Great video. Partner saws were better than most , and more advanced for their time. The reason these 55cc saws cut so good is that they have 3.4HP, more than most others of the same displacement The farmer models were cheapened versions of the R models, so they could compete at a lower price in the market. Partner was the first company to make plastic crankcases, so as to cut production costs to compete in the lower price brackets. This was one of the few mistakes they made, but now most companies make plastic saws, so they were ahead of their time. My F-55 is one of my most used and favorite saws, and have been in some of my video's.
Thank you Sir, Yeah I was suprised by how light the F55 is considering it's age, They run really well! I think I pretty much concluded that I have 1 R16, 2 R17s and the F55 Farmer
I came over from mac 131 channel and subscribed and thank you for your kindness to his channel nice job on the saws the smooth bumper was used in shipping when the saw was set up you put a bumper spike on Jonsered does the same thing
Thanks Tim, yeah I figured he would have more fun with the old McCulloch than I would, can't wait to see what he does with it! That makes sense on the smooth bucking spike! Had me stumped...lol Thanks for the sub!
r-420 and 421t had the heated handles. If you can find the kit with the muffler it will fit your R-17. They have a valve to turn off the exhaust running to the handles but it doesn’t cut it off completely so they can be a little warm in the summer to run.
Tenho uma Partner R17. Herança do meu avô, passou a maior parte da vida dentro de um guarda roupa embrulhada num cobertor. Desmontei ela inteira pra limpar, só falta a bomba de óleo que parece estar entupida. Achei um vídeo que um cara tirou de uma R22 e é muito parecida com a minha. Muito bacana seu vídeo.
Very cool, have you found any more since uploading this? I was buying a used Stihl MS250 that "runs okay" but was pretty thrashed , the guy had a P70 for sale as well. On a whim, I lowballed him $120 for the pair of them and he accepted. Turned out the Stihl was blown up - but this little yellow toaster has quickly become my favorite saw! It came with the weird bumper dog, someone else said those were just for shipping ? I'll find something more aggressive and put a 24" bar with some full chisel loop on it soon. Right now I've just got the 16" this one came with. (not original). Nice to see a saw as old as I am happily munching through wood like the day it was made! Would love to find a 100cc some day...
I have the granddaddy the McCulloch PM1000 ...I first seen them in early 1980's after leaving high school. My first workmate had a Partner. In those days they were the hottest saw out of the box. I always in my mind called them "Cube's" . I hope to buy a Partner 650 soon.
@@KainKustomGarage I have not got the 1000 going as it's a little altered. It came from the ex great company called New Zealand Forest products which it's great era was the 1950's to 70's. I got the 102 cc McCulloch 1950's era goin which is a massive handful and very annoying as if back fire it can hurt fingers as the started handle departs hand so fast. They are noisy as hell. Trick is to never sit Aluminum or Magnesium saws on bare concrete as it reacts. The old saws I have had this reaction but very minor and annoying.
@@KainKustomGarageHi again from Oamaru, Waitaki region South island New Zealand. I now have a little Partner 350 and recently a very near new 650 and a R435. I think the R435 is very rare. These are insane out of the box got saws.
Great video of the old Partners. I have a Farmer F55 and an R16. They are complete but need repair. Would you have any parts you are willing to part with or do you know of a good source you can share for parts?
I had a complete R16 sitting on my shelf for a while that I was going to bring back to life, I decided to sell it because I just don't run small saws like that. I recently bought a real mint f65 that I will run this summer.
I have an s50 that I cannot get to oil. Any ideas? The oil in it was like gel I used an air compression and blew it out. I don't think it is clogged. Do these actually have an oil pump that can go bad?
Hello Jacob...if I remember right, there is a pump and a pickup under the square cover on the bottom of the saw, or you could try the kerosene or diesel fuel rinse out of the oil tank, sometimes that gets em flowing again! Good luck!🤞🏻
@@KainKustomGarage I think you're right.. I own one but not a tag to be read.. And talk about run!!. So, you're a Pacific N.W. boy.. Me & the better 3/4's hail in central Washington by lake Roosevelt..
@@shapeshifter7753 Yeah, I think so... I had the F55 Chain pretty tight hoping it would loosen up as it is new, but Yeah I may need to turn the oil up on a couple
@@KainKustomGarage I bought one of those R16's new in the 70's and went to work cutting logs and 8 foot stuff....compared to anything else at the time they were LIGHT YEARS ahead. I used to just toss it in a brush pile and stand and watch it run UPSIDE DOWN.....never seen anything do that them times. Thanks for the vid.
Have you ever done a compression test on any of your Partner saws? I have 3 F55's....they are just an R16 with a few cosmetic changes. I am getting 125-135....that seems low but I don't remember what they were in the 70's. I was wondering what yours show?
Great video. Partner saws were better than most , and more advanced for their time. The reason these 55cc saws cut so good is that they have 3.4HP, more than most others of the same displacement The farmer models were cheapened versions of the R models, so they could compete at a lower price in the market. Partner was the first company to make plastic crankcases, so as to cut production costs to compete in the lower price brackets. This was one of the few mistakes they made, but now most companies make plastic saws, so they were ahead of their time. My F-55 is one of my most used and favorite saws, and have been in some of my video's.
Thank you Sir, Yeah I was suprised by how light the F55 is considering it's age, They run really well! I think I pretty much concluded that I have 1 R16, 2 R17s and the F55 Farmer
I heard the plastic also helped with the acidity of some trees.
Great video, i'm from Brazil and my father worked with partner chainsaw here when he was young. Thank you!
Cool! Thanks for watching Evandro!
I've never seen one here in Virginia. Thanks for the run down.
Thanks Clint - I'd never seen one either other than online, I sort of thought they were ugly at first but they sort of grow on you!
I came over from mac 131 channel and subscribed and thank you for your kindness to his channel nice job on the saws the smooth bumper was used in shipping when the saw was set up you put a bumper spike on Jonsered does the same thing
Thanks Tim, yeah I figured he would have more fun with the old McCulloch than I would, can't wait to see what he does with it! That makes sense on the smooth bucking spike! Had me stumped...lol
Thanks for the sub!
Been watching your videos for awhile and thought I was subscribed, I fixed that👍🏻 keep em rollin man!
Thank buddy!
Check out Mac131 he's doin some cool stuff with chainsaws over there....
@@KainKustomGarage on my way!
r-420 and 421t had the heated handles. If you can find the kit with the muffler it will fit your R-17. They have a valve to turn off the exhaust running to the handles but it doesn’t cut it off completely so they can be a little warm in the summer to run.
Thanks man! That's good to know!😊
They start nice. Sound like a early husky. Nice work.
Thanks buddy! Well they are Swedish!
I made a living with my F 55 in the 70 s, high revving fast cutting dang good saw.
For sure Buddy!😉
Great video…thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!😊
Tenho uma Partner R17. Herança do meu avô, passou a maior parte da vida dentro de um guarda roupa embrulhada num cobertor. Desmontei ela inteira pra limpar, só falta a bomba de óleo que parece estar entupida. Achei um vídeo que um cara tirou de uma R22 e é muito parecida com a minha. Muito bacana seu vídeo.
Thanks man! I appreciate you 😊
Them saws are sweet man!!
Thanks Andrew!
Very cool, have you found any more since uploading this? I was buying a used Stihl MS250 that "runs okay" but was pretty thrashed , the guy had a P70 for sale as well. On a whim, I lowballed him $120 for the pair of them and he accepted. Turned out the Stihl was blown up - but this little yellow toaster has quickly become my favorite saw! It came with the weird bumper dog, someone else said those were just for shipping ? I'll find something more aggressive and put a 24" bar with some full chisel loop on it soon. Right now I've just got the 16" this one came with. (not original). Nice to see a saw as old as I am happily munching through wood like the day it was made!
Would love to find a 100cc some day...
Awesome Story my friend! Haven't found any more as of yet, great saws indeed!😁
I reckon they’re a stand-off guard to stop the muffler ending right up against the log.
I have the granddaddy the McCulloch PM1000 ...I first seen them in early 1980's after leaving high school. My first workmate had a Partner. In those days they were the hottest saw out of the box. I always in my mind called them "Cube's" . I hope to buy a Partner 650 soon.
Wow, Awesome! I bet she has the power!
@@KainKustomGarage I have not got the 1000 going as it's a little altered. It came from the ex great company called New Zealand Forest products which it's great era was the 1950's to 70's.
I got the 102 cc McCulloch 1950's era goin which is a massive handful and very annoying as if back fire it can hurt fingers as the started handle departs hand so fast. They are noisy as hell. Trick is to never sit Aluminum or Magnesium saws on bare concrete as it reacts. The old saws I have had this reaction but very minor and annoying.
@@conmanumber1 Awesome man! Yeah I've seen some pretty corroded saws from sitting on concrete!
@@KainKustomGarageHi again from Oamaru, Waitaki region South island New Zealand.
I now have a little Partner 350 and recently a very near new 650 and a R435. I think the R435 is very rare. These are insane out of the box got saws.
Great video of the old Partners. I have a Farmer F55 and an R16. They are complete but need repair. Would you have any parts you are willing to part with or do you know of a good source you can share for parts?
Thanks man, I actually do have some extra parts, email me at kainkustom@charter.net
I had a complete R16 sitting on my shelf for a while that I was going to bring back to life, I decided to sell it because I just don't run small saws like that. I recently bought a real mint f65 that I will run this summer.
Nice, Ray...that will be Awesome 👌
what color matches that yellow? I aquired an R16 this weekend. Starts first pull!!
Nice! There is a color called Sunburst Yellow, can't remember if its Krylon or Rustoleum...pretty good match for Mcculloch too...😊
@@KainKustomGarage Hyoooooge help, thanks !!
I have an s50 that I cannot get to oil. Any ideas? The oil in it was like gel I used an air compression and blew it out. I don't think it is clogged. Do these actually have an oil pump that can go bad?
Hello Jacob...if I remember right, there is a pump and a pickup under the square cover on the bottom of the saw, or you could try the kerosene or diesel fuel rinse out of the oil tank, sometimes that gets em flowing again! Good luck!🤞🏻
I was helped by used diesel oil is thin and acts like a solvent
Your they guy that bought all those old partners. I got one for parts. I got a big old P85 I might cut loose on eBay maybe this summer.
Yeah, I bought a bunch of parts saws of Ebay and built a couple nice ones!😊
Nice lookin saws i got a d44 from that ladybug
Thanks man! Did the D44 turn out to be a good one?
Its looked ruff as nails but i cleaned her up and its a runner
Καλησπερα.Το f55 μπορεις να μου γραψεις τον τυπο του μπουζι που παιρνει?
Oh man, not even sure to be honest...Check out Chainsaw Collectors Corner Website😊
@@KainKustomGarage Ευχαριστω φιλε απο Ελλαδα
Congratulation for this chaisaw i have a R17 and i find a motore can you help me? Thanks
Aww man, sorry don't have many parts around here....🙄
Just adding a little more info. Imported and Re-badged by MAC.. Not sure but only the 100 cc saws i believe
I think your right, wasn't it like the mac 1000 or something like that? Thank for the input!
@@KainKustomGarage I think you're right.. I own one but not a tag to be read.. And talk about run!!. So, you're a Pacific N.W. boy.. Me & the better 3/4's hail in central Washington by lake Roosevelt..
@@eugenefredrickson8714 Oh yeah. I'm just over here in Wenatchee...
@@KainKustomGarage my pop grew up in Pashaston(sp) back in the day we would hike up the Icicle creek.. Talking 50+ yrs ago. Beautiful country
@@eugenefredrickson8714 Yes it is, been here all my life!
Good day Kain. I never saw one running. Thanks for sharing👍How’s your sharpening coming along? I’d like to see ya progressing. It may help others too
Thanks Buddy! I got lucky on these, the chains are pretty much new but yeah I should do a video on Sharpening as a Novice, would be fun
Kain thanks for the reply. Haha ya. On every vid the guy is an expert. Btw. Those chains sounded kinda dry. Are the saws oiling ok?
@@shapeshifter7753 Yeah, I think so... I had the F55 Chain pretty tight hoping it would loosen up as it is new, but Yeah I may need to turn the oil up on a couple
Well...he may not be no Billy Ray with a saw but he has some VERY nice saws and does some good work on them....
Thanks Mark! I appreciate you man!👊👊
@@KainKustomGarage I bought one of those R16's new in the 70's and went to work cutting logs and 8 foot stuff....compared to anything else at the time they were LIGHT YEARS ahead. I used to just toss it in a brush pile and stand and watch it run UPSIDE DOWN.....never seen anything do that them times. Thanks for the vid.
@@outboardfixer That's Awesome ! Yes, good running saws, I like thier modular design!
Have you ever done a compression test on any of your Partner saws? I have 3 F55's....they are just an R16 with a few cosmetic changes. I am getting 125-135....that seems low but I don't remember what they were in the 70's. I was wondering what yours show?
I'll check Mark....
I've always seen partner cutoff saws but never an actual partner chainsaw
Got a bunch of partners.
-Partner mini pa
-Partner 351
-Partner P48 (3x)
-Partner P49
-Partner R11
-Partner R12
-Partner R14T
Wow! How many saws you got?
@@KainKustomGarage
🙈 A couple
Partner
-Partner mini pa
-Partner 351
-Partner P48 (3x)
-Partner P49
-Partner R11
-Partner R12
-Partner R14T
Mcculloch
- Mcculloch 110
- Mcculloch 2-10 automatic 3x
- Mcculloch Super pro 60
Jobu
- Jobu junior 2x
- jobu viking
Oleo mac
- 233
Sachs Dolmar
- 112
- 116
Husqvarna
- 38vr
- 160 s
- 65
- e70
-ms90
Jonsereds
- 52
- 80
- 930
Alpina
- prof 55
Pioneer
- Nu17
Strauss
- 5200
ProKraft
-5200 (hotsaw: expansion pipe/nitro fuel mix)
Homelite
- Model 17
- EZ (2x)
- XL-12 (2x)
- XL-660 (2x)
- C7
Wow! That's Awesome! I thought I had alot!🤩
@@KainKustomGarage not all run, some are projects around 10 piece
@@KainKustomGarage you got more classics 😜
the serial number helps to identify the unknown partner model
Thanks man, I'll check it out!
Não consigo encontrar peças aqui no Brasil eu tenho um 1962
Wow 1962! Good luck buddy!
Eu tenho duas hatsuta partner r17 1963
@@eduardotaparello1272 me manda seu contato
I have R 12
Nice!
I love the r16, but I always thought they looked like a toaster
Haha, I know right!