I did a screen shot on my cell phone a while back because of the awesome and uber-useful chainsaw carrier. i like it 100x better than any that are commercially offered. i can ride an entire day cutting all over the land and would like to get some more pics of this before i build one. has anyone saw this pic before? a forum? what brand atv?

 

The make is a Honda 420, could just be a 2012 500 as they used the same shape plastics for one year only. Wheels are non standard. Not seen the chainsaw "box" before.

 

Quad is a Honda but I can't figure out which one.

As far as the box goes. Get a piece of plywood, put the saw, gas can, bar oil, and any other accessories you want to carry on it. Arrange them the way you would like and trace a line around each piece. Leave enough room for 3/4" pine or plywood for the uprights. Drill in the middle of each line and cut the pine for each line. You can screw them in place from the bottom. If you want to screw the corners together work from the inside of the platform to the outside. You can either use bungies to hold things in or make a lid with hinges.

I did not do this as I use a trailer behind my quad to cart firewood to my truck as I cut trees.

PS U-bolts should work to keep the box on your quad.

 

thanks for the replies including the honda id. I am thinking 5/8 plywood would work fine and be lighter than 3/4. i also though of making the sides taller and that does away with bungies to hold them in. as for the saw, i will find something easy to hold it it. my whole point is that im beyond tired of putting the saw in and out of the plastic case, and toting the 2 jugs around separate. i use a poor little trailer to haul wood back to the big trailer(mothership). It honestly wont die, ive been thinking of buying one of those 3x5 trailers at lowes and putting golf cart wheels/tires on one but cant justify the cost when the current one keeps going and going. heck, it went down the road at 40mph for 8 miles home the other day. its nuts.

 

A youtube friend of mine, Cubbeezx has this chainsaw holder on the front rack of his Grizzly 700. Here's a review of it by his wife and riding partner CK on their channel Its price is $89.99

 

Thanks but that guys videos put me to sleep. He is also over dramatic. That bar clamp is only for a saw and doesnt hold the other items. I can spend $15 on a sheet of plywood and make 2-3 of them that do. I did like her knocking on the steel plate saying it was sturdy..... Im a believer now.

 

Good looking clamp.

 

I like Cubbee's videos myself. He seems like someone I would ride with if I lived up there. Some of the stuff he says and does like anyone else on youtube is for entertainment purposes only. Some are entertained and some are not. I probably would just wrap a few bungy cords around my saw myself and hope it didn't fall off. I never take it with me anyway. If this product were a little cheaper they might sell more. It seems I say that about a lot of products I see on youtube. A lot of good ideas but many times you can build something yourself that will work almost as well and spend a fraction of the cost. Or buy something else that does a better job and spend about the same. For $89.99 you can probably get a decent basket to bolt onto your rear rack and haul a lot of stuff. Or a toolbox and have weatherproof storage and haul anything you want.

 

There was a bad thunderstorm up in Claremont, NH a few years back. Got a call and went up to clear trees that had been knocked down by a super cell. I had bungied everything down and when I got to the mass of trees a couple miles down the trail I discovered one of my chainsaws was missing. I had to rip back down the trail to find it. A guy and his son on MX bikes had just stopped when they saw the Stihl sitting in the middle of the trail. Told him what I was up to and he and his son helped me clear the half dozen trees enough that people could get by. In return I showed them around the trail system. I've been much more careful with my saws since then.

 

I can imagine using bungy cords will result in occasionally losing whatever you were hauling. I have seen short sets of ratchet tie downs, I think that would be a better solution. Having a case for your saw would help too as it gives you something better to tie down and not worry about damaging the saw. I'm sure in a pinch you can actually use your winch. I did that once while hauling a small cooler on my front rack but later I realized I pulled the winch a bit too tight and basically crushed the cooler. It was a cheap cooler so no big deal.