By 1989 McCulloch was no longer worth a damn.I agree; Mcculloch motors had no business being on a saw. In my case I bought a brand new (3.7 ci) Mcculloch saw in 1989. One woodcutting bud had a Husky 266 and the other had a Stihl 056. Both their saws would throw rooster tails of sawdust while my Mcculloch would barely keep the sawdust out of the cut. After 40 hours of use the chain groove on the bar of my saw was so worn it would barely cut and would not cut straight. To the junkpile went the Mcculloch to be replaced with a Jonsered 625II which I still use to this day.
That changed just about the day after Robert McCulloch died (February 25, 1977).
It became just a marketing name, like most things once the originator has either sold the corp. or passed on.
The newer stuff generally being junk is why I still have m Shindawa T230 and my RedMax 8200 (both 3 & $400 items in 1996) that blow the new Stihl & Husky stuff away.
Also, my 2007 Cub Cadet (designed and built by International Harvester). Cub Cadet was sold off & promptly became junk the second half of 2007.
Last edited: