Dolmar 166
Big o' 118cc Dolmar 166 muscle saw!!!
NOTE: These were also re-badged in the Australian market under the McCulloch name, "McCulloch Super Pro 118".
This girl came from a fellow in central Florida who used it for a large bucking saw. He kept good mechanical care of it. Since this is not a true SHELF QUEEN or in NEW condition, it is a bit easier to take out back and really run! Who wants to beat up a shelf queen!
I have had a chance to run and really look over a dozen Dolmar saws. This is on its own with RPM to torque ratio. Built around the same principles as saws now, it is heavy on the top end. I was glad to see a nice big clutch which is absent in many large displacement saws of its' time (Stihl 070, Husqvarna 480-2100 series, McCulloch PM1000, etc) that have a small clutch. The worst part about these saws is finding parts! In 2011, I was absolutely amazed at the difficulty in locating parts. This shows it was not a readily produced saw. Running this one with a 36" bar was a good pairing, anything longer definitely needs a semi or full skip chain. Even at a minimal 8,000RPM full load, this saw has more to give!
All in all it is a great saw to run with an AMAZING MOTOR BIKE SOUND that a video can not convey. For not being what most consider vintage-antique, parts are difficult to locate.
![]() Dolmar 166 pic 1118cc's Clutch Side View | ![]() Dolmar 166 pic 2118cc's Top View | ![]() Dolmar 166 pic 3118cc's Front View |
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![]() Dolmar 166 pic 4118cc's Wide Clutch Side View | ![]() Dolmar 166 pic 5118cc's Recoil Side View | ![]() Dolmar 166 pic 6118cc's Top Carb View |
![]() Dolmar 166 pic 7118cc's Top View | ![]() Dolmar 166 pic 8118cc's Bottom View | ![]() Dolmar 166 pic 9118cc's Recoil Side View 2 |
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