I mounted a vise on my chipper fender today. I haven't used it yet, but I'm wondering if there is a better place and what you all do. My contract climber guy says that I don't need one, that a vise is a crutch. I say BS, if it makes it easier to sharpen a saw then what's the problem. I've seen Butch's setup in the back of his pickup. I have another one of these small vises that I might want to set up also.
vise mounted on chipper fender.
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Mr. Sir
Guest
Looks good! Now just mount an umbrella there behind it and you're all set. 
SkwerI
Treehouser
I put a vise on my truck last month. I've missed the one I had on the old truck. It was in a custom bracket that fit into the receiver hitch on the back of the truck. My current truck does not have a receiver hitch so I mounted it up on top of a toolbox. I have to step up into the bed of the truck to use it but it was the best location I had available on this truck. I'll see if I can remember to get pictures tomorrow.
In the meantime, here's a pic of the old setup. I'm not sure if Justin is still using it or if he ditched it.
In the meantime, here's a pic of the old setup. I'm not sure if Justin is still using it or if he ditched it.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I hope whoever uses it ain't 6'4", lol.
Burnham
Woods walker
I say your contract climber is the one with the BS.
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Jonseredbred
Guest
I hope you put panhead bolts up thru the fender so the tire doesn't hit the nut and excess threads (if they are hanging down)
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Ax-Man
Don't make me chop you
Nothing wrong with where you put the vise. I see many chippers with vises mounted on them in the same place as yours. I was always going to that to my old chipper as that is where I would do the saw sharpening. All I needed was a place to keep the bar from moving around. For small to med sized saws it was ok but a bar longer than 24 inches became a challenge.
With the new to me chipper I now sharpen saws on the chute. Darn thing is so big and wide you could lay down and take a nap in there. If we are on a job with no shade we have gotten out of sun by sitting in the chute during break times.
I always put that job off of drilling holes in the fender because it would be a good place for rust to get started. When the time came to sell it those holes would be there if you took the vise off. This is just me though. I think you did a good thing and if it makes it easier for you to sharpen a saw so much the better.
With the new to me chipper I now sharpen saws on the chute. Darn thing is so big and wide you could lay down and take a nap in there. If we are on a job with no shade we have gotten out of sun by sitting in the chute during break times.
I always put that job off of drilling holes in the fender because it would be a good place for rust to get started. When the time came to sell it those holes would be there if you took the vise off. This is just me though. I think you did a good thing and if it makes it easier for you to sharpen a saw so much the better.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Ha, it's great where it is, I can get a perfect angle sharpening now at chest level, while I used to struggle before this vise.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Mine's mounted too low. I have to spread my legs wider than a Tijuana streetwalker to get right with it. 
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That would be better. My right side fender is covered up with the feed roller housing. Mine is probably on the low side. I can always raise it up if it is a problem. Being out in the street is a disadvantage.
Ax-Man
Don't make me chop you
I like Brendov idea. I am 6' 4" looks like a good height and an extra tool box is always a good thing.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
i dont use a vice but ive thought of putting one on there for the crew or other misc tasks
SkwerI
Treehouser
Mine came in handy last year when I had a hydraulic hose break on a Sunday job. Luckily the hose had a reuseable fitting, so I was able to remove it, cut the end of the hose and put the fitting back on. I wouldn't have been able to do that without that vise.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
That looks like a great idea Steve, I'm gonna look into doing that as well I think.
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
LOL!
vharrison
Island Girl
Great idea Steve!
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Now that right there is a great idea .The vise plus the reusable fitting .It might not be a bad idea to pick up a few of various sizes just for such an occasion . Those hose ends have the tendency to blow apart at the most inopertune times and locations .
I once blow the end off the "stinger " cylinder hose on a line truck .Because of the pilot operated check valves I could not lower the boom all the way .I must have blown 10 gallons of fluid trying . Talk about a pain in the butt driving that thing about 10 miles to the shop with the boom about 1/3 of the way up weaving around traffic signals so as not to snag one ,jeez .
gf beranek
Old Schooler
For sharpening saws or cracking walnuts you can't go wrong with a vise for making the job easier.
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