Chainsaw Buddy?

[thinkxingu]

Hey All,
I've got a bunch of wood that was cut a little long and needs to be re-cut. Has anyone tried these Chainsaw Buddy things at Bailey's?

S

 

[Jags]

I have never tried a chainsaw buddy, but I do know that a sawbuck works pretty good for this.

 

[HittinSteel]

Jags, can that thing be purchased somewhere?

 

[Jags]

Jags, can that thing be purchased somewhere?

Northern Tool.

Linky: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200414731_200414731

 

[HittinSteel]

Thank you...... that is a pretty cheap price.

 

[ANeat]

That chainsaw buddy is prett slick, I hadnt seen one before http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=CB41

 

[Flatbedford]

My wife gave me the chainsaw buddy for my birthday last year. I haven't tried it yet. It looks pretty well made and should work nice. I just haven't gotten around to playing with it yet. I use my home made sawbuck to shorten rounds and splits. The inside log holders are a gauge for for proper length.

 

[Jack Straw]

I like that wooden one....I know I would ruin my chain with the metal one. I is clummsy.

 

[oldspark]

I like that wooden one....I know I would ruin my chain with the metal one. I is clummsy.

Me too!

 

[LLigetfa]

I like that wooden one....I know I would ruin my chain with the metal one. I is clummsy.

Me too!

Ja, judging by the chainsaw scars on my wooden sawbuck, I'd be down more than a few chains too.

 

[thinkxingu]

I have a sawbuck, but I would need to lift every single piece and cut--and since most pieces are only about 30", it would be a whole lot more work than this thing.

 

[Jack Straw]

Has anyone tried the one that mounts on the saw? I can't decide if that's a good idea or not. I do hold logs down with my foot which
is quite dangerous and I do cut a lot of small limbs.

 

[Flatbedford]

Has anyone tried the one that mounts on the saw?

That's what we are talking about. http://www.chainsawbuddy.com/howitworks.htm

http://www.chainsawbuddy.com/images/demo-6i.jpg

 

[HeatsTwice]

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[HeatsTwice]

Yea thats it.

I have one and its great. For instance, after downing a tree and pileing up the limbs all in one direction, attach chainsaw buddy (CB) and walk it perpendicular to the branches starting from the tops (thinnest parts), working to the bottoms (thickest parts). Don't worry about contacting the dirt/ground with the blade since the CB makes contact first and keeps chain contact from occuring. You can litterally cut with your eyes close.

I use it mostly for cutting lots of smaller limbs quickly and safely. Another nice aspect is that the action of the chain drawing backwards (toward me) "locks" the branch in the jaws of the CB and keeps it from jumping around. This makes for safer more stable and quicker cutting.

 

[TreePointer]

I thought about one, but I get most of the same function out of my timberjack:


Northern Industrial Timberjack with Fiberglass Handle

 

[BrotherBart]

I bought the Chainsaw Buddy a few years ago when I needed to make six cords of shorter ones out of six cords of longer ones. It did a great job. In fact I need to get it back out. I have a dozen or so I need to shorten now.

 

[thinkxingu]

I ended up using my splitter to pinch the wood sideways and cut from there. With two people, this is a great option. With one, I might look at the chainsaw pally wal.

S