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Predator Eats Through Logs In A Second
Powered by a Buick V-8 engine, the giant Predator chainsaw once cut through a 30-in. log in .088 seconds.
So far, that’s a record, says Robert Andrews, owner and builder of the 509-lb., 300-plus hp, 200-mph cutting monster.
The Enumclaw, Wash., resident built the saw after his wife asked him why he didn
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Predator Eats Through Logs In A Second WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Powered by a Buick V-8 engine the giant Predator chainsaw once cut through a 30-in log in 088 seconds So far that’s a record says Robert Andrews owner and builder of the 509-lb 300-plus hp 200-mph cutting monster The Enumclaw Wash resident built the saw after his wife asked him why he didn’t have an engine-powered saw to use at lumberjack competitions “About $20 000 later she wondered why she said it ” Andrews laughs Employed as a machinist Andrews was up to the task He chose a 1963 Buick V-8 215 cubic inch engine because it was the lightest weight V-8 “It was a short block all in pieces It all had to be machined so I custom-built it like a full-blown race engine ” The driving mechanism is a jackshaft off a tractor Pulleys from a dragster’s super charger drive the chain He purchased the biggest chainsaw chain he could – an Oregon 11H Harvester chain used in mechanized logging – and custom-built the 4-ft bar Running at 8 000 to 9 000 rpm’s the biggest concern is breaking a chain during a cut “When they break they act like a bullwhip ” Andrews says “At a Canadian competition a 12-in piece of chain flew 1 1/2 miles ” Fascination with the Predator led to a four-page spread in Hot Rod magazine As far as Andrews knows it’s the only time a chainsaw has ever been featured in the magazine “I’m going to keep it forever and get young strong kids to run it ” he laughs Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Robert Andrews P O Box 648 Enumclaw Wash 98022 ph 360 333-3539; predatorhotsaw@hotmail com
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