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Possible purchase, ultimate saw buck

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Woodsnwoods, Oct 20, 2016.

  1. Woodsnwoods

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    A friend of mine is selling a small ~8,000 lb excavator, with a cab, 4 buckets, a thumb and has new tracks. Needs some pins and bushings, and a cylinder repacked, but seems fine otherwise. I love managing wood piles with an excavator with a hydraulic thumb. Makes a wonderful saw buck also. Will know more tomorrow :dex:
     
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    Good luck!
     
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    Sounds like a great opportunity to get some work done a quicker and have some fun.
     
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    If the price is right Get It!!! I've used one on a few occasions last time was 60" diameter rounds and how nice it was to sit and twist the controls and never touch a piece by hand not to mention the hundreds of other uses
     
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    Haha I was sure I was going to read another super positive review of the fine saw bucks my Brother Shawn Curry has been making!:thumbs: Hope it all works out for you. An excavator would be a very handy machine to have around.
     
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    I can tell you from experience that it is great to be able to pick up tree-length wood and buck it at waist level. Used one at a GTG last year and I think we cut up something like 20 cords of rounds in about six hours.
     
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