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The Homelite Timberman, or as I call it Timber Mouse, is truly the worst saw I have ever owned. The Wood Shark is a very close second. Good thing I have McCulloch's and Pioneers to do the real work. These other saws are for entertainment.

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Thank you so much.

The Poulan 25's have very good power for their size, but they are hard to work on for sure.

A little humor is always good !

All Mac 10-10's are 54cc from what technical info I have been able to find on them.

I believe that the s25da was a commercial grade version of the saw if I remember correctly. Others have commented about them using them in tree service with good results. Many versions of the 25 series saws were made. The worst ones I have and have worked on had a puny clutch with a bushing for a bearing, which wore out real fast and chattered. The better ones had a much larger clutch that had a needle bearing in it. Many other weird features were the different fuel line routings, fuel tanks, carbs and chain sizes.

Good to have a little humor in the videos from time to time. Mrs. O is doing well. Thanks for the nice comment.

The little Poulans seem to mostly have quality control issues in manufacturing, as some last a few weeks and others last a long time. I have experienced this situation myself. Luck of the draw !

Humor is good ! Mrs. O's recovery is going well. Thank you.

The bar upgrade made the 034 a more useful saw. The proper warm up and cooldown procedures make saw last a lot longer. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Mrs. O is doing better all the time. It's funny about the crappy Poulan's, as some actually ran and gave decent service, but are a small part of the large amount of them that were sold. I refer to them as factory rejects, that were somehow put together properly at the factory. My McCulloch 610,s all came with Tillotson carbs, but many were sold with Walbro's as well and the later ones came with the terrible Zama carbs.

Mrs. O is getting better every day. It will be interesting to see what you think of the generally terrible small Poulan's once you get it running. They are great for throwing too.

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I have had a number of comments about some of the cheapo Poulan's, such as the Wood Carp and Wild Thing. The Wild Thing I received was a nonrunner, but when I started to work on it, I found the clutch drive teeth were worn out and the bottom of the bar was really worn. The first owner had gotten a fair amount of use out of it. On the other hand, the Carp saw had only about 6 hours of use before being thrown out in the shed for years. The Carp saws owner manual says (for intermittent use only) as the vibration can permanently damage the nerves in your hands if used extensively. Most of these small saws didn't run long enough to do that kind of physical damage. Thank Goodness !

The 3 saws in my video are kept around so I have something to gripe about. They are great saws for throwing however !

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 right.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 right. I know what you mean. I've been there a few times lol

Mrs. O is progressing steadily, but still has to use a walker. In about 2 weeks she will graduate to crutches. Thanks for asking. Maybe we should start a new hobby, throwing cheapo saws from the past and the present. Sounds like fun !

Being able to repair your saws is the key to operating and using vintage saws for sure ! The newer Poulans always seem to have some issue, making them a good candidate for the recycle bin. I have not had a Chinese saw, and don't plan on getting one either, but they are much better now than just a few years ago. Vintage is best for me !

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 The only Chinese saw really is call Blue Thunder. It's a Chinese sthil, the use the parts to repair the Sthil saws. I bought it out of curiosity an the saw mill. Sure not useing a good saw for that. It tears up, oh well, honestly runs better that the new box store saws. I mostly see carb issues an repair or replacement. Just don't work at times. People don't have much choice when they have an emergency. It's really sad state of affairs. If l cleaned out that stuff my saw building might have room. I got some old homelite super xl12 s. Another mac 1010 . I just might test my slinging arm tomorrow.

There are 3 saws that are copied heavily by most Chinese saws. They are Stihl, Husky and Zenoah. Zenoah 's are not sold in the US, but are a large seller everywhere else. They are owned by Husky. Looks like you have some good ol US saws as backups.

Small saws can do most jobs on the homestead, and I like to use a variety of them, as I have a good selection of them. Most of the tree work I do is split about 50/40 between small and medium trees. The small stuff usually gets the small saws and the midsized trees get cut up with 50 to 60cc saws in most instances. I enjoy running a variety of my saws, even those that are not as good as others, but they get the job done and gives me fodder for my video's.

Glad it was helpful!

It will be a while before I can do some chainsaw videos out in the woods, but I have some lined up for when things get back to normal for us. Thanks for watching and commenting.

You have found one of the reasons to keep a Mac 600 series saw, and that it always starts, runs and cuts. I use them for all my major wood cutting for that reason, plus they never wear out and require minimum maintenence or repairs. Every saw can have their quirks, but all my 600 Macs have always been easy starters. I have purchased newer more modern saws over time, but they all wore out rather quickly, and the Macs were waiting in the background to get back to work. So no new saws for me anymore.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Do you have any info you can pass along on initial carb setting? Thanks

Turn both jets from a closed position to 1 full turn out. The saw will run with these settings, but not well. The idle jet usually runs from 3/4 to 1 1/4 turns open. The main jet usually is set 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 turns. Let the saw warm up to do the final adjustments. Adjust idle screw till you get the highest idle speed. Most Mac 600 series saws have a built in governor in the carb on the high speed jet circuit, so with no load the speed will go up and down slightly. To get the final adjustment, the saw needs to be cutting wood. You will need to run the saw in the wood, stop and let it idle, then adjust the main jet slightly richer or leaner till you get the best cutting speed in the wood.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Appreciate the knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

You bet !

In the past, Coleman said you could use a lantern or stove in an enclosed area as long as there was some ventilation. Today they say the exact opposite. The former is true if using white gas with no additives, not so if using regular gasoline. Gas for cars has lots of additives, which can be harmful if breathing the fumes. I have seen tests where they were operating camp lantern and stoves in enclosed areas, and no noticeable carbon monoxide was present using white gas. It is best to have some ventilation though, as the oxygen can be depleted and there is an odor from burning the fuel. Today's Coleman gas stoves and lanterns are called dual fuel, meaning they can burn gasoline and white gas. Earlier stoves and lanterns were designed for white gas only. Best to always some ventilation. In the cold weather, I use a Coleman catalytic heater in my small shop and use my lanterns in the shop and house when the power is out, and I always have some ventilation. Works fine for me.

School and social engineering camp are to different things, guessing you went to the later.

The test results I found were done with proper monitoring equipment and done by experienced personnel.

The Mac Timber Bears are a great general purpose saw. I have used mine for many years. It is important to tighten all the screws on these saws every once in a while, as they do come loose. The problem with using gas with alcohol in it doesn't affect the mechanical parts of the saw so much, but ruins the fuel lines and carb gaskets and seals. Since I have been using non alcohol fuel in all my power equipment, the amount of fuel system related repairs has dropped dramaticly. I have never had any of my Mac 600 series saws become hard to pull over or seized from sitting, even when they had been using the bad gas before storage.

The primus stoves are amazingly simple to use and are very useful too.

Glad to be back. Mrs. O is on the mend, but her recovery is a slow process due to the severity of her ankle break. Good to hear from you !

Thanks for watching. Vintage Coleman stoves and lanterns will last forever if given proper maintenance.

Great to be back. Mrs. O is healing up well, but it will be a while before she can get out and walk again. We will be doing videos every two weeks for now. Thanks for watching.

Thank you for your kind words. We appreciate it. Old camp stoves are interesting as well as useful, and there is a vast variety of them out there.

Mrs. O is doing better every day.

Very nice to hear from you !

Happy to be back. Mrs. O is on the mend, and doing well.

I'm getting better every day.

When we were kids, we camped a lot and were in the Boy Scouts too, and we used Coleman stoves and lanterns quite often. I don't camp much, but still use my stoves and lanterns quite often for other purposes. Along with using them, I like to collect them and find the history behind them fascinating too, plus they run on gas and kerosene, some of my favorite liquids.

Thank you so much for the kind words and prayers. Mrs. O is healing fine, but will take a bit of time to be fully mobile again. Thanks for watching.

Mrs. O's recovery is right on schedule. It will be a while before she will be able to walk and do video's again, but we will get a video every 2 weeks with help from friends and family. Your Coleman story is like many others in that they were widely used and were a simple, reliable and well made product produced in the USA.

Thank you so much.

It's great to be back. Mrs. O is healing up well, but her recovery is a slow process due to the extent of her injury. Thanks for the kind words and for watching. The Pro Mac 10-10's are an excellent midsize saw. You will be happy with the performance.

The Mac was a good find. Thanks for watching !

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 that's for sure. Just one thing. It's loud as I don't know what lol. You're welcome. Hope your wife gets up and walks really good soon

The sound of the McCullochs is called the( Sound Of Power ! ) Yes they are loud. Good thing that hearing protection is readily available. Mrs. O is coming right along, and it will be great when she can walk again.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 right. That's great about your wife. I'll bet that she is a great help

Mrs. O has always been a great help and keeps our family together. We are lucky to have her looking out for us, even when she can't do many of the things that she normally would due.

It is nice to be back doing some videos again. Mrs. O's recovery is coming along fine, but is a slow process.

It was Roley, my miniature pet mountain lion (cat) !

The older Stihl's are much better than the newer ones for sure !

Nice to see you watching our older videos.

This video was fun to put together. The old Lombard chainsaw is real unusual, and putting together a chain is also interesting.

Ryobi chainsaws are made in Hong Kong from what info I could find out. Johnson outboard motor company made small 4 cycle engines called Iron Horse from about 1937. Right before WW-2, they started designing a 2 cycle engine to replace the 4 cycle engine, but was not put into production till right after the war. Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) which owned Johnson and Evinrude outboard motor companies bought out RPM manufacturing, who made rotary lawn mowers, and who had been purchasing the Iron Horse 2 cycle engine to power them. RPM was renamed Lawn Boy and with the Iron Horse engine being a major selling point.

I don't have an opinion on an 041, as I have never used or owned one.

Really dumb marketing gimmicks to sell an inferior saw !

I'm not sure what you mean by resins. If you could provide me with more info and what the resins were used for, I have a better chance of giving you an answer.

It is !

Thank you.

Thank you, I will