McCulloch 10-10s

[Czed]

Stopped by the local fire department they were throwing this Mac away
I put a Oregon fuel line in it and a china carb kit

It started on the second pull and runs and oils great
I was given a 20" and a 32" bar and new Oregon chains at a estate sale.
I never ran McCulloch's much before.

 

[stikine]

It's Alive!

 

[lxskllr]

Is that a chain brake, or just a hand guard? When did they start putting brakes on saws?

 

[Czed]

Is that a chain brake, or just a hand guard? When did they start putting brakes on saws?

This is a 1982 model with a chainbrake
I don't know when chainbrake's were introduced
I've only ran a few of macs.

 

[gf beranek]

Chain brakes? mid / late 70s on the west coast.

Some of those old Mac's were pretty strong, and heavy, too. I run some with 60 inch bars. Though the latter models (10 series) were built cheap for the consumer. Little things on them always broke.

 

[Czed]

I found a new k095 bar and a 20" loop of full skip to fit it
It cut fine just underpowered compared lighter more powerful modern saws.

 

[cory]

Cool before and after refurbishment thread!

No AV would be a deal breaker for me

 

[lxskllr]

I might fire it up for a tank of fuel every so often, but I couldn't go without av either. My first poulanpro didn't have av. No problems when I first got it, but after awhile, I'd really feel it after running it a bit. Fingers would buzz for an hour or two afterward. Probably not a huge deal for occasional use, but I wouldn't want to risk permanent damage.

 

[Treeaddict]

My Pullin Pro Wild Thing will tingle your fingers. I fire it every 6 months of so. Makes me grateful for my better saws.

Good find Czed. Cool to run one of those and see how far tech progressed.

 

[Czed]

Cool before and after refurbishment thread!

No AV would be a deal breaker for me

I might fire it up for a tank of fuel every so often, but I couldn't go without av either. My first poulanpro didn't have av. No problems when I first got it, but after awhile, I'd really feel it after running it a bit. Fingers would buzz for an hour or two afterward. Probably not a huge deal for occasional use, but I wouldn't want to risk permanent damage.

My Pullin Pro Wild Thing will tingle your fingers. I fire it every 6 months of so. Makes me grateful for my better saws.

Good find Czed. Cool to run one of those and see how far tech progressed.

I'm pretty much immune to these little to no av saws I've been running 2 series since the 80s lol

 

[cory]

#beast

 

[Al Smith]

The s model 10-10 was the last produced and 57 cc's rather than 54 cc's . I've got one a trimmer bought new but never used much and had the original chain .It spent about 20 years in a basement .Typical of most trimmers saws the brake had been removed . It's a shelf queen I don't use but the last I checked it will run .Some of the 10 series vibrated and some did not .I would say of the millions of McCulloch's
made the 10-10 was the most sold . McCulloch circled the drain in the late 90's.

 

[Czed]

I just weighed these today

10-10 20" laminate bar
266xp 24" solid bar
husqvarna 460 20" bar
All full of fuel and oil.

That 460 is a gutless dog the Mac is stronger with more torque.
The ported 266 walks all over both of them.

 

[stikine]

The 266 is a fine saw, ahead of it's time really.

 

[Czed]

The 266 is a fine saw, ahead of it's time really.

I have modern saws but I always go back to the 266s
I started running them in the mid 80s
I'm just a occasionally timber cutter and firewooder anymore.

 

[stikine]

Yeah, my 266 is from the mid 80s and it's still running great. I don't use it too often either but it always starts.