Forest MasterLtd Saw Horse, Orange

I wish I had bought one of these 30 years ago. What an incredibly useful piece of kit!One or two things to point out... It is very easy to assemble this thing back to front.... but there again, it is also very easy to undo a couple of butterfly nuts and reassemble it correctly!Some reviewers complained that the hinged metal teeth were quite easy to bend. I can only assume that this problem has been addressed as the teeth on mine are very substantial and show no sign of bending whatsoever.As another reviewer pointed out, it would be quite useful to provide a strap or similar to hold the device together when it's folded flat. Luckily I had some old straps which I have pressed into use.

The chainsaw horse is sturdy enough, reliable, easy to use and lightweight, unlike my old wooden horse that weighs a ton.I've got two little niggles 1: it's too low to use comfortably for prolonged periods, I'd prefer the working height to be raised 10 - 12 inches. 2: the fiddly little butterfly nuts are too small for cold, thick fingers. I'd like to see some chunkier fixings.On the plus side the ground spikes are useful and the teeth work well and bite into the timber.

Review 1.Having looked at several log horses/wood cutting devices I came acros the Quickfire and watched the video clip on YouTube. At the price that was being charged I bought one to give it a try. Looking at the photos and the YouTube clip I did think it would be a bit flimsy but when it arrived, surprise it was well made and the spikes that hold the logs in place are extremely strong and hold logs as big as the feed hole.I would recommend this to anyone that uses a chain saw and like wise to the professional arborist.Review 2.I've now used the Quickfire for several months and the only comment that I would change from my previous review is that the spikes are not as robust as I stated. I have bent four spikes with use and they need replacing as they no longer securely hold the logs in place.Review 3.I've now used this for 3 years and it gets a lot of hammer when I use it. My follow on comments confirms the weak spikes and I have replaced all mine with a stronger steel made from car leaf springs which are excellent for things like this. The only other comment I have is to check all the nuts and bolts because I've had a couple come loose. If it wasn't for the weak spikes I would give this an excellent review 5 stars but can only give it 4 stars now.Review 4.Still gets a lot of use. Still as strong as ever and my replacement spikes (car leaf springs) are working great. One of my top buys.

Wish I'd bought it ages ago. Previously, I made use of 'cheap' (home made) saw horses (from old pallets) or just cutting up on the ground, using my chain saw (careful not to cut the ground or my feet!). This saves so much time it's wellllll worth the money.I use it to hold anything from branches to trunks and cut them with a chain saw. It makes life so much easier being able to do several cuts, one after the other, without having to reposition the log after each cut. Reloading with another log is a breeze. So quick that it's hard to keep up with yourself.Also, no worries about chopping your foot off trying to pin a log in place while using the chain saw. It's much safer using the Quickfire Rapid load saw horse. And it saves your back as you're cutting at waist height.

Does exactly what it is supposed to do. It holds your bit of wood firmly in place whilst you use your chosen method of cutting it. And, as long as you put the wood in so that it 'hangs' correctly - which is more than 2/3 of the log on the cutting side - then it is really very secure.In terms of build it is quite substantial and will last a good while even if abused I suspect. It's also fairly heavy so don't ask your 5' wife to drag it around unless you want a good yelling at later on...Just one thing that you really do have to be careful of is that this does rely on the weight of the wood jamming itself up against the spikes and you have to make sure that when you've finished the cut that weight remains biased towards the cut end otherwise the log will free up. Not good if you have a moving chainsaw in your hand. In some ways this is safer than a traditional saw horse as the wood is gripped tightly but in others less so if you don't watch out.Overall if used sensibly this is a very good, safe and quick way of holding a bit of wood whilst you cut it. But, like all tools you need to use a bit of sense.