I also burn everything bigger than a pencil, and build stuff to make life easier. You have so many good ideas that I never thought of. Some of your projects are super great the way you design and don’t cut corners. Most people would have used a bolt through a pipe instead of bearings. I love your videos. Stay safe

I made something like this to speed up the branch clean up from a big maple two years ago. Wish I had a trailer like yours to drop the cut offs into instead of having to pick up off the ground. Enjoy watching your vids. Keep them coming please.

Just found your channel after searching for building a sauna. Wow! Great stuff! I can’t stop watching. I’m a Donn DIY addict, now.

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers! I'm glad you like the channel and the videos. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for future videos! ;)

Vintage DonnDiy, absolutely love it!

Great idea and more secure to operate this way. Thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family

Love the video as always. Keep up the awesome content !!!!

Pretty cool!

Oh my god you're genius bro awesome creativity, i would like to make this chainsaw attachment it would be more helpful for my pappa !! but unfortunately i don't have machineries&tools like lathe,welding machines and so on.however i have stihl ms 250 chainsaw 😁.my father is a timber man,when get free time(after college time) i used to go for help my father in his working site. Now im graduated and free.feeling happy to see this video and thank you for sharing creative&very useful technique.... 🙏

Pretty good!!

Amesome tool you made. Really enjoyed the build and seeing how it worked.

As you used it , you got faster and faster. Good tools always makes life a little easier.

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, had to learn to use it and get familiar with it. :D

You are a very clever man, great idea indeed.

Beyond brilliant!!!!!

Great little attachment. 👍

way cool design Don very creative !

You did a good job building that my back didnt hurt watching this video. Also less chance getting you chain in the dirt and actually it would make less wasted cuts from branches I know I pass up alot of branches but if the cut a waist height might not pass them up now

@serrannsingh1532

3 жыл бұрын

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Works great Donn. Well done. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Hey Donn, and another fine engineering job is well done. Pretty Good thinking and doing. Fine work. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas from US

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas from Estonia! ;)

Nice! Time for a sauna after that!

Brilliant!!!

I've never seen anyone turn such a box of unspecified scrap iron in such a beautiful piece of "STIHL" ! Nice work Don, I'm also enjoying your other Big project. (the tracked one)

Nice design and setup

Finally mr pretty Good is back! Nice sawstand i gone build one too my self to morrow!

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Have a great build!

Nice job as always, you could make it foot activated so all you have to worry about is holding the logs in place, just a thought but once again great job

Another good piece of design and engineering , simple and effective , a one shot deal for firewood , saves hauling it back then having to cut it at home , excellent job . Keep up the good work . When are you going to do the small excavator your father gave you , will be looking forward to see the resto on that .

Very clever idea :)

❤there are a lot off energi in branches first time i noticed Donn DIY was left-handed 👍😉

You have great potential.

If I do my wood like that, I will freeze till winter.😀nice work btw

Wonderful job!

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Brilliant. Now you need to make something to hold and feed the wood lol .

I love your videos dude!

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers man, thanks for watching!

Thanks for showing & sharing that

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Молодец! Руки растут из правильного места. )

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Sposibo!

Nice! I am going to copy it!

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cool, have a go at it!

That is a very handy accessory and saves the back work :-)

Thats slicker then slick 50..nice videos man i really like that homemade sawmill u made..huge thumbs up

Nice gadget to make firewood, your drillpress ticking is so hypnotic...

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

I feel the same about the drill press. I don't even notice it if I'm honest. It's maybe because I'm hypnotized by it. :D

WOW... Nice Idea and Build... This way almost eliminated bending over... You only have to bend over one time to pickup the limb...

Nice idea 😍😍😍

Great little piece of equipment you got to do what you got to get wood burn whatever you can get. 👍👍🇨🇦

Kurat ,normaalne kaasmaalane mul ,mehel käed õige kohapealt välja kasvanud :D Respekt!

@hartonoX69

5 жыл бұрын

Respect

Fantastic piece of imagination and incredible building skills. Will You make me one for my Husqvarna?

Very nice, well done

Great idea thumbs up

Awesome!!!!

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice! Maybe you can make a pedal for chainsaw controlling. When you step on the pedal you rev up the engine and when you tilt the pedal then the saw will cut. So you can use both hands. Pedal is on the ground, connected with car brake cables so you are able to move around. Or it will do both at the same time when you step on it. Then only one cable needed.

@Guust_Flater

5 жыл бұрын

I had the same idea, make a footcontrol, so your arms are free! 👍

@TroyeStonich

5 жыл бұрын

Dang that’s a brilliant idea! Having both hands on the limb would make things quicker/safer.

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, that thought crossed my mind, but... I didn't want to attach the chainsaw permanently to this contraption since connecting the throttle lock release and throttle trigger itself would've required more intricate engineering if I still wanted the saw to be quickly releasable and I do have to refill the fuel and oil tanks from time to time or use the chainsaw in the regular way too. So I went with the light version of it. :D

@AFHProjects

5 жыл бұрын

@@DonnDIY Throttle trigger and lock mechanism can be done fast removable to. Like with flynut or something. Just thinking :D

Really nice... -Is the locking wing nut not long ? you didn't poke in it with your waist ? -Do you think a rail on the trailer's length,or just an other pole in the middle of the trailer could be beneficial,to avoid to move the log,once cut ? You could adjust the chainsaw's position along the trailer, to cut the log and let if fall in the trailer in one motion,for each stack ?

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Nope, didn't poke into the locking bolt with my waist. I can attach this cutter to the center post so I could fill the front of the trailer first without moving the pieces by hand. I just wanted to keep this design simple and easily portable. I still have to move the pieces by hand no matter what since they tend to pile up just underneath the saw.

NICE!

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

;)

Pretty neat ...Great way to get fast firewood

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

:)

Great job in general. Of course after seeing it in action. I wondered why not just pivot the saw on a single extended nut like you machined? Cut the flats into a shaft and internally thread. Done

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Using both of the nuts was required for the limiter setup. I didn't want to use parts of the saw to rub against anything when limiting the movement of the chain bar.

Un petit rien mais un très grand esprit chapeau l'artiste 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Great engineering and build skills. Working smarter, not harder.

Kept the chain out of the dirt for sure.

great idea, well made👍🎄🎄🎄🎄

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Looks like it worked pretty good. Good job on that

Foot Lever required. Very Nice

Work smarter not harder! 👍🏼

Отличная идея!

Nice😁

Veramente un bel lavoro. Bravo. 😉

Good idea. Keeps the bar out of the dirt. Plus you are standing, LOL.

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm lazy that way. :D

@markfryer9880

5 жыл бұрын

Not lazy by any means, you used your brains and skills to make a job easier to do and better for your back.

It is a nice design I still think I'd be faster bucking it freehand but if you can get the lumber straight enough and extend your table that holds it I can see it going a lot faster

*Nice Setup!* _Should Speed up the Firewood Cutting by at least 50%_

@user-fq4py5jk6p

4 жыл бұрын

Валежник пилит класс но не унас

Nice job

I think it needs some sort of a foot pedal for operations so that both hand are free to work the branches

Your so smart!!! Wow!!

Nice

Bravo Man ! Good Job 👍👉🍺

you just mad a old buzz saw cool

That’s a great design. Just wondering if you were left handed. I Guess it could be designed to mount to the other side of the trailer and the log cradle mounted so to use your right hand for the trigger pull. Thanks for the video. That’s also a nice looking trailer.

Very cool! Are you taking orders yet??? I would definitely like to one or two.

Pretty slick idea. Does the saw get to heavy for you?

One ingenious way of emptying the scrap tray! You should patent this contraption.

@m03anlo

5 жыл бұрын

Too late already showed it to the market, but atleast no one else can 😉

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, these are, by the way, the leftovers from the sawmill build. Have to think of more micro projects where I can use the small scale scrap steel.

Nice job Donn. I was a little concerned about how close you got to the chainsaw bar. Is it possible to make a bar shield that will protect you from contact with the bar and yet stay out of the way when you cut the logs? Also do you dry your logs before burning to increase your heat return per log when burnt?

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

The chain has stopped when I reach over to handle the pieces. No need for a guard if I personally use it. If I'd let someone else use it now that would be a different story. Yes, I do dry the branches before heating the house with'em.

Put that holder on a rail so you first fill up the front of the box and then work your way to the rear. Save throwing cut pieces up to the front to fill the box.

ASTUCIEUX EFFICACE TRES BONNE INVENTION GEO TROUVE-TOUT!!!!

Enjoyed the video ... something about it made me want to watch an Iron Man video ... stay warm my friend ... all the best from central Arkansas.

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Warmth is needed. Which Iron Man video you have in mind?

@mikecox3659

5 жыл бұрын

@@DonnDIY The second one ... all the best! I did like the first one.

@mikecox3659

5 жыл бұрын

@@DonnDIY The first

@wasilltarakanow8046

5 жыл бұрын

Ну во тоже валежник собирают, а то валежник валежник

Cool...Get your brother to feed the logs to you on the saw...Faster

Very nice, impressive work! Thank you.

You will make that foot operated!

DON, BRILLIANT IDEA...LOVE YOUR WORK-SHOP IN THE CATACOMBS..... EAGLE-SAN IN COLORADO

@DonnDIY

4 жыл бұрын

As of now the workshop is updated. There's no dungeon anymore. 😉😀

👍

I would like to come hang out with you because you remind me of my brother and my father and me my brother and father gone now we did same thing you do use what you got and common sense and make it work keep up great work

Very nice! Us righties would mount it on the other side of the trailer. ;) Patten pending?

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

I am right handed by the way. The location of the chain bar attaching nuts determined the setup of the cutter. :D But my right hand has more power anyway for holding down the branches. So all is well. :D Nope, no patent. Everyone should feel free to copy this design but not this video. :D

Very nice you should make them for sale

Μπράβο φίλε μου δυνατός Ελλάδα Φλώρινα Δυτική Μακεδονία 🇬🇷👍

Nice design and build! If you can, try a battery-powered chainsaw instead of gas. That's what I use now for all limbing and smaller work; its quiet and doesn't waste fuel and bar oil when I prep a limb or move stuff around. Regards.

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, battery powered saw would be better for this application.

Nice job but I always found it more labor intensive to haul the wood to the saw, rather than the saw to the wood.

@littlejoeypeakdistrict7546

4 жыл бұрын

Yep but on the plus side your not cutting in to the ground an having to bend to fiddle about picking them up

Hello sir, I discovered your video which impresses me a lot and I am very admiring in front of this functional and practical result. Could you please give me information about the "diameter" of the pivot supporting the chainsaw and if it doesn't bother too much, the characteristics of the bearings. How long is your blade guide? Can I count on an answer that would help me a lot. Good continuation, excellent day with my cordial greetings. P. K. (French)

Хорошая идея,молдец men.

Hi there You do good stuff Now make a wood chipper Have a good day 👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸😁

Hello, I m french my name' is Grizzly.. I am dont speak English... But you are the very king of Diy very very good your video. thank you

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching! ;)

Happy new years

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Happy new year!

참신한 아이디어 인데 노력해서 만든거에 비하면 별로 효율이 높지가 않으것 같군요. 그정도에 나무면 그냥 그자리에서 토막내서 가져오는 것이 더 효율적이지 않을까 생각 합니다. Good job. 🌴🌵🌿☘🍀🍁

Tow hands make a marvelous job, but don't forget the genius brain control them Good job

@DonnDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Yarabafwak52

4 жыл бұрын

@@DonnDIY It came to my mind that with this chainsaw accessory, if you adjust the hand in a way you can control it while you hold the branches of wood Or if you can control it with foot

You need to put a stop on the bed so that it's easier to get the logs the same length, even if it's just a "C-clamp" clamped to the edge of the bef.

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

I have a line marked on the edge of the dump box which shows me the desired length of a cut.

Klass!

Large wingnuts for quick detachment in case of zombie attacks.

Гарно придумав!Лайк.