And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I used McCullough 9 and 11 hp 2 cycle engines in my racing carts. yellow with velocity stacks and expansion chambers, lay rubber as long as you held the peddle down
I still have the Mall chainsaw that Dad bought in the late 40's to clean up the grove after a bad windstorm. 7 HP, dual exhaust two cycle with a 36" bar. I ran it for twenty minutes one time and the vibration of the motor had my hands and arms numb. I have a Stihl 660 with a 36" bar that weighs a third of what the big one weighs and I can run it for a couple of hours before it wears me out.
At a garage sale, I was keen to buy a two man 8' long crosscut saw. The seller asked if I was going to paint it. I said I would oil it but paint, no. Why do you ask? That's how I learned that people buy old saws to paint some scene to hang on the wall. I said saws are tools meant to he used. I lost the saw to a vengeful ex acting petty.
I looked online for this saw. There were a couple of pictures showing the saw in use while hooked to a dozer with heavy electric cables. I believe it was 220 volts run off a pto generator.
No documentation on this, but when I worked in the woods out of Happy Camp in the early 70's one of the semi-regulars in the two bars was an old man I took to be of Japanese descent. The locals told me he was the first to bring a chain saw to the local woods. I don't know about his hands and forearms being sore, but he was stone cold deaf. No OSHA I guess.
Once apon a time. I was a Field Engineer in the canadian armed farces. We had those compresser run saws. We never used them, they were to fuckin dangerese!
Here in Commiefornia we will soon be going back to those. Guv. Screwsome signed a law banning the sale of all small engines under 25 hp beginning Jan1, 2024. If my old Husky ever dies, I'll have to go to Reno to buy a saw.
Looks like they might have lost the tip guard off of that one and the chain brake might need some work. Better get it looked at or some young lady might break a nail as a result of kickback and then OSHA will be crawling all over…ahh, the good ole days.
I recognize those guys. They're the notorious chain saw boys and wow are they a couple of real cut-ups.
ReplyDeleteBoooo…. Hisssss….
DeleteLooks pneumatic. My first saw was an early McCullough. 24" bar and weighed about 40 lbs. Painted yellow.
ReplyDeleteTrivia: Robt. McCullough used at least three Loughhead Constellations to ferry potential investors to his newly plated Lake Havasu City.
I used McCullough 9 and 11 hp 2 cycle engines in my racing carts.
Deleteyellow with velocity stacks and expansion chambers, lay rubber as long as you held the peddle down
I still have the Mall chainsaw that Dad bought in the late 40's to clean up the grove after a bad windstorm. 7 HP, dual exhaust two cycle with a 36" bar. I ran it for twenty minutes one time and the vibration of the motor had my hands and arms numb. I have a Stihl 660 with a 36" bar that weighs a third of what the big one weighs and I can run it for a couple of hours before it wears me out.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably hanging on the wall gathering dust in some sports bar.
ReplyDeleteAt a garage sale, I was keen to buy a two man 8' long crosscut saw. The seller asked if I was going to paint it. I said I would oil it but paint, no. Why do you ask?
DeleteThat's how I learned that people buy old saws to paint some scene to hang on the wall. I said saws are tools meant to he used.
I lost the saw to a vengeful ex acting petty.
I looked online for this saw. There were a couple of pictures showing the saw in use while hooked to a dozer with heavy electric cables. I believe it was 220 volts run off a pto generator.
ReplyDeleteNo documentation on this, but when I worked in the woods out of Happy Camp in the early 70's one of the semi-regulars in the two bars was an old man I took to be of Japanese descent. The locals told me he was the first to bring a chain saw to the local woods. I don't know about his hands and forearms being sore, but he was stone cold deaf. No OSHA I guess.
ReplyDeleteThose early chainsaws were a real test of manhood
ReplyDeleteI like the looks on their faces - it reads well-done. Man vs. nature and they won.
ReplyDeleteOn the left was the Woods Boss. On the right was the bucker, who loved his job in the woods.
DeleteWhat's not to love when you're breathing fresh air and are appreciated by your boss?
Then there's the fact that when you get back to camp, you're as well fed as any human being could possibly be?
Probably on the wall at Camp 18 in Elsie, OR. Great place for breakfast if you're ever there.
ReplyDeleteLooked it up. That building has one of the most massive log ridge beams I have ever seen. Don't know if this link will work:
Deletehttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Camp+18+Restaurant/@45.8862548,-123.6150256,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNntwVV7edKOu0CfjVCG1Gq66U-IlGN1Jgs9IOM!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNntwVV7edKOu0CfjVCG1Gq66U-IlGN1Jgs9IOM%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4032!8i3024!4m9!3m8!1s0x54949416bb822487:0xfe131acdcb7a4c7d!8m2!3d45.8862103!4d-123.6151139!10e5!14m1!1BCgIgAQ!16s%2Fg%2F1tj529c3?entry=ttu
If it's not up FJB's ass, it's not in a good place.
ReplyDeleteLink worked fine thanks for that-- what a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteOnce apon a time. I was a Field Engineer in the
ReplyDeletecanadian armed farces. We had those compresser run saws.
We never used them, they were to fuckin dangerese!
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Here in Commiefornia we will soon be going back to those. Guv. Screwsome signed a law banning the sale of all small engines under 25 hp beginning Jan1, 2024. If my old Husky ever dies, I'll have to go to Reno to buy a saw.
ReplyDeleteLooks like they might have lost the tip guard off of that one and the chain brake might need some work. Better get it looked at or some young lady might break a nail as a result of kickback and then OSHA will be crawling all over…ahh, the good ole days.
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