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Thread: Big old Blue Streak Chainsaw
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20th August 2011, 03:36 PM #1New Member
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Big old Blue Streak Chainsaw
Hi,
Amazing what you find in a very big old shed full of loads of old stuff.
Hidden behind a pile of rotten sofas was this old beauty, along with a lot of other treasure.
2.5 metres long - must have been a bit of a beast to use!
Anyone any idea what it's worth? Or how it was used? Never seen one before.
Would love to see it go to a proper collector or museum rather than a garage sale oportunist who tells me its only worth $30...
Thanks, Tim.
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20th August 2011, 05:03 PM #2.
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Like any rare and unusual collectible it's worth as much as the few collectors of such saws out there are prepared to pay for it. Factors that will influence the value are things like it's actual mechanical state and whether the collector already has one and what state that one is in.
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20th August 2011, 07:07 PM #3New Member
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Hi Tim, Im a chainsaw collector from North East Vctoria. The Blue streaks were made for many years in many different models, what you have there is a blue streak major.
Im interested in this old saw, maybe send me a private message or email and let me know how much your asking.
Cheers
JustinLast edited by pioneer saws; 20th August 2011 at 07:09 PM. Reason: update
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20th August 2011, 08:12 PM #4
I have seen a couple of those behemoths. The handle on the nose was for a second operator, but I have never been certain whether the intention was for the second person just to position the bar or whether he had to hang on during the cutting.
Certainly I wouldn't be puting my hand up if it was the second option. I think the only people game enough for that would be retired racing, motorcycle sidecar passengers.
I am pretty sure they were light on in the safety department, but nevertheless amazing bits of gear.
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PaulBushmiller;
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20th August 2011, 08:12 PM #5.
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In case others don't know about this site here is are some interesting leads on this old saw.
Here
http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.ns...4?OpenDocument
And here
http://www.chainsawcollectors.se/php...&submit=Search
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20th August 2011, 08:24 PM #6New Member
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Both great sites for anyone with an interest on old chainsaws, chainsawcollectors.se also covers dragsaws and clearing saws ect, a great bunch of blokes (and women) from all over the world, Im a regular poster under the username Pioneer Saws.
Blue Streaks were made by Titan and CC Industries (both American companies) and sold as Blue streaks in Australia.
Cheers
Justin
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20th August 2011, 08:25 PM #7.
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They hung on, often with the helper handle above their heads. When dad was cutting big Karri with his two man-er he used to be at the helper handle end because at 5'8" he was a 6" taller than his cutting partner. The blade was angled slightly upwards at the start of the scarf cut because operating the 40 kg powerhead to chest height was nigh on impossible.
Dad's was a Teles Smith with a 96" bar.
Certainly I wouldn't be puting my hand up if it was the second option. I think the only people game enough for that would be retired racing, motorcycle sidecar passengers.
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20th August 2011, 08:33 PM #8New Member
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Thats a great photo.
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20th August 2011, 08:34 PM #9New Member
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The helper handle was also known as a stinger handle, you can guess why.
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20th August 2011, 08:38 PM #10
Bob
Thanks for the links. The second one denied me access but I get the gist of it all. Amazing.
The picture too is a blast from the past. I had this nagging feeling that the second cutter had to hang on to the end of the bar, but at the same time sanity said no that can't be the way it is.
The older generations were tough old buzzards, not like us wimps (really I mean me, but have included others to minimise the effect on my sensitivities.)
Thanks again for the info.
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PaulBushmiller;
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20th August 2011, 09:10 PM #11New Member
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Hi,
Thanks for the replies so far - nice to know a bit about the machenery. Would love to know how a couple of guys used the beast...was it used vertically to chop stuff or did they fell trees horizontally with it (looks like a nightmare for the guy on the motor end!).
Any companies still make simalar tools or is it now defunct/superceded by other tools?
I'm up on the Sunshine Coast if anyone wants to get in touch.
All the best,
Tim.
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20th August 2011, 09:14 PM #12New Member
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Excuse my ignorance as I posted the last mail before I read all the replies and looked at the links.
Great stuff thanks.
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20th August 2011, 09:15 PM #13.
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Sorry I guess you have to be a member of that forum.
The pic below is a 360º panorama of the chainsaw museum
There are a few more pics of two person saws from that museum in this thread in case you didn't see it.
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20th August 2011, 09:30 PM #14.
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Some details here about my dad and his mate Charlie and how they used their saw.
Any companies still make simalar tools or is it now defunct/superceded by other tools?
Double ended bars up to 102" are still available here.
Helper handles for long bars are still available - they are usually used on chain saw mills.
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21st August 2011, 10:40 AM #15
Thanks to Tim for starting this most interesting thread and to BobL for all the additional info.
I had indeed missed earlier threads on the subject and I have just "wasted" another 45 mins following through on all the links.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
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