MCCULLOCH The official McCulloch thread

[hacskaroly]

Same thing with this one. No idea anything about these old yellow saws.

That looks like an early 10-10, about a 50cc saw. I have two of them. I find them fun to use, they sound like an old hot rod when you get them tuned up, they go pop....pop....pop....pop....pop....pop and then when you give them gas, they start screaming. I find McCullochs fun to work on, they are relatively straight forward to work on and still have lots of parts available. There are a couple of guys here on the forum that make gasket kits and carb kits for them at a reasonable price.

For reference, I would say this saw is close to a Husky 55 Rancher or a MS 260 in size and power.

 

[heimannm]

The 33/35/39 family of saws are quite different from everything else out there, but once you learn a couple of tricks they are easy to work on and very reliable. That said, they are heavy, loud, and slow for a 54 cc gear drive saw.

The 10 Series saws are much more conventional, and pretty good performers all things considered. I agree that is looks like a 10-10 Automatic, parts are pretty readily available.

Mark

 

[Al Smith]

Those old gear reduction Macs from the mid to late 1950's are more or less restoration projects .They'll cut wood just not too quickly .My uncle had a model 49 which I used just for a few cuts a long time ago .Heavy as lead ,slow as a snail very loud . I suppose back in the day they were better than two man cross cut saws .Value would be between the buyer and the seller .

 

[Al Smith]

Those old gear reduction Macs from the mid to late 1950's are more or less restoration projects .They'll cut wood just not too quickly .My uncle had a model 49 which I used just for a few cuts a long time ago .Heavy as lead ,slow as a snail very loud . I suppose back in the day they were better than two man cross cut saws .Value would be between the buyer and the seller .

What I find amusing are people who discover grand dads old saw buried in the corner of the barn for the last fourty years ,because it's old some think they hold very high value as if it were a pristene model A Ford .I've had a number of people who somehow found my telephone number and attempted to pawn off old saws on me .I try to be polite about declining the offer .

 

[Rallyeguy]

Found an old model 35 in a barn today. Worth anything or a boat anchor?

You can still get kits for them now... https://www.oldsawshop.com/McCulloc...-and-Mac-35A-Gaskets-and-carb-kits-c151704510