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RandyMac · 21st January 2008, 02:44 AM

I do love my McCullochs, some of the best jobs I ever did were with them. The sound of a McCulloch is still ringing in my right ear, sometimes it's the 660, mostly it's a 797. While Mac noise is my favorite, other chainsaws sound great too, nothing matches the full on bellow of the big upright cylinder Homelites, then there is the Super 754 Remington, PowerBee Lancaster, old Pioneers, Mall 12, Titan 5200, SilverKing....all sing a different song.
I bought a Stihl 050, it was so quiet, that I thought there was something wrong with the muffler. That was the only Stihl I liked, I felt bad when it got crushed.
Before the younger crew gets worked up about the vibe and noise levels, remember that these chainsaws are from another age, they mirrored what was going on at the time, as do today's chainsaws. The automobiles from that age were big, heavy, solid things, with big low reving engines. Today we have smaller, lightly built cars, with small high reving engines, chainsaws followed suit. Comparing new equipment, against the old, doesn't make any sense, two completely different worlds.

RandyMac

21st January 2008, 02:44 AM	#26 (permalink)
RandyMac Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NW California Posts: 78	Re: who here other then me likes old chainsaws I do love my McCullochs, some of the best jobs I ever did were with them. The sound of a McCulloch is still ringing in my right ear, sometimes it's the 660, mostly it's a 797. While Mac noise is my favorite, other chainsaws sound great too, nothing matches the full on bellow of the big upright cylinder Homelites, then there is the Super 754 Remington, PowerBee Lancaster, old Pioneers, Mall 12, Titan 5200, SilverKing....all sing a different song. I bought a Stihl 050, it was so quiet, that I thought there was something wrong with the muffler. That was the only Stihl I liked, I felt bad when it got crushed. Before the younger crew gets worked up about the vibe and noise levels, remember that these chainsaws are from another age, they mirrored what was going on at the time, as do today's chainsaws. The automobiles from that age were big, heavy, solid things, with big low reving engines. Today we have smaller, lightly built cars, with small high reving engines, chainsaws followed suit. Comparing new equipment, against the old, doesn't make any sense, two completely different worlds. RandyMac