Picked this up the other day from Craigslist. The add said needed carb work,don't want to mess with any more, 10$. So me being me I went and got it,and brought it home. 7-10 AUTOMATIC is what the cover said,no serial number tag,it was gone. Had spark,poured alittle fuel in the spark plug hole,it fired. Put fuel in the tank and it fired right up and ran great,but the fuel tank gasket was shot. Replaced the gasket with a o-ring, Sharpened the chain,knocked the burrs off the bar and it cuts nice plenty of power. Add the foam on the handle. Just waiting for the new air filter to come in. Not really sure if it's a 7-10 or not. But really a good cutting saw. Just thought I'd share and any input on it would be grateful.
Sounds like you got a great deal on that one. Some people give up way too soon, more to your benefit.
Welcome to the old mac club Their sound alone makes them worth the investment of your time and oh so cheap buy price.
Thanks The thing is all that it really needed was a fuel tank gasket,not really that hard to fix.I don't think they appreciated the old saw and just got a new one and gave up on this one. Yes the sound is awesome. I love finding the old saws and getting them going again.I have all different colors.but this is my favorite now.
I used to love running the old McCulloch saws. Ran them for many years both logging and cutting firewood. Too bad the company did not keep up with the times.
Just on a little side note.. Where is a good place to get felling dog's for it. It really needs it,if nothing else to protect the oil tank.
You don't find the old McCullock's around here that often. This is my second one. First about 15 years ago and got that running and sold that like a dummy.
How about a fresh coat of yellow paint for the old saw. I won't make it run better, but, like lipstick, it will look better and you will feel better with it.
Have thought about that and have done some research on what kinda paint to use also. When I get my new air cleaner for it,I want to use it and work any bugs out of it (if any) The battle scars give it character,don't know if I want to lose that.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I like wood with character marks, but my tool, like my car, I like looking neat and orderly. Maybe it is the military in me. they used to even paint rocks.
Except for 2 all of my saws have 70% to 90%+ original paint.Plus quite a few have various stickers from dealers and/or repair shops with no longer valid addresses & phone numbers from several states.All those scrapes,scratches,minor dings tell a story about the saws & the men who used them,I wont erase that history or cover them up. The 2 that are repainted are my Super Pro 125C that I repainted (had barely half of original paint remaining,remainder was some weirdazz butterscotch color applied by a previous owner) and my pretty rare Homelite 2100 Special that had gone a totally complete restoration by previous owner to factory specs down to every nut & bolt.Its almost impossible to tell it from a pristine New Old Stock example.
Great Seller here,from WA state.All kinds of New Old Stock,good used vintage or new aftermarket parts for most all brands.Plus lots of reprint parts lists & owners manuals for vintage saws.Some originals too I believe. FOR MCCULLOCH 10-10 2-10 7-10 555 700 850 DOG SPIKE SET POWDER COATED BLACK | eBay
Nice saw. I like old saws like that. Just saw this one. Anyone know anything about it? Worth 50 bucks to try to repair and clean up? Mac 35. Don’t know anything about them.
Barn find from near Aberdeen,WA Sept 2013.If I remember it was around $70 shipped.Which was pretty cheap even for then.Today with demand for vintage saws rising the same models are going for $100+ shipping even if just a parts donor & in worse shape..... Very good cosmetics,strong compression,good spark.Needs a bit of carb work,other minor tinkering to be a runner.One of their early small gear drives,this 3.3cube/54cc reliable workhorse like the 33,33B,Super 33,35A & 39 in this series was pretty popular for home,farm & light commercial/industrial use .The 35 was produced January 1957 to June 1958.Still quite a few of them out there, most parts are not too hard to find with a little searching... This & others in the series was nicknamed the ''lunchbox McCulloch" .The 35 was produced January 1957 to June 1958.
I've got an old mac 10 10 automatic, made in the 70's a guy gave it too me, it hadn't been started for 2 yrs for sure, i honestly just added some mixed gas, and it fired up on the second pull, love that sound, as long as i have ear plugs in, or muff's on, lol. It runs like a kitten, have had a lot of fun with it cutting wood.
If it is that old, be sure to run it oil rich. IIRC back around 1970 I was running 24:1 and 32:1 in 2 stroke engines (motorcycles).
