McCulloch M3616
4 reviews
Total rubbish – I had a USA made McCulloch Chainsaw which lasted near 10 years . Then I bought a Chinese made McCulloch Chainsaw from Bunnings which lasted one winter cutting firewood . After being stored for the summer correctly it would start but not run cutting out after 10 seconds so I stripped it down 3 times and cleaned , checked everything and still no go . Totally frustrated I threw it down the tip and bought a Baumr AG SX62 with 20 inch bar off ebay for $140 delivered which is easy to start , sits all summer full of fuel and is still going strong after 8 years use cutting tons of firewood every winter .. Don't waste your money on these rubbish McCulloch Chainsaws. Even Giantz 62cc Chainsaws with 20 inch bar are better value having bought one on ebay for backup for $120 delivered .
Purchased in at Bunnings Warehouse for $300.
Maybe I got lucky – Respect to other reviews but I seem to have got lucky. At times dont use it for a year but starts and runs fine. A possible advantage for me is that I dont use it for sustained periods. Just some trees when they fall and camp fire wood.
Stay away from thus chain saw – Petrol tank is very small good for 5 min of work, engine is very weak chain will stop when you cut. Chain itself is rubbish and constant problem with starts. To start engine sometimes will take 10 min !
Purchased in for $200.
OK for a year or so. Then......... time for recycling – The unit started ok for the first few months then had problems starting when hot. Took to local repair shop, tuned etc. Was ok for a while then started having problems again. Got it tuned again! I ended up putting on a Sthil chain and wow did it cut nice. Again the saw would start ok then after running for a while would simply conk out. Managed to get it going a few times. But alas the saw is no more.
Bought an EFCO instead. This is a world apart in quality and starting ease. Will never buy McCulloch chainsaw again. Great when new. Hard to start, harder to keep running,
Exactly what they do. After mine is used for a while and runs out of fuel, it will not prime properly and the fuel tank gets pressure in it. No way will it start until cools down. This does not happen if I keep it fueled up. No other other problems except keeping sharp chains on hand. Broke a mount, worn out a bar, sprocket and several chains so far. Time for a birthday with $100 parts. It has served it's purpose well and I work it hard.
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I have had a dozen or so like this in the workshop. The design flaw is that the fuel tank pressurises and the excessive back pressure from the return line prevents fuel being drawn into the carb.
The cheap & nasty fix is to pull the duckbill inlet valve out of the fuel cap and stuff the air passage with filter foam.
The saw will leak a little from the cap but at least it will work.
The actual repair is a two hour job so costs customers more than the chepo hardware store version is worth.
There seems to be two different specs for these saws the one from saw shops seems to work quie well while the other version for places who claim to fame is the cheapest possible price have a garbage china carb in place of the Walbro and a strange bar that no chain fits properly ( probably also from China ).
The two different types probably explains the funny reviews where 1/2 say they are great while the other 1/2 say they are expensive land fill with no mid ground saying they are OK.