Restore a Rusted-up Chainsaw.

[@boomer_bob6493]

Can you imagine the pride the original owner felt when he first purchased it and put it to work.

[@regsparkes6507]

Masterful restoration job on this old Partner Richard. I used to sell, service and rent Partner cut off saws in my business. I sold the K65 and the K1200, with the `65` with 12 inch blade capacity being the most popular with my customers. This video held my full attention all the way from start to finish. This one is indeed a heavyweight.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you. Now days here in Sweden Partner is a "made in china" brand with very low quality. /Richard

[@regsparkes6507]

@@YesterdaysMachinery Oh what a shame, and still this is happening all over to once respected brands. It`s a real pity this is allowed to continue.

[@germanmpower7010]

​@@YesterdaysMachineryUstedes tienen las Husqvarna como originales que son excelentes

[@jirihamersky6152]

Beautiful work. I love these videos and the old machines, thanks.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you very much! /Richard

[@soreantrou8473]

Hi Rich. Hope you are doing good. I think of you often and wonder what your doing. My first and favorite youtube channel. Your one of my favorite people.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Hi! Thank you. Working mostly and spend time with the family, so filming is not prio one right now. Take care! /Richard

[@richardszmidel8287]

What a beast! I love the versatility of that saw for its time. Partner engineers are well ahead of their time. My dad bought a partner chain saw P25 (I think) and cut a lot of firewood and I grew up with it and ended up having it and cut even more firewood as an adult. Didn’t miss a beat. Sold it to a chainsaw enthusiast who was very happy to buy it. Also sold him a reconditioned Solo chainsaw. Love your work! Richard

[@plainnpretty]

It was just as good as the first time . Thanks Richard

[@robertgiller4246]

Good to see and hear an old machine operating and working well again. Thank you, I enjoyed see you bring it back to life.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you! Take care. /Richard

[@EightWheelsRollin]

Great job on the restoration! I could listen to that saw run all day long...

[@mikeblough942]

Allways interesting seeing old machinery bought back to life. This saw is a piece of history Ive never seen before. Probably not many old Partner chain saws in Kansas U.S.A. If people like you dont restore these machines, tools, and pieces of equipment, they will be our history lost forever. that would be verry sad. THANKS!

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you! Here in Sweden this model was very common back then. I like to keep old stuff running and usable, even tho i wont use this saw that much, i like when thing work before putting them on a shelf. /Richard

[@mikeblough942]

I understand and appreciate that. Been enjoying your videos very much, thanks.@@YesterdaysMachinery

[@gertabour9509]

Thank you for the revised version too! Nice looking saw.

[@gertabour9509]

Good. Always thumb up the videos!

[@petegraham1458]

Nice to see that old saw running!

[@grexursorum6006]

What a beast. The sound is actually amazing. I have a Husqvarna 390xp, it is 7.1 kilo dry. Make it ~10kg with chain, rail and fully fueled. Its quite heavy alredy. But this parnter saw: ~15kg. OMG. Just imagine to log with this thing all day long :-) But its a beauty 💛💛

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Haha, not your everyday saw now days 😁 15kg is with bar and chain and fuel/oil. /Richard

[@johnleerichardson6220]

Beautiful piece to have in the collection and you did an awesome job getting it running well

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you 😊

[@petegraham1458]

Nice old bit of history to back running,and looking good too!

[@spurgear4]

I missed you, I'm glad you are back.

[@TheDistur]

Saw looks good all cleaned and painted!

[@johnmccann1234]

Very nice! What a mess to start with and you have once again, turned an old piece of kit into a masterpiece!

[@vaughnmiller6114]

Looks like the internals of that saw were in good shape despite the outward appearance. Ran quite well in the end.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Yes i agree. I think they used the saw until the starting handle broke. The chain is like new. Rusted but new. /Richard

[@richardphelan8414]

Awesome job on rebuilding the old saw makes a great museum piece ,you wouldn't want to use one of them for 8 hours a day but makes for great conversation

[@ronaldbollinger440]

Great job, Thanks! Nice to see you back.

[@NoyAtkinson]

HI It's Nigel again in the UK. You are obviously very knowledgeable and skilled at this restoration game and I love the way that you keep the patina if possible but here's a couple of tips that perhaps you don't know. When I worked on Steam Traction engines we would often heat quite hot a Brass item seized in a casting or steel bar and then cool it in water but leave it quite some time. The water sneaks in and lubricates it but beware of course with cast iron. When you are cutting gaskets strike the punch onto the end grain of a hard wood, not fir or spruce. It will cut far cleaner. You can also just use a ball pin hammer to strike the gasket paper when it's on the iron or steel casting both along the edges (with the flat face) and on drilled holes. Quick and accurate. The proper blow lamps are great fun. 35 years ago I had a Danarm FFSS chain saw, it was heavy, so powerful and very very noisy as it had an un-silenced Villiers engine but I couldn't buy chains for it.

[@robertdraper7258]

That saw sounds awesome but I wouldn't want to have to carry it around all day! LOL Nicely done, Congratulations on saving that old Beauty!

[@stephengunrunnerhanson3550]

A great video and a great saw we bought some old saws Danarm and partner heavy so myself and a mate went to cut.some wood for the fire and a a new sharp chain from the local saw mechanic he put a new chain and made sure it was good to go and he said if your using this end of the day you will be sore end of the day knackering but with great respect to them try and made a living with them saws ....

[@leehuff2330]

I've always loved seeing old machinery brought back to life and running like it did 50 or even 100 years ago. Comparing it to today's equivalent, I appreciate a lot of the safety and comfort features (such as the lighter weight, chain brake, and vibration reduction of a modern saw compared to this), but I don't think even the best saw made today can hope to last as long as this one has. My great uncle used to have a Partner chainsaw, but his was a much later model than this. I remember it lasted for YEARS even with the regular use it saw, since he heated with wood and coal.

[@wkjeeping9053]

My uncle has a saw collection, and he has one of those. The odd saw they made in the 50s and 60s is a sight to see. He even has saws from the early 1800s that used hit and miss motors.

[@david0858too]

That chain cut a lot better than I would have thought.

[@harveynaslund319]

Enjoyed Watching Your Restoration Of this Old Saw Only recently Discovered Your channel And Look forward to more In future Thanks For Showing These Pieces From the Past

[@gertabour9509]

Thank you for the new videos. Love you love the show.

[@ducttapetech9885]

In english the timing advance weights are known as 'Fly Weights'. As a down and dirty adjustment for the points, old timers would hold a paper match against the cover of a pocket matchbook to set the point gap to 0.016 inches (0.4mm). Worked like a charm! Another great video. Thanks!

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you! 🙂 /Richard

[@mikeblough942]

Allways interested in the machinery that is used half way around the world. Its different but still very similar to what was used in this country back then. USA Thanks for another interesting video, I really enjoy them.

[@ttttwwyu]

Pretty complex for a vintage machine.! Outstanding work 👍🏼

[@michaeldallimore8590]

I am a bit late watching this one. What a transormation. Well done.

[@johnfederkeil9211]

That's a very cool old saw! Nice restoration.

[@VintageCarHistory]

Glad to see you back at it! Now I've got a tree that needs some trimming...

[@seanlectka6269]

Hello from the united states. To this day in Michigan I know a bunch of guys who still call a gas powered chop saw a partner saw after the brand name. I always wondered where that name came from. Thanks for the great content.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Hi! Cool, was Partner common over there? /Richard

[@seanlectka6269]

I can't speak for the rest of the country but in Michigan it was common enough to become a general term for a gas powered saw to this day amongst the trades.

[@Wil_Liam1]

Ya did good son,a very nice rustoration of an almost 70 year old saŵ lil brothuh.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you. /Richard

[@richb8903]

I was impressed with how fast that chain cuts, good job. I really enjoyed your content

[@redwire2364]

Great job. Keeping the old equipment alive is not easy even though you do such a good job it looks easy. Thanks Mate!

[@redwire2364]

Also wanted to say what a beast that saw is!

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank's! /Richard

[@gavmansworkshop5624]

I have to gear up for KZbin too. I was just trying an ms660 I built from a kit and uh, had to do exactly what you did with a re-upload. Great video 👍

[@pjofurey6239]

Nice to see the old hulks get back to,it! Nice job, however 😎your vice is giving me nightmares with the exposed thread hanging out the back! If you are ever in London there’s a quality vice here for you , or I will bring one over next time I come to Sweden or Norway for the INDIAN international rally. HEI SKÅL! 🍀

[@harviemorrow2938]

Greetings from New Zealand. I love your videos Richard, many thanks for posting them

[@canadianfarmer6870]

I enjoy your videos and content. This beast is heavy and as much as I like to watch you cutting down a tree, I prefer the newer saws and much less smoke. I can't image running a saw like the old Partner for a full day of work. Well done restauration, too.

[@warrenjones744]

The stand alone magneto is interesting indeed. As a kid in the 70's in the US we had some old Homelite and McCulloch saws that were not too far removed from that Partner. But had the diaphragm style carbs and could be tilted. But there were lot of tilt head saws still going at the antique engine shows. A man got a good work out with the old saws for sure, But what a far better way than using the hand saw and Axe. When I got my hands on a modern Johnsered so light and powerful the Old McCulloch D-44 got put in the barn to slowly get covered in dust and lost to time. Now at 60 years of age I mostly use a Milwaukee battery powered saw. I keep in my welding truck and don't have to fuss with flammable gasoline on the job. I only drag out the Johnsered when there is serious wood to be cut. How times have changed. Nevertheless A very nice restoration and I hope you get some good fun use from the old Partner. It is a nice enough piece of machinery to enjoy the care and respect you give it sir. Cheers.

[@antiochman8222]

You would have earned your beer at the end of a full day working with that.

[@jenkodiesel5768]

Its a real beast, it idles like my 090s. Good job mate.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you! /Richard

[@kcraig51]

It's so interesting to see technology develop. What seems kinda goofy now was cutting edge tech (PUN) back then. I've never seen a chain like that.

[@danpags7023]

That saw is a beast! Great video 👍

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I've seen old MALL saws with that same setup as the swivel end and that saw is doing fine for what it's got. If it had a chisel chain it'd cut right well. GOOD fix!

[@brendosghanasenditsaws]

Mate that’s awesome!!! That chain cuts pretty quick too love it!❤

[@sebastianknopf3467]

I never saw you repainting something, that's absolutely untipical for you ;-) But another great video, I enjoyed every minute! Thank you - I look forward to see what will be your next project!

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Hi! I dont like to paint vintage machines and stuff, but this was already repainted once so i thought, well just paint the thing 😁 /Richard

[@woodlandwrench]

Great video, you clearly spend a lot of time making these. Love your video style and format. You also have a very pleasing english accent to listen to, you could do radio! Thanks for sharing. /Richard

[@ppd3bw]

Dolmar made a very similar saw called CP. Great restoration and nicely filmed!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

A very EXCELLENT awesome video of an old chain saw broth back to life......Thanks Richard 👍👍 Shoe🇺🇸

[@autoair4637]

Another excellent video Richard! Whilst old machinery is beautifully made it is easy to forget the downsides of weight, difficulty of handling etc. One suggestion if yow dont mind, is maybe a bit more explanation on how you evaluate the old bearings, cylinder bores etc. as you go through the restoration. Thanks

[@richwhitaker1506]

Still an excellent rebuild. The new ending might be more appropriate for today's audience. Cuts well and gives a good workout. 😂

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Yes, it seems 😁 /Richard

[@edwincoast9942]

HI Richard!! It's Edwin from Pennsylvania.Been watching for a new video!! Everything ok. I'll be watching!!!

[@iamrichrocker]

know they sell alot of rescue saws, but this is the first chainsaw i have seen..and clever Swiss designs..great video..please keep the videos coming..enjoy them immensely

[@vers21]

Not Swiss! but Swedish (meatballs; smorgasbord and Nobelprize) design😉

[@dustcommander100]

Very interesting and extremely well-designed saw! Plus, an excellent restoration and demonstration! It never ceases to amaze me how well you handle old machines and are so successful at starting and operating them. You are very talented!

[@garymcmullin2292]

thank you, it was interesting and greatly entertaining to watch your restoration. I got the disease last year, have started collecting a few models of the older Homelites and Jonsered saws, something about restoration to near or better than new condition that becomes a driving passion. I find a large ultrasonic cleaner to be very useful for virtually all the saw parts save for the crankcase which is too large. I use a mix of detergents and degreasers that are mixed strong. Compressed air is a much used tool for me too. I do use a solvent washer and brushes at times but after scraping off the caked on grease and dirt a series of washes in the ultrasonic does well, especially on the dried and really hard black dirt layers.I saw you brush a coat of yellow paint, I am puzzled as to why you would not do a spray paint, especially when you sandblasted and had a super well prepared surface.

[@stucook8622]

Great video...thank you!

[@motordiverse1276]

Well done and it cuts good for old restored saw....with that kind of old cutting chain patent. Very good video ! :-) Thx for tips about Biltema brake paint ! :-)

[@MultiBigDenis]

Good health, they used to make excellent things, with proper care they can work for centuries, a chain for logging, a saw chain for logging, they cut raw wood well and do not get pinched, an excellent restoration of a worthy specimen....

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Thank you. /Richard

[@jamesfearing9459]

I hope you can adapt that thing to a proper chain blade, otherwise it’s a museum piece. Nice video and I like the new ending.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Yes the same model but later they swapped those chains out to modern teeth. It is a 1/2" chain. But this will stay as it is. /Richard

[@stevebloke5455]

Nice saw, would be good to see them used in the stihl timber sports lol. Thanks for posting.

[@rhino159]

Awesome job once again

[@heliarche]

It looks heavy and cumbersome to operate but I think it's still a good viable machine. At the least, it seems to be a good backup saw if you get your main saw pinched. I love the sound of old two stroke engines. They sound...meaty (???). It must have been deafening when it fired up in your garage.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Yes back in -55 it was one of the fastest saws in Sweden. And it sure does work, despite its high weight it is ten times better that just hand tools. /Richard

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Tolles Video. Sehr interessant! Sounds great and looks like an angry Hornet.😎

[@jamessmith7691]

I had a Mc Culough with 36 inches of working bar. I repaired the hole in the fuel tank which held until the gas dissolved the cement . Like this one the bar would turn sideways to fell a tree. The handles had a cross bar that would hit your shins and yank the guy on the end over the log if you failed to let the throttle off when lifting it out. I haven't seen your videos on for a while.

[@donnywalker4691]

Very cool nice job

[@MnACreations]

Nicely done!

[@flaviopaulopereira2731]

Muito bom trabalho, Parceiro. Já compartilhei com meu filho. Temos uma velha Sthil 051.. Gratidão

[@JaregPL]

Pięknie pracuje na wolnych obrotach :D dobra robota

[@knuteivindharris6031]

Very nice seeing you back again! Hilsen fra Norge

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Takk! /Richard

[@vosifle]

Great work!

[@Beauloqs]

Nice call on dropping tbe over mature tree.

[@husqvarna-pit9044]

Nice Chainsaw .......Partner .... Greetings from germany PIT

[@pgerry9400]

In 1956 I was to be given on very similar saw engine to this saw and to earn it I had to paint several cabins, Never got the painting done and never got the engine. I had dreams of making a little car with it.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Hi, great story! Thanks for sharing! /Richard

[@ryanrust6244]

Hell yeah, my dude.

[@jcliffe8146]

Thats awesome..

[@ctiley2212]

What a vastly superior product to anything we have had to endure from crooked American manufacturers.

[@bradanderson1627]

Pretty Damn cool ! But no anti vibration handles 😂😂 sweet

[@Melifaro_St]

Давно не было видео, а мы всё ждём

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Hi! I know. Thanks for wating! /Richard

[@kylekubeck647]

Sounds badass

[@gerben3324]

Bra video igen Richard, tack så mycket! o bra att du har skyddskläder på dig nu ;)

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Haha 😁😁 Tack! /Richard

[@philipstreechon4523]

Nice work and cool old saw a bit heavy but nio for that time when men were men. 30 pounds a real back breaker.

[@sebastianlundahl1282]

Kul! Man har ju sett dessa gamla klenoder i lador och diverse. Men aldrig sett en i bruk! Ser riktigt osmidig ut. 😂 bra jobbat. Den blev skit snygg🤙

[@bradbeasley7669]

nice work boss

[@larrykelly2838]

Heavy duty saw that works.

[@earlwheelock7844]

I think that Poulan used the " partner " name much later, for a much smaller model and MUCH later ( in the 70s and 80s ) they were nowhere the quality of THAT machine ( I owned one it was kind of a pile of junk but much lighter AND cheaper!!). BOY !!! OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THOSE APART B4!!, GREAT VIDIO!!!!

[@edwincoast9942]

Hi Edwin here from new Castle Pennsylvania love your videos. I just recently subscribed to your channel keep up the good work. What city are you in? Please let me know

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Hi! Thank you. I am located in Åseda. Sweden. Very close to where Astrid Lindgren was born and many of her movies was recorded, if that helps. Take care. /Richard

[@marvthedog1972]

for being an old saw, it sounds just like a modern one. that's surprising

[@nelseshaver2679]

I liked the first video as well as this one. I suspect youtube gave you a scolding over safety. I think "safety" is getting out of hand. Too many safety switches on modern equipment. Anyway, I saw the first posting and I actually told my wife that I was glad to see you cutting trees the way normal people did a few years ago. A lot of old men dying of old age who never wore that stuff.

[@nelseshaver2679]

@@Omri.Collects I agree. Too much money in safety. I use to stand on the hump in the floor board and look over the back seat when I was a kid. Rode in the back of the truck many times. Didn't worry about seat belts until I got in the Army. I like it better when Government and corporate, stay in their own lane and let me have mine.

[@gherkinisgreat]

I'd say the bigger problem than safety with modern equipment is general low quality of manufacture, castings and sheet metal being too thin etc.

[@bushratbeachbum]

Safety became a problem when people gave up on common sense and began relying on others for their well-being.

[@pvtimberfaller]

It is (or should be) every mans choice. I have wrecked a couple rigs wearing seat belts and walked away, have cast iron fragments stuck in my face from 25 years ago, walked away from two bad widow makers, trashed the hard hats. Had a pigs ear stick in my wire mesh goggles, buried 4 coworkers and had way too many near misses that could have ruined my life.

[@bushratbeachbum]

@@pvtimberfaller what's a pigs ear in this context? Sounds nasty for sure. Guessing it's a branch or something?

[@germanmpower7010]

Buen día, Soy de Argentina y en lo de un amigo hay una motosierra muyyy similar pero con la espada como de 2 metros y una manija para tal vez un ayudante la sostenga en el externo de la espada, lastima no tengo fotos para enviar, corta bien esa máquina antigua pero al tener carburador con flotante evidentemente no se podían poner en cualquier posición como las máquinas actuales con carburador con diafragma. Saludos

[@BrassMtn]

This reminds me of my old hobart. That thing was a tabk

[@v-g-z3689]

Partner made very good saws, although they were considered to be in the "cheap" range over here in Germany.

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Back in the day they did. Now it is a cheap china made company. /Richard

[@v-g-z3689]

@@YesterdaysMachinery Thanks for the reply, seems like a typical story unfortunately. I think my grandpa had owned one in the early 2000´s which was from the 80´s and that one was still a good saw.

[@mangoboyz4209]

Hi just subscribed.. Great work

[@Wil_Liam1]

Just a heads up.. They sell a can that one can pour almost any type of paint into,then screw the top on, and then pressurize it using an air blower gun,and which sprays just like an aerosal paint spray can does and once one gets the hang of it provides a decent spray paint job if one does the cleaning and prepwork prior to...

[@jackfrosty79ify]

Id like to see that on a boat to

[@YesterdaysMachinery]

Yes, super rare to find those outboard kits. Never seen one irl. /Richard

[@amd65ak47]

Absolutely beautiful job on the restoration but my only gripe is why didn't you put them on chain on it It probably would have performed a lot better than it did with the original chain and probably would be more fun to use