MCCULLOCH The official McCulloch thread

[heimannm]

I may come in tomorrow and find another Mono in the cart.



Mark

 

[Sloughfoot]

Ewe! they're touching and stuff, yuck.

gross

 

[Sloughfoot]

I may come in tomorrow and find another Mono in the cart.

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Mark

That's an outstanding old Mac!

 

[heimannm]

Actually that one is an Orline (O&R) sold as a Mono.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

Going back together.





Mark

 

[heimannm]

Mark

 

[Sloa]

The pro Mac 55 I got was a dud, no idea how it even ran. Turned the 6-10 into a left hand start. Love having a chain break and a dog, switched out the carburetor The other smaller carburetor behaved so well, this one gets a little rich takes a few pulls to restart. But the fixed high screams smartly and it is larger. I do have a question, changed over the clutch and 6-10 has keyed clutch and 55 did not. Will it back off. The threads were right to tighten. I put on bar/chain and ran it.

 

[heimannm]

If the tapers were clean, dry, and fit well and the clutch nut properly torqued (book says 160-170 In/#) it should be O.K. Since you put the clutch from the PM55 (no keyway) on the 6-10 (keyed crankshaft) you may be able to up the torque a bit. Never go overboard when tightening the clutch on a RH start saw with the keyway in the spider, they will break very easily.

Mark

 

[Squareground3691]

 

[NZsaws]

Did McCulloch intentionally make a really short chain adjuster on the 10 series just to piss everyone off?
Added 1/4" with mig welder and its a game changer.
Should be under warranty

 

[Sloa]

If the tapers were clean, dry, and fit well and the clutch nut properly torqued (book says 160-170 In/#) it should be O.K. Since you put the clutch from the PM55 (no keyway) on the 6-10 (keyed crankshaft) you may be able to up the torque a bit. Never go overboard when tightening the clutch on a RH start saw with the keyway in the spider, they will break very easily.

Mark

When removing 6-10 clutch I may have done just that or it was already cracked and just showed itself upon loosening. The metal was so brittle. Ran it today and cut for about ten minutes and all was well. I am leaning towards already cracked as the performance is everything I could want with the 55 clutch installed. Mark I placed that copper patch on the wrap handle and it will work out fine. I have zink plated machine screws in place but will change out to something softer in case I throw a chain.

 

[JIMG]

Better post something before @heimannm starts scolding....

 

[hacskaroly]

Better post something before @heimannm starts scolding....

Sigh...no right handed starters...

 

[heimannm]

 

[Junk Meister]

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I have a few boxes of YELLOW CRAYOLA marking sticks/colors. I should send you a box for "Touch up Paint". I wish I had some Black ones.

 

[hacskaroly]

Hey look!!! A petting zoo!!!!

 

[heimannm]

 

[Squareground3691]

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Wounder all that machinery ended up in the scrap yards of Cali ,

 

[heimannm]

More likely in the Arizona desert, they moved most of the manufacturing from Los Angeles to Lake Havasu in the early 1970's.

Mark

 

[Sloughfoot]

Mark, do you know the address of this factory in L.A.?