[SEL] Fun Saturday with old iron!

[Duncan Denman]

I know what you mean. My buzz saw is anything but shiney. Looks like a 
refugee from a scrap yard. Been through a variety of owners and has been 
modified many times including a 3 point hitch attachment and one guy 
supposedly had a motorcycle engine bolted to the top.
Works okay though and the price was right. I picked up another mandrel 
and bearings from a retired farmer last year so I may build a saw rig 
with an engine on it someday.  I am looking at a 6 HP Type M that a 
friend has for sale so we will see.
I hate cutting limb wood with a chain saw, but I am too cheap to not use 
it. I have a neighbour who turns his nose up to limbwood but heat is heat.

Duncan


Curt wrote:

> Duncan,
> And I find it to be much safer and faster too. As you know a 3" limb 
> is cut thru in the blink of an eye.
> I used to use the 6HP Herc buzz saw for this but then painted it all 
> shiny. It's working days are done for a while....at least 'till the 
> paint dulls.
> Once I got the 8HP Famous going it would be hard to go back to using 
> the Herc. There is no comparison. Though the Herc worked well it moved 
> around as it is built lighter than the IHC. On the other hand the 
> Famous is a rock solid buzz saw. There is no flexing of the saw table 
> or any of the parts supporting the belt. It would be interesting to 
> know the difference in the original selling prices as there is a real 
> difference in the original quality!
> Curt
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Duncan Denman
Ayton, Ontario
Canada
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