I’d like to buy a vintage American made saw

[2manyrocks]

Can't imagine cutting with a saw like that all day.

 

[CalG]

I have a big saw.
I’m looking for a vintage old US made saw.

When I typed in "Vintage Mac Chainsaw" into the search engine, the 10-10 and Pro Mac were the most popular returned images. ;-)

One man's "Vintage" is another man's " I bought this new" ;-)

 

[kenmbz]

My neigbhor who was a lumberjack had a Mac with a 48" bar.
I was about 12 and could barely lift it off the ground!

I go to this site to discuss saws and they are always buying/selling older ones:

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[jyoutz]

I have a humorous story about old saws. In the 1980s I started my forestry career in Flagstaff, AZ. One day an old logger came into my office to ask about upcoming timber sales. This guy was 70+ but still logging. He happened to see a rusty old crosscut saw I found in the woods and decorated my wall with. He said that he didn’t want to see any of those again. When I told him where I found it, he said that he left it there in the woods after getting his first chainsaw. IDK if he was serious or not, but it was obvious that he liked the newfangled power saws and was glad that the days of the crosscut were over.

 

[Hay Dude]

When I typed in "Vintage Mac Chainsaw" into the search engine, the 10-10 and Pro Mac were the most popular returned images. ;-)

One man's "Vintage" is another man's " I bought this new" ;-)

They are on my list. I was just making it known I am not searching for a big saw. I am searching for a vintage US made saw that looks like an older style 60’s-70’s saw,

20” -32” bar/chain is adequate. So I guess medium sized is the saw I desire.

 

[dfkrug]

I am restoring this old 1959 Clinton D65, originally sold by Montgomery Wards.

It is a technology wonder, with 95ccs, THREE compression rings, a roller clutch, and Tillotson HL carb. 36" bar with 404 chain. I already got it to run on prime. It has a unique, articulating bucking spike. I will post a vid on Utube when I am ready to cut with it.

Carb all rebuilt and ready to put saw back together. Bar cleaned up, fuel tank cleaned out. This is way more interesting than the many old Macs from the sixties, like the 250. I get those free, but most are only 80cc.

BTW, this saw is indeed heavy, but not much heavier than the 3120XP I have here.

 

[kenmbz]

I am restoring this old 1959 Clinton D65, originally sold by Montgomery Wards.

It is a technology wonder, with 95ccs, THREE compression rings, a roller clutch, and Tillotson HL carb. 36" bar with 404 chain. I already got it to run on prime. It has a unique, articulating bucking spike. I will post a vid on Utube when I am ready to cut with it.

Carb all rebuilt and ready to put saw back together. Bar cleaned up, fuel tank cleaned out. This is way more interesting than the many old Macs from the sixties, like the 250. I get those free, but most are only 80cc.

BTW, this saw is indeed heavy, but not much heavier than the 3120XP I have here.

Not hard to find the gas and oil tanks on that one

 

[xyz123]

I traded this ole Clinton off to a older friend after I made some test cuts.

Just not my thing, but wanted to see what made it tick. Parts were even rough to get many moons ago.

 

[xyz123]

Traded same guy this old mac 805 that looked like new too.

He does collect mac's. Bet he has at least 3 125's.

 

[Jstpssng]

My first saw was an old XL-12 (blue model). Not as old as what the OP wants but I remember when my father replaced his 1010 McCulloch with it back in nineteen sixty something.
I gave it away after buying a used 254 Husky. I sort of wish I’d kept it but can only keep so much stuff around.