My Pop's 1979 Husqvarna 480 CD Chainsaw

[heirloomtomaguy]

So several years ago my Dad gave me one of his most prized possession.......his chainsaw. Let me give yall a little back story. The year is 1978 and im not even a twinkle in my parents eye yet. An ad comes out in a magazine and it features this 1979 Husqvarna 480 CD. My Dad cuts out this ad and carries it everywhere with him telling everyone he knows that someday he will own this saw. He shows it to his girlfriend (my Mom) and literally drools over it while he is explaining to her how awesome it is. Of course she could care less at the time but realized how much this saw meant to him and his firewood business. Being the awesome girlfriend that she was, she gets a second job and secretly saves every penny she earns until she has 639.00 bucks to buy this beast. They take a trip from their home in Mammoth Lakes, CA to Reno, NV. They are cruising down the road and she sees a Husqvarna authorized dealer. She proceeds to tell him how interested she is in seeing the saw that he cares so much about. Of course he rips into the dealer, runs in the building, and grabs the saw he desires so much. After explaining every little detail and again showing her the ad he carrys everywhere with him, he sadly sets down the saw and they go to leave. Thats when my Mom say no wait dont put it down im buying it for you and breaks out the 639.00 bucks. With a stupid look on his face he darn near breaks into tears and finally his dream comes true. The End.
Now i know that story was wordy and a bit dramatic but this chainsaw earned my Dad the extra money to feed us, cloth us and even to buy us braces for our teeth. This saw ran more than Forrest Gump. It meant the world to him and it means the world to me. I learned how to cut when i was just a kid with an axe, a sledge hammer and wedges, and this saw. Not many worldly things matter to me but this saw is one of them. He went home to the Lord a couple years back and ever since then i have constantly been meaning to rebuild this saw. I finally bought the rebuild kit and with my 5 year old sons help we made it new again today. Someday it will be his. And did i mention after sitting for 15 years and being completely torn down it started on the 8th pull. Anyway here are a couple pics of the process.