Show off your crummys!

[Sport Faller]

well first off, i never used the word "better", so theres no reason to get all defensive about it

but since you asked.. the one where i mentioned putting a 2"x10" across the bed, sideways, in front of the tailgate, in those cutouts that every pickup has in the bed, for just that, lets you load your saws between your tailgate, and the 2x10, i drilled a bunch of holes across the top of the 2x10" for anchor points for bungies, and put my saws and other crap between the board and tailgate, and bungie them down if need be, this leaves the whole front of your truck bed to put whatever you want in it, bashing around, without every hitting your saws
or you could do the same thing and put the 2x10" in the front section of the bed, making the same storage between the board and the froint of the bed/back of the cab
either way, the bar and chain are already exposed to damage as is riding like that
since that way of transport is not weather proof, you must be taking them out nightly either way, right?

i have a locking cap on my truck , so i dont worry about locking things down, but if need be, you could easily lock them with a chain, like you have in your pictures.. to one of the anchors on the inside of the truck bed, that should be sufficient for going into a store or whatever, i guess someone could come and unbolt those anchors if they really wanted to.. or they could just cut through the handle of your saw in seconds with a power sawzall or even a handheld hack saw, no ?

i bit my tongue the first time, but ill just say it this post... it looks like youre trying to show off. youre driving around with your big shiny stihl saw sticking 10 ft up in the air for everyone to see. it looks like a trophy, and i bet people are laughing
aside from that, doesnt it get covered in dust and #### riding up in the air like that? the area you have it in is the well known "air vortex" area of any open pick up truck bed, where all the air is trapped swirling. in my opinion on a list of practical ways to transport a chainsaw in a pickup truck, thats about bottom of the list

not trying to show off, just keeping my saws safe and secure, would it help if it wasnt' a Stihl, I could go score a couple 20.00 plastic Homies from the pawnshop to tone it down :msp_rolleyes:

anybody who's got the balls to try to cut through my handlebars and handle with a hacksaw can either have it or get shot trying

"riding up in the air" it's not like the mother####er's sticking above the roofline catching bugs and I'm not about to rig up some bungee cord bull#### or slap a faggoty topper on there so I guess I'll just be a "Show off"

 

[IHDiesel73L]

not trying to show off, just keeping my saws safe and secure, would it help if it wasnt' a Stihl, I could go score a couple 20.00 plastic Homies from the pawnshop to tone it down :msp_rolleyes:

anybody who's got the balls to try to cut through my handlebars and handle with a hacksaw can either have it or get shot trying

"riding up in the air" it's not like the mother####er's sticking above the roofline catching bugs and I'm not about to rig up some bungee cord bull#### or slap a faggoty topper on there so I guess I'll just be a "Show off"

Mine go in the toolbox. I've gone out cutting more than once on a clear day and come home in a driving rainstorm. You might want to re-think the whole "get shot trying" thing...

Montana justifiable use of force:

Montana

Montana Code Annotated 2009[20] Title 45. CRIMES[21] CHAPTER 3. JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE[22] includes the following.

45-3-103.[23] Use of force in defense of occupied structure.

(1) A person is justified in the use of force or threat to use force against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that the use of force is necessary to prevent or terminate the other person's unlawful entry into or attack upon an occupied structure.

(2) A person justified in the use of force pursuant to subsection (1) is justified in the use of force likely to cause death or serious bodily harm only if:

(a) the entry is made or attempted and the person reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent an assault upon the person or another then in the occupied structure; or

(b) the person reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent the commission of a forcible felony in the occupied structure.

I'm pretty sure you can kill someone for stealing in Texas, but not Montana.

 

[Sport Faller]

Mine go in the toolbox. I've gone out cutting more than once on a clear day and come home in a driving rainstorm. You might want to re-think the whole "get shot trying" thing...

Montana justifiable use of force:

Montana

Montana Code Annotated 2009[20] Title 45. CRIMES[21] CHAPTER 3. JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE[22] includes the following.

45-3-103.[23] Use of force in defense of occupied structure.

(1) A person is justified in the use of force or threat to use force against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that the use of force is necessary to prevent or terminate the other person's unlawful entry into or attack upon an occupied structure.

(2) A person justified in the use of force pursuant to subsection (1) is justified in the use of force likely to cause death or serious bodily harm only if:

(a) the entry is made or attempted and the person reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent an assault upon the person or another then in the occupied structure; or

(b) the person reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent the commission of a forcible felony in the occupied structure.

I'm pretty sure you can kill someone for stealing in Texas, but not Montana.

if you look up forcible felony (I had no friggin idea what it was, jakie no speakie legalese) it's got robbery covered in it's defintion

I don't leave em in the truck overnight so I don't think anyone but the most depraved tweeker would look at something locked down with a chain as a viable score while the rig's parked at the store or someplace like that

 

[IHDiesel73L]

if you look up forcible felony (I had no friggin idea what it was, jakie no speakie legalese) it's got robbery covered in it's defintion

Not exactly-"robbery" in this sense means a thug approaches you, demands that you hand over x, y, or z or face physical harm. It does not mean walking out of the convenience store, seeing a guy jacking your saw, and ventilating his chest cavity despite the fact that you faced no imminent threat.

I don't leave em in the truck overnight so I don't think anyone but the most depraved tweeker would look at something locked down with a chain as a viable score while the rig's parked at the store or someplace like that

I dunno...I always thought NJ had a reputation for being crime ridden but there's no depraved tweakers for miles around where I live :msp_blink: Of course, I'm not afforded the right to carry either so I guess it's a trade-off.

 

[Sport Faller]

Not exactly-"robbery" in this sense means a thug approaches you, demands that you hand over x, y, or z or face physical harm. It does not mean walking out of the convenience store, seeing a guy jacking your saw, and ventilating his chest cavity despite the fact that you faced no imminent threat.



I dunno...I always thought NJ had a reputation for being crime ridden but there's no depraved tweakers for miles around where I live :msp_blink: Of course, I'm not afforded the right to carry either so I guess it's a trade-off.

Ok I'll meet you in the middle about the thug, how about if I just give him a savage beating with a pipe or something :jester:

The meth problem in this area has gotten shockingly bad over the past 5-10 years, it's really sad to compare it to the Kalispell of my childhood

that sucks about being not able to carry concealed

 

[banshee67]

not trying to show off, just keeping my saws safe and secure, would it help if it wasnt' a Stihl, I could go score a couple 20.00 plastic Homies from the pawnshop to tone it down :msp_rolleyes:

anybody who's got the balls to try to cut through my handlebars and handle with a hacksaw can either have it or get shot trying

"riding up in the air" it's not like the mother####er's sticking above the roofline catching bugs and I'm not about to rig up some bungee cord bull#### or slap a faggoty topper on there so I guess I'll just be a "Show off"

you know damn well you wouldnt have your walmart saws on display like that, come on :cool2:

would you really shoot someone for trying to steal your chainsaw? why not just brandish the gun, hold them there, and call the police? is taking someones life over a chainsaw worth it, really? they have a family too... (i understand this is a huge war in itself on this handgun happy, shoot anyone who looks at you wrong, forum that it is) but taking a mans life over a chainsaw seems a bit extreme.. i thought you were only supposed to use those if your life is in danger, not your motorized saw ? i couldnt live with myself if i shot someone over something so stupid

i understand its not above the roofline, but its right in the middle of the vortex created by all pickup trucks, drive down a dusty road and check it out afterwards

youre not about to rig up "some bungee cord bull####"... yet you are hauling around a 5ft long timber... and 50lbs of chain.. all to secure one chainsaw? that sounds much more reasonable than one single bungee cord, youre right

also, you have completely overlooked/ignored my statement about the 2x10" in either of the slots built for it, front and back, which is there to separate cargo, that would the most practical way for your case , you could ditch the big log.. wouldnt have an expensive stihl flapping in the wind on display for everyone to see, and could still lock your saw to the side of your bed. this way its out of view for anyone who MIGHT consider stealing it, and its safe from other cargo hitting them.

with as much emphasis on theft protection, i find it extremely ironic that you have your stihl on display for every person within a mile to see it.. , kind of counter productive in my opinion.. if it was down in your bed, no one would even know its there, unless they walked real close to your truck in a parking lot, or were driving a much taller truck than you. in either case, it would still be padlocked to the side of your bed with that 50lb chain you love.

while i wouldnt use the wording you did, i never used to like caps on trucks either, but the one i have now grew on me and i like it now, its paint matched, weather proof, has a light inside, and keeps all my #### dry and safe, and the truck drives much better at highway speed than it did without one. either way youre entitled to your opinion on them

no matter how much you, or others who carry their saws like this, deny it, you will never convince me its not in a small way partially about showing off the fact that you run chainsaws.
if the timber was filled up with wild thangs i wouldnt give you half as much #### , but we both know you wouldnt put a ####ty saw on display like that stihl is

 

[Sport Faller]

you know damn well you wouldnt have your walmart saws on display like that, come on :cool2:

would you really shoot someone for trying to steal your chainsaw? why not just brandish the gun, hold them there, and call the police? is taking someones life over a chainsaw worth it, really? they have a family too... (i understand this is a huge war in itself on this handgun happy, shoot anyone who looks at you wrong, forum that it is) but taking a mans life over a chainsaw seems a bit extreme.. i thought you were only supposed to use those if your life is in danger, not your motorized saw ? i couldnt live with myself if i shot someone over something so stupid

i understand its not above the roofline, but its right in the middle of the vortex created by all pickup trucks, drive down a dusty road and check it out afterwards

youre not about to rig up "some bungee cord bull####"... yet you are hauling around a 5ft long timber... and 50lbs of chain.. all to secure one chainsaw? that sounds much more reasonable than one single bungee cord, youre right

also, you have completely overlooked/ignored my statement about the 2x10" in either of the slots built for it, front and back, which is there to separate cargo, that would the most practical way for your case , you could ditch the big log.. wouldnt have an expensive stihl flapping in the wind on display for everyone to see, and could still lock your saw to the side of your bed. this way its out of view for anyone who MIGHT consider stealing it, and its safe from other cargo hitting them.

with as much emphasis on theft protection, i find it extremely ironic that you have your stihl on display for every person within a mile to see it.. , kind of counter productive in my opinion.. if it was down in your bed, no one would even know its there, unless they walked real close to your truck in a parking lot, or were driving a much taller truck than you. in either case, it would still be padlocked to the side of your bed with that 50lb chain you love.

while i wouldnt use the wording you did, i never used to like caps on trucks either, but the one i have now grew on me and i like it now, its paint matched, weather proof, has a light inside, and keeps all my #### dry and safe, and the truck drives much better at highway speed than it did without one. either way youre entitled to your opinion on them

no matter how much you, or others who carry their saws like this, deny it, you will never convince me its not in a small way partially about showing off the fact that you run chainsaws.
if the timber was filled up with wild thangs i wouldnt give you half as much #### , but we both know you wouldnt put a ####ty saw on display like that stihl is

Hell yeah I'd ice somebody for stealing from me

I'll make sure that I get a pic of it with my Homelite XL and C-52 riding next to everyone else (I'd put my EZ and 009 in there but I'm afraid the wind might grab them and have em flying like a sportsteam flag )

I haul a lot of firewood and a 2x10 rigged up in the bed would mess up the stacking pretty bad

again, I'm not showing off the fact that I have a decent saw, when I need it it'll be riding in there, they come out at night and any other time I'm going somewhere where I won't need them, I'm not riding down main street with my calks as a hood ornament, honking my horn and shooting bottle rockets at pedestrians screaming about my saws

 

[IHDiesel73L]

Hell yeah I'd ice somebody for stealing from me

That's pretty hardcore-have you ever killed anyone?

 

[forestryworks]

My saw rack is a Weatherguard - the best that money can buy. Out of sight, out of mind.

 

[Gologit]

Hey Banshee....

It's not always about showing off. Sometimes it's about keeping your saws handy to reach, immobile, and secure.

And sometimes it's about being bored, having a bunch of scrap wood around, and another chapter in the eternal quest for the perfect saw rack.:msp_biggrin:

 

[Gologit]

.... or slap a faggoty topper on there so I guess I'll just be a "Show off"

Uh, Jake...don't be too surprised to see more faller's rigs with tops on them. They're pretty handy and I see more of them in the woods all the time. If this one had a plush velour interior you might be right in calling it faggoty...but it doesn't. And probably won't either.

Faggoty? Not by California logger standards. And who'd know better than us? :msp_biggrin:

I take mine off in the summer but in the winter it's really great not to worry about rain and snow soaking down all the tools. Or making the mad scramble to shove as much stuff as I can behind the seats and hoping the rest doesn't get ruined. It really beats having a soggy mess to dry out when I get home instead of doing a few chores and putting my feet up by the fire.

 

[banshee67]

well it looks like we both "ate crow" huh?
:wink2:

i agree about the cap, i used to hate the look of them, it slowly grew on me, and it serves so much purpose for keeping stuff safe and locked up, and dry, out of sight, little stuff from blowing out of the back, etc, that i really came to like it, i threatened to take the thing off for almost 2 years now since ive got the truck used, doesnt look like its goin anywhere anytime soon
its also nice to sleep in
no setting up a tent,pop the air matress in back, youre up off the ground, dry, windows open with the screens in, dont have to worry about a tree branch killing you in your sleep (as much)
it just takes away from the classic look of a pickup truck, thats my only complaint

 

[Sport Faller]

Uh, Jake...don't be too surprised to see more faller's rigs with tops on them. They're pretty handy and I see more of them in the woods all the time. If this one had a plush velour interior you might be right in calling it faggoty...but it doesn't. And probably won't either.

Faggoty? Not by California logger standards. And who'd know better than us? :msp_biggrin:

I take mine off in the summer but in the winter it's really great not to worry about rain and snow soaking down all the tools. Or making the mad scramble to shove as much stuff as I can behind the seats and hoping the rest doesn't get ruined. It really beats having a soggy mess to dry out when I get home instead of doing a few chores and putting my feet up by the fire.

Sorry Bob, I was a little huffy


I gots to have my bed free,clear, and topless :msp_biggrin: for wood, sometimes hay, and because I constantly get recruited to help people move, a butt ton of couches and beds

 

[Sport Faller]

That's pretty hardcore-have you ever killed anyone?

Nope, hope I never have to either

but that doesn't mean that I'm going to go through life as a potential victim

 

[Gologit]

Sorry Bob, I was a little huffy


I gots to have my bed free,clear, and topless :msp_biggrin: for wood, sometimes hay, and because I constantly get recruited to help people move, a butt ton of couches and beds

No problem, Jake. Personal choices and all that. The last time I got caught in a rainstorm it was sure nice to just go "yup...it's raining" and not have to worry about anything. Old guy stuff.

 

[banshee67]

Sorry Bob, I was a little huffy


I gots to have my bed free,clear, and topless :msp_biggrin: for wood, sometimes hay, and because I constantly get recruited to help people move, a butt ton of couches and beds

all the more reason to get a cap

but then i guess youd have a trailer, and youd be able to fit twice the crap on it, so theres really no way out it seems in my experience

 

[Sport Faller]

all the more reason to get a cap

but then i guess youd have a trailer, and youd be able to fit twice the crap on it, so theres really no way out it seems in my experience

NEVAAH!

for some reason I can't stand toppers, they always seem to smell funky under there, anything you want is always in the middle just out of reach through the little side hatches and they seem to make your truck look like a minivan

 

[forestryworks]

It's not always about showing off. Sometimes it's about keeping your saws handy to reach, immobile, and secure.

And sometimes it's about being bored, having a bunch of scrap wood around, and another chapter in the eternal quest for the perfect saw rack.:msp_biggrin:[/QUOTE]

That's a neat set up there, Bob.

 

[slowp]

What do you use the racks on top for? That saw with the extra long bar?

 

[IHDiesel73L]

would you really shoot someone for trying to steal your chainsaw? why not just brandish the gun, hold them there, and call the police? is taking someones life over a chainsaw worth it, really? they have a family too... (i understand this is a huge war in itself on this handgun happy, shoot anyone who looks at you wrong, forum that it is) but taking a mans life over a chainsaw seems a bit extreme.. i thought you were only supposed to use those if your life is in danger, not your motorized saw ? i couldnt live with myself if i shot someone over something so stupid.

Depends on what kind of chainsaw I suppose-I mean, a Homelite or a Craftsman, maybe just a warning shot into the air. An older McCulloch like my 610 might warrant a kneecap (or two if the guy was being really difficult)-A Stihl? Deadly force for sure!