Great video, thank you. I picked one of these up at an estate sale and am thrilled to hear how simple they are to work on. I am new to chainsaws and your video has me very excited to get it tuned up and back to work!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915622 сағат бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@jacobmeis12493 күн бұрын
I used to watch your chain saw videos!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91563 күн бұрын
It will be a while before I can do some chainsaw videos out in the woods, but I have some lined up for when things get back to normal for us. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@robertfrost16233 күн бұрын
I've got an early 90's PM605 that was bought for me by a girlfriend at the time. It was my first chainsaw and its stayed with me for some unknown reason throughout all my trials and tribulations of years gone by. I had a love hate relationship with the saw over the years. It was always very hard starting and you were half worn out by the time you got cutting with it. After it was warmed up however it would start on first pull and had good power. Its always been a last resort for me for that reason and grab my Stihl MS271 instead. About every 5 years or so I grab the old girl (the chainsaw, the girl friends long gone) and try and to give her a little love. I think the last time I polished her up I replaced the oil pump and got her starting up pretty good cold and told myself well it's a spare if I absolutely need a chainsaw in a pinch. Well its her time again and that's why I'm watching videos to see what up out there in the McCulloch world. Thanks for the video. I see the 610 has a warm spot in your heart also. Strange isn't it?
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91563 күн бұрын
You have found one of the reasons to keep a Mac 600 series saw, and that it always starts, runs and cuts. I use them for all my major wood cutting for that reason, plus they never wear out and require minimum maintenence or repairs. Every saw can have their quirks, but all my 600 Macs have always been easy starters. I have purchased newer more modern saws over time, but they all wore out rather quickly, and the Macs were waiting in the background to get back to work. So no new saws for me anymore.
@robertfrost16233 күн бұрын
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Do you have any info you can pass along on initial carb setting? Thanks
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91562 күн бұрын
Turn both jets from a closed position to 1 full turn out. The saw will run with these settings, but not well. The idle jet usually runs from 3/4 to 1 1/4 turns open. The main jet usually is set 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 turns. Let the saw warm up to do the final adjustments. Adjust idle screw till you get the highest idle speed. Most Mac 600 series saws have a built in governor in the carb on the high speed jet circuit, so with no load the speed will go up and down slightly. To get the final adjustment, the saw needs to be cutting wood. You will need to run the saw in the wood, stop and let it idle, then adjust the main jet slightly richer or leaner till you get the best cutting speed in the wood.
@robertfrost16232 күн бұрын
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Appreciate the knowledge. Thanks for sharing.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91562 күн бұрын
You bet !
@CaelJones4 күн бұрын
Wait a second... so what you are saying is this thing Burns 50 octane white gas but does not produce carbon monoxide? That pretty much runs contrary to everything I was ever taught. How sure are you about what the actual controversy you mentioned refers to? I mean it must have some basis in reality as you spoke about a heater drum that they make for the thing but like you said, these things are from the 60s... no one gave a shit about that back then, right? Unless they went to, and actually completed Junior High, that is. Well, one thing I won't question is that the American propensity to shrug off dangers and environmental hazards to themselves and others may be the real product review here. Sorry about your wife. No offense intended on the comments here. Good luck... fellow camper.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91564 күн бұрын
In the past, Coleman said you could use a lantern or stove in an enclosed area as long as there was some ventilation. Today they say the exact opposite. The former is true if using white gas with no additives, not so if using regular gasoline. Gas for cars has lots of additives, which can be harmful if breathing the fumes. I have seen tests where they were operating camp lantern and stoves in enclosed areas, and no noticeable carbon monoxide was present using white gas. It is best to have some ventilation though, as the oxygen can be depleted and there is an odor from burning the fuel. Today's Coleman gas stoves and lanterns are called dual fuel, meaning they can burn gasoline and white gas. Earlier stoves and lanterns were designed for white gas only. Best to always some ventilation. In the cold weather, I use a Coleman catalytic heater in my small shop and use my lanterns in the shop and house when the power is out, and I always have some ventilation. Works fine for me.
@jacobmeis12493 күн бұрын
School and social engineering camp are to different things, guessing you went to the later.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91562 күн бұрын
The test results I found were done with proper monitoring equipment and done by experienced personnel.
@scottdurrwachter71276 күн бұрын
I own a Timberbear and love it…don’t get me wrong, I have had to work on it, screw coming loose has been main problem, clean carb occasionally, I recently bought a second off eBay….i hope previous owner did not run it with regular gas…you got me worried about it I guess it will be seized hard to pull??? What is symptoms???
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91566 күн бұрын
The Mac Timber Bears are a great general purpose saw. I have used mine for many years. It is important to tighten all the screws on these saws every once in a while, as they do come loose. The problem with using gas with alcohol in it doesn't affect the mechanical parts of the saw so much, but ruins the fuel lines and carb gaskets and seals. Since I have been using non alcohol fuel in all my power equipment, the amount of fuel system related repairs has dropped dramaticly. I have never had any of my Mac 600 series saws become hard to pull over or seized from sitting, even when they had been using the bad gas before storage.
@jeffreyrubish3476 күн бұрын
The Primus stove is cool to see. The early mountain climbers used those.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91566 күн бұрын
The primus stoves are amazingly simple to use and are very useful too.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91566 күн бұрын
Glad to be back. Mrs. O is on the mend, but her recovery is a slow process due to the severity of her ankle break. Good to hear from you !
@jeffreyrubish3476 күн бұрын
Welcome back! Get well soon, Mrs. O!
@GreenBlue41147 күн бұрын
I have a stove like the Colman that my Grandpa use when we went trout fishing. I’m going to get it running to show my kids 7 and 10 years old. Thank you for the videos.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91567 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Vintage Coleman stoves and lanterns will last forever if given proper maintenance.
@brianking11389 күн бұрын
Yeah! Your back. I hope you are both doing well .
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91569 күн бұрын
Great to be back. Mrs. O is healing up well, but it will be a while before she can get out and walk again. We will be doing videos every two weeks for now. Thanks for watching.
@liljoeii60919 күн бұрын
Like your camp stoves very nice and I hope the Mrs a has a very fast recovery and saying a prayer for her thank you for the video
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea91569 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind words. We appreciate it. Old camp stoves are interesting as well as useful, and there is a vast variety of them out there.
@justinweaver810710 күн бұрын
Bless her hope uns have a good 1.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915610 күн бұрын
Mrs. O is doing better every day.
@agkleppel623511 күн бұрын
nice to see you again... greetings from germany
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
Very nice to hear from you !
@chrischiampo764711 күн бұрын
Welcome Back Mr and Mrs Obsolete 😊😀 Hope Mrs Obsolete Is On The Mend 😇😇😇❤️👍🏼
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
Happy to be back. Mrs. O is on the mend, and doing well.
@lsj111 күн бұрын
Keep up the healing, Mrs O.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
I'm getting better every day.
@tedneitzel11 күн бұрын
Awesome to see ya and thanks for the update on Mrs O. Good old camp burners. I've got a couple I'm sure not as nice as yours but they are neat!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
When we were kids, we camped a lot and were in the Boy Scouts too, and we used Coleman stoves and lanterns quite often. I don't camp much, but still use my stoves and lanterns quite often for other purposes. Along with using them, I like to collect them and find the history behind them fascinating too, plus they run on gas and kerosene, some of my favorite liquids.
@wadestewart989111 күн бұрын
Good to see you back and prayers for Mrs O for a speedy recovery, thanks for taking the time to make a few videos be safe
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words and prayers. Mrs. O is healing fine, but will take a bit of time to be fully mobile again. Thanks for watching.
@johnclarke664711 күн бұрын
Glad to see you back. Hope the better half gets better. I had a single burner like the one you have with the green tank. Bought it in the 70’s. It went with me deer hunting many times. I well remember one supper that I cooked on it in the car - it was snowing heavily outside the wind was blowing and it was freezing outside. I burned Coleman fuel in it.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
Mrs. O's recovery is right on schedule. It will be a while before she will be able to walk and do video's again, but we will get a video every 2 weeks with help from friends and family. Your Coleman story is like many others in that they were widely used and were a simple, reliable and well made product produced in the USA.
@gfnedone11 күн бұрын
Good to see you back!!! Pray Mrs O’s ankle improves.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
Thank you so much.
@bobbynash28211 күн бұрын
I hope Mrs. Obsolete is doing well, as well as can be. I'm glad to see ya back. Great little stove, Obsolete stuff is cool. I did finally mess a little (be to busy) with 1 of my macs. Mac 10 10.pro. Has good fire, filter was filthy an gas lines are hard. Didn't have much time , was repairing gauges on 1 of wifes favorite vehicles. Glad your ok , take care cooler weather not far away.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
It's great to be back. Mrs. O is healing up well, but her recovery is a slow process due to the extent of her injury. Thanks for the kind words and for watching. The Pro Mac 10-10's are an excellent midsize saw. You will be happy with the performance.
@joeyrector101511 күн бұрын
That's some cool little stoves. I went yard saling Saturday and bought a 1-42 Mac for $15 bucks. All that I had to do was clean the carburetor and put a fuel line and filter on it.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
The Mac was a good find. Thanks for watching !
@joeyrector101511 күн бұрын
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 that's for sure. Just one thing. It's loud as I don't know what lol. You're welcome. Hope your wife gets up and walks really good soon
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
The sound of the McCullochs is called the( Sound Of Power ! ) Yes they are loud. Good thing that hearing protection is readily available. Mrs. O is coming right along, and it will be great when she can walk again.
@joeyrector101511 күн бұрын
@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 right. That's great about your wife. I'll bet that she is a great help
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
Mrs. O has always been a great help and keeps our family together. We are lucky to have her looking out for us, even when she can't do many of the things that she normally would due.
@robertgoth557011 күн бұрын
Good to have you back and wishing the Mrs a speedy recovery!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915611 күн бұрын
It is nice to be back doing some videos again. Mrs. O's recovery is coming along fine, but is a slow process.
@billp166912 күн бұрын
Was that a fox that ran away in the brush? Love your videos.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915612 күн бұрын
It was Roley, my miniature pet mountain lion (cat) !
@tomintexas81714 күн бұрын
That's why I love my old stihls 08 075av
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915614 күн бұрын
The older Stihl's are much better than the newer ones for sure !
@liljoeii609115 күн бұрын
It's like you're giving me a Christmas gift watching this video of yours awesome video thank you
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915615 күн бұрын
Nice to see you watching our older videos.
@liljoeii609115 күн бұрын
AWESOME VIDEO THANK YOU
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915615 күн бұрын
This video was fun to put together. The old Lombard chainsaw is real unusual, and putting together a chain is also interesting.
@liljoeii609115 күн бұрын
I just had to watch one of your videos I was watching my other video from KZbinr and he had a lawn boy that was called Iron Horse I never heard of one call that heard it run a little bit I think you need to coil.I have Ryobi chainsaw and I think it just like your Poulan. I just want to Home Depot picked it up for 100 bucks thank you for the video
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915615 күн бұрын
Ryobi chainsaws are made in Hong Kong from what info I could find out. Johnson outboard motor company made small 4 cycle engines called Iron Horse from about 1937. Right before WW-2, they started designing a 2 cycle engine to replace the 4 cycle engine, but was not put into production till right after the war. Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) which owned Johnson and Evinrude outboard motor companies bought out RPM manufacturing, who made rotary lawn mowers, and who had been purchasing the Iron Horse 2 cycle engine to power them. RPM was renamed Lawn Boy and with the Iron Horse engine being a major selling point.
@JTsvintagechainsaws19 күн бұрын
I have a 1972 041 farm boss what’s your opinion on the 041?
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915619 күн бұрын
I don't have an opinion on an 041, as I have never used or owned one.
@darrellepickering843319 күн бұрын
Remember when Poulan put out those camo saws? Brain fart!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915619 күн бұрын
Really dumb marketing gimmicks to sell an inferior saw !
@howardsutton350220 күн бұрын
Just found you lam into fixing old small equipment l would like to know what you use to break down the old resin thanks and you are right so much of today’s equipment is junk
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915620 күн бұрын
I'm not sure what you mean by resins. If you could provide me with more info and what the resins were used for, I have a better chance of giving you an answer.
@EV1926-BLV23 күн бұрын
The 034 is a great firewood saw, exactly what it was designed for.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915623 күн бұрын
It is !
@justinweaver810723 күн бұрын
May god bless ur family sir🙏🙏
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915623 күн бұрын
Thank you.
@williamdrenningerjr998724 күн бұрын
Take care of home first. We will always be here for your content. God Bless.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915624 күн бұрын
Thank you, I will
@lancestacey236024 күн бұрын
Keep it up love the vids
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915624 күн бұрын
Will do !
@lsj124 күн бұрын
Keep on Healing! 🙏🏼
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915624 күн бұрын
Mrs. O is getting a little bit better every day. It will be nice to get to a regular schedule, but it will be a while.
@lsj124 күн бұрын
Missed this when you first posted. Hope she’s well on the mend. 🙏🏼
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915624 күн бұрын
Mrs. O is on the mend, but her injury was pretty bad, so it will be a while before we are back to a regular schedule.
@mikedaugharty554424 күн бұрын
You get misses obsolete healed up and don't worry about that videos prayers and thoughts go with you there
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915624 күн бұрын
We always appreciate your kind words and also your prayers for Mrs. Obsolete.
@Ifdyhjijfthoi24 күн бұрын
I got one thease for free cleaned it up got extra carb rebuild kit its a running saw McCulloch made a hell of a saw lol
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915624 күн бұрын
Thats why they are my most used saws, and have been for many years.
@doctorromex780424 күн бұрын
Prayers to Mrs. O and the rest or you family. Take all the time you need.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915624 күн бұрын
Mrs. O's recovery will take a while, but we will be doing some videos on a limited basis soon. Thank you for the kind comment and for watching.
@liljoeii609125 күн бұрын
Thank you for the video
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915624 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@liljoeii609125 күн бұрын
Thank you for showing your chainsaws and sharing knowledge thank you for the video
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
That is what our channel is all about !
@liljoeii609125 күн бұрын
Very good video thank you
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
Thank you
@liljoeii609125 күн бұрын
That is awesome you got to save another chainsaw and thank you for the video
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
Thanks 👍
@liljoeii609125 күн бұрын
I will have to try that STP in lawn mower and tractor THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
Works great !
@liljoeii609125 күн бұрын
Prayers for Mrs obsolete we can watch your other videos keep us occupied for a little bit huh I thank you for this video
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
We have covered a bunch of stuff on our videos, and will be making some new ones soon.
@brianking113825 күн бұрын
You two take care. We'll be here when you get back. 🙏
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
Thank you so much.
@alltherpm25 күн бұрын
Good bar for covid, six ft away!!
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
Works for me !
@chrischiampo764725 күн бұрын
Prayers Too Mrs Obsolete 😭😇😇😇 Hope She’s On The Mend Now 🤕❤️
@gfnedone25 күн бұрын
Nice to hear from you and thanks for the update. Will continue to remember Mrs O in prayers.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
Thank you so much !
@scottreynolds314825 күн бұрын
Have a 85 pro mac 610 Ben My go to saw
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
Great choices
@darrellepickering843325 күн бұрын
That 034 is around 40 years. It's a grown-up 024S! If you want to giggle, try a 024/026 with an 18" bar.
@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea915625 күн бұрын
It would be interesting to try different Stihl saws and do comparisons of them, but I only have 5 Stihls in the collection. My 025 and 031 are close in displacement, and in stock form the 025 was a real turd. The 031 is a nice performer, and once I modded the 025, it works fine. The other 3 Stihls are not close in displacement, so I don't have anything to compare them with. I would recommend watching some of my older videos to see my Stihls in operation, and what I did on the smaller saws to get them to perform well. Thanks for watching and commenting.