ok, i saw it on one of the sponsors sites and figured i had to try one of these gizmos as it looked like a good idea for 1-man cleanup jobs on small stuff like saplings and downed downed tree tops. it arrived yesterday, it is very simple, lightweight, easy to use and does what it claims to do.
i tried it out today on a lil area i plan to get cleared in the sping, cutting up fallen tree tops and fallen trees/saplings up to 5" diameter (IMO it will not work on much bigger cause of the weight of the tree and pinch possibilities). instead of picking up the dead wood and laying it over other logs, cutting a few pieces, stopping, repositioning the wood, cutting more, stopping again, and so on.......i was able to slide this gizmo under the wood while it was laying on the ground, cut the piece, move to the next cut.....IMO, i was surprised, i was able to cut up a 20ft. fallen small tree of a 4"-5" diameter without dragging, lifting, repositioning the tree. the added weight to saw is minimal and to me was not noticeable....especially since it will probably be used on a smaller saw since it is used for smaller wood. in a 1/2 hour i got done what may have taken over an hour with 2 people (1 feeding the wood and 1 cutting). it kept my chain out of the dirt, it was light and simple/easy/fast to use, and for the price, IMO it was worth it if u have clean-up of small wood. one small mod is gonna be adding lock-washers to the thumb bolts that hold on the serrated stops since one of them vibrated loose on me.
i tried it out today on a lil area i plan to get cleared in the sping, cutting up fallen tree tops and fallen trees/saplings up to 5" diameter (IMO it will not work on much bigger cause of the weight of the tree and pinch possibilities). instead of picking up the dead wood and laying it over other logs, cutting a few pieces, stopping, repositioning the wood, cutting more, stopping again, and so on.......i was able to slide this gizmo under the wood while it was laying on the ground, cut the piece, move to the next cut.....IMO, i was surprised, i was able to cut up a 20ft. fallen small tree of a 4"-5" diameter without dragging, lifting, repositioning the tree. the added weight to saw is minimal and to me was not noticeable....especially since it will probably be used on a smaller saw since it is used for smaller wood. in a 1/2 hour i got done what may have taken over an hour with 2 people (1 feeding the wood and 1 cutting). it kept my chain out of the dirt, it was light and simple/easy/fast to use, and for the price, IMO it was worth it if u have clean-up of small wood. one small mod is gonna be adding lock-washers to the thumb bolts that hold on the serrated stops since one of them vibrated loose on me.
