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Best Saw Horse

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    #2
    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Increases risk of kickback unless you've a long bar




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    farawaygrass
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭farawaygrass


    Google timbercroc. It a simple and very effective bit of kit, no chains or straps.


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    Diarmuid B
    Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭Diarmuid B


    farawaygrass wrote: »
    Google timbercroc. It a simple and very effective bit of kit, no chains or straps.

    Bought it after the ploughing last year, great piece of kit and so easy to use. Pallets branches logs, it’ll hold anything in place for you to cut.


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    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,700 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Jeez, that's nasty. That kind of thing can so easy happen.

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    KatyMac
    Registered Users Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭KatyMac


    And not a vestige of safety gear on him. Never pick up a saw without the works - trousers, gloves, helmet with ear/eye protection. He was lucky to be able to walk away.

    Regarding a saw horse: I got one in Lidl years ago. It seems very light but I've cut an awful lot of timber on it. Cost €17 probably about 10 years.


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    Aravo
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Aravo


    I got a great one a few years back with a chain to hold the logs in place. If I could only know how to add a photo. Tried a few times previously but failed to add photos.
    I got mine from Belville Eng. Athenry. Very strong and sturdy. They come flat packed and can be assembled at home.


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    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,189 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Keep a loom out for a s/h saw bench.
    Something like this
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/McConnel-Saw-Bench-PTO-Saw-Bench-Table-Saw-for-Tractor/323849553347?hash=item4b66f005c3:g:5yoAAOSwQsFcr5iR

    Other makes to wstch for are Alko, Laurence Edwards and Kidd.
    Sliding table ones a little safer than the older Fergusson swinging table types.
    You would cut a winters firewood in a day, and a few gallons of diesel.
    I stack it in six foot lengths for 12 months first.


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    marzic
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    I was thinking the chain or strap type as the branches are not too thick so would hope to bundle them. That kickback looked like the chainsaw hopped up off the large stump facing, no fun in any case.


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    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,856 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    There is a similar thread a few months ago in the forestry section, I think it was called "log holder" , you may find some advice there.


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    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,045 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    Diarmuid B wrote: »
    Bought it after the ploughing last year, great piece of kit and so easy to use. Pallets branches logs, it’ll hold anything in place for you to cut.

    Have one here. A brilliant tool to have. Makes cutting timber a lot easier on your own


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    Willfarman
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    Another vote for the timber croc here and if you happen to have an assistant, slave, or volunteer to feed the logs into it you’ll cut a lot of logs in a short time.


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    southkilkenny
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭southkilkenny


    I made one with some 3 by 3 timbers as uprights and also to go between the uprights. It is 4 foot wide and is built so that when full, the 20 inch barn and chain on the saw can cut all the sticks. Tbh i wanted one most for small sticks as when topping trees, we take everything down to less than an inch in diameter to minimise the boughs and tops to be disposed of in field (too close to forestry to light fires). Problem with mine is there are only 3 uprights along the 4 foot width so need to add in more uprights to help keep the smaller sticks in place. I generall use a rathchet strap to hold the sticks but the smaller ones are a real pain so even this isn't an ideal set up. Has anyone found a good solution for smaller sticks. How is the timber croc for holding and cutting multiple small sticks at the same time? Would be too slow to load and cut each small.stick one by one. Any ideas or experiences with this and might also be useful for the op.


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    leitrim4life
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 67 ✭✭leitrim4life


    Make one urself and get a young lad to hold them and feed them as you cut. I used to make £5 a day doing it for local fella back in the day.


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    mikeymouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 568 ✭✭✭mikeymouse


    make something like this
    space the uprights to suit your fire size,
    and width to suit your saw length,
    Like SouthKilkenny said strap the branches.


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    80sDiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭80sDiesel


    farawaygrass wrote: »
    Google timbercroc. It a simple and very effective bit of kit, no chains or straps.

    Fairly expensive at 220 euros. Is it worth it?

    A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.



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    lab man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭lab man


    80sDiesel wrote:
    Fairly expensive at 220 euros. Is it worth it?


    120 I thought


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    80sDiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭80sDiesel


    lab man wrote: »
    80sDiesel wrote:
    Fairly expensive at 220 euros. Is it worth it?


    120 I thought
    https://timbercroc.com/shop-2?store-page=Timber-Croc-Log-Holder-p125634228

    Nope 220. Probably was cheaper at the ploughing championship.

    A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.



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    farawaygrass
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭farawaygrass


    80sDiesel wrote: »
    farawaygrass wrote: »
    Google timbercroc. It a simple and very effective bit of kit, no chains or straps.

    Fairly expensive at 220 euros. Is it worth it?
    It must be gone up, I think I paid 150 or around that. But either way, without a doubt it’s worth it


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    Alfie1
    Registered Users Posts: 522 ✭✭✭Alfie1


    I've got one almost identical to this, it's a great job & galvanized to last a lifetime
    https://www.donedeal.ie/otherfarmmachinery-for-sale/log-holder/22483873


    Similar painted versions also on Donedeal
    https://www.donedeal.ie/otherfarmmachinery-for-sale/log-holder-32-county-delivery-next-day-saw-horse/6034325


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    hopeso
    Registered Users Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭hopeso


    I asked my Stihl dealer years ago if he knew anything about sawhorses, or where I'd get one. He said Stihl make one, and he'd get me one if I wanted. I thought with the Stihl name it would be grand, so I got one... I'm less than impressed with it...It works, but it's a pain in the ass. I only used it a couple of times, and it's sitting in the shed since....


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    Aravo
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Aravo


    Aravo wrote: »
    I got a great one a few years back with a chain to hold the logs in place. If I could only know how to add a photo. Tried a few times previously but failed to add photos.
    I got mine from Belville Eng. Athenry. Very strong and sturdy. They come flat packed and can be assembled at home.

    Might be a good Xmas present


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    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,129 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Another idea for a saw horse. Ha!

    https://www.agriexpo.online/prod/quicke/product-176781-7407.html


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    Aravo
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Aravo


    Pic attached


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    gazahayes
    Registered Users Posts: 451 ✭✭gazahayes


    Aravo wrote: »
    Pic attached

    This has to be the handiest for small bits up to 5/6 inches. https://www.donedeal.ie/gardenequipment-for-sale/new-electric-log-saw-450mm/21302307


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    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,506 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    gazahayes wrote: »
    This has to be the handiest for small bits up to 5/6 inches. https://www.donedeal.ie/gardenequipment-for-sale/new-electric-log-saw-450mm/21302307

    A neighbour of mine has something very similar to that. He buys in small diameter lengths and cuts them
    He thinks it's great. No oil or fumes


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