chainsaw carrying case

[teach]

Has anyone built their own wooden chainsaw case/box? I'm trying to plan out a box that will carry two saws, bar oil, gas, scrench, chains, etc. to carry in the woods in/on my Kubota.
Would love to see some pics.
Thanks!
Teach

 

[smstonypoint]

Teach,

Just curious as to what dimensions you are considering. It seems to me that a wooden box of any appreciable size is going to be relatively heavy even when empty. If the box isn't going to be mounted either permanently or semi-permanently, I would opt for one of the large and sturdy plastic storage containers I see at Lowes and HD.

Steve

 

[NIdaho]

Years ago my dad built a custom box for his Husqvarna that he had at the time (Model 066 ?? with a 24 inch bar if I remember right) It had a couple of guides/cradles that the bar went thru / sat on. he has it compartmentalized so that the area beside the bar held his saw gas jug and bar oil jug. There was also room for spare chains, spare plug, files, .... It was all made of wood/plywood and had handles at each end. It was pretty easy to move around, even with the saw, gas and oil in it.

 

[Baucom]

I'm with Steve on this--I too think a wooden box will be too heavy to be portable (if you're wantting it to be portable).

I remember when I was younger, my grandfather had a wooden box that he built and mounted on the tongue of a farm trailer the he could keep a couple of saws, wedges, gas & oil, files, scrench, pliers, ax, sledge, chains, etc. in for cutting wood. It had compartments in it to hold everything in place and was ~3.5' x 2.0' x 2.0'. Everything for cutting firewood, except the saws, always stayed in there ready to go.

Teach,

It seems to me that a wooden box of any appreciable size is going to be relatively heavy even when empty. Steve

 

[beenthere]

Hmmm? I thought I responded to this once. Did you post the question twice?

Edit:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/land-clearing/161533-wooden-chainsaw-case.html#post1851989

 

[teach]

beenthere,
I did repost it here, I thought I would get a better response. I tried to take off the other post but I couldn't figure how to.

Thanks for everyone's ideas so far, I'm hoping if I use plywood, it won't be too heavy. I'm thinking about 38" long (will hold a 20" bar Husky), 18" or so wide (to hold a smaller spare saw), with 3/4" plywood ends and 1/2? plywood bottom and long sides. May or may built with a hinged top. I basically just have to unload it from the Kubota bucket or out of my wood trailer and put it my pickup/shed.

I'm hoping somone has some pics of one, a top view would be very helpful.
Thanks again.
Teach

 

[studor]

Teach -- if you google build a chainsaw case you will find plans on the mother earth news site and a Popular Mechanics one. I printed off the plans last year and then decided that scabbards on my carryall were a better solution for me

 

[teach]

"Teach -- if you google build a chainsaw case you will find plans on the mother earth news site and a Popular Mechanics one. I printed off the plans last year and then decided that scabbards on my carryall were a better solution for me"

---Thanks for the info. Studor. I saw the article from Mother Earth News, but I wasn't able to pull up the entire article for some reason. The website only shows part of the article, no pics. Maybe one needs to be a member/subscriber???
Teach

 

[studor]

Teach -- for the mother earth news plan go to image gallery under tools and click -- there is a complete drawing there of the box and a cutting list
for the popular mechanics one try this link
Popular Mechanics - Google Books

 

[JB4310]

Husky sells them now, with storage for a few items. I've got one and it's just the right size, I have a pail with other items that I always bring with saw as well, but if you tried to put it all in one box it would be to heavy IMO.

Husqvarna Powerbox™ Chain Saw Carrying Case - HUS100000107 by:

JB.