I have one of these that I got from a swap meet, rebuilt the carb and she's a runner! It is basically a 116cc sawzall, supposedly good for fine finish milling. I don't see it as it is the weight of a boat anchor.... Fun saw to run once in a while.
Got a B316 on the way,very clean,good price & should be easy to get it going..... Mine is a early 60's 4 cube/65cc model at this time the Wright Saw was a division of Beaird-Poulan in Shreveport LA. Apparently from its introduction in late 50's to discontinuing in late 60's at least 7 or 8 different models were produced by at least 2 companies. Blades are still available on Feebay with a little searching..... Model Profile: B316 .
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Some from Ebay,most from various individual contacts on West Coast & elsewhere.Just a couple from local CL in a 2-3 county radius from me.
Due to weather related delays on the West Coast the B316 & this B520 will finally arrive later this week.... Plus found this 8.5 x 11 very nice small repro sign on Ebay,$11 & change to my mailbox
"World's Safest" Is that kinda like a fireproof match? In all seriousness, I'd like to give one of these a test spin one day. Be interesting to compare them speed wise to both "modern" chipper style chain or old school scratcher chain.
I've seen some vids,talked to a few owners.Is slower than ''normal'' chainsaws,but with a sharp blade & correctly filed teeth they can cut surprisingly fast.Since they don't clear chips/dust like a rotating chain they're used differently for best results - ''rock'' the saw forward & back like you would a Sawzall. Holding it level tends to really bog it down. Back in the day several different blades were offered - fine cutting for hardwoods,stainless steel for cutting up sides of beef/elk/moose. What I heard was these were quite popular with hunters,working with heavy timbers on bridge/piling crews because that blade cut much smoother than chipper chain & you could follow a chalkline very accurately. Quite a few were sold over almost 15 years but even with a few innovative features they had plenty of drawbacks & couldn't compete with the rapidly changing & constantly upgrading chainsaw industry.Today are mainly popular with collectors who want something unusual.
That 520 a good looking saw, nice shape Thistle. Are they both runners? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
Both have very good compression but will need a little carb/ignition work to be runners.Price was quite reasonable so I figured snap them up quick before they're gone.Can always tinker with them someday in the future.Even so,some things just look cool sitting on a shelf whether they're working or not....
My 520 was the same way, the recoil needed attention and carb/tank gummed. Carb rebuild kits are very available and pretty easy to do FYI....If you have not run one of these before....Wear earplugs! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
