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Title: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: sawmandave on October 03, 2014, 12:04:03 am

I was called to come to the aluminum shed at my local junk yard , and they told me they had a cool saw for me , when I walked in the building I almost passed out .
It amazes me what people toss just to get a couple of bucks ! :o

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: Cut4fun on October 03, 2014, 06:50:07 am

Nice. I never see stuff like that taking my scrap in.

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: pete on October 03, 2014, 07:38:30 am

I hope the guys that thought of you got a bonus slab of beer(down here a slab is a 24 pack )great saw

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: aclarke on October 03, 2014, 08:46:57 am

Is that the oiler on top of the Bow frame?

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: Al Smith on October 03, 2014, 09:03:42 pm

Larry Steiner has a big McCulloch about like that big bow .The only one I ever saw .Some place I've got a picture of Gypo and myself running it . I could never figure out what good they were as compaired to a normal saw .A regular plunge bow was made for pulp wood cutting ,that other gizmo who knows .

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: aclarke on October 03, 2014, 09:25:14 pm

Al, does it have to do with keeping the bar out of the dirt??

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: sawmandave on October 04, 2014, 05:47:05 pm

Yes that is a oiler on top , plus the plunge cut bow is for cutting down from what I think , most of these bows are sloped back from the spike plus the spike is long for hanging on the side of the tree .
the tear drop style bow came out later so it would be easier to buck small logs on the ground , I have tried to use the plunge cut bow on logs on the ground and you end up pushing the saw way to far forward to finish cutting the stick of wood , but these style bows were early and on learning curves , the tear drop style bow is flat out fun to cut with and is a back saver , they were also super dangerous !!!!!
At logging shows down here on the south I have seen some nasty scars from these pulp wood bow cutting guides !!!!!!

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: sawmandave on October 04, 2014, 05:57:43 pm

Here is a nasty scar from a HOMELITE superwhiz-66 bow saw , this guy shared this at a logging show in North Carolina  YIKES

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: sawmandave on October 04, 2014, 06:03:07 pm

Here is a vid of one of my Demonstrating the ease of a bow saw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VZnUhT6jTI

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: Eccentric on December 05, 2014, 01:53:56 pm

Cool video SMD.  Thanks for sharing it.  I must tell you that I covet your Poulan clock sir.8)

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: 660magnum on December 05, 2014, 05:35:26 pm

Those old saws like that lasted a long time.

Title: Re: Junk yard find , 26LCS with plunge cut bow and super rare 2-man bow atachment
Post by: Heavycutter66 on December 25, 2019, 11:35:14 am

Does the chain jump off and wrap around your arm?