Bucket Chainsaw Scabbard; Inside or out?

[MasterBlaster]

I'm just curious how ya'll roll.

[sotc]

i prefer it on the outside but the heavy duty ones seem designed for inside only so thats how we do it

[Al Smith]

I didn't vote but I have seen some buckets really chewed up by saws,mercy. Bad enough they have to install a liner in them.:(

[sotc]

mines good and still has a liner, easier to clean out and easier/cheaper to replace.
i voted outside since thats how i like it

[NickfromWI]

I've preferred inside. Outside is more convenient to stow and pull the saw, but I occasionally found myself having to move the scabbard around so I could squeeze through tight spots in the canopy.

love
nick

[MasterBlaster]

Have any of you outsiders ever lost/damaged the saw, in any way?

[wiley_p]

I like this one Butch, I just got a 75' bucket truck, and I never had a scabbard before on other trucks. I tried outside the other day, it made me nervous about dropping a, 800.00 dollar bill, so I went to inside. I Don't know which is the proper way just yet. ( By the by, I sure like this truck, 65' of main boom with a 10' elevator, damn nice.) I'll have some action pics here soon.:thumbup:

[MasterBlaster]

It sounds like a sweet rig!

[vharrison]

Jeff keeps his on the inside.

sotc, idea for the thread came from your boss keeping his on the outside!!

[squisher]

I voted inside as I don't have a scabbard so the outside isn't even a option.

[Al Smith]

I've seen some of the trimmers use a snap off lanyard to attempt from dropping their saws. That would give you a sour feeling watching a 700 dollar saw self destruct. It also might slow a person down from launching one that didn't start once too often.Better to get on the ground and run over with a truck to punish it.:|:

[sotc]

dropped a saw once when the cheap scabbard broke, a 44 and the bar speared into the ground from 15 or 20 feet, no damage. i use a lanyard most times in the bucket

[Bodean]

inside

[Skwerl]

Inside. Too easy to bump the outside against the tree or other obstacle and crush your saw.

Wiley P, congrats on the bucket truck! You are now required to post pictures immediately in the OCGD thread. :P

Squishey, do yourself a favor and buy or build a scabbard. The fiberglass ones are nice but expensive, and you need the ones with the wear pads built in or else they get chewed up too fast. Or you can make one out of plywood, and Andrew has shown how to make one out of 4"-6" pvc pipe.

[Jonseredbred]

No, that wasn't me. But it was here someplace.

[JIML]

Never thought about putting it on the outside lol.


I don't use anything other than the hydraulic saw most days...

[Skwerl]

Here's a decent place for buying scabbards and stuff. They have both styles, for inside and outside the bucket. The bad part is that you gotta call them for prices because they don't post them. :X

http://www.buckettruckparts.com/

[MasterBlaster]

Something is telling me that inside the bucket is the proper way.

[FJR]

I rock it on the inside.

[stehansen]

Inside. I recently had to rebuild mine as it got all chewed up and finally fell apart. As long as you make sure the chain has stopped before you put it in (which is what I do now) it is not getting chewed up.

[sotc]

whos the other outsider?

[wiley_p]

Inside. Too easy to bump the outside against the tree or other obstacle and crush your saw.

Wiley P, congrats on the bucket truck! You are now required to post pictures immediately in the OCGD thread. :P

Squishey, do yourself a favor and buy or build a scabbard. The fiberglass ones are nice but expensive, and you need the ones with the wear pads built in or else they get chewed up too fast. Or you can make one out of plywood, and Andrew has shown how to make one out of 4"-6" pvc pipe.

Brian my syntax does suggest that "I" own the new rig. Not the case. The outfit I am siderod for asked me what I wanted for the crews this year. I wanted a medium shovel, or a debris truck. But the smart play was getting a good bucket. My friend Tom owns the rig as well as his company. Since he trusts me with Safety, Production, and his food on his family table I often feel a sense of ownership with all that responsibility. Shit I wish I could get a 100k and change together for a truck.

Pics are coming maybe tonight.

[JonnyHart]

I voted inside as I don't have a scabbard so the outside isn't even a option.
Do your boots get nicked up badly?
Make the homemade bucket scabbard man! A length of 6" PVC pipe, a little cutting, a little baking in the oven, and a little molding. I heard about it here, and if I ever get a bucket of my own, I'll try it. Maybe a bit of trial and error to get it right, but it's waay cheaper than a real scabbard, and I'll bet it's pretty durable.
I'd worry about the saw handle getting snagged by a stick and pulled out of the scabbard, getting smashed against the tree, or being dropped if stowed outside the bucket.

[squisher]

Yah it basically sucks not having one, something I need to get on here right away. I think it was Steve Hansen who had some decent plans on that? Steve was it you?

[stehansen]

Nope, I'm innocent. I could get you a picture of mine if you want.

[squisher]

You have one you made yourself?

[stehansen]

Yeah, my factory one fell apart about 6 months ago and I had to make a new one with plywood and wood on the plastic thing that goes up and down inside the bucket that the old one was mounted on.

[squisher]

Hmm ya if you had a pic, or anyone else too with a homemade jobby. It'd be muchly apreciated. I'm sure I remember reading about it too awhile back on here but can't remember who it was describing theirs?

[stehansen]

I'll get you one tomorrow.

[Skwerl]

I think with a couple strips of flat metal (such as the tension pieces from a chain link fence) and some plywood and maybe a couple short pieces of 1X2 wood you could make one. Bend the metal so you have two hooks to fit over the bucket lip. Cut a plywood back plate, then spacers on the sides and a front plate. Through bolt the plywood and spacers to your two metal straps and you're done.

[jamie]

i keep a strop on all 200t's and hang it off the rail at the topof the basket.

Jamie

[Husky385]

I voted inside

[stehansen]

Here you go Squisher. The piece of plastic it is bolted to was existing in my liner. I bought plastic bolts at the local hardware store to attach the wood to the plastic. The only metal is the screws going from the plywood into the square wooden pieces. I believe they were 1" square and the plywood is 1/2" and the scabbard is 5" wide. It is barely wide enough for the 046 bar but the 200T fits easy.

[sotc]

nice and simple!

[stehansen]

As you can tell it rained last night. We took the liner out of the bucket to work on this.

[MasterBlaster]

That's darn cool.

[squisher]

Thanks!:thumbup:

[stehansen]

You're welcome.

[JIML]

No bucket cover? I hate when water gets in mine! Course theres about 6" of chips in the bottom that end up stinking when they get wet.

[DTW902]

Do your boots get nicked up badly?
Make the homemade bucket scabbard man! A length of 6" PVC pipe, a little cutting, a little baking in the oven, and a little molding. I heard about it here, and if I ever get a bucket of my own, I'll try it. Maybe a bit of trial and error to get it right, but it's waay cheaper than a real scabbard, and I'll bet it's pretty durable.
I'd worry about the saw handle getting snagged by a stick and pulled out of the scabbard, getting smashed against the tree, or being dropped if stowed outside the bucket.

Nope is was me, 4 inch PVC works great. I get scrape pieces from plumbers or the local hardware store. Cut them 26 inch's long thats the longest length that will fit in our oven. Heat in oven at 225 or 250 until it gets soft and form it to your bucket lip.
I need to build a couple more for the spider, so I will get pictures when I build them. But basically cut a 3 or 4 inch pvc pipe 26 inch's long. Lay it flat on a table, mark one end the top, now mark down each side about 10 or 12 inch's, the mark should be half the diameter, then at the 10 or 12 inch mark connect the line's. Then cut down the lines with a saws-all. Heat up and use a 1x4 for the lower part to form the saw scabbard part. The top flat part you form to your bucket lip either inside or out whatever your preference is. Hope this makes since, like I said I will get pictures of building one in the next few days. They are very easy to make after the first one or two the rest will be easy. Here is a picture of one on the spider.

[Skwerl]

Good picture, Steve. I have a 'store bought' one that is about due for a rebuild. I just put a tape measure on it and the overall size is about 8.5" wide and 32" tall. The pocket portion is about 18" tall and the inside of the pocket is about 5.5" wide and 1.5" deep.

So if you cut your back plate and then attached a couple 18" 2x2's down either side and a front piece of plywood over that to form the pocket, you'd be in business. I'll take pictures of mine when I get some time to rebuild it, hopefully next weekend.
:thumbup:

[stehansen]

No bucket cover. I used to have one and I lost it somewhere during the summer. It doesn't rain much here. I scooped the water out with a plastic bucket after the first picture. Took a couple of minutes and I got most of the sawdust out also.

[Skwerl]

The cheap vinyl covers with elastic band around the outside work just fine if you cut a piece of plywood to lay over the top of the bucket before putting the cover on. I bought the vinyl cover with the padded insert that was supposed to keep the cover from sagging but it didn't work and was holding water after 6 months. I cut a piece of plywood to fit and then rounded off the corners so it wouldn't snag. It's worked like a charm for the last 2 years.

[stehansen]

The cheap vinyl covers with elastic band around the outside work just fine if you cut a piece of plywood to lay over the top of the bucket before putting the cover on. I bought the vinyl cover with the padded insert that was supposed to keep the cover from sagging but it didn't work and was holding water after 6 months. I cut a piece of plywood to fit and then rounded off the corners so it wouldn't snag. It's worked like a charm for the last 2 years.

I think I will do that. Can you drive with it on?

[Skwerl]

Yes. Mine has the rope with the snap on the end and I clip it on to the attachment ring on the side of the bucket. But the cover has never blown off while driving.

[MasterBlaster]

It happens, so always clip it. I don't like driving with it covered cuz it takes a beating and will eventually start leaking.

[sotc]

good idea on the plywood, probably keep it on the truck all winter and leave at the shop in the summer!