OK Carl, time to shine.

[Cobleskill]

I grabbed some snap-down ski carrier racks thinking they would be a good way to secure chainsaws. I haven't tried to make it work yet though.

 

[DTW902]

I'll have to keep an eye out for some PVC to try, shouldn't wear as easily, or tear! Does it crack and break easily Dave?

Mine last for a long time on the bucket, the holder I made for the power pruner in the box truck is 2 years old.
Find some sch 80 pvc if you can, .318 wall on 3 inch and .357 on 4 inch. I can get some better pictures in the morning.

 

[sawinredneck]

I got the idea Dave, thought about it as well, just was afraid it would crack with the bouncing.
Hell, I thought the P/T'ed wood was a good idea until I watched it split and got to thinking it would only be hanging/screwed on one side with the weight along that stressed area.

I don't know, maybe there will be something that can be combined for the ultimate in idiot proof and strong by the time I get home tomorow.
Off to bed, hope to leave at 6am and be back by 1pm. But with the warmth and since I have to stay on the hill, it's probably a dream.
Thanks for all the thoughts so far, sorry if I seem negative, I guess it's my nature?

 

[DTW902]

Give me a call tomorrow if you are going out east to cut. I should be around the farm all day.

 

[sawinredneck]

Give me a call tomorrow if you are going out east to cut. I should be around the farm all day.

I'm heading, I need the money!! I'll PM you the bestest directions I can!! God help me if anything went wrong out there, I'd never be able to tell them how to get there
Or I can swing by on the way back, is that easier

 

[sotc]

2 bungee cords around the boom and saw,cmon guys think inside the box first

 

[No_Bivy]

I would spend the fifty bucks and get the one for the ATV and mod it...........

 

[arborworks1]

Actually the saw hangs quite nicely on the port awrap on the bmg. just bungee it down to prevent bouncing.

 

[MasterBlaster]

So when's Carl gonna start shining stuff up? :what:

 

[sawinredneck]

Actually the saw hangs quite nicely on the port awrap on the bmg. just bungee it down to prevent bouncing.

Mine is the old one, no portawrap.

I don't know Butch, I figured since he had a machine like mine he'd already made something.

 

[brendonv]

I'd mount something on top of the L portion of the BMG.

Dave will also send you the bollard if you asked I'm sure.

I've gotten 2 sets.

Have fun!

 

[squisher]

The bollard is handier than hell I'd retrofit it if I were you.

 

[lumberjack]

I'd put it on the back left. That way it's right were you are and the power head is hanging over the side where it won't be in your way.

The tip of the bar can rest in the crack between the counterweight and the side of the frame. If you want you could put a piece of wood down there to protect the chain.

Then all you need is something to slip the bar through to hold it in place. The tip of the bar holds the weight.

I'd probably make it out of metal and line it with cutting board plastic.

How I do it now is stick it on that side and hold it there with my leg. If I'm hauling a load of chit on the mini, I hang it on the bollard's pin.

 

[Jamin Mayer]

There you geaux!

 

[sawinredneck]

Well, if that wasn't anti-climatic!!!!!

I will add the bollard, Dave had already explained in detail how he has built them.

 

[sawinredneck]

And poor Dave!!!!

I left at 7am, gassed up and was on the road at 7:30. I was cutting at 9am. I had what I wanted on the trailer, It was WET WET WET out there, and the wind was gusting to 40MPH.
I had everthing loaded by 11 and headed back home. He calls me at 2pm, "Where you at man?" Hell, I was home, unloaded and pulling wire into a breaker box by then!!
Sorry I missed you man, maybe next time!

 

[brendonv]

Andy,

Sorry if I missed this in the past, but what exactly are you doing with the wood?

Is it someones lot that you just go and cut, then cut/split/sell? Is there that much money made for firewood in your area?

 

[darkstar]

Man i think he cuts in state or fed areas, not totally sure.

 

[sawinredneck]

Man i think he cuts in state or fed areas, not totally sure.

No, not fed areas. My dad has 80 acres of heavily wooded land. I am nowgoing out, slicing tree's just small enough for the mini to carry, then hauling them back and loading them on the trailer.
Once back here I cut them to length and split them.
Having the saw mounted on the machine just means I don't have to go back where I was to get it, and it's ready for the next run.
What I am thinking about is something on the right of the machine, with the powerhead towards the controls and the bar running diagnoly to the back. Using the outer lip, that folds down above the lift cyl., as a mount point. That gives me room for longer bars and shouldn't get hung up, I hope? That is my fear now, finding something that wont tear up a chain, and has enough strength to be held with two bolts along the same sectional area.

 

[sawinredneck]

Andy,

Sorry if I missed this in the past, but what exactly are you doing with the wood?

Is it someones lot that you just go and cut, then cut/split/sell? Is there that much money made for firewood in your area?

To answer better, it is firewood, and it's not the best money, but it's garunteed money, and that is better than anything else going on now!!

 

[tntree]

Heres where a buddy of mine mounted his . . saws

 

[sawinredneck]

Thanks Dave, Kinda what I was thinking on the right side, just mounted on the side, not the top.

 

[arborworks1]

You can't get much cheaper option than that. Looks to be pretty bulletproof. Wrap those spacers in rubber hose and you will not have to worry about chain dings then.

 

[SkwerI]

yeeouch! That will destroy the chain in no time! No way in Hell would I keep my saw in something like that, with the chain hitting against those bolts.



I mean, I'm sure it's fine if you're used to running saws with dull chains.

 

[tntree]

Andy Check out his Trailer 16' Dump with a 4' platform in front of the dump.
Damm long, 20' but the 5th wheel makes it more manueverable Perfect for his one man operation