Thread: McCulloch Chainsaws

Throw the chainsaw away and keep the manual if you ever track it down.

He did Artme here's who caught it

Originally Posted by wheelinround

He did Artme here's who caught it

Im taking that pic to my insurer as proof of stolen chainsaw

If it's not too late to return it can I suggest you take that course.

I bought one of those 52 cc 22" ones on ebay about 6 months ago, $143 shipped. As a friend said it costs that to service his stihl (I've got some stihl stuff aswell) and if I get 2 years out of it throw it away and get another. As it happens it starts easily runs a treat and cuts down trees just like a real one. Yes it's a bit rough in finish and so forth but works perfectly well, has a tone of grunt (the equivalent stihl is $1000).

Mc Cullock, I've got on under the house needing repair. Wouldn't bother putting fuel in it. At least as poor quality as the chinese one...

Sorry...

Originally Posted by artme

Throw the chainsaw away and keep the manual if you ever track it down.

Good advice

McCulloch is basically an orphan.......a once great US brand that went bankrupt in 1999 then got split up and one part got sold to the Taiwanese (Jenn Feng) who build the saws for the US market and the other part to Husqvarna in Europe where they are sold under the Talon brand....since then Husqvarna seems to have taken over the McCulloch brand (they also took over Flymo, Poulan Weed Eater amongst others)...and more recently Husqvarna got swallowed up by Electrolux......

Where the heck that leaves Talon is anyones guess......though since they are fairly ordinary quality....I don't really care.

To sum up......I wish you all the joy in the world in your hunt for that manual

I too have a McCulloch which I paid $50 for about 6 years ago. I also have a late model Stihl.

The McCulloch runs OK but I really only use to wake up visitors sleeping too late in our cottage and leave it out as a decoy for thieves - it's still there.

The Stihl does all the hard work and works a treat every time.

My McCulloch came with no manual and despite numerous emails to their website I received no replies. I therefore condemn the company for their lack of service and if they have gone out of business, let's hope the staff responsible are starving on the streets or throwing themselves out of high rise buildings.

A mate who services chainsaws told me that McCulloch were only made for very occasional use with an expected life span of 20 engine hours. He claims they were made for the very casual user with the recreational occasional 4WDer in mind who finds a small tree across a track every blue moon. If you get more than 20 engine hours out of one then you are ahead.

The marketing people from McCulloch marketed them as a professional chainsaw in the same class as the Stihls and the Huskies but they are really just heavy toys.

To change the chain on the McCulloch is a bit of an effort and to adjust the tension on the chain is awkward and time consuming compared to my Stihl.

Originally Posted by SilentButDeadly

McCulloch is basically an orphan.......a once great US brand that went bankrupt in 1999...

That would explain why my old McCulloch Eager Beaver I bought in the 80's is still going strong, apart from the broken chain brake handle, and starts first time nearly every time. Those new ones look like plastic junk - sorry Kirwilli.

That would explain why my old McCulloch Eager Beaver I bought in the 80's is still going strong

Plus one or at least till last weekend when my 30 year old PM320 made a clunk and stopped dead - I haven't looked at it yet but I suspect it may be fatal.

When I was looking at new saws a litle while ago, I was shocked to see that some, including big name brands, apparently now had crankcases made out of plastic or polymer. So the little old McCullochs weren't so bad as one thought. This is in the consumer range of course - professional grade saws may be different.

Here's the local agents:

Electrolux Pty Ltd
13 Gilbert Park Drive
Knoxfield
3180 Victoria
Australia

Tel: + 61 3 87567300
Fax: + 61 3 87567399

I have seen Dai Sensai's chain saw and the fact that he purchased it in the eighties means that he has truly got one of the great wonders of the world.

It does some work too, it ripped through a gum tree base of mine that was about 800 mm and looked around for what is next. That tree was really hard, I did not tell Neil but it got hit by lightning and my cheap chain saw just bounced off it.

His pride and joy, band saw, did not think too much of it, but hopefully the new band saw blade I bought for him might have me back in his good books otherwise I will have to bring over some more Pecan Pie.

Young son in law has an OLD McColloch MONSTER of a thing... noisey as all hell but works a treat first time every time cuts through anything... cant get parts but hasnt needed any either but made when things were made STRONG and TOUGH enough to last

Me I think Ive got the same as that crocs eating... looks like my Stihl Wheelin

Oh and I love my Stihl farmboss (largest in that range)... shame the blades not bigger... but so far hasnt sneezed farted or burped at anything Ive put it to

Hi I have an old McCulloch chainsaw that I would like to identify. It has 2 stamps on the body casting 790 890 and cant see any other identifying marks. Would like to know what model etc. It sits with 2 very old Moblico chainsaws and 3 partially assembled Mobilco swing saws. Thanks in advance for any imformation.


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