Is This Saw Worth Anything?

[smokinj]

David Bradley = Sears more like 50's or 60's vintage. All the DB saws I have seen have been gear driven, those brutes do not stop. There is a restaurant up north that has vintage DB units on display. Quite a collection including 2 man units. A few years back I had a customer bring one in, 48" bar that he wanted to know if I could do anything with it. I got it running well and sharpened the chain, played with it a tad. Man that thing was heavy. Sure wasn't going to win any speed contest though.

I bought my craftsman saw which was a David Bradley in 1977, it was just a run of the mill saw, at the time I wanted to know who made it so all the info pointed to David Bradley and by the way it was a piece of crap.

I think most of everthing made in 1977 was crap...

 

[blades]

David Bradley Co. 1910-1966, company sold several times after that brand name carried on by Sears on other mfg saws. So by 1977 it was not a true DB unit

 

[oldspark]

David Bradley Co. 1910-1966, company sold several times after that brand name carried on by Sears on other mfg saws. So by 1977 it was not a true DB unit

10-4, been so long ago not even sure where I got the info from, CDI went out of it and sears could not get me the right one so I sold it back to them which pissed off the store manager.

 

[Danno77]

I think most of everything made in 1977 was crap...

Jay, I was born in '77... what are you saying man??? (actually, since I was born in September, there is a good chance I was MADE in late 76, but I am NOT going to verify that one with anybody...)