2007-07-23 05:04:50 · 8 answers · asked by ? 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Jack up the truck
Remove the rear tires - put it on solid blocks.
Remove 1 rim (drive rim)
Now you must get a pulley that will fit the makeshift saw blade.
Attach the pulley to the rear drive hub.
Now run a belt between the two,
This was first done with old tractors, but I know what you are talking about, there is a guy about 14 miles from me that uses this setup and he has been doing this for a long time.
2007-07-23 05:13:07 · answer #1 · answered by cgriffin1972 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Popular Mechanics magizine in the 1950's and earlier always had articals like that. Popular in pre WW-2 ford model A trucks drove a pulley on the rear axle to drive a leather belt to turn the saw blade some even had the saw on the bed of the truck. Very dangerious if it cut your fingers off you had to walk around turn the ingnition switch off kick it into neutral put the tire back on before you bleed to death and crank er up to get to the county seat for a doctor.
2007-07-23 12:12:21 · answer #2 · answered by John Paul 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably an old popular mechanics magazine. I love to go through those old mags. So much more imformative than most mags today.
Until long after WW II incomes weren't that high so people learned early on how to recycle everything and how to use stuff they had to make things they needed. He taught me when I was only 4 or 5 how to use hand tools to make my own toys (of course he supervised me). He had a 6th grade education but taught me how to read by 2 taking advantage of my tremendous curiosity & having me sound out words instead of telling them to me. He did all the household repairs and our yard looked like a master gardener created and took care of it.
Mom taught me how to embroidery, make yarn & corn silk dolls, make do to feed lots on little, iron, make quilts and even make my own clothes. I made my first dress all by myself in 3rd grade.
I know this makes me sound ancient but it was fairly uncommon to know how to do all this at all, let alone so young even in the 60s.
I just had parents that took pride in what they knew, learning new things & teaching their children. But the big thing they taught me was delayed gratification. If you wanted something you saved for it. The only credit they ever used was to purchase the house and a bed. By the time they had a child it was full. 10 yrs. later it was all paid off. Nothing fancy but comfortable & no stress from debt. They even bought burial plots after their first child was born & good long term life insurance, just in case
I'll never be that disciplined so I can't help but admire what they did and appreciate all I learned.
2007-07-23 16:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by syllylou77 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without seeing it, I'd say he attached the drive shaft to a gear system that drives the blade. He was able to control the saw speed by varying the engine speed.
Very ingenious. Sounds like my dad. Those old guys sure knew how to make something out of nothing.
2007-07-23 12:11:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably saw an old TV series, like the Walton's, and that gave him the idea.
2007-07-23 15:23:27 · answer #5 · answered by auditor4u2007 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to
greentrust.org
for some ideas how to do it and alternative ideas
2007-07-23 12:20:20 · answer #6 · answered by ronald c 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no but your dad is really creative thats tight !!!
2007-07-23 22:43:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't. its amazing
2007-07-23 12:38:30 · answer #8 · answered by xGoldScorpionx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋