something your folks left behind in Belgium...

[belgian]

Today I found a chainsaw that was probably left behind by the Patton troups during the battle of the bulge in WWII...

It's a Reed Prentice Timberhog pneumatic two man saw, but it needs quite some work to get it back into shape. I am pretty convinced that it never ran since that period : chain is rusted badly, and the oil tank was filled with what appeared to be old sticky motor oil, probably from a sherman tank, LOL.

the handle near the power head also has a serious crack that does not promise a lot of good for the interiors of the saw....

For those who know the Battle of the Bulge, they will probably remember that this battle took place during very harsh winter conditions in 1944. In that sense, it's a bit funny that I found the saw and took these pics during our first day of snow this year.

Here's to "nuts" !

 

[Urbicide]

Nice find. Do you have an air compressor large enough for it? Something you can tow behind a truck should do.

 

[Trigger-Time]

Nice

Is the sidewalk or what every it is heated?

 

[belgian]

Nice find. Do you have an air compressor large enough for it? Something you can tow behind a truck should do.

LOLOLOL, I know.... that's why it was not used since I guess. I'd preferred they had left behind a few more disston mercury's or so...:greenchainsaw:

 

[gink595]

My grandpa was in the 811th Tank Destroyers as a tank mechanic at the Battle of the Bulge or better known as "Oh Nuts". He never spoke of the war much that I can remember but when he did you could tell it was pure hell. Cool piece of history any chance for pics??



edit: I guess I should read something all the way through, nice pics!

 

[belgian]

Nice

Is the sidewalk or what every it is heated?

the sidewalk was brushed by yours truly ....

 

[Urbicide]

There was a fellow here a couple of years ago who found an even earlier model.

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=38862&highlight=Reed+Prentice

Mike Acres does not show your saw Roland, so you know what you must do.

 

[Urbicide]

Some interesting reading from Mike Acres site:

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...cf391231bdae1f1d88256d630005f33d?OpenDocument

 

[belgian]

There was a fellow here a couple of years ago who found an even earlier model.

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=38862&highlight=Reed+Prentice

Mike Acres does not show your saw Roland, so you know what you must do.

Thanks for digging that thread up. That sure was a monster, looks like an early Wolf.

I know a collector by the name of 'Caporal 30' posting on Magnus Collector forum who has the same saw as mine.

 

[SawTroll]

My grandpa was in the 811th Tank Destroyers as a tank mechanic at the Battle of the Bulge or better known as "Oh Nuts". He never spoke of the war much that I can remember but when he did you could tell it was pure hell. Cool piece of history any chance for pics??



edit: I guess I should read something all the way through, nice pics!

The last real attempt by the Germans on the Western front, may be a few KS-43s around there as well.......

 

[belgian]

The Ardennes, the region where the last german offensive took place, is crowded with memorials such as tanks, canons, etc. in nearly every village, as a tribute to the (mostly) american soldiers that let their lives for our freedom.

here' a few pics

The Mc Auliffe statue at Bastogne, Mr "Nuts" ...

there's a nice war museum in the the town of diekirch (Luxemburg)

a warning to Thall... don't mess with belgian...

 

[belgian]

The last real attempt by the Germans on the Western front, may be a few KS-43s around there as well.......

very true. But a lot of them KS43 were used by the local logging industry after the war, not much is left for collectors, grrrrr.

 

[TreePointer]

Thanks for sharing those pictures, belgian!
I just got a craving for steamed mussels and Corsendonk.

 

[teacherman]

Roland, thank you for posting those pics, both of the saw and the WWII memorial and museum. I shudder to think of what Europe would be like had there been a different outcome.......

 

[belgian]

Thanks for sharing those pictures, belgian!
I just got a craving for steamed mussels and Corsendonk.

Well, good choice my friend. Dayuuuuum, I am getting a little thursty myself ... ...

 

[joatmon]

Roland,

You just flat out rock.

Joat

 

[gink595]

I shudder to think of what Europe would be like had there been a different outcome.......

Yeah me too, We'd all probably be running around speaking German married to blonde hair blue eyed woman and driving Mercededs or BMW and maybe a Porsche or someting cooler... What a b*tch life would have been And not to mention we'd be forced to running German saws

 

[joatmon]

Yeah me too, We'd all probably be running around speaking German married to blonde hair blue eyed woman and driving Mercededs or BMW and maybe a Porsche or someting cooler... What a b*tch life would have been And not to mention we'd be forced to running German saws

Gink,

So where's this "change" everyone is talking about?

Happy as a clam,

Joat

 

[gink595]

Gink,

So where's this "change" everyone is talking about?

Happy as a clam,

Joat

Just follow the Dark Cloud:greenchainsaw:

 

[Jacob J.]

Today I found a chainsaw that was probably left behind by the Patton troups during the battle of the bulge in WWII...

Great pics and find Roland! They probably left it over there so they wouldn't have to use it anymore...