[AT] Firewood cutting

[David Bruce]

Ralph,
Maybe the reason one hasn't heard of accidents (I haven't either) is 
those men knew the dangers and used great care around the operating blade.
In those days the firewood came from trimming around the edges of the 
fields.  I barely remember my grandpa, a great uncle and a couple others 
doing that trimming every winter and piling the cut firewood in a fresh 
pile in the woodshed for use the next winter.
Today the farmers who rent the fields will circuit the field edges with 
a rotary mower on an arm.
David
NW NC


On 3/26/2010 11:54 PM, Ralph Goff wrote:
>
> As dangerous as that blade appears I don't recall ever hearing of an
> accident involving one of those saws. I think the obvious danger was all
> most people needed to keep themselves safe. Maintain good footing, no loose
> clothing, don't get in a hurry, etc. Just all the common sense methods of
> staying alive around machinery.
> And yes, tractor belt pulleys were the most common source of power for these
> saws. I'm sure I've posted pictures before of my Uncle's John Deere AR on
> the wood saw. It spent a good many hours over the years idling away on the
> saw.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
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