Too-Cool—Land Maintenance Winch...

ApS · 02-28-2010, 06:37 AM

Where was this item thirty years ago?

Bolt up your chainsaw, secure to a tree, then drag 'most anything around your lot.

Log? Boat? Dock? Raft? Boulder? Stuck truck?

Discussed HERE:

fatlazyless · 03-01-2010, 07:10 AM

Believe I saw a gas powered winch pretty similar to that, made by Makita, at Heath's Hdwe, just across from their freebie, courtesy hardware store coffee give-a-way. Did you know that Makita makes a gasoline powered chainsaw in Makita blue.

....hey...if you are look'n for something to do while waiting for the next snowstorm...could be a good opportunity to go hang at the local hardware and spend an hour perusing the world of Makita with a free cup of hardware store coffee...E M Heath Hardware....Centre Harbor....very close to the shore of beauteous Lake Winnipesaukee and the winter storage of the Mount Washington www.cruisenh.com/webcam.html

pontoonbarge · 03-01-2010, 08:42 AM

Hello folks,
I got one of those blue makita's about 8 years ago -- it works like a champ.
Bought it after the cheapo one I had prior failed, the 5th time I used it. The cheap one probably made about 30 cross cuts total before the clutch bearing assembly siezed things up.

I got the makita at PJ Currier Hardware in Amherst.

Currently have it set up in a log slabbing assembly; tried making some birch planks with it this fall. Despite my inexperience, they look alright

Now that chainsaw winch is a beauty! (All sorts of uses for a tool like that!) When building my camp on rattlesnake, I used a harbor freight 8000lb rated jeep winch, bolted to boulders, to help pull the trees in the building site the right way before cutting them -- that worked great, too.

Gotta love tools...

Andrew

dpg · 03-01-2010, 01:06 PM

FLL is the only person who will burn $3.00 in gas for a free $1.00 cup of coffee.

02-28-2010, 06:37 AM	#1
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,028 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 789 Times in 564 Posts	Too-Cool—Land Maintenance Winch... Where was this item thirty years ago? Bolt up your chainsaw, secure to a tree, then drag 'most anything around your lot. Log? Boat? Dock? Raft? Boulder? Stuck truck? Discussed HERE:

03-01-2010, 07:10 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,169 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	Believe I saw a gas powered winch pretty similar to that, made by Makita, at Heath's Hdwe, just across from their freebie, courtesy hardware store coffee give-a-way. Did you know that Makita makes a gasoline powered chainsaw in Makita blue. ....hey...if you are look'n for something to do while waiting for the next snowstorm...could be a good opportunity to go hang at the local hardware and spend an hour perusing the world of Makita with a free cup of hardware store coffee...E M Heath Hardware....Centre Harbor....very close to the shore of beauteous Lake Winnipesaukee and the winter storage of the Mount Washington www.cruisenh.com/webcam.html __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 03-01-2010 at 08:42 AM.

03-01-2010, 08:42 AM	#3
pontoonbarge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Windham, NH Posts: 42 Thanks: 93 Thanked 18 Times in 9 Posts	Makita 520i Chainsaw Hello folks, I got one of those blue makita's about 8 years ago -- it works like a champ. Bought it after the cheapo one I had prior failed, the 5th time I used it. The cheap one probably made about 30 cross cuts total before the clutch bearing assembly siezed things up. I got the makita at PJ Currier Hardware in Amherst. Currently have it set up in a log slabbing assembly; tried making some birch planks with it this fall. Despite my inexperience, they look alright Now that chainsaw winch is a beauty! (All sorts of uses for a tool like that!) When building my camp on rattlesnake, I used a harbor freight 8000lb rated jeep winch, bolted to boulders, to help pull the trees in the building site the right way before cutting them -- that worked great, too. Gotta love tools... Andrew

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03-01-2010, 01:06 PM	#4
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 157 Thanked 236 Times in 173 Posts	FLL is the only person who will burn $3.00 in gas for a free $1.00 cup of coffee.