Chain Saw Carrier

[hayden]

When I first put this together I was worried about the scabbards hitting the front tires, but I'm happy to report that it works fine with no collisions.

However, I'm picking up a new saw in a few days with a 28" bar, and it will surely protrude out the bottom of the scabbard, so I might be right back to having the tire collision problem. I'll let you know later next week.

 

[beenthere]

I don't think it would fall out (the chain bites into the wood a bit and have to lift it when removing) on any hill that I would attempt to go up forward. It has been very handy to take with me, and not in the way when operating the tractor, now that I have used it awhile.

 

[MadDog]

A very nice idea and well executed by both of you. I think I'll build one for my new Husky to nap in.

You're right about havin' two. At first I was going to sell the old Homelite, but it probably makes more sense to keep it for stuff I wouldn't use the Husky for. I'd probably get less than $100 for it anyway.

 

[SkyPup]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Chain saws are like tractors. Why have one when you can have two!

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I agree.

Many times you need one to cut the other "stuck" one out of a log.

 

[Bedlam]

Ahh yes, we hate to admit it, but I will have to say, I at one time had three saws all sitting inside a tree.I was younger then , but had to borrow a friends to make the fourth cut and try to pull them out as the tree went down. All went well tho.Have since learned to take the bar of from the saw when its jammed, thus when you finallly fell the tree only the bar is left in the tree. and you dont damage the saw itself.

 

[JustGary]

I pinched the *new* bar on my McCulloch G-70 after hurricane Opal when felling a leaning pine in my front yard. I knew to not do what I did (an undercut), but did it anyway and stuck the bar. Darn the luck, the chain came out of the groove as it stuck, and the tree pinched the groove clean shut for about two inches.

Since I never throw anything away, I just switched back to the old bar for the rest of the hurricane cleanup. Later I ended up breaking the piece out of the bar trying to open it again. I welded it up and ground the groove out, then put the weld on top. I still have that bar on it.

That's the only time I ever stuck a saw in a tree, and I don't plan to do it again. OK, I didn't plan to that time either.

- Just Gary

 

[PhilNH5]

I have heard of ol' timers who carry spare bar and chain. Then if the bar gets stuck you dis-mount the bar and chain leaving it stuck in the cut. Mount the spare bar and chain and away you go.

Phil

 

[JustGary]

<font color="blue"> "I have heard of ol' timers who carry spare bar and chain." </font>

That's the problem with those old timers. Far too much useful experience and knowledge to ignore.

That's one of the best chainsaw tips I've ever heard. Had I not been at the house when my bar got stuck, I would not have had my spare bar and chain. I will next time (for both saws).

- Just Gary

 

[turnkey4099]

The problem with removing the powerhead on a stuck bar is the inside sprocket. It is, while not impossible, not a simple thing to get enough slack to work the powerhead off the chain. BTDT a few times but not since I got a second saw (and now a third). Moving the sprocket to the outside was a long overdue improvement.

Harry K

 

[hayden]

Yup, the 28" bar hangs down too low and hits the front wheel in certain positions. See attached picture. I'm going to try angling the scabbard to get more clearance and to get the bar tip further behind the front wheel. The only other option is to raise the whole thing up higher, but that will place the saw powerhead right in my line of sight when driving, so I'd rather avoid that.