Eager beaver chansaw

metz12

metz12

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Have any of you guys used/had/worked on a mcculluch eager beaver chainsaw? my grandfathers just quit on him the other day and he asked me to work on it. i was just looking for any tips you guys have on the thing. it doesnt seem like a popular saw. plus the thing is really small.
 
Pretty sure eager beavers came in many sizes. Guy I work with had a big old one he used for years logging his winter supply.

If it's old start with the basics. Fuel lines, filter. Plug, spark, air filter. Then into the carb.
Most common thing I see on anything old is bad fuel lines inside or outside the tank.
Btw if you do do the fuel Lines do the bar oil lines too. They're usually in similar condition.
 
Parkmower said:
Pretty sure eager beavers came in many sizes. Guy I work with had a big old one he used for years logging his winter supply.

If it's old start with the basics. Fuel lines, filter. Plug, spark, air filter. Then into the carb.
Most common thing I see on anything old is bad fuel lines inside or outside the tank.
Btw if you do do the fuel Lines do the bar oil lines too. They're usually in similar condition.
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Thanks, i just talked to my grandfather today and he said that he was using it and it basically just quit on him. so i dont think its the fuel lines but i'll check them anyways. thanks for the tips.
 
All i did to it was take it apart and blew it out with a compressor and it started up in about 3-4 pulls. bu this thing is tiny! my little homelite super 2 that i use for limbs/kindling i thought was small but this thing is REALLY tiny! especially since my grandafter isnt exactly small, hes got to be 6'2" and his hands are huge! it does have alot of power despite its size though, his birthday is coming soon so i think ill buy him a new saw, like a 14" poulan (33cc's).
 
metz12 said:
All i did to it was take it apart and blew it out with a compressor and it started up in about 3-4 pulls. bu this thing is tiny! my little homelite super 2 that i use for limbs/kindling i thought was small but this thing is REALLY tiny! especially since my grandafter isnt exactly small, hes got to be 6'2" and his hands are huge! it does have alot of power despite its size though, his birthday is coming soon so i think ill buy him a new saw, like a 14" poulan (33cc's).
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I'm glad you got it working! :thumbsup: Maybe you could take a picture of it next to another saw because I would like to see how small it is! :tongue:
 
lawn mower fanatic said:
I'm glad you got it working! :thumbsup: Maybe you could take a picture of it next to another saw because I would like to see how small it is! :tongue:
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Ya, i will tomorrow, since its like 8:00 and 20degrees outside!! :laughing: but the thing packs a punch, it would be cool if someone were to mount it on a bike and make it motorized! since its so small and it is 33cc's

heres some specs on it:Model Profile: EAGER BEAVER
 
metz12 said:
Ya, i will tomorrow, since its like 8:00 and 20degrees outside!! :laughing: but the thing packs a punch, it would be cool if someone were to mount it on a bike and make it motorized! since its so small and it is 33cc's

heres some specs on it:Model Profile: EAGER BEAVER
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Yeah I know, it was like 28-32 degrees here all day with a wind chill of 16!! Then it got a little warmer and the snow changed to freezing rain. The winds are howling now! :eek:

metz12 said:
and its snowing too!!!! do glad i got my plow on my mower!!
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How much snow are you going to get? We got 1.5-2 inches today, and I shoveled a customer's driveway (plus our own). I used my snowblower on my driveway, it works great! The bottom "plow" part that was bent has straightened out! :thumbsup:
 
lawn mower fanatic said:
Yeah I know, it was like 28-32 degrees here all day with a wind chill of 16!! Then it got a little warmer and the snow changed to freezing rain. The winds are howling now! :eek:


How much snow are you going to get? We got 1.5-2 inches today, and I shoveled a customer's driveway (plus our own). I used my snowblower on my driveway, it works great! The bottom "plow" part that was bent has straightened out! :thumbsup:
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we have about 2inches right now, It is supposed to stop in an hour or so and were probably going to get about another inch.
 
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