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Post by Beekster on Mar 15, 2021 8:26:17 GMT -6
My dad had an old Clinton two-man chainsaw. It weighed a ton! He didn't get a case with it, so he built his own out of plywood! I couldn't tell you the brand, but I've seen those old two-man beasts in museums. Walking, talking OHSA nightmares is what they were; frightening tools with less than minimal safety features. Frankly, I wouldn't want to be within about ten yards of one of those when it's running. Of course, everything's relative. Everything else about the timber industry was as unsafe as the chainsaws back then. But that plywood box is an idea to file away for this...
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 15, 2021 11:47:39 GMT -6
That Clinton saw....scary to look at, scary to use!!!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 15, 2021 13:12:24 GMT -6
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 15, 2021 14:48:32 GMT -6
THAT looks deadly!! I'd hate to take a header over them handlebars!!
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 15, 2021 16:59:49 GMT -6
Highly unlikely, Bucky! You can plainly see the second set of Safety Handelbars.
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Post by Beekster on Mar 26, 2021 8:34:03 GMT -6
Pulled the trigger this morning for $34.96; the kit should arrive from Hong Kong in about six weeks. As usual, you all have contributed some good ideas (and some insane ideas, like that demon bicycle) to help crystallize the scope of the eventual project. If everyone thinks I should just continue it on this thread, I'll do that. Perhaps rename it once an actual build project commences.
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Mar 26, 2021 9:01:09 GMT -6
Count me in Beekster! I would love to see you work your magic on this kit.
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Post by Beekster on Mar 26, 2021 9:34:06 GMT -6
It will be a while before anything happens here, since it likely won't arrive before the end of May. I think I will keep it a pickup truck for simplicity (no utility body) and add a diesel transfer tank and other stuff in the bed like that chainsaw, perhaps some shackles and rigging blocks, cans for chainsaw fuel & lube, and so on. Which reminds me, I also need to troll the internet this morning for drop carriages. That too might be something to put in.
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