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Post by clayton on Mar 25, 2013 9:56:46 GMT -8
stop by to get the chain saw from shop and this was sitting out back. Who remember using one of these? Got any photos/video of one that is working? Bet this think would eat you alive and not think twice.  |
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Post by swamp rat on Mar 25, 2013 10:12:24 GMT -8
i haven't even seen one...how does it work.?.u right on the eat u alive part..lol..
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Post by clayton on Mar 25, 2013 12:54:27 GMT -8
A belt runs from motor to blade. The shaft is in a sleeve it rotates and has a lock.
Unlock,rotate blade/shaft and re-lock and start cutting.
Just think not only having to push this thing in the woods then having to operate it as well.
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Post by jimb on Mar 25, 2013 18:02:06 GMT -8
I'm thinking OSHA would flip if they saw this!
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Mar 25, 2013 18:08:54 GMT -8
Right out of a Steven King movie..............................
Ap40
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Post by Muleskinner on Mar 25, 2013 19:05:12 GMT -8
These type of saws and other similar to it were used a lot by the railroads back in the prehistoric day when ripping up old lines. They would saw through the middle of the ties and then the gang crews would remove the rails and ties from the lines.
They were also home grown and used for sawing through small logs which were laying on the ground. The metal wheels added weight to the contraption to keep it from bouncing around. Though they were dangerous as hell on the job they got it done. There is one of them at the museum up at powers which was mounted on a small four wheeled maintenance car at the end and was pulled along to rails by a skeeter cutting ties as it went.
This could be a railroad build or something built for clearing or floor ripping on old wooden foundations floors of buildings or maybe old stations. It just depends on what area of the country it was used.
When used on old railroad lines the entire line was raised up out of the gravel road bed and then sat down on top of it. This kept the saw from sawing into the gravel and took a very well trained operator to manage it. As you can see the blade rotated counter clockwise so as to throw the chips and cuttings forward away from the operator, but it took a lot of holding power to keep it from shoving the operator backwards.
William
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Post by shovellogger on Mar 25, 2013 19:24:18 GMT -8
Looks like something grandpa would use to cut kindeling
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Post by flattop on Mar 25, 2013 20:55:10 GMT -8
That looks like a incident looking for a place to happen.
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