The fuel line was cracked and filter plugged! Took 5 mins and filled the shop with 2 stoke! Hahahaha

 

[XCarriboologhomebuilder]

 

[jacob j.]

That looks like a 276 to me, the Skil version for sure.

 

[bagpipingtrucker]

So is there any update on the saw? Just wondering if it's a good runner and what happened to it. There's a local selling a beautiful 1661 but after our initial conversation she's not reached out to me again. It appers that she is trying to sell a ton of old stuff too high in price and nothing has moved yet so maybe she's giving up.

Homelite collector in training [emoji879]

 

[XCarriboologhomebuilder]

Hey sorry yea I got the saw running have video if it but cant upload it for some reason. It's pretty sentimental to family but they have no use for it. And seems like none of the grand kids have interest. I imagine they would sell it. It's the 123 cc I'm gonna change the gear box oil. And fit broken kill switch. The fuel tank was very corroded but cleaned up nice.. starts first pull once it's been run.. it's a beast sounds like a 70s dirt bike lol!