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Interesting that Spotted Gum doesn't get sickly in Perth's climate. Ficifolia struggles a bit in Sydney with both soil and climate, and is always grafted onto a NSW rootstock, usually Swamp Bloodwood,
When the primer bulb split I was cutting a stump out that was causing trouble for a neighbor at Echuca recently, the aged wood was hard on the chainsaw teeth, I was constantly sharpening it with a very handy Aldi grinding tool, that is worth its weight in gold as they say!,
After several sharpenings I had to source a new chainsaw set - Couldn't get one at Bunnings, but had one made up at Hightech at 1/43 Mundara Road Echuca, nice guy Frank Spiers, a relative of an old family friend.
Frank also supplied a new priming bulb and it is easy to fit. I waited until I returned to Melbourne to fit the new priming bulb and found that you also need to fit new tubing and that will mean a fairly comprehensive removal of outer layers to expose the carby.
So when you do that job Shane I would be happy to see how you accomplished that task etc.
At the end of the day once refurbished you will have a very versatile chain saw that should give years of service! It is quite a collector's item among chainsaw vintage groups in the USA, so you got a real bargain at that price!
Ken
I just noticed the carby kit I grabbed on ebay doesn't think it will be here for another month
Damn it, I hadn't checked "australia only". I just purchased the same thing located in mortlake for $3.00 more 
No doubt it'll be here monday.I just chucked some fuel in the ProMac 650 as its been sitting for a couple of years. Yep, as expected, half a dozen pulls of the string to draw fuel through, full choke and it fires, 1/2 choke and it away. Damn that thing screams, its got to be the loudest chainsaw around. I guess if its bloody heavy, it should be "bloody loud" too
I'm going to have to find a promac 850 just so I can have all 3 sizes sitting un-used in the shed
Yeah right un-used. Always when you least expect it you're suddenly behind a chainsaw for a couple of days, so its good to keep them sharp, working and ready to go. Surely we can't have to many more trees/branches fall down Hi.
I guess that is one advantage of electric chainsaws, they always "start", and are better for the neighbours as they emit less noise, and you don't have to keep on getting fresh fuel to only use half a cup of it, no carby kits and no spark plugs and no pull starter ropes. While two-stroke engines often have more power, particularly in the larger, longer bar sizes, and if used regularly they are likely better for some applications. But for home trimming a battery chainsaw does have advantages.
For example there is no way that Mrs Whippet can start our lawn mower or whipper snipper, she doesn't have the strength or apptitude. But if we had an electric one, she would be doing the lawns, as Mr Whippet doesn't do them to a high enough standard or the edges often enough.
I have the old Pioneer chainsaw that my dad had on the farm, under the bench in the shed somewhere. It would be maybe 1960? era. It did used to run, but I wouldn't bother anymore as it is large and heavy.
Cheers.
I guess that is one advantage of electric chainsaws, they always "start", and are better for the neighbours as they emit less noise, and you don't have to keep on getting fresh fuel to only use half a cup of it, no carby kits and no spark plugs and no pull starter ropes. While two-stroke engines often have more power, particularly in the larger, longer bar sizes, and if used regularly they are likely better for some applications. But for home trimming a battery chainsaw does have advantages.
For example there is no way that Mrs Whippet can start our lawn mower or whipper snipper, she doesn't have the strength or apptitude. But if we had an electric one, she would be doing the lawns, as Mr Whippet doesn't do them to a high enough standard or the edges often enough.
I have the old Pioneer chainsaw that my dad had on the farm, under the bench in the shed somewhere. It would be maybe 1960? era. It did used to run, but I wouldn't bother anymore as it is large and heavy.
Cheers.
I have an electric one here too.... Have you noticed I like to tinker though
There's nothing like the sound of a 2stroke at full song under full load ..... music to the ears .... unless of course it is someone else using said 2stroke.I just like old things, if something has worked for 50years, there is no reason really it'll fail me tomorrow. I just don't trust most stuff that has been made in china to work when I really need it. The couple of saws I have are the cheapest crap I could find, and were only domestic saws even when new (mccolloch). Not professional stuff. This is why I can afford them.... weirdly they just want to keep working ... unlike the cheap crap out of china you can buy.
Hi.
I don't dissagree with you Shane.
I purchased our whipper snipper maybe 20 years ago. It was second hand and 'wouldn't start", fantastic, just how I like them as you can get them at lower cost. I can't recall what I paid for it, not much at all; but it also came with a 10Lt Paddy Hopkins fuel container full of two stroke! That was more value than the whipper snipper. Once I cleared the carbon from the gauze in the exhaust "muffler" it started first pull. I hasn't let me down since.
But if I was setting up from scratch there are advantages is going with a battery skin system, as mentioned above.
Cheers.
I don't dissagree with you Shane.
I purchased our whipper snipper maybe 20 years ago. It was second hand and 'wouldn't start", fantastic, just how I like them as you can get them at lower cost. I can't recall what I paid for it, not much at all; but it also came with a 10Lt Paddy Hopkins fuel container full of two stroke! That was more value than the whipper snipper. Once I cleared the carbon from the gauze in the exhaust "muffler" it started first pull. I hasn't let me down since.
But if I was setting up from scratch there are advantages is going with a battery skin system, as mentioned above.
Cheers.
The battery stuff is just brilliant. It doesn't leave much for the sad case person that loves to tinker to do. I also don't like the idea that in 3-5years time it will need substantial money invested in batteries to keep it going.
These days this isn't such an issue. If you have a lot of battery tools, you can share the cost of the replacement set of batteries across all of the tools, so its not such an issue. I'll probably end up with an ozito battery saw here at some point.... just because I already have the batteries and matching tooling here.... and as you suggest, in theory they should always "just work" regardless of how long they have been sitting.
When I was building my fences here 30 years or so ago my neighbour offered the loan of his chainsaw. He dragged out this decrepit old McCulloch, no paint left on it, all metal, rope start, 20 odd inch bar.I just chucked some fuel in the ProMac 650 as its been sitting for a couple of years. Yep, as expected, half a dozen pulls of the string to draw fuel through, full choke and it fires, 1/2 choke and it away. Damn that thing screams, its got to be the loudest chainsaw around. I guess if its bloody heavy, it should be "bloody loud" too
He said it's "160cc so make sure you stand on it to start it". He showed me how to start it and bloody thing sounded like a demented motocross bike.
Sure did make short work of those fence posts though.
Hi.
Nothing to tinker with, really, let me think, you have:
- Vehicles - lots of them.
- Tractors
- Mowers
- Sheds
- Hoists
- Concrete floors
- House extensions
- heating/insulation/heatpumps
- Solar PV
- Gardens
- Relationships
- Children
- Work
- Recreation
- AussieFrogs
- Eating.
- Drinking.
I was only trying to win you back some time!
Cheers.
Oh I've been running the club (sort of) for the last 6months. We only run for school terms. It is very quiet at the moment... we need to increase membership and start advertising. Everything died right off with covid. we'll get there
We dropped it back to one night a week last year.don't let the boss women see that list, she'll just tell you I only 1/2 do everything "sort of" either way
Well yes, but the manufacturers all occasionally change battery configuration... Usually greater capacity, higher voltage but different mounts.
When you go to buy new batteries for your collection of skins you find they are now superceded so you need to get a new collection
Here you go ken, this should be a good match your current saw. It should be far better than a chinesse saw
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McCulloch Chainsaw(BRAND NEW) | Lawn Mowers | Gumtree Australia Gosnells Area - Maddington | 1306990896
McCulloch Chainsaw BRAND NEW IN BOX 20 inch Bar 59cc Engine , 1306990896
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McCulloch is a brand of Husqvarna, so probably has Chinese components. Stihl is similar.
All the tool brands now manufacture in multiple countries, and many are Chinese owned no matter how Japanese or American or German they sound.
All the tool brands now manufacture in multiple countries, and many are Chinese owned no matter how Japanese or American or German they sound.
that one is a NOS saw isn't it? Probably USA or Italian made depending on age
It would have to old NOS. Husqvarna took over McCulloch from Jenn Feng (Taiwan) in 2008. European McC was acquired earlier. These companies manufacture components in the Far East among other places.
That is just history repeating itself, when I was still working (Ages ago) we were going through that with 9volt battery tools and I was able to find a rechargeable battery supplier that had all different sizes and configurations in stock and would make up battery packs tag link welded to the same or better configuration as the battery case. Of course as usually happens these small one man businesses fail or become more expensive as the business grows, and I eventually lost contact.Well yes, but the manufacturers all occasionally change battery configuration... Usually greater capacity, higher voltage but different mounts.
When you go to buy new batteries for your collection of skins you find they are now superceded so you need to get a new collection
Fordman on this Forum has mentioned several times that many of the mini racer community still get specialist hi power battery packs made up by similar support companies that make packs to your order, so that may be a great source for replacement battery packs, and of course there is a lot of stuff available on the internet.
I do find that the new power tools and batteries seem to have a lot of grunt and hold their charge for a long time when not used that frequently, compared with older battery powered tools.
Ken
Places like Every Battery, Battery World & R & J Batteries will build you a custom battery pack ie spot weld the tabs on the batteries if you purchase the cells from them for free.
I have had battery packs made up for a small Makita drill and my Philips Razor in the past. Its a good way to get your still good battery powered appliances a new lease on life.
If you are in the ballarat area .... head for this place.
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heaps and heaps ... endless old tools.
I scored a big quick release dawn vice for $90
and another chainsaw I don't need for $10. It has so much compression I thought it was seized until I held it tight enough to manage to pull the string. It still has the paint on the original bar if you look
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heaps and heaps ... endless old tools.
I scored a big quick release dawn vice for $90
and another chainsaw I don't need for $10. It has so much compression I thought it was seized until I held it tight enough to manage to pull the string. It still has the paint on the original bar if you look