The McCulloch chain saw can be traced back to 1948 when the company manufactured their first chain saws in the USA. With that level of history behind them, you know you can depend on McCulloch. It's a name that has stood the test of time and delivered the goods. You simply don't get bad McCulloch chain saws.

Take the McCulloch M738 petrol driven chain saw, for example. It has a 2 horse power, 38 cubic centimetre, gasoline powered engine that's as environmentally friendly as they get. It also has a fuel primer combined with an electronic ignition. This means that reliable, trouble-free starting is pretty much a given, regardless of the conditions you might be working under.

This model weighs in at 5.5 kilograms. It looks great and it has a vibration insulation system to reduce sress and fatigue after long use. Its safety features include a dual-action inertia-type chain brake. This means that if you experience a kick-back, the chain will stop immediately. The McCulloch M738 chain saw is ideal for heavy-duty domestic work.

The McCulloch M742 chain saw has a 2.2 horse power, 42 cubic centimetre, gasoline powered engine. This is a saw for the heavier, heavy-duty work around the home. It has the same dual-action inertia-type chain brake, the vibration insulation system, and it's ergonomically designed so that you get the best out of it that you possibly can.

If it's a really tough job demanding the best and toughest chain saws around, you could do worse that grab a McCulloch M842 chain saw. With a 40 centimetre guide bar and the same 2.2 horse power, 42 cubic centimetre, gasoline powered engine with all the same safety and comfort features that the M742 uses, this is one very powerful chain saw indeed.

The McCulloch company was the result of Robert McCulloch who founded it in 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The original name they used was the McCulloch Motors Corporation. They were renowned at the time for their exemplary 2-stroke engine manufacturing. In 1948 the company branched out and started to produce the McCulloch chain saw.

The McCulloch chain saw was a revolution to the industry, for their models allowed only one person to operate the machines. Up until that time chain saws were a commercial product used by company. With the new McCulloch chain saw the general public could for the first time have their own personal saw.

Things went from strength to strength for McCulloch with not much happening in the way of remarkable developments until 1972. In that year the company, McCulloch Corporation, came out with a McCulloch chain saw that was firmly aimed at the occasional and casaul user. This was exactly what the weekend guy who wanted to cut up a few logs had been looking for. Chainsaws had come of age.

They also produced their first electric chain saws in 1972. This opened up a whole new market segment for the company, giving them new customers who have become loyal to them over the years. In the late 1990s the McCulloch Corporation was taken over by Jenn Feng, a company from Taiwan. They still retained the famous McCulloch chain saw name and also the quality of their products that so many had come to expect.