Saw Press Keeps Chainsaw Secure

2004 - Volume #28, Issue #1, Page #40

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Tired of picking your crumpled chainsaw up off the ground after a rubber tiedown strap breaks? If so, you'll like this new "saw press" that'll hold it securely on back of an ATV.
  Brain Dexter, Oregon City, Oregon, says it's simply a bracket made of flat steel that bolts to the back rack of his 4-wheeler. He says it's similar to a couple of commercial products being sold for this purpose in retail stores for $80 to $100.
  He used a couple pieces of 5 by 7 1/2-in. steel plate, two 1/2-in. bolts 3 in. long with wing nuts to fit, two 5-in. square pieces of adhesive-backed rubber, a 5-in. length of 1 1/4-in. angle iron, another plate measuring 5 by 5-in., and finally two U-bolts that fit over the bar on the cargo rack.
  To assemble, Dexter started by drilling two 1/2-in. holes through the two matching steel plates. The holes are located halfway between the top and bottom of the 5-in. dimension and about 1 in. in from the edge of the 7 1/2-in. dimension.
  He laid the 5-in. angle iron parallel with the 7 1/2-in. dimension of one of the two matching plates, centered it, and welded it in place. To the remaining perpendicular leg of the angle iron, he welded the smaller steel plate. Then he drilled holes through the latter to fit the ends of his two U-bolts, spaced about 3 in. apart. This makes the mounting bracket for the saw press.
  He then glued the rubber to the side of the 5 by 7/12-in. plate opposite the mounting bracket and one side of the remaining matching plates. He assembled these, rubber sides together, with the two 3-in. bolts and put on the wing nuts.
  Finally, he gave the press a coat of paint and mounted it on the rear rack of his ATV using the two U-bolts.
  He loosens the wing nuts so the plates are far enough apart to allow the saw bar to slide in easily and drops it in as far as it will go. Once he's tightened the wing nuts, the saw rides without bouncing or sliding around. "It's quick and it's safe," he says.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Brian Dexter, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 (ph 503 657-5337).

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Saw Press Keeps Chainsaw Secure WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Chain Saws 28-1-40 Tired of picking your crumpled chainsaw up off the ground after a rubber tiedown strap breaks? If so, you'll like this new "saw press" that'll hold it securely on back of an ATV. Brain Dexter, Oregon City, Oregon, says it's simply a bracket made of flat steel that bolts to the back rack of his 4-wheeler. He says it's similar to a couple of commercial products being sold for this purpose in retail stores for $80 to $100. He used a couple pieces of 5 by 7 1/2-in. steel plate, two 1/2-in. bolts 3 in. long with wing nuts to fit, two 5-in. square pieces of adhesive-backed rubber, a 5-in. length of 1 1/4-in. angle iron, another plate measuring 5 by 5-in., and finally two U-bolts that fit over the bar on the cargo rack. To assemble, Dexter started by drilling two 1/2-in. holes through the two matching steel plates. The holes are located halfway between the top and bottom of the 5-in. dimension and about 1 in. in from the edge of the 7 1/2-in. dimension. He laid the 5-in. angle iron parallel with the 7 1/2-in. dimension of one of the two matching plates, centered it, and welded it in place. To the remaining perpendicular leg of the angle iron, he welded the smaller steel plate. Then he drilled holes through the latter to fit the ends of his two U-bolts, spaced about 3 in. apart. This makes the mounting bracket for the saw press. He then glued the rubber to the side of the 5 by 7/12-in. plate opposite the mounting bracket and one side of the remaining matching plates. He assembled these, rubber sides together, with the two 3-in. bolts and put on the wing nuts. Finally, he gave the press a coat of paint and mounted it on the rear rack of his ATV using the two U-bolts. He loosens the wing nuts so the plates are far enough apart to allow the saw bar to slide in easily and drops it in as far as it will go. Once he's tightened the wing nuts, the saw rides without bouncing or sliding around. "It's quick and it's safe," he says. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Brian Dexter, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 (ph 503 657-5337).

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