GASoline71
10-13-2007, 12:22 PM
The same guy I got the old Homelite 770G from also had this drag saw in his shop. It was made in the early teens and was used in the woods up until the late 30's by none other than my Grandfather.
My Dad and I didn't even know he had it. The guy is a very good friend of my Dad's. He doesn't even remember why he even got the thing from my Grandfather. But he does remember he got it from him back in the 70's.
The wooden frame has long since deterriorated, and the fuel tank is missing. He gave me the original rusted out water tank so i could get an idea of what size i will need to either fabricate or find.
It is in pieces and in decent shape for something 80 years old. It is not frozen up and still has compression. It has the original Ford Model T coil for spark and even uses a spark plug for the same engine. The saw engine is a water cooled 2-stroke. Made to run on 10:1 mix and they could use 16:1 if the crankshaft oiler was used.
All the bearings (even the engine bearings) and movements have old fashioned "cap" greasers on them. Fill the cap with grease and screw them on to the fitting. When more grease was needed you just turned the cap a little more. You had to keep refilling the caps with grease.
The picture with the 2 brass items in it are the crank oiler and the carbuerator. The crank oiler is the one with the glass in it. The carb is an old brass "gravity" model. Both are made by Lunkenheimer. The pic with the black box is the Model T coil and spark plug.
When I get this cleaned up a little it will be easier to tell what goes where. Some of the guys like Al, Mike, and Magnus will know about this old timer. I am just happy to get it because it was used in the woods by my Gramps. A cool project with a little family history. :thumbup:
Enjoy the pics and I will keep you guys updated on the progress. :)
Gary
My Dad and I didn't even know he had it. The guy is a very good friend of my Dad's. He doesn't even remember why he even got the thing from my Grandfather. But he does remember he got it from him back in the 70's.
The wooden frame has long since deterriorated, and the fuel tank is missing. He gave me the original rusted out water tank so i could get an idea of what size i will need to either fabricate or find.
It is in pieces and in decent shape for something 80 years old. It is not frozen up and still has compression. It has the original Ford Model T coil for spark and even uses a spark plug for the same engine. The saw engine is a water cooled 2-stroke. Made to run on 10:1 mix and they could use 16:1 if the crankshaft oiler was used.
All the bearings (even the engine bearings) and movements have old fashioned "cap" greasers on them. Fill the cap with grease and screw them on to the fitting. When more grease was needed you just turned the cap a little more. You had to keep refilling the caps with grease.
The picture with the 2 brass items in it are the crank oiler and the carbuerator. The crank oiler is the one with the glass in it. The carb is an old brass "gravity" model. Both are made by Lunkenheimer. The pic with the black box is the Model T coil and spark plug.
When I get this cleaned up a little it will be easier to tell what goes where. Some of the guys like Al, Mike, and Magnus will know about this old timer. I am just happy to get it because it was used in the woods by my Gramps. A cool project with a little family history. :thumbup:
Enjoy the pics and I will keep you guys updated on the progress. :)
Gary