BuzzSaw Conversion

I would leave it as is. That is the way it was designed to work. A stand alone buzz saw needs to be staked down. Whether belt or pto driven from tractor or other power supply.

steveormary

Make youself a sturdy saw buck, big enough to stack a bunch of small diameter logs and branches in, and the right width so your chain saw can reach across the stack to cut into fire place lenghts. Then put the buss saw in the shed as a conversation piece.

Those cordwood saws are too slow, use too much fuel (why use a 30 or 40 hp engine to do what a chain saw will do)and are too dangerous.

I run my buzz rig with my little 30hp Deutz diesel, would you want to make a bet on your statement that it cost more to run than a chainsaw doing the same work???

I saw the slabs that come off my sawmill with mine, and when you add up all the cost, it cost less to run than a chainsaw. I don't think it's more dangerous either, both are only as safe as the operator.

Robert

To make a buzz saw effecient you need at least 3 people to work it. Can you cut more wood with a chain saw. Dont know. I cut the big logs, the ones that needed split with my chain saw. The smaller ones I cut with the buzz saw. We had several different power scources for the saw over the years.

Starting with the F-12,then a TE-20 and a TO-30,A Farmall M and a Farmall 300. Also used a Cockshutt 30 at times.

steveormary