Vintage McCulloch Pro Mac 650 Chainsaw - First Cuts

Vintage McCulloch Pro Mac 650 Chainsaw - First Cuts - Needs A Little Work

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I've been looking for a McCulloch 650 for a while. I finally found one, for almost nothin'! The saw is in pretty good shape overall, but the chain...the chain...it's really bad. I had no other chain that would fit this bar, so I sharpened what was left of the old chain and crossed my fingers. I really shouldn't be running the saw with such a bad chain, but I just got it running and HAD to get it in the wood. I planned on making several cuts, I stopped after one, too painful. I'll definitely be heading to McLendon Hardware to pick up a new chain as soon as I can. Other than the issues with the chain, the saw ran pretty good.
The 610 and 650 series saws get a bad rap. They are a heavy saw, and very utilitarian looking, but they are also a SOLID vintage chainsaw. Easy to work on too! If you run across either one for a good price, pick it up, you won't regret it.
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- Lucas Semi-Synthetic 2-Cycle Oil
- Oregon Bars and Chain

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@McCullochMac6 4 ай бұрын

You were giving it a workout with a dull chain... I just picked up a 3.4 week ago...

@EightWheelsRollin 4 ай бұрын

I really shouldn't have put it in the wood. The chain, what was left of it, was sharp. The problem was the chain had been filed down to nothing on a lot of the teeth. I have a new chain on it now. I'll throw out another vid on it soon! Congrats on your new saw, you'll love it!!

@fearghalmorrissey2601 9 ай бұрын

Great saws 💪👍

@EightWheelsRollin 9 ай бұрын

Yes Sir! Gotta love the McCulloch 600 series.

@boneyardgaragesmallenginer188 5 ай бұрын

Nice saw I have the 610 but I need to get a clutch for it. I enjoyed watching your video I hit the sub and 🔔 looking forward to watch more videos 👍🏻👍🏻

@EightWheelsRollin 5 ай бұрын

The 610 is one of my favorite saws. You should have no problem finding a clutch for a 610. I'll have to jump over to your channel and check it out! Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate the sub!

@jimsworthow531 4 ай бұрын

They are good saws; you have a 610 or 605 with a 650 sticker. no compression release. the 650 and 655 have one in that depression above the muffler. I have the whole series 605,610, 650 and a 655; tbh they all cut really similar.

@EightWheelsRollin 4 ай бұрын

That's a nice 600 series collection. I almost pulled the trigger on a really nice Timber Bear 605 last week. Out of the gate, I really thought it was a rebuilt 610 in a 650 case. What has me scratching my head now is that I've had a few people tell me that the 650 was made without a decomp valve. I dunno?? Either way, I do know that I have a great saw that runs well and I'm happy to have it in my collection.

@Indeewoods 9 ай бұрын

Some mean body lines on those old bricks.😂 Mr Obsolete sure loves those. I haven’t seen one in person yet but they have a darn good reputation.

@EightWheelsRollin 9 ай бұрын

Ha! My hunt for the 650 took me to his channel. You're right, he does like his Macs, and for good reason. You need to get one...

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 9 ай бұрын

Mr. Obsolete totally agrees !@@EightWheelsRollin

@EightWheelsRollin 9 ай бұрын

Ha! All the best to you!@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156

@jamesnickelson8482 8 ай бұрын

Picked one up on a curb for free a few years ago. Got it going and love it lots of torque on the 650. I have a husky 372xp that it can almost keep up with.

@EightWheelsRollin 8 ай бұрын

Now that's a great day!! I hope you bought a lottery ticket too! You are right, the 650 can definitely hold its own against some of the bigger saws.

@SuperBigdanno 9 ай бұрын

Great saw! I cut most of my fire wood for 20 years (25 to 30 cord a year) with one of those, never skipped a beat. One thing they do is start in reverse... not a big deal, just restart and go.

@EightWheelsRollin 9 ай бұрын

Man, that's a lot of wood!! Start in reverse? I've never had any of my Macs do that to me?

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 9 ай бұрын

me either@@EightWheelsRollin

@EightWheelsRollin 9 ай бұрын

Did a little research..."The only thing that stops a chainsaw from running in reverse is trickery in the ignition...Advance the ignition too much on old saws, and they will occasionally stall in the cut and start up in reverse".

@woodchuker570 9 ай бұрын

Great saws, your 610 is clean. I have a Timber BEAR {same frame} ccs? and a Pro Mac 5700 with factory dogs and 24" bar. along with a 10-10 of course, ha..

@EightWheelsRollin 9 ай бұрын

Thank you sir! The Timber Bear and 5700 are basically a Pro Mac 605/610, just a few differences. The 610 is 60cc, the 605 is 58cc, the Timber Bear is 55cc and the 5700-20 is 57 cc. All of them are solid saws. You have a 10-10 too....ha ha, you've definitely been bitten by the Mac bug.

@Nick-dw3sv 9 ай бұрын

I believe the only difference between the 610 and 650 is stroke, could be wrong. Have both saws and very good

@gordononeil3248 6 ай бұрын

I have a 650 and I was wondering the same as you mate wears the decomp button as mine doesn't have one either.

@EightWheelsRollin 6 ай бұрын

It's a head scratcher for sure. I'm thinking McCulloch might have done away with the factory decomp at some point??

@damionsherk17 9 ай бұрын

I have the same one inherited from my grandpa

@EightWheelsRollin 9 ай бұрын

I bet it's in good shape then, good saw!

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 9 ай бұрын

The chain should be a 3/8" -.050 . I use a skip tooth pattern with excellent results in just about any type of wood.

@EightWheelsRollin 9 ай бұрын

I have yet to get down to my local hardware store to get a new chain. I appreciate the chain advice. That's probably the way I'll go. I love the saw, I know you do too!

@BBC12oz 3 ай бұрын

I have one that I think needs a new bar or maybe it has the wrong chain. It runs and cuts well but I have to run it loose or the chain drags and sticks. Any idea where I buy both?

@EightWheelsRollin 3 ай бұрын

A wrong bar and chain combo will create issues. I'm assuming you cleaned your bar and its getting oil. Putting that aside, I'd look for an Oregon bar. If you hop on the Oregon website, look at 10-10 bars as they don't list the 600 series saws. McCulloch 10-10 bars will work on a 600 series saw.

@ericfuller6326 2 ай бұрын

I got the 5700-20 seem rarer than most the actual 57cc not the 605

@EightWheelsRollin 2 ай бұрын

You have one of the last McCulloch saws made. Virtually identical to the 600 series saws. They renamed it 5700-20 as it was 57cc and up to a 20" bar. Cool saw. I had to the chance to buy one a few months ago, but I didn't. I should have...