Antique Chain Saws Anyone?

[Keith Smigle]

I saw this photo while searching for info on antique chain saw sites that may be lurking out there (Any one know of a good source for info on old chain saws?) I was fortunate enough to buy a couple dozen at an auction for $3 ea.

This is a 346 XP (Homelite?) that went thru a chipper

[Bud Forrer]

keith
there is a section of this board that deals with chainsaws and mowers. I have a few old saws also I have a mercury kiekhoffer 2 man saw, and a old Wright recipricating saw , Dad has a old Mall that was my great uncles, we have a few others that I cannot remember. We also have a Witte 3 hp logsaw. Try using the search engines Google,yahoo, Etc.
Bud Forrer

[Kevin O. Pulver]

Kieth, Who is it? Skylar? that has that basket case 4 cylinder he's hunting parts for. I think that Homelite of yours would be an easy restoration for him when he gets done. LOL Kevin

[Junkologist]

Keith,
There is a guy that lives in the Medina, Ohio area who is a big time collector of chain saws. I will try to find his contact info for you. He really knows his stuff.

Mike

[Mac Leod]

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.ns...9?OpenDocument

VERY GOOD SITE!!!

by the way-Nice Saw!

Mac Leod

[Sky]

wow.......im afraid that cant be fixed...........that looks like something jesse james tore up in monster garage LOL

[DippyNo12]

That WAS a Husquvarna. If you look right in the middle of the pile of rubble you can see the logo. I love my husky...if anyone ever mis-treated it like that they'd certainly pay for it!! How the heck does that happen anyway?

[KidDynamo]

[quote=Mac Leod]http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.ns...9?OpenDocument

VERY GOOD SITE!!!

Up here in Washington state, there are a few guys (and gals) that show chainsaws and suspect quite a few that have them squirreled away. You know.....there used to be a lot of BIG trees up here but they cut 'em all down.

Anywhoo- I went to the Shelton show with some goodies to swap/sell and I had a giant Mall saw strapped on the very top of my cab. One guy dog-trotted alongside my driver's window so he could get first crack at that saw. It paid off for him, too! I told him he could have it for a hundred bucks and he couldn't hand me the money fast enough.

Maybe I could have gotten more $$ but money isn't everything.

I was pleased to have my show/swap gas and expenses paid before shutting my engine off and seeing the smile on that guy's face was worth something too. Christmas in July, I guess !!

[BDMelon]

Originally Posted by Junkologist

Keith,
There is a guy that lives in the Medina, Ohio area who is a big time collector of chain saws. I will try to find his contact info for you. He really knows his stuff.

Mike

are you talking about larry the chain guy?

melon

[BDMelon]

Originally Posted by BDMelon

are you talking about larry the chain guy?

melon

larry S, the chainsaw guy, thats what i wanted to type

[Dick Hamilton]

O-my goodness. I hope he was in a good when it went through the chipper. If it had been mine, I probably would have had a heart attack. I had a friend that was into chain saws but I don't know where he went to. I think Virginia but I'm not sure. He had quite a bunch of them, all running. Dick in the cold, cold Finger Lake Region of NYS.

[Junkologist]

Originally Posted by BDMelon

larry S, the chainsaw guy, thats what i wanted to type

Yep, Larry's who I was thinking of. I have his card around here somewhere.... Just have to find it.

Mike

[BDMelon]

Originally Posted by Junkologist

Yep, Larry's who I was thinking of. I have his card around here somewhere.... Just have to find it.

Mike

junk,you should be getting some mail, i found it

melon

[ronm]

Anybody ever see an air-powered chain saw? I went to an auction about 10 yrs. ago in So. CO, there was about 10 acres covered w/ everything from hit & miss engines to cars-anyhow, there was a big old chain saw, about a 6 foot bar, that had an air motor, just a fitting on the end to connect to a mine-type compressor hose. As I remember, it was a 2-man saw, there was a handle on the far end of the bar. Don't remember what it sold for, but I've never seen another one...I suspect after you ran it all day, you would not be ready to go out dancing...

[KidDynamo]

Similar air-powered saw arrangments are used for underwater work on pilings, etc, as well as unventilated areas.

[Bud Forrer]

Keith
here is a website that deals with saws and a lot of info.

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf?OpenDatabase

hope this helps!
Bud Forrer

[Jason Willoughby]

What kind of saws did you get? Were they from the auction a few weeks ago i seen in the gas engine. I collect saws and like two man chainsaws ,me and a friend do some cutting with them at our local engine show and cut some wood. What do you have? The antique woodcutter in brookville ohio jW

[Old Mac Guy]

The story I heard which fits with the photo at the top of this thread is.... Some arborists were working a tree-trimming and removal job when lunch brak rolled around. One guy set his new Husky in the feed chute of the chipper. (Smart place to hide a new saw, right?) He didn't tell the chipper operator. The chipper operator came back to work before the other crew....

I'm a beekeeper by trade and my hobby is restoring old chain saws. I have about 70 saws, mostly old McCulloch's and Homelite's, a few other makes, and including three reciprocating saws - a Wright B316, a Wright B520 and an Allis-Chalmers 85. I'm interested in learning more about antique saws, sharing info on repairing and restoring them, and trading for or buying old chainsaws and reciprocating blade power saws.

Ken

[Old Mac Guy]

sorry about the "lunch break" typo....

[lausonman]

ive got some old saws cuz im a collector but the most favorite saw i have is a model 99 mcculloch