My Poulan Pro has a hard case and it just gets strapped into the back of the jeep with the rest of the tools and stuff. Nothing gets damaged or dirty.

cjcrawler
"The Beast"

http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~simmonst/Jeep.htm

 

Maybe I'm being a little obtuse here, but why on earth would you need a chainsaw for four wheeling. Sure, I take one camping, but in the 20+ years of wheeling I've never carried a chainsaw. Seems to me, any use you would have for it while wheeling would be illegal, and this is EXACTLY what we don't want.

Brad
ORC Land Use Editor

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http://home.off-road.com/~rockgarden

 

Trees fall across the trail quite often during the winters here in Colorado. So, in the spring, we usually have to reopen the trails and clear the fallen trees away. Hence, the reason for a chainsaw. Mine only gets taken along in the springtime when the fallen trees are prevalent.

cjcrawler
"The Beast"

http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~simmonst/Jeep.htm

 

Exactly Travis. But as standard equipment, thats where I gotta wonder.

Brad
ORC Land Use Editor

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http://home.off-road.com/~rockgarden

 

I've never carried a chain saw either, but we don't have 'The Rockies' at our back door either...
Sounds like a good idea....

So many cats, so few recipes...

 

One other thing about clearing fallen trees. You better change with your local ranger district to see if it is OK to do that. Different ranger districts have different policies on that sort of thing.

Brad
ORC Land Use Editor

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http://home.off-road.com/~rockgarden

 

I see LittleW is from Maine, same sort of terrain as in my neck of the woods. Trees are a big concern when 4x4ing here as they are so thick. A good wind storm will wreak havoc on roads and trails alike. I see pictures in magazines of Utah, Colorado or California and it looks great, open terrain, ability to travel in multiple directions. Our club has to regularly clear trails or they will be impassable.
I carry my Stihl 026 in it's hard case in the back, I would be scared of losing it strapped to the outside.

It will never be finished unless it burns up in the woods.

 

My only chainsaw is a 4 cu inch 24 inch bar model, I sure don't want that with me. I don't even pack it camping very often. A good SHARP axe is all that is needed. I have cleared many a trail with it, it dosn't destroy the solitude the way a screaming 2 stroke does, it takes up very little room, and after driving, it feels very good to get the excersice.

Enjoying Montana's Big Sky. Not enjoying our continued lack of snow!

 

My parents just bought a place on an island and there's tons of trails on public land. The forests have tons of populars and other big trees that like to fall down and close off the trails, when we were out there buying the house i could get most of the trees out of the way with a 14' log chain though a chain saw would have been nice. We also have 4 acers of land that's soon to be a 4x4 play ground that needs to be "maintained" any recomendation on a chain saw? Something that can handle big trees but will fit int he back of the jeep and my mom could handle?

BarrelRoll

97 TJ

Wheel it or drive a mini-van

 

cjeepercreeper-- Everyone around here either carries an axe, a bow saw, or a chainsaw in the springtime to clear the trees. Either that, or use the winch to move them. The rangers have been around when we've cleared trees and nobody has ever said a word about it. So, until I get cited for it, I'm just going to keep on keepin on.

cjcrawler
"The Beast"

http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~simmonst/Jeep.htm

 

I always carry a chain saw durring the winter months, and on long overnight trails.
We pick up a fire permit before we hit the trail, and check with the Ranger to make sure that chainsaws are legal at the same time. Most times,(except durring extreme fire dangers or restricted wildlife areas) a chainsaw is allowed to be used to make firewood from timber already on the ground. We also use it to clear trails.
My Chainsaw,(Stihl 019,/16" bar) has a spot on top of the driver side fender well,(the blade, snug against the side rail), where it sits, secured by a couple of brackets.
I consider anyone venturing into the forrest in the winter without a chainsaw, is either foolish or ignorant to the importance of having the right tools to survive if needed.

Jeff
89 YJ
(sensibly altered for occasional off road use)
Vision without Action, is a Daydream. Action without Vision is a Nightmare.

 

cjcrawler,
I looked at cases and did find one for my smaller camp saw, but I didn't for the bigger saw - but I'm still looking.
cjjeepercreeper,
I don't for a minute think you're obtuse, we simply do different things in different parts of the country. Until I was introduced to this board your style of rock crawling was completely alien to me. I had climbed mountain ledges, but NOTHING like you and your friends climb!!! We don't have your rocks.

Over 90% of Maine is forested with both hardwood and softwood. We have forests of all different ages and classes. For a number of years our woods roads were green-lined, where a strip of mature growth was left along the road and the back acres were cut over. Many of these green-lined strips never did get harvested and now these trees are dead or dying. It is not unusual to have trees come down and block the road/trail/path at anytime. After any type of wind, miles of roads/trails maybe closed for days due to fallen snags. Everyone is expected to help reopen the roads. These roads are the fire breaks, the means to get the fire equipment and men into an area (and to the water in the streams) to put OUT any fires. Luckily we don't have the help of BLM, NPS, USF&W, and we don't want help from those arsonists either.
I think my world is a bit different from yours, and so are the mores of my society.

I like an ax, too. But, when cutting oak, rock maple, beech and rotten softwood, I like my Jonsereds./wwwthreads_images/icons/smile.gif When dealing with spring poles, barber chairs and widow makers I think the saw is a safer tool.
Of course, others maybe much better with an axe than me.

PEACE !! /wwwthreads_images/icons/smile.gif
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Jeeper99xj,
Whats this "...my mom could handle" thingY? How big of a saw should YOU handle is the question? To answer your inquiry see what the loggers in your area use. Big softwood and medium hardwood can be handled with about a 50cc saw with the proper length bar. I cut mostly medium hardwood and use a 63cc saw with a 16" bar. For huge softwood and big hardwood I have a 90cc saw with a 24" bar.
The small carver and Arborist saws are more difficult to handle than those used for limbing.
BUT!! Before getting any saw get a book and learn.
The one I like best is D.D. Dent's "Professional Timber Falling", it's easy to read, understand and it's cheap at $14.95. It's available at http://www.baileys-online.com

Jeff,
Do you have any pictures you could post of your mount? It sounds VERY interesting. Thanks.

PEACE !! /wwwthreads_images/icons/smile.gif
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