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Started by treefarmer87, May 20, 2011, 03:08:16 PM

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treefarmer87

anybody still use them? i used to see them hanging on the pins of pulpwood truck going up and down the road, now i only see them being worked on at the saw shops. what are they good for?
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thecfarm

Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

treefarmer87

1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

pineywoods

Are you talking about the wood framed type or the all metal ones, which by the way we knew as "buck saws". I have one of them with one good blade left. When that one breaks, I probably will cut a piece of a broken bandsaw blade to fit.
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treefarmer87

i was talking about for a chainsaw :)
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pineywoods

Quote from: treefarmer87 on May 20, 2011, 09:00:02 PM
i was talking about for a chainsaw :)

OOps, used to be a few around here, but I haven't seen one in years.
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dovetails

Great for cutting firewood up, don't pinch easy.But CAN be very dangerous to use also! I have 2. Nice thing is you don't have to bend over, just set it on top of log and cut,then move to next length and cut again.Also with just a little care, you don't hit the ground with chain to dull it.
1984 wm lt30,ford 3000 w/frt lift,several chain saws, 1953 model 30 Vermeer stump grinder,full wood working shop, log home in the woods what more ya need?

treefarmer87

i heard they are dangerous. :o
1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

Tom

They can be, in the wrong hands, but so are bar saws and knives.  Bows are basically bucking tools and properly outfitted with a spur and chain guards.  In many situations, they are safer than a bar saw.  Being designed to saw with the end of the bow, they have a spur that contacts the log and stops kick-back.  Bows don't have that and can really be dangerous when cutting logs that are piled, or trimming logs on a truck where the end of the bow can come into contact with something.

As with most feared equipment, it's the misuse that causes people to start rumors and tales. 

tcsmpsi

Now, tell me, treefarmer...does that look dangerous to you?   ;D
At the bottom of the bow, is the spur Tom is speaking of. 



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tyb525

You can drown in a glass of water too :D
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treefarmer87

thats a nice saw, how many links are the chains ??? it would be handy for cutting pulpwood. can they cut up the large logs i cut?

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2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
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Sthil 250

tyb525

They were real popular among pulp cutters back in the day
LT10G10, Stihl 038 Magnum, many woodworking tools. Currently a farm service applicator, trying to find time to saw!

tcsmpsi

Not a clue as to how many links are in the chain, but it is 1/2" pitch.  I'm not certain of the large logs you cut.  It will cut as large as you can roll that bow the full circumference, through the center. 

I went and looked to the tube you addressed.  There is also one of that particular saw, Poulan 66.   They use it on a small log, though.  Which, was/is not really representative of that saw.  It's a 5 cu in free breather and has to reach a certain....pitch with the world, to be at its best.  Primarily, that set up was designed to cut the larger diameter pulpwood, in the most effecient manner available for that time period   (saw discontinued around 1966 for lighter technology). 

I have felled trees with it, and limbed standing and downed.  And, about everything else it wasn't/isn't 'supposed' to do.
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