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I think my poor little mac335 has shuffled off this mortal coil. The piston has picked up and seized, it's freed off now but has no compression and I expect it has scored the barrel too :(

It lasted alright, I got it for £40 from Clitheroe auctions and it's had probably 1-200 hours use, done literally tons of logs with it. Never paid for a single one either so well worth it!


So, do I try and fix the McCulloch or what? Piston kit is probably £30, but it may need a barrel too (£50), I could rebore it but I haven't seen any oversize pistons for it anywhere.

Or do I look at one of the cheapies on eBay. They're about £85 for a 50cc/20" bar saw, which seems too cheap, but might be worth a go. Has anyone tried one? Are they as nasty as the price suggests? Can you get parts when you need them?

Or a secondhand husky or stihl, this is my preferred one at the moment but at roughly double the price for a secondhand unit, is it worth it...

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Fix the Mac. You're in a relationship with it after that much work!

C

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Did you sell that husky of yours then?

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I've got a small maculloch one, got mine off eBay, new for about £110 iirc, decent bit of kit, haven't used it as much as you though.

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The barrel is scuffed :(

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I had a Stihl. She was a beauty but had to go to pay for the weekend where I fell off the Bucket :)

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Chris - have a Stihl AV015which has had little use ( still on first chain ) you're welcome to it. Doesn't start easy but a little fettling followed by regular use will sort that.

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If Chris doesn't have it, how much dya want for it as I need one too?

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Snap his hand off Chris! That-there beast is a ferrarrrrri!

Edit, Don't really snap his hand off, he needs it for knocking his kill switch off in quiet country villages!

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You on commission, Carl?
Überfahrt doesn't work with the Mivv can, so I need a lot more practice. ;)