Junk is Where it Finds Ya!

[@brianking1138]

I love mechanical history. It's so interesting to see the evolution and learn about different companies. Cars, motorcycles, and now chainsaws are my favorites. I have a Mac 15 but the plug threads are stripped. I appreciate the art of vintage chainsaws!

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

History for us is an important part of our channel. We are a bit different than most channels, as we are what I would call living history, as we use all our old stuff, study the history of the manufacturers, and see how the products made our nation the best in the world as a result. We have a large collection of literature on cars, trucks, tractors, engines of all types, trains, tools, etc. that we use to research and repair all of our old junk.

[@SasquatchBunyan]

Nice vulnerability and funny story telling! :) Yes, hobbies are good for people! Thanks for sharing.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Thanks for the nice comment. Hobbies are important for sure !

[@doctorromex7804]

I am right there with you on all that stuff like poetry and school etc. I always have loved technical things especially engines. I too collect old chainsaws. The other day I happened upon a complete David Bradley chainsaw. It was all there. I now have it running and have cut with it. Its amazing what u happen upon.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Hobbies are good for everyone. I have collected SEARS stuff for a long time, study the history of the company, and see how they helped rural America grow. David Bradley Chainsaws were a big seller , and most of the saws they sold were better than most other brand X saws. Having one to play with and do some work with is a real bonus !

[@TheNorvikWay]

🤣🤣.... Totally agree Mr Obsolete... Great video and yes looking forward to seeing what you have coming up.....👍🤙

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Junk collecting has been a great hobby for me and my family. We all go to shows and have displays at many of them. Well we will keep showing some of our fine junk collection in upcoming videos. Always enjoy your comments.

[@mikestewart2409]

Can’t wait to see the old washing machine 👍

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

We are on the search !

[@liljoeii6091]

Awesome video thank you

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Thanks for watching

[@agkleppel6235]

great !!!! greetings from germany

[@robertdancho9671]

Good good and good.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Thanks! 😃

[@jimgroulx3956]

Hey Mr O….thanks for the vid

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@tedneitzel]

You know I collected stamps in cub scouts lol! I'm with you I like engine's!! Good stuff as always thanks for sharing!!

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

When I was in cub scouts, and early years of boy scouts, I collected stamps and coins, but when I got my first lawn mower and then a mini bike, all my other hobbies went away. I have been a motorhead ever since ! Thanks for watching and commenting !

[@tedneitzel]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 my first bike was a red Honda step thru 55 the got a 1974 Yamaha gt 60. Big upgrade far as power and speed and it had a clutch lol!!

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Motorcycles are a big part of our hobbies, and of course they are all vintage. My first vintage bike was a British Velocette 500cc. We have a bunch of HODAKA's for our trail bikes. I have a Honda trail 55, which is one of the first ones imported to the US. We have BRIDGESTONE bikes made by the tire company, and other unusual bikes as well. A great hobby, collecting motorcycles. I have only showed one vintage bike in my videos, but next spring I will do some more videos about hobbies, and will do some videos of some of our motorcycles.

[@tedneitzel]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 oh man I'd love to see the trail 55 as I know it will bring back some memories! Can't wait!

[@Vizslarunner99]

$3.00! In good condition too. Collecting can get out of hand. I keep it to vintage cast iron, hand tools and chainsaws..usually

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I collect a variety of things, as many of them go together, like tools and machines. One needs tools to work on machinery !

[@EightWheelsRollin]

Wow, a couple of great finds! You can't beat the price on that Mac 15! I've been looking at a Mac 15, but It's selling for $87 more than what you paid. Thanks for the history lesson on the Briggs & Stratton engine, really cool. That kick start, I could see My Grandma kick starting that thing back in the day. She grew up on the farm and did it all.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Neat family story.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I found that I have a Pioneer brochure, it was misplaced a while ago, but the difference between a P20 and P25 is just the bar. The P20 came with a 14" hard nose bar, and the P25 came with a 16" roller nose bar. The saw itself is exactly the same except for the decal.

[@EightWheelsRollin]

Thanks for looking into that. It's funny that they would create new decals and marketing materials just for a different bar. What do I know?? Mystery solved!

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The strategy of selling a saw as one model, then changing the saw model because of a bar change is silly as far as I see it. What were they thinking !

[@EightWheelsRollin]

I agree with you 100%!

[@stevessaws3612]

Love the mac 15 mate. I have one like yours, too. Like yourself, too many projects on the go to get stuck in to it.👍🇦🇺

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The Mac 15's are an unusual saw compared to most other McCulloch saws. They were a big seller and stayed in production for a good length of time. I like to have a backlog of projects so I won't ever get bored from lack of stuff to do !

[@timothybyrom5560]

I've had two model Y Briggs over the years. One would run. I was too young to access parts to get the first one going.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The B&S model Y engines were made from 1931 to 1940, and were an excellent engine.

[@johnclarke6647]

None of the kids today have any understanding of history - it is not taught in schools, today. My BA is in history because if you do not know where you have been, you surely do not where you are going. I had art history courses on Monet and Picasso. Picasso had a loose screw and Monet painted primarily landscapes with water colors, as I remember. I have never been a collector of art. I have all kinds of photographs that I have taken, some good some bad, but some have won awards if that matters. The best are on my office walls.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

History is the best teacher. Today it is not a priority, and the schools are turning out a bunch of dumbells as a result.

[@johnclarke6647]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I see folks on TV that cannot even speak the Kings English. My high school class (1963) has been reported to have had the highest test scores of any high school class. I made 1215 on the college board and was a National Merit scholar. I had two appointments to West Point and did not take either on of them. One of my few mistakes. However if I had taken either one of them I would probably have bought the far years ago. The life expectancy of a shave tail in Vietnam was something shorter than that of a stray dog in the street. I will take my three Marine chevrons any day of the week in the Corps over a piece of gold on my collar in the Army.

[@johnclarke6647]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 not my girls. Both are pretty smart and well educated. The dumb things they occasionally do I straighten out if I can.

[@timothybyrom5560]

Lot of chainsaw companies made it big and then failed.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

It always amazes me, and not in a good way, that almost all American saw companies failed.