Has anyone on here used a cordless recipricating saw or circular saw for cutting the backbone? If so how did it go? My last hunt we used a chainsaw with corn oil instead of chain oil. That worked fine... but is a little heavy to carry any distance...
What saw to use for moose???
- Thread starter cnose
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I use to use an electric chain saw with no oil--enough fat in the bone so you don't need it. All I've used in the last few years are recip saws--cheap ones but the blades are dear. I get good ones from a plumbing supply wholesaler. I carry a gen set with enough power to run the recip saw--3500 watt--smaller won't cut it. I have had several battery powered ones biggest being 18v--they won't do it either.
browning nb
Regular
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- Riverview nb canada
I just used a 18 teeth per inch blade that was 12" long from a reciprocating saw last week. Worked great. Had the back bone cut in about 2 minutes.
burnt_servo
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- right in the middle of b.c.
i've been using a 288 husqvarna for years now . keep the rakers high , file the teeth straight across , and either run it without oil , or use some sort of vegetable oil . ( most of the time i just run the oil tank empty . )
a friend of mine tried the cordless saw one year , and it worked not too bad until the battery went dead .
a friend of mine tried the cordless saw one year , and it worked not too bad until the battery went dead .
The guides in Matane use a regular short blade carpenter's saw in the field for splitting the pelvis and sternum. Back at the shed, they used a Makita cordless sawzall. We equipped ourselves before those things were readily available - a portable generator and a Wellsaw 404 does the job.
We always use a carpenters handsaw. The orange handle sandvik ones do the best job
(and the orange handle is easy to see). The key for sawing down the backbone is to have both back legs tied apart as to put on a good strain. This will keep the saw from binding.
(and the orange handle is easy to see). The key for sawing down the backbone is to have both back legs tied apart as to put on a good strain. This will keep the saw from binding.
- Location
- southern ontario
nice thin edged belt hatchet
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I just used similar saw Sunday morning and worked fine. Doesn't need batteries either. Keep it simple.
I took a brand new Makita recip (lithium ion) with me one Nov, I babied the batteries the whole trip, left them in the tent almost the whole time, and in my jacket the rest.
One of the two, never held a charge again. I will never use it in Nov again.
One of the two, never held a charge again. I will never use it in Nov again.
Yes many times have used the recip saw, however it is not the cordless one . We cut the moose in half across up from the third rib from the hind end in the bush and wrestle both halfs it into the meat wagon and take it back to camp where we have a generator to run the recip saw ,works great
Inexpensive, light and reliable.
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A handsaw will fit in your day pack and it one of the standard parts of my kit.
My saw of choice is a Stanley sharktooth model. About an 18 inch blade with coarse teeth. It has quartered up a good number of animals in preparation for the real work of getting the moose to the truck or boat.
Dont get me wrong. Reciprocating saws work great too. But a hand saw will never fail to start!
