17 thoughts on “Another safe tool meme, what were they thinking?”
I would use that. granted it not something that people who daydream should.
I think I even saw something I seen back in the hollows of the KY hills.
but if you need to cut a lot of firewood, it would be hard to beat.
you would need a saw guy, and at least 2 others to feed and remove the wood
after it was cut. the flat belt pully on it shows it was made in the 1920 or 1930’s
it was made in a time where people did not fool around with stupid shit.
No extra charge for the Tetanus
For use by ADULTS only. Not the grown-up retards that call themselves adults today…
My father had one just like that back in the early 50’s. We had a wood burning stove. He had a model A Ford that he’d jack one wheel up and bolt a roller for the belt drive. That was his only car. At least that’s how I remember it. I was about 7, at that time.
PTO bucksaw. Pair it with a Farmall, Oliver or Massey, it’ll make short work of poles for firewood.
Quite a few more than one would expect in the Finn-belt of the frozen north, makes quick work of the 10-15 cords of hardwood a winter demands.
Had one that looked just like this with a pto on my ihc 45 horsepower will cut without a grunt. Super fast way to make a cord. Scary as all could be got rid of it fast. The thing would not hurt you a little and it would be forever
I had one. It is a wood eatin’ bastard. Not safe, if you are stupid, but it will cut wood like no tomorrow with a 5 hp motor.
Grandpa had one in for forties powered with a one cylinder engine. Yes dangerous but it was a wood eating bastard.
Nothing wrong with that. My old friend in Scotland had a hit and miss engine with a huge flywheel belt driving a blade that was 4 ft in diameter and about 1/4 inch thick.. Cut up the logs for his home fireplace (which by the way heated the hot water for the radiators in other rooms. When wood was scarce, could use coal or peat.
We had one like that growing up, there was no guard on the blade. Ran it off at f20 and a flat belt. Cut many chords of wood with that to keep the cook stove going
I barely remember Dad and some others using one that looked like that, except it was mounted on the front of the Farmall H on the two angle irons that stuck out front that were used to mount the corn cultivator.
They would spend a weekend or two driving to everyone’s farm cutting wood.
Belt to the belt pulley, only saw it used once, then Mom got a gas stove.
Got one out in the pasture and 3 blades in the shop.
Backwoods Okie
Are we related?
LOL!
I use a 3-point hitch version of the same thing. Mine has a guard, but anything on that table is going to get cut. Mine unfortunately is going to take some work. Parked it out behind the shed last fall and the damn tarp blew off, so the blade is all rusty. Just winter rust, not that years old rust, but I’m going to be doing some serious inspection before spinning it up this summer.
I used to help my Dad and Uncle use one just like that. Uncle heated with wood, and powered it with PTO from his John Deere. I recall having to put a twist in the canvas belt, which kept it from sliding off the pulleys.
It was always done in very cold weather, and generally one of us stood at the cut off end to toss wood onto a pile. Two would wrestle a log onto the bed, one of us would push the bed toward the blade.
We’d start at daylight after a big breakfast, and work until mid afternoon, when we’d have a huge dinner.
I always slept well afterward.
This was back when Men were Manly Men and didn’t need OSHA to tell ’em it was dangerous. They lived to have kids, didn’t they?
I suppose you can have kids with one arm and one leg missing iffn you had a willing and athletic partner that can position you…
I would use that. granted it not something that people who daydream should.
I think I even saw something I seen back in the hollows of the KY hills.
but if you need to cut a lot of firewood, it would be hard to beat.
you would need a saw guy, and at least 2 others to feed and remove the wood
after it was cut. the flat belt pully on it shows it was made in the 1920 or 1930’s
it was made in a time where people did not fool around with stupid shit.
No extra charge for the Tetanus
For use by ADULTS only. Not the grown-up retards that call themselves adults today…
My father had one just like that back in the early 50’s. We had a wood burning stove. He had a model A Ford that he’d jack one wheel up and bolt a roller for the belt drive. That was his only car. At least that’s how I remember it. I was about 7, at that time.
PTO bucksaw. Pair it with a Farmall, Oliver or Massey, it’ll make short work of poles for firewood.
Quite a few more than one would expect in the Finn-belt of the frozen north, makes quick work of the 10-15 cords of hardwood a winter demands.
Had one that looked just like this with a pto on my ihc 45 horsepower will cut without a grunt. Super fast way to make a cord. Scary as all could be got rid of it fast. The thing would not hurt you a little and it would be forever
I had one. It is a wood eatin’ bastard. Not safe, if you are stupid, but it will cut wood like no tomorrow with a 5 hp motor.
Grandpa had one in for forties powered with a one cylinder engine. Yes dangerous but it was a wood eating bastard.
Nothing wrong with that. My old friend in Scotland had a hit and miss engine with a huge flywheel belt driving a blade that was 4 ft in diameter and about 1/4 inch thick.. Cut up the logs for his home fireplace (which by the way heated the hot water for the radiators in other rooms. When wood was scarce, could use coal or peat.
We had one like that growing up, there was no guard on the blade. Ran it off at f20 and a flat belt. Cut many chords of wood with that to keep the cook stove going
I barely remember Dad and some others using one that looked like that, except it was mounted on the front of the Farmall H on the two angle irons that stuck out front that were used to mount the corn cultivator.
They would spend a weekend or two driving to everyone’s farm cutting wood.
Belt to the belt pulley, only saw it used once, then Mom got a gas stove.
Got one out in the pasture and 3 blades in the shop.
Backwoods Okie
Are we related?
LOL!
I use a 3-point hitch version of the same thing. Mine has a guard, but anything on that table is going to get cut. Mine unfortunately is going to take some work. Parked it out behind the shed last fall and the damn tarp blew off, so the blade is all rusty. Just winter rust, not that years old rust, but I’m going to be doing some serious inspection before spinning it up this summer.
I used to help my Dad and Uncle use one just like that. Uncle heated with wood, and powered it with PTO from his John Deere. I recall having to put a twist in the canvas belt, which kept it from sliding off the pulleys.
It was always done in very cold weather, and generally one of us stood at the cut off end to toss wood onto a pile. Two would wrestle a log onto the bed, one of us would push the bed toward the blade.
We’d start at daylight after a big breakfast, and work until mid afternoon, when we’d have a huge dinner.
I always slept well afterward.
This was back when Men were Manly Men and didn’t need OSHA to tell ’em it was dangerous. They lived to have kids, didn’t they?
I suppose you can have kids with one arm and one leg missing iffn you had a willing and athletic partner that can position you…