Sawbuck

Ok explain to me how you save your back lifting those logs on to that thing?
OH you wait to get help right?

I just use one of these and need no help, can cut when or where I want.



Mine is a home built copy, about $10.00 to make. Can buy them for about $40.00.

Another model. I can lift a big log and then cut about 4 blocks before i have to reset it.



Al

 

I hate to say it, but my excavator thumb is perfect. The joysticks do pull kinda hard, but the logs are at the right height. All joking aside, I cut about 25% more using it as I can move one big log or clamp down on a few smaller.

 

I am still using mine. My new po-folks sawbuck

It works great, sawbucks really cut down on the effort when bucking smaller stuff.

 

Welcome to the club LumberJacked !! Always great to see another close by member in NJ! Great job on the sawbuck, I put one together very similar earlier this year and it has served me well so far!

 

1st question - Good point. I have only used the sawbuck for smaller diameter lengths about 8' or so. Once it is up, I'm not bending at the waist for bucking. When I'm using my timberjack for the larger diameters, I'm still bending at the waist to buck because the main benefit of the timberjack is to save your chain and so you don't have to roll the tree to finish bucking.

2nd question - I just put the length on the sawbuck and get after it. No help needed. It does require some strength and technique.

Those are very beneficial and I use one as well. Nice pictures.

 

Quadra Fire insert.

 

That means we want to see some

 

Those timberjacks raised my eyebrow ever since I saw one on Life In Farmland video. I think he was using a newer tool called a LogOx, really cool tool but they are wow $$. I do like how the timberjacks get that log off the ground to buck up or roll it.

 

I've never put big logs on my sawbuck, or never anything that the rounds would need splitting any more than in half. But it can hold more than one of those.
Mine was made with the cheapest of 2x4 and fell apart when I moved it this Spring. The three bolts and nuts and washers are still good though.

 

Let's see if this posts. I'll write it up later.

 

Don't lift the entire log, I pole vault the bigger ones. End over end until it's on the sawbuck than shimmy it until you can cut without it see-sawing on you.
If it's too big it stays on the ground. Don't know if it saves that much wear on the back, but it sure saves the chain from digging into the dirt.

 

Welcome aboard LumberJacked
Nice sawbuck you made.

I'm sure you'll get a lot of use out of it.

 

Thanks, I'd say that's a pretty darn good start there. Yeah, I think you'll fit right in here.

 

I also do it that way, and get them in the truck like that too.

 

BWS if the OP though the question was out of line HE should have said so.

I just wanted to know how he saved his back as that log on the buck should have weighed a good bit.

I like my home built timber Jack is adjustable so I can get some up over knee high.

Al

 

Looks great LumberJacked . Welcome to FHC! Have you had your first fire of the season yet out there in Jersey?