Chopsaw Powered By Weedeater Engine
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Elmer Fisher is in the business to provide customers – mostly Amish – with power tools that don’t require electricity. But his chopsaw powered by a weedeater motor may attract a wider variety of customers. The owner of Midwest Power Tools in Oak Grove, Ky., he came up with the idea when a customer requested a chopsaw that could run off something besides an air compressor.
“It’s easy to move around and very portable,” Fisher says.
He designed an attachment for two models of DeWalt chopsaws (DW718 and DWS780) out of aluminum and stainless steel (for the drive shaft). The customer buys a Stihl FS130 weedeater (bike handle style works the best), removes the shaft, and slips the engine on Fisher’s attachment shaft. It’s fast and easy to make the switch so the weedeater can still be taken out and used for its intended purpose as well.
Fisher’s customers include professional carpenters, but farmers and fence installers like it also. The weedeater engine is lightweight, easy to start as it uses the weedeater’s throttle and switch, and it uses less gas than a 13 hp air compressor. There is also no vibration, because of the rubber shock in the weedeater’s mounting plate.
Fisher sells the attachment kit for $225. A DeWalt chopsaw with the attachment sells for $799. An optional exhaust port is available for using the weedeater engine indoors. The weedeater is not included.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Midwest Power Tools, 3837 Millers Mill Rd., Oak Grove, Ky. 42262 (ph 270 885-8584; 270 348-1951 for voicemail).
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Chopsaw Powered By Weedeater Engine WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Elmer Fisher is in the business to provide customers – mostly Amish – with power tools that don’t require electricity But his chopsaw powered by a weedeater motor may attract a wider variety of customers The owner of Midwest Power Tools in Oak Grove Ky he came up with the idea when a customer requested a chopsaw that could run off something besides an air compressor “It’s easy to move around and very portable ” Fisher says He designed an attachment for two models of DeWalt chopsaws DW718 and DWS780 out of aluminum and stainless steel for the drive shaft The customer buys a Stihl FS130 weedeater bike handle style works the best removes the shaft and slips the engine on Fisher’s attachment shaft It’s fast and easy to make the switch so the weedeater can still be taken out and used for its intended purpose as well Fisher’s customers include professional carpenters but farmers and fence installers like it also The weedeater engine is lightweight easy to start as it uses the weedeater’s throttle and switch and it uses less gas than a 13 hp air compressor There is also no vibration because of the rubber shock in the weedeater’s mounting plate Fisher sells the attachment kit for $225 A DeWalt chopsaw with the attachment sells for $799 An optional exhaust port is available for using the weedeater engine indoors The weedeater is not included Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Midwest Power Tools 3837 Millers Mill Rd Oak Grove Ky 42262 ph 270 885-8584; 270 348-1951 for voicemail
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