PIONEER 600:
YEAR INTRODUCED: 1958
YEAR DISCONTINUED: 1959
ENGINE DISPLACEMENT: 6.28 cu. in. (103cc)
NUMBER OF CYLINDERS: 1
CYLINDER BORE: 2.25 in. (57mm)
PISTON STROKE: 1.5625 in. (40mm)
CYLINDER TYPE: Aliminum with cast iron sleeve
INTAKE METHOD: Piston ported
PIONEER BRIEF HISTORY:
Built after Pioneer took over the IEL Company. The Pioneer design starter utilizing plastic pawls was not sturdy enough and a conversion kit was available to change to a Fairbanks Morse starter. The genuine Pioneer starter housing is as shown with the tree logo.
Pioneer chain saws have been in use since the early part of the 20th century, and one can still find vintage ads for these chain saws. In these ads, which are generally from the 1940s and 1950s, the focus is placed on several words describing the Pioneer chain saw: safety, ruggedness, simplicity, and speed.
Ads for the Pioneer chain saw emphasized the ruggedness of this saw, mentioning that such a saw was strong enough for any hard work that needed to be done in the woods or at a farm. The implication was also that this saw would save money because of its durable abilities.
When it came to the promotion of safety, these ads mentioned that extra safety measures were implicated into the design of this chain saw. These ads implied that such a chain saw could be used by a family man as well as professional chain saw cutters
