McCulloch Pro-Mac 610 Hot Saw + Homestead BS

[@daryllund6634]

It's always fun watching your channel to learn new things.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Always like to share info.

[@tedmiller1745]

Mr O.. I love my 600 series saws. These things take a beating and keep on cutting... Stay safe my friend...

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Right on

[@guyf.8493]

Hey Mr. O, Great video. I look forward to seeing the hot saw cut. I thought of a subject that you might cover in a video for the younger, less experienced “Mr. O wanna bees”. You have mentioned several times in your videos in the past about “kick back”. I know that you don’t like the chain brakes and the safety chains, hence, the subject of safety and how to prevent a kick back while cutting, especially for younger folks. You could make a video teaching us what to do (and what not to do) to prevent kickback using your awesome visual aids. It may help keep some of us from getting hurt. Thanks for all that you do to keep the old chainsaws percolating. Guy F. East Texas

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Your idea is a good one, so I should do a video on using chainsaws safely. I believe that a lot of the people watching my saw video's have chainsaw experience though.

[@johnclarke6647]

Nice compost pile.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The compost really helps my gardens.

[@budgillett9627]

Mr O, I always look forward to Tuesdays and your latest video. You’re the only one I look forward to and religiously watch your lates video. Good content, clean, educational and just flat out enjoyable. I understand you’re a retired mechanic/technician but I’m curious what type of mechanic work you did, automotive, diesel truck, lawn and garden, small engine, ag equipment, heavy “yellow” equipment? I’m amazed how much I’ve learned from you and some others on KZbin. What a resource KZbin is on so many varied subjects. Thank you and enjoy your latter years in your fabulous state of Washington, I think. I traveled 38 states conducting new tool sales and IMO Washington is over all the most beautiful. The Cascades are without equal and so breathing.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Wow, what a nice comment ! I grew up around old farm machinery, and had a bunch of uncles who kept all the old stuff operating. I always was curious about engines, machinery, motorcycles, cars, small engines etc. and learned from them. When I was old enough to drive and had my first car, I had to do most of the work on it to keep it mobile.When in high school, I took a small engine course. When I started my working career, I went to work for car dealers, and for 34 years worked in a general repair shop, where we worked on cars, sports cars, trucks, chainsaws, lawnmowers, outboards etc. I always drove old cars, especially Studebakers, and many of the customers that we had gave me a lot of old power equipment that they no longer used or wanted, since they knew I could fix it and use it, hence a lot of my collection came from them. I always enjoyed the challenge of fixing and using all the old equipment. I worked on small industrial equipment also, dozers, tractors, shovels, cranes forklifts etc. I always strived to do the best work possible, and continue to learn how things work. Thanks again for watching.

[@budgillett9627]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 thanks for such a detailed response! Knowing more about you the video creator makes watching much more interesting. Thanks again.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Thank you.

[@adamcook5433]

Digging the Mcculloch hat

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

It is an original promotional item.

[@brianking1138]

Very interesting as usual. I really want to see that Mac run. I picked up a Mantis a couple weeks ago at an estate sale for $15. I have about $30 into now that it's running great. I am going to test it out side by side with my little Honda tiller.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Weather permitting, I will have Mac-Zilla in operating and cutting condition soon. The Mantis tillers are an excellent little tiller. The engine is made by ECHO, and is plenty powerful for it's intended use. If yours has the cloth air filter, remove it and make a foam one for it. The engine runs much better with the foam element. The cloth filters get partially saturated with fuel from blowback from the carb, and cuts it's efficiency pretty quickly.

[@brianking1138]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Thanks for the tip. This is my first one.

[@budgillett9627]

My wife had a Mantis tiller when we married 20 years ago and it wouldn’t start and sat around for several years. I knew nothing about two strokes but got interested and started watching several KZbin videos and learned a lot. I got it running again only to learn the tines wouldn’t turn and were seized on the shaft. I purchased a used Mantis for $130 then another at an auction for $27 so have ended up with three.🫤 They are IMO exceptional units! Anyway just me blah, blah, blah. Keep blest and enjoy life and your toys.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I had thought about buying a mini tiller at times, but lucked out and received mine as a gift. I am impressed with it's performance and simplicity of design. Before putting them away for the winter, take off the tines and put a little grease in the shaft after cleaning them, and it will be ready to go in the spring, and if you want to turn the tines around, they will come right off.

[@johnclarke6647]

It was 75, today, I worked outside. My peach trees are in bloom, the daffodils are out and there are a few blooms on the forsythias. It was nice sitting out on the deck in the warm so. It will be over 80 by Wednesday. I dropped the Red Armor out of my 026 and refilled it with my Pond Water ( 50:1 Stihl Ultra. The Red Armor would not crank the 026 Pro., but the Pond Water cranked it right up. Both had the same Premium Non ethanol gas and stabilizer in them, but Red Armor likes to separate, while Ultra does not. I have not tried to light my PM 610 yet this spring, but I will not foll around with its gas because I ran it dry last fall. It will get Pond Water with an extra cap full of Ultra to bring it down to near 40:1.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Nothing better than a nice spring day out in the outdoors. Spring is on back order here, as we had a few days in the 40's, but will be freezing with a slight chance of snow clear down to sea level this week. The orchard trees are starting to get buds, so spring is just around the corner. I haven't experienced the issues you have with Red Armor, but the difference is that my saws don't set for very long, as they are used anytime it isn't raining or snowing. My Mantis tiller started on the 3rd pull after sitting for about 4 months, but I did put in a little bit of fresh fuel before I started it.

[@johnclarke6647]

Ihave a Stihl plastic piston stop, but I seldom use it. I normally break the clutch loose with my impact, since I have mostly Stihl saws. 19mm impact socket and set to CW rotation and off it comes. As soon as it is loose, I spin it off by hand. I use white lithium grease on sprocket bearings or high temp wheel bearing grease - whatever is handy. I clean the clutch and sprocket with break cleaner and a shop towel before reinstalling them. Sprockets can get real dirty, so clean them good.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

All my Mac 610 clutches come off easily when I service them, but Mac-Zilla had been over tightened before I received it, and it was stuck on the crank pretty good. One of the Mac 610's I got years ago, had the clutch hub split from over tightening. Keeping the saws clean. really keeps them in great operating condition.

[@liljoeii6091]

Thank you for the video

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

You're welcome

[@jamesrichardson559]

Use a cordless 1/4 in impact driver on the clutch nut and it will back right off. Don't remove the spark plug you need the compression. You don't have to secure the clutch from turning or anything. Just make sure the power switch is off. Works every time for me.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The clutch had been over tightened, and was seized on the crankshaft. I had to use the hammer and punch to loosen it up. Under normal circumstances, once the crank nut is removed, the clutches on the Mac 610's come right off just using one's hand. Compression on it's own would not be enough to free up the clutch on this saw, so by stopping the crank from turning with the rope trick, I was able to get the clutch loose by using the hammer and punch on it. Since it was pretty tight on the crank, it took a few good whacks to get free from the crankshaft. By the way, I am a retired professional mechanic, and know what I am doing.

[@jreed2447]

I surprised you don't have a vintage coal shovel for compost( just kidding) .i will not be gardening till May .great video

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I do have an old coal shovel, but the short handle doesn't work too well in certain applications. The compost pile is a good example.

[@jeffreyrubish347]

One can tell when steel is hard or soft when sharpening by how the file grabs.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

You are right about that. The axe head on my kindling splitter is fairly soft, and the file grabs it fairly aggressively as a result. Even though the metal is a bit soft, you can hear the axe head ring when filing it. Usually only good axe heads ring like that. Pretty unusual.

[@jensenwilliam5434]

Thank s

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

Thanks for watching

[@justinweaver8107]

Ames 1774 wow i didn't know that

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

It is nice to see some of our oldtime companies continue to make really good, American made stuff.

[@justinweaver8107]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 amen there

[@chrisssmallengines7163]

Great video , are the old tractors in the back round running , or worth trying to get running .

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The old tractors are project tractors. One is a 1927 Fordson, the other is a 1937 Oliver -Hart Parr 80.

[@justinweaver8107]

Agree

[@justinweaver8107]

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 love em!!!

[@johnclarke6647]

Mine weighs 21.25#. That is as heavy as my MS 440 and the 440 is a 70cc class saw.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

The ol Mac 610's are heavy, but since I have used them for so many years, I really don't notice it. All my other mid size saws are oldies also, so they all weigh pretty much the same.

[@Indeewoods]

I’m a big Uni filter fan as well. My dirtbikes,quads and sxs’s always get one of those. Do you oil your filters with anything? Engine oil? I use Maxima FAB1. Been using it for many years. Crazy tacky and keeps the dirt out.

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

I have used Filtron and Uni filters on my dirt bikes for years. On the saw, I don't oil the filter, but on the bikes I have used Filtron oil.

[@SasquatchBunyan]

Vroom. Vroom. Vroom. Haha! :)

[@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156]

A little humor never hurts !