Windsor Grinder

[BlackCoffin]

Anybody heard of or have any info on old Windsor chain grinders? A guy I know has one he wants to sell and from what I could see the model was FL6. It’s a silver colored unit with all the pan/tilt functions and a reversible motor. Was pretty dusty but looked in great condition underneath. He said he got it from the old McCulloch dealer in town.

 

[Philbert]

Pictures would help. Several grinders with different names were variations of the common Oregon / Tecomec style grinders. Or just sold under a different name. But there were other styles and manufacturers as well. Windsor 136, Efco FL6, Efco FL136 came up in a Google search.

If it is in good condition, and you can get wheels for it, it might be a good deal.

Here is a link to an old A.S. thread:
https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/windsor-type-136-grinder.188177/

And another forum:
https://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/threads/windsor-chain-grinder.12397/

Seem to be a Tecomec style grinder from those posts. Wheels and a manual should be available.

Philbert

 

[BlackCoffin]

Thank you Philbert! I’ll do a little more digging and try and get a picture.

that being said how was the quality of those older grinders? Seem better built than some grinders these days from what I’ve seen.

 

[Philbert]

The quality of the current Oregon and Tecomec grinders is fine. The $100 clones / knock-offs are another story.

The wheels do the grinding; quality wheels make a big difference over the cheap ones.

Philbert

 

[Carhartt]

I believe Windsor to be Tecomec made. But reversible motor makes me question that logic. You got me on this one.

 

[BlackCoffin]

It’s definitely an old setup, from the 80’s I’d think. Very little use though.

 

[Philbert]

I believe Windsor to be Tecomec made. But reversible motor makes me question that logic. You got me on this one.

Older models were reversible OEM.

Philbert

 

[sawnami]

I picked up this Efco FL136 yesterday. It's reversible.

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[BlackCoffin]

Looks in great condition!

 

[PA Dan]

I grabbed this Windsor tonight from a guy on Craigslist. Looks to be new old stock.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

I grabbed this Windsor tonight from a guy on Craigslist. Looks to be new old stock.

Good grab Dan! Might be t1ts to set up as a dedicated raker grinder, or clean out gullets on SG

 

[president]

I grabbed this Windsor tonight from a guy on Craigslist. Looks to be new old stock.

I see you have the same grinding disc as came with mine
and they burn cutters quickly. I switched to the oregon
ones that are a courser grit and it works much better

 

[PA Dan]

Good grab Dan! Might be t1ts to set up as a dedicated raker grinder, or clean out gullets on SG

That was the plan D!