MCCULLOCH The official McCulloch thread

[Al Smith]

In theory there shouldn't be any difference in the 7-10 and 700 .The main difference in design is the 7-10 has a points type ignition versus the 700's solid state coil which might make a slight difference if the points were set to advance the timing a tad bit .I've had both but never tried them side by side to see .
The most powerful 70 cc I ever had was a 6-10 but it is tweaked a little bit .

 

[wcorey]

How does the SP70 stack up to most 70cc McCulloch?

Not always a fair comparison to rate a whole series of models on the basis of a single example of each but...

I have three 7-10's and one each of pm700 and sp70 and the 7-10's come out noticeably ahead of either of the other two.
Not a profound difference but easy to feel, 7-10 just has more of a pissed off, vicious attitude.

Sp70 and pm700 seem pretty similar power wise, still damn good cutting saws.
Never tried any of them with longer than a 24" but doesn't seem to me like it would change the outcome...

 

[Steve]

Not always a fair comparison to rate a whole series of models on the basis of a single example of each but...

I have three 7-10's and one each of pm700 and sp70 and the 7-10's come out noticeably ahead of either of the other two.
Not a profound difference but easy to feel, 7-10 just has more of a pissed off, vicious attitude.

Sp70 and pm700 seem pretty similar power wise, still damn good cutting saws.
Never tried any of them with longer than a 24" but doesn't seem to me like it would change the outcome...

Agreed. It's hard to explain but the 7-10 does seem much more rev happy than the 700. I have used them both with 20 and 24" bars. Can't speak for a longer bar as I have not tried on either.

 

[Al Smith]

Well for that matter neither can I .What I can say about a 40 some year old McCulloch saw ,the 6-10 as it is ,with some enhancement will run neck and neck with a stock 372 Husqvarna .Which really doesn't mean that much only to prove that McCulloch was light years ahead of the competition .It died and some of use are sad i did

 

[hseII]

I picked these jewels up this past week.

Both are in need of Rehabilitation & that is in the works.

As I run a 32/33” Bar on my PM800, I was hoping to hang a 28” on the 700 & maybe a 24” on that 57cc 10-10S.

We will see.

 

[NeSurcaster]

Good info on the 7-10's , sp70's and p/m 700's. I wish I was around when these macs first came out. I wonder if the new mcculloch models got people worked up back then like the stihl fans are excited for the 462?

 

[Steve]

The chainsaw was just a tool then, not a status symbol!

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

Pretty sure the 3-25 got em all jazzed up.

 

[fossil]

I'm pretty sure nothing got them wound up like a saw with a gas engine you could take into the bush

 

[fossil]

The chainsaw was just a tool then, not a status symbol!

By the amount of large displacement older saws around me with short bars I think it may have been a status thing around here. Heck I bought a MAC CP125 with a 20" bar a while ago. Every XL-9XX Homelite I've bought only had 20" bars.

I think it may be like a PU truck lifted and running 40" tires that never sees a gravel road if you know what I mean.

 

[Steve]

By the amount of large displacement older saws around me with short bars I think it may have been a status thing around here. Heck I bought a MAC CP125 with a 20" bar a while ago. Every XL-9XX Homelite I've bought only had 20" bars.

I think it may be like a PU truck lifted and running 40" tires that never sees a gravel road if you know what I mean.

Lifted pick-ups and Jeeps out here run rampant with not a speck of dust on them. Makes me laugh.

 

[Dub11]

Lifted pick-ups and Jeeps out here run rampant with not a speck of dust on them. Makes me laugh.

I call those BRO-dozers and usually the feller driving them rigs have the fancy designer jeans too.

 

[Steve]

I call those BRO-dozers and usually the feller driving them rigs have the fancy designer jeans too.

The jeans that are "pre worn out"?! Never understood why you would pay a premium for pants with tears and holes in them.

 

[Steve]

I call those BRO-dozers and usually the feller driving them rigs have the fancy designer jeans too.

The jeans that are "pre worn out"?! Never understood why you would pay a premium for pants with tears and holes in them.

 

[Dub11]

The jeans that are "pre worn out"?! Never understood why you would pay a premium for pants with tears and holes in them.

Them and the ones with the fancy stitching on them. And what really gets me is work boots that are cleaner than my church shoes.

 

[raumati01]

I just scored this , hopefully its worth the money.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1758921656

 

[Dub11]

I just scored this , hopefully its worth the money.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1758921656

If it runs I'd say yes.

 

[raumati01]

If it runs I'd say yes.

Apparently it runs, the spares were the reason I had to buy it. I want to put it up against my sp 81 and see how it goes.

 

[NeSurcaster]

Lifted pick-ups and Jeeps out here run rampant with not a speck of dust on them. Makes me laugh.

Here in South Jersey the amount of lifted trucks has really gone up. Tires sticking out 4-6"s past the wheel wells is the newest thing, many w/ scuffed up tires and rims from curbs. I'd say about 20% of them will ever see the dirt/mud. Around here it's flat and sandy so ur muddin or just trail riding. And who in the right mind is gonna take a 40-60 thousand dollar daily driver truck in the mud? Gotta be rich. It's weird around here people want to be known as a hillbilly. They blare country music in there lifted truck w/ cut off flannels and confederate flags flying out the back of truck. NJ is a very strange state, major city slickers up north. South Jersey has places that make you think your in Virginia or further south. Central NJ don't know what they wanna do so they play "Jersey Shore". I'm lucky to be in the pine barrens where it's 30+ miles wide and 30+ miles north or south of just pine trees. Great motorcycle ridin area.

 

[heimannm]

I think you did very well for $200 NZ even if it needs help. In case you don't know, the DE80 is unique in that the carburetor is hard mounted to the cylinder with a boot around it to form a seal. It shares a lot of parts with the other 82 cc McCulloch saws including the piston and cylinder.

Mark