Dumpable sawbuck/crib

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Having 6 cords of split wood to shorten for a different stove, I built the little firewood chop saw shown elsewhere in this forum. Someone in another forum said it would do the trick but would be slow and why didn't I build an oversize sawbuck to cut a bunch at once. I said yes that would be faster sawing, but extra stacking and loading would be involved that way, because after sawing I throw them in the loader bucket and dump them right on the porch. But that got me to thinking and here's what I came up with;
A crib made out of an old pallet chained on the loader forks where I can stack them out of the pile, saw about 1/3 cord at a time and dump them on the porch.
My bar is 18" so I made it 34" wide so by cutting from both sides, I go all the way through.
The guide boards are an inch short of the length I need..
After loading I just throw a chain and binder around it to hold everything tight and a couple minutes sawing on each side and it's ready for the porch.
This rig could be adapted to any loader or redesigned for 3 pt hitch.
I suppose if you don't have a tractor, You could even do it to my little wood cart.
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Unfortunatly, I don't know why, but the photos don't seem to go through correctly on this site.

 

[wahoowad]

Smiley,

I like your style. Wish I had a neighbor like you to swap ideas. Stick around and keep the ideas coming!

 

[begreen]

The photos are showing up fine, it's just the thumbnails that are odd. Not sure why that is , but it seem to happen to most of us. Maybe it's the forum software?

I love your can-do spirit and ingenuity. Great solution to the problem Smiley!

 

[DonCT]

That's what called "working smarter, not harder"! I do something similar with my 4 ft. lenghts. I set up some 4x4's with my spacing to cut them in 3rds. Stack up a pile of 4 footers, fire up the saw, and but them all at once

 

[suematteva]

Good thinking!

 

[smiley]

Thanks Fella's and DonCT check out this portable sawbuck that must be similar to yours.
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=35417
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[hardwood715]

Just don't forget them forks are sitting on the bottom of that cage! Great ingenuity, Keep the tips coming!

 

[smiley]

Just don't forget them forks are sitting on the bottom of that cage! Great ingenuity, Keep the tips coming!

Got that covered hardwood. I left that bottom 2x8 sticking out past the cut, so I get pine before steel.
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[ourhouse]

Nice set up!