Deer Carrier Behind Mountain Bike? And Chain Saw?

[LynnJr]

Anyone using a deer carrier behind there mountain bike?
Pros/Cons of such a set up?

I see the homeless with what looks like a mini trailer behind there bikes but have never seen them for sale anywhere.

Also I am looking for the smallest gas powered chain saw I can get for trail clean up work. All I see start at 12 inches and look heavy. I won't be cutting anything over 1 inch in diameter and lightweight and cheap are a must.

[bigbossman]

Visit a bicycle shop that caters to bicycle touring, and you'll find trailers.

Here's a cheap one, but it only holds 65lbs:

http://www.discountramps.com/bicycle-trailers/p/BCT-8002/?CID=PSC-PLA-Google-BCT-8002-bicycle-trailers&st-t=google-bicycle-trailers&vt-pti=94805490022&vt-k=&vt-m=&CAWELAID=820562990000011087&CAGPSPN=pla&trkid=V3ADW216784_17195845342_kwd-94805490022__62357706262_g_c_pla_&gclid=CLScq-HWk8gCFQNsfgodLOsJ1Q

This one will hold 100lbs, but it is not cheap:

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/burley-nomad-trailer?CMP_SKU=BLY0017&MER=0406&skid=BLY0017-BK-ONESIZ&CMP_ID=PLA_GOc014&mv_pc=r101&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PLA&CSPID=0914&mr:trackingCode=B7446B37-8031-E511-80F8-0050569475F3&mr:referralID=NA&mr:device=c&mr:adType=plaonline&mr:ad=77805433381&mr:keyword&mr:match&mr:tid=kwd-89446004197&mr:ploc=9032030&mr:iloc&mr:store&mr:filter=89446004197&gclid=CJ_75ozXk8gCFU6SfgodKjEIaw&gclsrc=aw.ds

Search for "bicycle trailer" on CL, and you'll find several used for less than $100.

[ElvenSoul]

Do you wear a leather mask while operating the chainsaw?

[d33pt]

For 1" in diameter stuff, just get a really good lopper. Much easier than carrying a chainsaw. If you must have a chainsaw, you can use a battery powered one. I've chopped down limbs 4-5" with no problems with my 14" Ryobi 18v saw. It's not super fast, but gets the job done.

[pacrat]

I won't be cutting anything over 1 inch in diameter and lightweight and cheap are a must.

Suggest you go old school. As in like, centuries old. Anything under 1" is gravy to a good sharp machete. Make your angle of attack 45 degrees or so and a good machete whacks right through. If the limbs are dry and hard, the machete will still make it most of the way in one stroke. Then just snap the limb at the cut.

My personal preference is the bolo type.

No gas, no oil, no batteries.

JM2c

[ElvenSoul]

http://www.machetespecialists.com/condor-el-salvador.html

[ElvenSoul]

http://www.amazon.com/Ka-Bar-BK4-Becker-Machax-Knife/dp/B0073GZRYI

[nickel plate]

Anyone using a deer carrier behind there mountain bike?
Pros/Cons of such a set up?

I see the homeless with what looks like a mini trailer behind there bikes but have never seen them for sale anywhere.

Also I am looking for the smallest gas powered chain saw I can get for trail clean up work. All I see start at 12 inches and look heavy. I won't be cutting anything over 1 inch in diameter and lightweight and cheap are a must.

I appreciate your candor-riding a mountain bike while towing a supermarket shopping basket equipped with a forest burn down gas powered chain saw? PLEASE don't do that in our tinder dry forests!
1. Leave the gas powered chain saw home, buy a good hand held limb saw.
2. Regardless of the type of mini trailer you finally select, you will crash hard as the deer carcass behind you in a bicycle trailer will outweigh your best controllable bicycle capabilities.
3. Homeless folks travel on flat asphalt.
4. Deer usually travel on slopes.
5. rethink.

[LynnJr]

Nickel plate
I am cutting mazanita and chaparral in the 165,000 acres that burned to the ground in Lake County. Gasoline poured by the bucket would have nothing to burn.
I am wanting to get a head start on some deer trails in before it becomes over grown which takes 2 years.
The mini trailer for the bicycle is for roads that are closed to motor vehicle traffic but 2 wheel drive for the most part.
I will post a picture of what I want to cut. The smallest chainsaw I can find are called pole saws but they run $465 and all I want is something extremely light weight.

[73Jim]

Instead of a chiansaw what about a cordless circular saw? I've used the makita one and it works great. You could bring spare batteries.

[CSACANNONEER]

I've cut enough trail while surveying to prefer bypass loppers and a quality little folding pack saw over anything motor or engine powered. Cheaper, lighter, more versatile and, end the end, less effort to lug around and use. If you're stuck on power tools, a cordless chainsaw and a cordless sawzall would serve you a lot better than any gas chainsaw would.

[yoteassasin]

I have a 10" pos pruning saw made by craftsman. But it runs good enough to leave in the truck during deer season and for Christmas tree duty. Check Craig's list . I got mine for 20 bucks..... But for cutting that junk a good axe or even a large cutter mattock would make it easier to get to the base of the scrub

[LynnJr]

Yeah I've used ordinary loppers for 25 years of trail making and unless your Hercules I am not going that route anymore.
I have the battery Sawzall but it is heavy and doesn't last long enough.
Once this brush has been burned it is as hard as glass.
I would prefer a weed whacker were I can stand up and simply cut things off low but I don't think any will cut burned Manzanita?
That's were the polesaw idea came into play.

[glockman19]

I've cut enough trail while surveying to prefer bypass loppers and a quality little folding pack saw over anything motor or engine powered. Cheaper, lighter, more versatile and, end the end, less effort to lug around and use. If you're stuck on power tools, a cordless chainsaw and a cordless sawzall would serve you a lot better than any gas chainsaw would.

Anything more is unnecessary and only adds to the weight of your pack. Ditch the idea of schlepping along landscaping tools and a carcass carrier.

[CSACANNONEER]

Yeah I've used ordinary loppers for 25 years of trail making and unless your Hercules I am not going that route anymore.
I have the battery Sawzall but it is heavy and doesn't last long enough.
Once this brush has been burned it is as hard as glass.
I would prefer a weed whacker were I can stand up and simply cut things off low but I don't think any will cut burned Manzanita?
That's were the polesaw idea came into play.

That burned hardwood will play hell on chains. Are you planning on resharpening your chains every hour? Also, cutting 1" and smaller crap is more a PITA with a chainsaw than with loppers. But, in the end, you'll figure that out. Also, to use battery operated saws, make sure that you have several high quality and newer batteries. Use them where you have to but not for all cutting. There are loppers made with caming actions and extending handles to give you more leverage.

If loppers are getting too difficult for you, why not look for a young newbie hunter or two to help you in exchange for you helping them out on a hunt or two? These youngins have got to learn that real hunting requires a lot of pre season work and isn't just about taking a rifle and big knife into the woods.