Two-Man Chainsaw - Final [Restoration]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- The time has come for this chainsaw restoration. I have been wanting to get to this tool for a long time. I started the disassembly in November 2018 and had to wait a while for some rare parts to arrive. This chainsaw is a McCulloch 99 two-man chainsaw made in 1954. The engine is 161cc and the powerhead alone is 51lbs making it one of the largest production chainsaws ever and the largest in McCulloch's production line at the time.
In this video, I finally piece the whole saw back together and try to get it running. It took me over 13hrs to reassemble just the powerhead and I am so glad to have it done. The parts, like the piston rings took months to arrive, but they fit great after I gapped them like a boss.
Cutting wood with this saw is very different than with a normal chainsaw and requires a second person to risk their life during the entire cut.
This project was entirely funded by Patrons and I have to thank them immensely for their support!
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I'm so happy to see it finally run. Seeing it in the barn that first time I knew it was meant to be. I'm glad it made it through customs too! Congrats once again on the, Glorious, Two-Man Chainsaw.
Thank you! This is the viewer that sent the chainsaw to me. Couldn't have done it without you!
@@HandToolRescue Just doing my part to save all the tools! I'll keep an eye out for a three man chainsaw next.
Heck I bet most of those old timers ran them saws one handed LMBO
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@@HandToolRescuelo
Your rebuild has been very special for me as I was blessed to visit the Mc Culloch plant in the early 1960's. My dad worked down the street at Douglas Aircraft where he helped Mc Culloch develop some of their die casting technology that you show in your vid. I am now in my mid 70's but the views I see are of the saw (36in bar ) my dad was given during that visit. Thank you for taking me back to my earlier times.
I'm not afraid of hard work.
I can sit and watch it all day.
"I do not like paint on fasteners". This statement along with the time and attention to labels and plates that you attempt to preserve if at all possible are the two biggest reasons this is one of the very few "Tool restoration" channels I sub. Thank you for Everything you do!
Thank you! It drives me nuts. Same with polishing.
That intro brings tears of joy to my eyes.
It gets better every time
I'll agree on the tears, not sure they're of joy though.
LapTop006 only because you don’t fondly remember 90’s sitcoms as much as us old folks
It's so good
Go search for the video "Too Many Cooks". you will love that if you love this intro.
As a feller myself and growing up in a logging community, and having a logging museum in my town I have to say, it's so nice to see a museum piece running and cutting. Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
That thing is awesome. I want absolutely NOTHING to do with it!
*It has potential to be a one-man chainsaw, but only if we find the chosen one.*
Haha yes!
Will a mech powersuit work?
Or someone who isn't a bitch lmao
I have my grandfather's 12-25 which was also advertised as One or Two Man operation. He was big enough to make it happen, but I'm certainly not! I suppose with the shorter bar one could buck with it... But then again, why? It's awesome to see one so nicely done and operable.
Be Blessed!
Doom Slayer.
It's such a delight to watch you restore these old machines back to their former glory, and you do it with such professionalism and humor. Please keep doing it.
Almost the correct way to terminate your wires. Do do put wire terminators on solid wires, but bend the wire to an almost closed hook. And place it such that when tighting the bolt the hooks tightens as well. The reason you dont clamp terminators on solid wire is that spot where the terminator is pressed will become a weak-point and will lead to wire breakage. For the stranded wire you did a great job!!
It is so hard to find words for what you, and your ilk, do. Phrases like "mind blowing" are over the top, but not by much!
As an older person the respect and love you show these mechanisms brings joy into this "old farts" heart :) Cheers.
Cuts firewood and simultaneously keeps mosquitos away!
Now you can pull the Crocodile Dundee on the local lumberjacks!
"That's not a Chainsaw, this is a chainsaw!"
That's not a knife this is a knife
loooool
@@danwaters115 *That's not a knife, that's is a knife.
Yeah, but then the dude with a V8 chainsaw shows up and drops his on the table....
I wouldn't advise ever using this, nothing is more dangerous than one of these when the chain pops
Beautiful restoration. That saw belongs in a museum somewhere. Incredible piece of lumber industry history.
Wow that was absolutely awesome to watch. Not only did you do a fantastic job restoring that old saw but it was especially great for me because I grew up since a little kid around McCullough saws. My grandfather had several of the regular sized ones and I was always in on the woodcutting trips. That brand name has been my favorite my entire life. Thank you for doing such a great job.
You bent all those metal tabs the wrong way! You bend them towards the bolt head so the bolt can't back out, pre thread locker tech.
I noticed that also. , We all have brain fog somedays.
They were bent down when I took it apart, so I just stuck with that.
Agreed... they're old school Loctite.
I noticed that too. Maybe this one is special?
@@HandToolRescue That just means they were bent wrong when you got the saw. They should be bent up to prevent the bolts from rotating.
1950s attorney: "Liability"
1950s Mcculloch: "jus don't fall on the saw lmao "
Sure brought back some memories of working with my dad back in the mid 60’s when I was about 11 or 12. He ran the saw and I guided the handle at the end of the bar. Who ever thought it was dangerous? No one, it was just what country boys did. Now all you need to complete the restoration is to find the post hole digger attachment. More than once it sent me flying after hitting a rock or root. Great job on the saw!
So glad you're sticking with that intro. So great ;)
What a journey that was! It's really impressive you found a way to keep track of every little piece and detail to comolete the saw. And to see it do again what it is designed for... You are a genius!!!👍🏻
i just love your smile it's just trully genuine and just seeing just makes me happy
7:20 Uhm, those keeper plate edges are suppose to be bend towards the flats on the bolt heads to keep them from turning from the vibrations. Bending them that way doesn't do anything.
Yes, I questioned it myself, but every single tab was bent downwards when I took it apart. Everyone who knows why they were bent up on this saw is probably dead so I just have to go with what I saw. If someone has another McCulloch 99 we can find out though!
@@HandToolRescue Go to 9:16 on the motor inspection video, you clearly see them bent up against the flats of the bolts
@@HandToolRescue Not dead yet! Quite... lol
@@greypoet2 Haha, I mean the people who worked on the saw, haha. But here is an example of the cylinder bolts having the retainer plated bent down. th-cam.com/video/ThAJp-5pklM/w-d-xo.html
The entire saw was wrong in so many ways before HTR took it in, whomever owned it really didn't know what they were doing, like, really didn't know.
Thats the best running McCullough Ive ever seen in my entire life and it smokes the least too.
Hahaha
Love the intro. I usually skip through the long intros but I watch yours. Must be your smiling face. 😁
What a monumental project. Simply beautiful to see and hear that machine crank again.
The flanges that are bent down instead of being bent against the bolt heads and nuts. The way that you're doing it won't keep them from loosening. Otherwise, amazing result.
Thanks to you and your videos I got my model 99 McCulloch chainsaw running today thank you so much for your help
The original, the only Hand Tool Rescue. True joy to watch, right by Clickspring on my shelf.
Man, what a unit!! I've worked on a lot of McCulloch saws, but I've never seen one like this beast! I have however, had a Mall 60" - 2 man saw, that I turned into a massive minibike engine back in the 1970's!! It would pass anything but a gas station!😂
You are a true restoration master. Hello from Russia!✌
Maybe a Russian subscriber can send him an old Ural chainsaw, those were some of the toughest and most reliable machines ever made.
I love the new intro- totally nailed that 80s family sitcom vibe perfectly. Excellent resto as always.
7:16 контрить надо болты, а не то, во что они вкручиваются. Скобу не в ту сторону загнул. Такие ошибки быстро приводят к потере репутации.(
прям взбесило.....
@@Lussds , я в чём-то не прав?
Наоборот полностью поддерживаю коммент, прям аж ну хрен знает как сказать....
Абсолютно , я даже назад ,,мотнул" , все правильно , он загнул скобки вниз ! Так наверное удобней было ? Я помню в 16 лет на Восходе менял механизм переключения КПП и болтики ,,законтрил" точно также и через три дня опять разбирал .... Хотя второй раз разборка и сборка происходила намного быстрее - опыт !
бля он чистку одной пилы на три видео части разделил как санта барбара ептить, промотал сразу в конец, даже не смотрел его возню, походу правильно сделал.
Estupendo mecanico, no se le resiste ningun mecanismo o maquina. Sin guantes, sintiendo el metal en los dedos, como debe ser . Si señor , un mecanico de la buena escuela. Felicidades, me hace sentir cuando yo estaba como él en activo.
Love the intro. I'm actually old enough to remember those. 😂
Fantastic restoration but the motor sounds like the timing is off quite a bit. Reminds me of some of the mopeds I had when I was in my early teens. Looking forward to the next one! Cheers.
Man this channel is the best in its category. This whole chainsaw series showed how much skills you have. You do more than just sand and paint. Thanks for the entertainment!
Thank you!
Sounds like the saw is fourstroking. Not sure if you call it that in english, but to me it sounds like the air / fuel mix is off. Great job on the restoration as always and love the 90's sitcom intro.
I have zero knowledge in mechanics and other stuff show in all those video; I mostly watch them and feel relaxed. But I must say all this work and mastery is impressive.
Good job man this is probably my favorite project you’ve ever done
Speaking from experience. The Mcculloch 99 makes an awesome dirt cart engine.
1950’s Job Ad: Chainsaw assistant wanted. Again.
What a massive amount of work! Props on the muffler and fuel pump gasket reconstruction. Thats above and beyond.
That's some beast. I bet your delighted to be finally done. Super job my friend 👍
Awesome! Very impressive. A beast of a machine. I don't like paint on fasteners either. Looks cheap. Very happy you got the decal. Just perfect!
Hair spray for those hand grips, the cheaper the better, it will provide lubrication to slip on, and a strong bond when it drys.
Interesting!
The red gasket spray is great for water pumps, intake manifold gaskets, and the such. For head/exhaust gaskets, the copper spray a gasket it the best. Fills surface imperfections and whatnot. Just my $0.02 as a mechanic and avid chainsaw collector in southern Illinois. Great job on that guy. Old McCulloch saws have always been kinda weird. The carbs are weird, and some of them have a wick rather than fuel lines, and you use the throttle rod to set the carb...
Great work as usual!! 👏👏👏
Everything looks so heavy on this chainsaw. I have seen smaller carbs on cars. All those gears to drive the ignition timing? Most small gas engines fit all this under the flywheel and use cam, instead of gears. What a beast to use.
Brilliant...response 3 years too late!! As the owner of two McCulloch saws and two generators, all over 40 years young and still running like tops...wow!...that is a real beauty...and quite the beastie too. Thank you for making my Sunday. It definitely breaks up the monotony/drudgery of reading FMVSS/CMVSS reports.
Further validation of my mother always saying, "It's amazing anyone survived the 1950's." :D
The intros for your videos always give me a good chuckle. Thanks
That solid copper house wire will fail in a short time. You have to use braided copper wire in anything that vibrates. It will work harden and crack.
Yes, for sure. Luckily, I will be dead the next time this saw gets used.
@@HandToolRescue :: Brilliant Response my Good Man!
Blessings!
I can't tell you how much I love this retro intro! Please never change it.
Am I missing something, don't you usually bend the lock tabs against the bolt head?
Not when I took it apart.
I thought the same thing too
Wouldn’t that suggest that perhaps it’s been apart before? I don’t see the reason why the manufacturer would bend the tabs down...unless I’m missing something
I questioned it myself, but every single tab was bent downwards when I took it apart. Everyone who knows why they were bent up on this saw is probably dead so I just have to go with what I saw. If someone has another McCulloch 99 we can find out though!
@@HandToolRescue At 71 I've come across these tabs many times before. They are an alternative to castellated nuts with cotter pins. Since you can't have cotter pins in a bolt head (totally useless) they used these tabs to keep the bolt from turning. So the tabs are positioned against the bolt head. Obviously, whoever worked on it before had no idea.
Sometimes there are two locking tabs on those washers, they're still very much in use today btw, one to bend against an edge on the unit and another to bend against the bolt head. But definitely one of the tabs should be bent against the bolt head itself.
Im so amazed that you can turn something old, and bring it back to life. Great job!
This is what a Warhammer 40K ork would bring into a fight.
Even with the color and I LOVE IT.
AAAAAaaaaarrrggghghhh!!!
Orkz is made fer' two fings! Fightin', and winnin'!
Nice tear down and clean up. Beautiful restoration of a cool old chainsaw.
"I'll solder those after testing." In my house that means "Those are never getting soldered."
Scott Lux Facts
Nunca tinha visto uma moto-serra como esta! Parabéns pelo serviço!
Starting at 10:07, a full minute and a half of extreme close-ups of a screw being tightened. Now THAT’S tool porn!
I think he was showing that he was properly gapping the points...I guess in a way one could say you missed the point of the shot....get it?....I crack myself up
Great restoration! You did a fantastic job!
素晴らしい❗Nice job man! @Hand Tool Rescue the best channel of restore from the TH-cam. I like your videos!!
what an amazing job, the crap that was on that, they must have never cleaned it in years, u make restoring things look easy
What a dumb intro... I love it!
Daniel Leca
Sarcasm or dumb funny like a Dad joke.
I think this is the cleanest I have ever seen your hands, sir! At least at the beginning of the video. Congrats on getting all the way through this restoration...haha...what a project it has been. Watching you fiddle with it and puzzle about it on IG and then coming here to see it together, great times.
Haha, thank you.
Other TH-camrs take notes, this is how you do restorations. Make it as close to the original as possible, and don't put a damn mirror finish on everything.
th-cam.com/video/tf6nVRfzF_A/w-d-xo.html
Hear here!
That's how HE does it. And its nice. I like the style. Others do it in a different way. Maybe its a challenge to make better than it left the factory. Why not...
That's JUST your opinion though
This has been one amazing mammoth restoration. What a lovely piece of kit this is.
Woo hoo! Finally, a new project for the new year. Since apparently the new year starts when you finish a chainsaw epic like this one. :-)
I like how the points and cap are mounted externally on this saw. Wish they were all like that.
Nice, I was waiting for that 👍
Could you bring us a proper test with 2 persons holding the saw?
What could possibly happen... 😁
I have the exact same saw settings on the shelf, thanks to your video I now have the courage to restore it. Thanks for the video
You are brilliant. Oh and one small correction the center twist bar is intended to work the throttle during one man operation not the oiler. But only Arnold Schwarzenegger in his youth could use that saw in one man configuration
When you think about it, every tool you use with your hands is a _hand tool_ ...
This guy gets it!
Your stuff is gold. Finally able to see it back together and running!
Thank you!
Интересно, когда цепь рветься в кого она летит? В которого справа или слева. ...
Прямо
My fishing gear is in the kitchen !!!!
Д ааа судя по поршню 200 куб есть! На пилу вермахта похожа.
@@user-fg9yd6tf7k то бишь на штиль скорее всего )
Just finished restoring a hedge trimmer I found whilst walking around. You really got me interested in restoring stuff
I thought the metal tabs are to be bent up around the bolt heads so the bolts and nuts do not spin lose?
They were bent down when I took it apart.
This is awesome! I love these old school chainsaws! Thanks for posting! Maybe someday I'll be able to find a something that is vintage and restore it.
Congratulations! Fantastic job!
Thank you!
That was one helluva task to get that done and I'm sure there were times of much doubt but thanks for sticking with it; it's been an amazing journey with that one. Thanks for having us along, man!
Evapo-Rust instruction sticker: Non corrosive - Safe on other metals. Hand Tool Rescue disclaimer: Magnesium will dissolve. :)
I've made mistakes with it...
Ouch, maybe Evapo-Rust should updathe to "Safe on MOST metals" :)@@HandToolRescue
Awesome chainsaw. Thanks to whoever got it for you.
Hahah. That’s an awesome intro.
That thing is a beast. Good work bringing it back to life...BRAVO!
Now for a turbo, and nitrous kit
C'mon it's not Furze's channel !
Congratulations, beautiful restoration, happy to see it runs!!
Next project: Two-man sleeping bag
perfect place for brojobs
I hear those are popular in the navy :D
@@akefayamenay104 nice warm at wintertime
Man, you will tackle anything. I watched both upon arising this AM with coffee and it was sooo relaxing. Make more please!
That intro is looks like old drama movie..
That is one big honkin' chain saw! Great restoration, as always.
i 100% know he is from Canada... you know it by one object
Shhhh....only Canadians know.
Holy moly.. that is the most secretly conversation..
They aren't the only ones who like that stuff ya know....
The folks in New England have a taste for it too.
Can you imagine how bad logging must have sucked to welcome this tool? I'm sure it beats a crosscut saw but I bet it beat the operator pretty good too. Great video, cool old saw!
Лол, замеры цилиндра, поршня- не не слышал. Потом еще и хонинговка курильщика)
Нафига вобще 2т хонинговать, там должно быть все зеркально начиная от впуска.
Тем не менее стартует с первого раза
This was my favourite season of the show. Great season finale
Haha thanks!
Restoration improperly done. You did not shock yourself at all. Epic fail, unsubscribing.
I knew it...
How do you not love this guy's intro? its amazing.
I’ll bet you are glad to be done with this rebuild, that thing s a beast!
So glad.
Who's the monsters down-voting this? Great video! Love the history, restoring these old pieces of equipment and not to mention, the comedy 😁 Keep it up!
Brilliant use of lock tabs, so the case does not unwind around the bolt.
That chainsaw was sold through a dealer that was in the town I grew up in. They went out of business in 1996. They were there I believe for 60 years. Nice job!!
Great seeing these power saws being resurrected. Imagine all the old growth trees this very saw cut down to build America. I just finished up a late 70s craftsman 2.5 and theres nothing more satisfying than runnin it like new again. They definitely don't build them like they used to.
Amazing of calibre this saw.Hello from Russia.Good job.Good luck !!!