Post #634814 by tikisbytyler on Wed, May 2, 2012 9:52 PM

Good stuff 5150 - I have been doing pretty much exactly what you described here for quite a while, but a recent project involving some larger logs forced me to adjust the way I prepped the logs and I thought it might be worth mentioning here. I should have snapped some pics but here goes:
I have a shallow v-top sawhorse I built a few years ago to support logs horizontally (great for chisel work at a non-backbreaking height). I lay the logs in this and run the saw from end to end rather than vertically and roll the log a bit after every few passes. This kept me from having to perch on a ladder or bend down to get the low end and also kept the logs stable while skinning them. I actually have started using this on shorter logs as well, just because it avoids undue abuse on my back.

Also have to uh... echo what you said about the Echo. I picked one up a few years ago and to quote something GMAN said some time back it still "runs like a raped ape". New spark plug once a year and a good cleaning now and then does wonders too.

Thanks for the information share man - and cheers fellow Floridian :D