I posted an add a couple weeks ago in a community web page asking if anyone had an old chainsaw they wanted to get rid of. My listing stated I’d take anything….old, dirty, dusty, even missing a part or two was ok with me. Two weeks ago or so, someone offered me a nice Poulan 2800 for $25 that I wrote about on FHC. A little bit of tinkering and it runs like a champ. Today a nice lady emailed me with a mint McCulloch Mac 110 from 1984 for free. It included the original hard shell case and the manual. Here’s some pics. I currently have another saw on the bench that I’m working on so it’ll be a couple days before I can run forensics on this one. Lady said her husband never had issues with it and always made sure it was dry before he put it up. I’m hoping one day someone will respond and they’ll have a nice Husky or Stihl they’re looking to get rid of. I’d love to score an old Homelite as well.
Many years and about 200lbs ago I spent a lot of time up in a tree with one. Most days it ran flawlessly and others it would pizz off the pope.
It seems the Mini Macs were built with two different carbs, Zama M7 and Walbro. From what I read last night, the Zama was pretty reliable and the Walbro was nothing but a headache. I was able to break down the saw yesterday and thank God mine has the Zama M7. I ordered a rebuild kit as well as new fuel line, new plug and air filter. Hopefully get this little guy singing soon.
My dad had 2? Mini Mac’s when I was a wee boy. I ended up with them. Before I was “into” saws I let a local guy work on it and it never ran again . I threw it in the iron pile at work years ago and forgot about it. last year I ran across it again, definitely trashed now. I’d like to get another one someday. I doubt I’ll ever find one as nice as Sicilian Suspect has
Well I finally found some time to start a deep clean of the Mac 110. As mentioned in a previous post, I’m waiting on a carb rebuild kit and a couple other things. Tonight I added some gas to flush the tank and nothing would come out. I removed the valve stem which was completely clogged. The in-tank soft media gas filter was hard as a rock and had solidified from old fuel varnish. I was able to clean the valve stem to like new but had to order a new in-tank filter which by the way, was a royal pain in the azz to get out. Eager to get the new parts and see this little guy in action.
That saw looks brand new. I can't get over how good a condition it is in. It's good to see it brought back to working condition.
