Mr Obsoletes Vintage Homesteading

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@clarkkocurek6565 Күн бұрын

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!

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 22 сағат бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jacobmeis1249 3 күн бұрын

I used to watch your chain saw videos!

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 3 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.

@robertfrost1623 3 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?

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 3 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.

@robertfrost1623 3 күн бұрын

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Do you have any info you can pass along on initial carb setting? Thanks

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 2 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.

@robertfrost1623 2 күн бұрын

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Appreciate the knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 2 күн бұрын

You bet !

@CaelJones 4 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.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 4 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.

@jacobmeis1249 3 күн бұрын

School and social engineering camp are to different things, guessing you went to the later.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 2 күн бұрын

The test results I found were done with proper monitoring equipment and done by experienced personnel.

@scottdurrwachter7127 6 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???

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 6 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.

@jeffreyrubish347 6 күн бұрын

The Primus stove is cool to see. The early mountain climbers used those.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 6 күн бұрын

The primus stoves are amazingly simple to use and are very useful too.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 6 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 !

@jeffreyrubish347 6 күн бұрын

Welcome back! Get well soon, Mrs. O!

@GreenBlue4114 7 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.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 7 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. Vintage Coleman stoves and lanterns will last forever if given proper maintenance.

@brianking1138 9 күн бұрын

Yeah! Your back. I hope you are both doing well .

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 9 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.

@liljoeii6091 9 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

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 9 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.

@justinweaver8107 10 күн бұрын

Bless her hope uns have a good 1.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 10 күн бұрын

Mrs. O is doing better every day.