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Title: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: Old Iron Logging on January 18, 2012, 09:58:46 am
Here is the Miracle Wedge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ4S-oXVdDU
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Old Iron Logging on January 18, 2012, 10:00:35 am
Target market is the 1 saw homeowner group. Handy tool for any saw owner.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: w8ye on January 18, 2012, 10:09:16 am
When you just take one saw to the woods, it will invariably get pinched first thing! My son had to leave a saw in a tree one evening until I brought another saw to cut it out the next morning.

So be prepared. That Miracle Wedge would have come in handy for me a few times.

I always take at least three saws and a couple wedges with me. I have plenty to choose from.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Al Smith on January 18, 2012, 07:13:56 pm
Glad to hear you testify .In addition to rocking a chain ,installing a chain backwards ,oiling the gas tank  you will given enough time hang a saw .You might even do two in the same tree .Anybody that hasn't either has had very little time on the trigger or handles the truth carelessly .
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: rgclmc on January 18, 2012, 07:31:13 pm
How about hanging two saws then dropping the tree on one of them. :-[
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Al Smith on January 18, 2012, 10:35:11 pm
Knock on wood I've yet to squash a saw . I did however back over a tool box with a D4 Cat if that counts .
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: w8ye on January 18, 2012, 11:25:38 pm
As far as pinched saws the above post was my worst experience.

But this past summer I went to drop a 18" DBH yellow pine and despite the lean of the trunk in the direction I wanted it to fall, apparently the limb weight was wanting the tree to go across the neighbor's fence. The grandson and I detected this early on by watching closely and I started wedges. Finished the cut and couldn't get it to go over even though I considered the notch to be rather deep with a one inch hinge and the wedges were sunk. Put a 7/16" double braid Dacron rope pretty high up in it and pulled the tree down with the truck.  But I will not always have that option? I may need one of those levers?
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Al Smith on January 19, 2012, 07:23:43 am
The worst I ever did was hang a little Poulan about 40 feet up in a silver maple I was dissassembling . The next smaller saw I had with me was a Stihl 042 to cut it loose with .While is's not a bad saw for ground work that's one heavy SOB hanging from a belt up in a tree .
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Cut4fun . on January 19, 2012, 07:56:50 pm
Art PM me the price please.  I just got to know. I cant find nothing like it here, yet.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Old Iron Logging on February 09, 2012, 07:05:22 pm
Got my saw jammed between first and second logs in a 20" spruce. Spare saw was 20 minutes away and porter was on the other cutter. Miracle wedge had me out in 20 seconds. Paid for itself today.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: computeruser on March 04, 2012, 05:40:24 pm
Where and how much?  Seems like a cool idea, especially for trail maintenance - easy to throw in a backpack and sure beats hiking back out of the woods to find another saw.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Old Iron Logging on March 05, 2012, 07:47:18 pm
Where do you live? I sell them.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Seamae on March 13, 2012, 11:20:37 am
Wow. That looks useful!

I once had to leave my saw in a tree for almost a week because I had no extra saw or tools with me. I had to wait until a neighbour came home from some trip and then borrow his saw. He sure had a good laugh. :)

Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Douglas733 on January 25, 2013, 03:56:25 am
I live in Southern California ...where can I get one...on Ebay?
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Cut4fun . on January 25, 2013, 06:31:26 am
They are a Canadian product. Art had sent me one as a give away prize at the last Chainsaw GTG I attended. 

You need to contact old iron logging
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Doug McAtee on January 25, 2013, 07:37:13 pm
Couldnt figure out how to private message you.   Im a  saw dealer , do you sell these wholesale?   Thanks, doug
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Cut4fun . on January 25, 2013, 07:51:30 pm
Couldnt figure out how to private message you.   Im a  saw dealer , do you sell these wholesale?   Thanks, doug

Not me Old Iron Logging in North east Canada   http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/index.php?action=profile;u=10

I have some pics to share of the one he sent me to give away from the site.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Cut4fun . on January 25, 2013, 07:55:24 pm
(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g289/doemaster789/066%20bowsaw%20cartrailer/mirclewedge002.jpg)
(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g289/doemaster789/066%20bowsaw%20cartrailer/mirclewedge003.jpg)
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: darren_palms on January 25, 2013, 10:22:55 pm
Another thing to do if you get your saw pinched in a tree and you don't have this tool or a wedge try to take the saw off the bar...less money left out in the woods the better off you are.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Cut4fun . on January 25, 2013, 10:36:34 pm
Yep I have had to go save a few friends bars out of trees before the next day when they call. 
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Doug McAtee on January 26, 2013, 07:59:48 am
Couldnt figure out how to private message you.   Im a  saw dealer , do you sell these wholesale?   Thanks, doug

Not me Old Iron Logging in North east Canada   http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/index.php?action=profile;u=10

I have some pics to share of the one he sent me to give away from the site.

Ya I was talking to OLD Iron Logging.  haha.     Looking for his contact info but no luck.   Thanks doug
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracl Wedge)
Post by: Old Iron Logging on February 03, 2013, 03:32:17 pm
PM sent concerning the wedge.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: jmester on June 05, 2015, 09:08:57 pm
So Cut do you like the Miracle wedge?
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: Cut4fun . on June 06, 2015, 09:48:58 am
So Cut do you like the Miracle wedge?

I never got any time with it. I took it to a gtg at a friends in Ohio. Put all the names in the box and gave it away. As luck would have it. The kid drew my name out of the box. Figures. Because I never win anything. 
I told the kid to draw another name even though I would have loved to own it.  Member Andyshine aka Andre here won it next draw. 
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: CoreyB on November 17, 2015, 10:24:12 pm
Can I get one of these?
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: Cut4fun . on November 18, 2015, 12:29:47 pm
Can I get one of these?

They were in NS Canada.  Try getting hold of @Old Iron Logging he sent the only one I have seen to be given away at a GTG.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: Moparmyway on November 19, 2015, 09:18:29 am
He has been waiting to give me a price ............. they are on back order
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: Old Iron Logging on November 19, 2015, 05:59:43 pm
If they become available again I will post it here. Last price was $71.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: Cut4fun on February 02, 2017, 03:30:16 pm
Did these ever come back in stock?
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: Old Iron Logging on February 02, 2017, 08:23:14 pm
We should have at least one by the end of this month.
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 03, 2017, 12:30:12 pm
We should have at least one by the end of this month.

I had showed a new group of  folks this and they were asking about it. So I reread the thread and noticed it was on reorder in end. Thanks
Title: Re: Removing a pinched saw ( Miracle Wedge)
Post by: trail twister on February 12, 2017, 08:04:38 am
I got a saw stuck felling a tree Monday. I should have known better that to try to fell a tree in the wind any way. that little tool wouldn't have worked because the whole bar and chain just barely got in the tree. But I have more than one saw now so I took the J red and cut the tree a couple of feet higher minding the wind and was able to extract the other saw.

When I was only a one saw guy I knew how to use a double bit axe to free standing stuck saw. Bucking was easy I just removed the bar and chain and left them got my second bar and chain and cut till I could remove the stuck bar and chain.


 ;D  Al