All About Chainsaws! History, Barn Find Collection, & A Special 1949 Saw

[@CarlosRamirez-jv3bb]

Your chainsaw collection, the time, space and effort you give them have put together a memorable gift for humanity. Thanks very much.

[@frankroberts1325]

I just rescued a 1953 mac model 47, they were produced from 1951-53, and i also have a mac250, these are amazing machines, and like you i cant wait to hear them bark off and getting them into the wood. i will be following along your journey getting these old machines back on the job.

[@Smittyschainsaws]

I love the old saws!!!

[@fatwood8642]

You got a good thing going not any causing trouble. I built really high shelves in my shop and installed bright lights so there are no shadows. Nobody looks up there and out of the way. Works for me. Stay good.

[@buckberthod5007]

I still have an old Husqvarna 60. It was my granddads. Things 40 years old and still cuts like brand new even though she's been to hell and back. Never thought I'd be intrested in a video of chainsaws but here I am. Glad I found your channel

[@sparkx251]

Well done. Good luck on your interesting collection. We only live once and stamp collecting is for old ladies. I enjoy small engines and own Seven. Snaper rider, Troybuilt Snow blow, 80's Echo weed Whacker, Royobi Leaf blower, Poulan 2900 farmhand, Poulan electric, Poulan pole saw. Can't live without them.

[@markrunyon5524]

In 1977,I worked for a farmer,all we did was clear land.He bought a stihl 031,real nice saw.Guess he thought I didn"t deserve that.He bought me a re-manufactured Lombard,anyone remember that saw? I hated it,loud and unbalanced IMOP.HIs neighbor had an old stihl 041,that saw was heavy but it had balls! Great for big trees.Of course this "Farmer",was a millionaire,cheap as could be.Had a "farm",so he could save on his taxes.That was 2 years of my life,chainsaw everyday.I learned alot tho about what "real work" is all about.Great video.

[@mickeyhuggins7850]

Man I love watch your channel about all the old saws I collect them and I know where some really old big saws are keep up the good stuff yall..thanks

[@460V8]

Those mcculloch 33 and 3-25 are on my wishlist. So cool.

[@dyer2cycle]

..sorry about posting comments so much, but I love this video...I LOVE Pioneers, they are my favorite brand of saws, followed by (old) McCullochs...

[@davesmith6929]

I have a Husqvarna 55 and it's got the decomp valve on it

[@oldhillbillybuckkowalski]

Love the McCullough chainsaws. My go to saw is a Pro Mac 610 that just get the work done, no problems.

[@Jonathan-kv5kt]

I love that you feel about chainsaws the way I feel about angle grinders.

[@chrisrageNJ]

Heh I have a pile of both. Leave me alone, I hate changing wheels when I'm working so I just use a different grinder for each wheel

[@jonnyg172]

He is one hell of a sawyer! Climber big timber master.

[@gsnace1264]

Good to see some old chainsaws not in the scrap pile. The John Deere you have looks like a EFCO model. John Deere started with Remington units to Echo Kioritz units and finally EFCO units. I can't confirm Homelite units due to not running across one, but John Deere did own Homelite from Textron in the Late 1990's. The Stihl 020 has the newer badge that was used on unit after 1977. The McCullochs with the half wrap chain brake handle are the early ones from the early 80's. Keep up the good work and in the future we'll see how these saws run.

[@KainKustomGarage]

Nice video...love old Chainsaws!

[@chuckmagnuson6237]

I remember those old brands, fun to see your collection. Thanks

[@chill3685]

Great video man!!! I appreciate the time and effort you took to make this.

[@maddiemf7024]

Absolutely love this video, I work at Kauai Marine and Mower here in Hawaii, we are an Echo , Honda and Hustle dealer….. We have a small chainsaw museum also it’s quite lovely, im currently attempting to restore a Mac 10-10 that someone left a loooong time ago…..we also have a gigantic Model 99!!! Thank you for this video❤️❤️❤️

[@keithstarnes7009]

I have a 1986 sachs dolmar 112 silver star. Uts a tough little saw. Pretty much all metal power head, clutch cover. The recoil and air filter cover and cylinder cover is plastic along with top portion of trigger handle. Its pretty mean.

[@smallchunkaground2071]

Glad I stumbled on your channel. I just acquired an old Ram chainsaw that was my father in laws. It looks pretty knarly and weighs about 30 lbs.

[@donparker8246]

I think Pioneer was owned by OMC if I'm not mistaken.

[@jonnis240]

Love my Jonsered 2152 🙂🙂

[@d.riprock1546]

Cool video. I prefer Stihl and Husky now but Jonsereds were always good saws too. It was good to see the 3400 Poulan. It was about the 2nd saw I had and the first new one. Along with the Mac1010 I got used it cut many many loads of firewood, cleaned fence rows, cut brush, posts, and anything else we needed done. The Poulan wasn't as fast as a Stihl but it never refused to start the whole time I had it. I traded it for a 028 Super that I still have. It's been a great saw for just all around anything. Small world. Good luck with the Poulan. It ought to be fine if it's free. It was the first saw I ever ran that had rubber motor mounts. That was the counter vibe part. Your eardrums were buzzing when you ran a tank of gas out of the McCullough I had lol. They have made those arborsrist Shihls a long time too. I got a new smaller 180 a few years ago too. You'll love running it. Great to keep in your truck toolbox.

[@MidwestGarage]

D Riprock Thank you for sharing! I love this comment, it’s great to hear stories from other chainsaw guys. I’m particularly excited to get that countervibe running! Thanks again!

[@paytonmac5665]

I got a CS2245 really easy to start and love it.

[@martinfranke846]

I have had Echos, McCullochs, Dolmars, Husqvarnas, but the first and best of all...Homelite.

[@crushthis123]

No homelites. They were my favorite for power and reliability. Wasn't long ago I was using it to block up my wood as the weight was strait over the log all the time you never get tired and gobs of torque. I gave it up in favor of my free still lightning saw, and I think it was 111 cc. That was a good saw for felling the big maples and beach trees 30 and 40 inches in diameter easy.

[@billharris3049]

Thank you for this video....the content was very educational for me....looking forward to the restoration of those vintage machines.

[@keithstarnes7009]

Love chainsaws too.

[@JasonAdcox]

Your video was awesome and very informative , LOVED it bro !!!!!!!

[@timothybyrom5560]

The JD is a Chinese homelite.

[@kenlee6126]

I'm an old chainsaw guy myself! Surprised you were not attacked at least in the comments lmao! Love the saws bud...if no one has told you there is a site call chainsaw collectors corner...full of closely accurate info for most if not all saws. There's a guy on here "Bryan grey" I believe is his name has lots of really old saw video...he seems to be able to find parts and get running lots of historical peices... keep them alive...thanks for the vid

[@PoplinsGarage]

That poulan 3400 is the best saw you will ever have. Sooooo powerful. Just falls through logs. 56cc. And little to no vibrations.

[@alexdaniell778]

I also collect old saws. I have homelites ,superxls,925, & xl-12s etc. I've got poulans & also some sears-david bradley gear drives. My favorites are the homelite sxl 925 and my poulan 4200 cv

[@timothybyrom5560]

Pioneering came to existence when OMC bought IEL. A lot of they're saw models were called pioneer, so they just changed the name to pioneer. They started out with a lot of existing models like the 600 series.

[@darellsunderlin4670]

I have several Poulon saws , my first and still favorite is my 3400 anti vibe !!!! It's over 30 yrs old and still starts the same as when I got it . I also have two sears saw that I think are 3400's made by Poulon for sears . Also have a couple small ones .( poulon) the only thing that I wish I could still buy is a oem bar for the 3400 ,the knife shape tip for anti kick back was great ! I couldn't get it to kick back , if you stuck it tip first it went in!!! Nice video and nice collection.

[@nathancannon2235]

The older John deer saws they were yellow they were made by echo in Japan really good saws

[@Saw_Squatch]

That craftsman is literally a red poulan and the 3.7 is more desirable than the 3.4 but those piston/cylinders are interchangeable on that chasis

[@jamiehess4211]

Roper made them for Craftsman as well. I have an early 80s 3.7 Craftsman made by them.

[@scootscoot1920]

I’ve got a stihl 009 from 1985 Still runs great

[@danielherrero431]

Hi my name is Daniel from Houston I would like to know how you go about find out about that ratio mix on a chainsaw

[@crushthis123]

I don't go by the mixture ratio for the saws. They originally were using gas and 10 w 30 engine oil and there was not likely specific oil for them like todays high performance oils. I am not afraid of using 50 to 1 mix and the saw runs like jack the bear and start easily. So I do run 35 to 1 or 40 to one depending on compression and adjust the jets. Also the small mac I'll bet I have used up 4 of them. Not a bad little saw.

[@gustavomiguel4119]

Excelente....love chainsaws.....they old ones. 👍

[@MaximRecoil]

My father had a Jonsered chainsaw when I was a kid in the early '80s. It was probably made in the '70s. My older brother and I used to go with him into the woods on Saturday mornings and he'd cut down about a cord and a half of firewood with that chainsaw and then when we got home he'd cut it up into short logs and then split it. My brother and I would load the split logs into a wheelbarrow and take it into the cellar and stack it. In 1982 a guy who was cutting firewood for my grandmother in her driveway had his chainsaw, which didn't have a chain brake, kickback and cut his neck, which killed him almost immediately. It happened while my older sister was walking to Gram's house, so she was the first one on the scene, which was quite traumatic for a 13-year-old girl. Dad's Jonsered was made before chain brakes were standard equipment, and that incident prompted him to retrofit a chain brake to it.

[@SuperDouginator]

You can generally stop that by knowing the wood your cutting and the feel of a knot. You can let go of the throttle when you feel a hard point and work through it. If you rev the nuts off it and push hard into the wood. (Which you don’t need to do if your chain is sharp) then your in for decapitation. I wouldn’t say chain breaks are so important for logging for these reasons. But you certainly want one of your in a tree

[@johnclarke6647]

A 455 does have a deco valve. You forgot Poulan as a major American saw company in the 60’s and 70’s. They were made in Shreveport, LA until bought out by Husky and turned into trash. I have owned lots of Poulan saws and still have my Super 25 DA that I bought new in 1985. Poulans are now junk. I ouwned a 3400 with a 20 bow blade on it. A great saw

[@FrankOfSerendipity]

This is one of the coolest videos. You should work in tv man

[@glenspryszak6005]

It's been over a year.... How are the restorations going?

[@HouseMastersTools]

Good Tools 🛠🍻

[@naturundhund]

Nice Chainsaws.....😎

[@jonnyg172]

Good one

[@chib9427]

55 1/2 cubic inch ?????

[@chib9427]

LOL

[@jonnyg172]

BUCKIN knows the McCulloch

[@caterpillar1693]

Jonsered still make pro series saws. You just cant buy one at lowes or home depot. But they make the cs2258 cs2260 and cs2166 60 to 70 cc professional. The 2260 is the same as the husqvarna 562xp. And the 2166 is pretty much a husqvarna 372xp

[@MidwestGarage]

I actually just found that out earlier this week! I was surprised they had those since the Jonsered dealer around here doesn’t even supply them.

[@caterpillar1693]

It is funny i dont knot where to buy one myself i just knew they made them. I dont know anyone that owns one but reviews say they are every bit as good as the huskys. As far as the 562 goes anyways thats my go to saw. If i get a chance to get by my husky dealer, ill see if they know how to get their hands on a Jred. And try to get back to you on that

[@MidwestGarage]

That would be awesome man, thank you!

[@jonnyg172]

He is a legend

[@CarlKahler]

Poulan are the best Big box you can buy theses days.

[@dalemeyer8207]

Great Video Thanks 😎

[@anthonyoverbee2049]

Nice video!! I would recommend Dolmar they make some fine power saws. Take care and God bless

[@jonnyg172]

Nice collection

[@timothybyrom5560]

Sears had the Roper saws too. Tough as nails. Loud!

[@scootscoot1920]

The Italian company you are thinking of is oleo mac

[@jonnyg172]

Sweet FORD

[@MAKESHIFTFARMs]

My neighbor loves Poulans even tho each one only lasts him 2 years. I missed a wood shark for $7 at auction last summer🙁 I hate most Poulans, I just want a Wild Thing and maybe Wood Shark as shelf pieces. I have a Stihl like yours. Mine is the AVP tho instead of AV Super. I had an old 16:1 Pioneer, but gave it to my uncle because I din’t really want it and he had been helping me mill lumber for my trailer sides. I have a McCulloch PM6, world’s lightest saw back then. I might buy a McCulloch 35 for $45 soon.

[@chainsawplease]

Great video! Definitely will start with a Poulan 245a though..

[@manchildrc]

I've got 2 countervibes I use one to this day

[@jonnyg172]

Pioneers are badass

[@timesthree5757]

Yes I agree. Chainsaws turn low T into High T.

[@ronsilva516]

Need info I picked up a barn yard fined a supper pioneer 2460 iAM trying to rebuild now what is the difference between the 2400 pioneer and is the piston or Calder cylinder interchangeable?

[@neilmoore3856]

Love the vid. I also collect and restore older saws. Have around 40 saws from the 80's on back, only one pair. All the rest are induviduals.

[@wiki1979able]

This video is awesome ! Thank you for posting! Please stop Apologizing believe me when I tell you you’re doing everyone a great Justice by uploading these videos

[@mozakpamet4270]

child birth??? 15:47 🧩🧩🧩

[@herbertsmith6416]

I agree they are cool

[@C_Dana]

Ok it wasn't two cylinders but I remember it having a two plug head on it. I can't find anything online but my family had that saw back around 1971 and it was an old saw then. No muffler whatsoever so loud as you know what. Could be a custom head on it because it was going to be used in a go kart.

[@tinmanstavern]

I own homelite, Husqvarna, John deere and making. I'd like an old jonsered

[@bonzaibarty]

Good video

[@michaelmeyers1827]

It does help

[@williamdavidlucken4670]

Very cool . Very informative for sure. You made me subscribe. With the Covid19 I am pulling out my old saws and fixing them up . I am off to watch the Pioneer 400 video cause I am working on my 1961 Pioneer NU-17

[@jonnyg172]

Great job. BUCKIN insists on power saw that’s why I was givin a lil heck

[@dyer2cycle]

..yeah, nowadays, Jonsered is pretty much like the GMC version of a Chevy truck, or the Mercury version of a Ford car...as for Husqvarna Group, Husqvarna is their "darling" brand, and all the others are used as a lower tier brand, or, like in the case of RedMax, raped of their technology for the Husqvarna brand...

[@jonnyg172]

Husqvarna makes sweet guns too

[@aprox23]

What's your thoughts on the echo 590 tinberwolf?

[@TheRedSphinx]

Like to point out that the Husqvarna Group, in 2020, decided to shut down the Jonsered brand in Sweden and Finland. So it's pretty much gone by now. Husqvarna bought Jonsered in 1979. Though the Husqvarna Group owns enough brands to go around: Poulan, Zenoah, Gardena, Flymo, Weed Eater, McCulloch, Klippo etc. It's motorcycle division was sold off to Cagiva in 1986, and is now owned by KTM. The sewing machine business was sold off in 1997, and the Husqvarna Group itself was spun off from Electrolux in 2006, after they bought it in 1978.

[@leea5123]

Homelite (the first one man operated chainsaw)... And the king of chainsaws

[@chuckbailey6835]

how do you figure that the homelite 20mcs was there first gas powered saw and didn't come out till 1950

[@leea5123]

@@chuckbailey6835 Homelite made the one man operated chainsaw in 1949

[@gabetoft431]

You aren’t a hoarder. You have a passion for saws. Keep your old saws, they will be around long after she’s gone.

[@davidzuelke8599]

is redmax any good now that they bought jonsared???

[@jimbolt5170]

Thanks for doing this. I enjoyed it. So, have you told your wife that she should count her blessings? Some guys collect old tractors.

[@lanuhacres20]

Okay damnit, that was funny. I've just discovered your channel and because you made me laugh I will subscribe.

[@jasonpennington7423]

Well there seems to be a link to everything under the sun except how to actually contact you with a question. So here's mine. I have a Poulan Pro PR5020 that doesn't like to stay running (which is a new issue), and evidently the auto oiler leaks when it's not running. I would also like to put a big bore kit one it but nobody makes one for it. Any suggestions for any of it?

[@timothybyrom5560]

The good JD saws were made by Olympyc, or Solo. The older ones were made by Remington, Echo, or Homelite.

[@stevengamsby5344]

That 3.7 I the same as the Poulan 3700 just a little bigger then that 3400 poulan you showed great saws the poulan 3400 and 3700

[@hphillips7425]

Good video. Interesting 👍🏻

[@timothybyrom5560]

My 3700 is actually a grey craftsman. 62 cc.

[@jeffjones6495]

Lost me when you called the wood shark a good saw.

[@timothybyrom5560]

I can hop one up and surprise you with the performance,and longevity.

[@timothybyrom5560]

I've got a 3700. One of my main saws.

[@kjester3460]

The chainsaw next door give's your blog good background music. I think you arranged it...LOL

[@MidwestGarage]

K Jester Haha I wish I did plan it! Thank you for the comment!

[@nicksworkshopp]

Oldest I have is a wright blade saw

[@dakotastimeout2827]

Great video

[@claudebradley5381]

I had a Super 33!

[@naturundhund]

Solo from Germany

[@dyer2cycle]

..on the John Deere saws...the first ones, sixties to mid-seventies, were green and made by Remington...then, sometime around the late '70's, Echo started making John Deere's chainsaws, these are the yellow ones you will find, made in Japan and are generally of high quality...sometime in the 1990's or so, I'm not quite sure about the exact dates on these timelines, Echo stopped building saws for John Deere...somewhere about that time, John Deere purchased Homelite, and Homelite made John Deere's saws...mostly cheap little plastic homeowner saws like that green one you showed, but they also made John Deere branded Homelite Super XL saws, which are quite rare and very collectible...the Homelite John Deere's were found in both green and yellow, the green ones were also sold at Home Depot...then, John Deere added another professional line sold only at John Deere dealers that were made in Italy by Emak..they were green. The Emaks were also sold as the Efco brand...these saws were very high quality, high performance, and durable, but they suffered from a lack of promotion and poor distribution/parts availability and sold poorly..the Efco branded ones suffered from the same problems, but also from poor dealer support, and poor warranty support from Emak....at some point after this, John Deere discontinued it's arrangement with Emak, and also sold Homelite to a Chinese company, which today sells the cheaply made, tiny plastic made-in-china chainsaws at box stores..With this, John Deere got out of the Chainsaw business, and entered an arrangement with Stihl to sell Stihl chainsaws at John Deere tractor/equipment dealerships, if those dealers so desired... :)

[@nathanadrian7797]

I have a green JD that looks just like the comparable Homelite, at a guess, I would say late 70's, early 80's. The saw is all metal.

[@bobwelch5056]

Great topic thank you good job

[@MidwestGarage]

Thank you for the comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@christianklein5774]

Far as i can say the first Chainsaws in germany been build by Dolmar , they dint had a oil automatic as seldom cut line and wher used almost only in the Saxo/ Saxon Sachsen forest , bevor ww2 .

[@GreaseMonkeyAuto]

Can someone please explain a decompression valve