[AT] Firewood cutting

[Bob McNitt]

I remember my dad telling me my granddad having one on the farm. He too 
ran it on a belt off his tractor. My dad said they cut a lot of firewood 
with it as it was located right by the woodshed door. Never came close 
to having an accident either, but they were always careful not to wear 
loose fitting clothes around it and inspected it before every startup.
Bob

On 3/27/2010 10:40 AM, charliehill wrote:
> Ralph, even a crazy man could look at one of those things working and know
> he had to be EXTREMELY careful around it.  I've just always had a tendency
> to be clumbsy.
> My dad was always telling me "boy, look under your feet" because I would
> often trip on something.  I've helped my grandfather saw wood with his old
> rig, or at least been standing there when he was (it's hard to remember in
> correct detail what happened half a century ago) but I was nervous about it.
>
> Charlie
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>>> There is a similar one here also.  The frame bolts to the Allis D-14 and
>>> it was run by the belt pulley that was added to the tractor with I was
>>> small.  I barely remember the pulley being added - must have been early
>>> 60's.  Somewhere around here there is a cradle for it.  Never got near
>>> the thing when it was operating.
>>>
>>> David
>>>        
>> 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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