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The fastest chainsaw on earth.

The saw---90hp 500cc water cooled HUSQVARNA motorcycle engine.running a 36" custom made guide bar and special hand made 1/2 pitch square ground chain. The saw runs a 16 tooth drive sprocket that is also custom built. Everything about this saw is custom made for speed. Gary and his partner Steve Ingalls designed and built THE IRON HOURSE as it's called. However, the compitition has a lot of different names they call it. *@##@$%% and so on. None of them were very nice. But sticks and stones------ The saw---90hp 500cc water cooled HUSQVARNA motorcycle engine. running a 36" custom blade guide bar and special hand made 1/2 pitch square ground chain. The saw runs a 16 tooth drive sprocket that is also custom built. Everything about this saw is custom made for speed. Gary and his partner Steve Ingalls designed and built -If you counted all the time involved in the design and CAD time on the computer, plus building special parts the cost would be in excess of $35,000.00. The saw has ever been beaten at a logging show. Gary holds the worlds speed cutting record through a 27" log of 2.34sec set at Morton, Washington's Grand finals. Come and visit HOTSAW.COM
My HOTSAW home page.
My HOTSAW home page.		 That's me on a Program cover
That's me on a Program cover		 1get ready
1get ready		 2 get set
2 get set
go
go		 All done 33inch log cut in about 3 sec
All done 33inch log cut in about 3 sec		 Aussie Cut in Cooma,NSW Australia
Aussie Cut in Cooma,NSW Australia		 World record cut 24inch 2.001 sec
World record cut 24inch 2.001 sec
Morton,Wa world record cut 27in 2.32 sec
Morton,Wa world record cut 27in 2.32 sec		 Omark picnic cut (just for fun)
Omark picnic cut (just for fun)		 Me and my kid Kelly
Me and my kid Kelly		 Gary and the axe throw
Gary and the axe throw
Estacada, Or winning cut with old 292 Yamaha
Estacada, Or winning cut with old 292 Yamaha		 longview, Washington
longview, Washington		 My big hotsaw pic
My big hotsaw pic		 Opps..the chain came off
Opps..the chain came off
Powered by Harley
Powered by Harley		 The Iron Horse..right side
The Iron Horse..right side		 The Iron Horse...left side
The Iron Horse...left side		 V-6 Powered
V-6 Powered
V8 hotsaw1
V8 hotsaw1		 Standup after cut
Standup after cut		 Record Cut Cooma, Au
Record Cut Cooma, Au		 Aussie Crew Dave- Mat- Peter
Aussie Crew Dave- Mat- Peter
I call her Bubba (she's my kid)
I call her Bubba (she's my kid)		 choping rounds for the show
choping rounds for the show		 Come on Bubba get mad
Come on Bubba get mad		 Kelly and her tools
Kelly and her tools
The big race- hand saw against a chainsaw
The big race- hand saw against a chainsaw		 I'll stick with the hotsaw, sawing's too much work
I'll stick with the hotsaw, sawing's too much work		 Estacada Timber Bowl
Estacada Timber Bowl		 The warm-up
The warm-up
Getting to the wood.
Getting to the wood.		 Ready!!
Ready!!		 Into the cut
Into the cut		 Half way home
Half way home
Done! - and I win.
Done! - and I win.		 Hotsaw fans
Hotsaw fans		 My partner, Steve Ingalls and me.
My partner, Steve Ingalls and me.		 Morton, Wash. cut-01
Morton, Wash. cut-01
Morton, Wash. cut-02
Morton, Wash. cut-02		 Morton, Wash. cut-03
Morton, Wash. cut-03		 The Pope-01
The Pope-01		 The Pope-02
The Pope-02
Waiting on the competition
Waiting on the competition		 Steve pulling the Pope to life.
Steve pulling the Pope to life.		 Kelly...my best fan. (Morton, Wn '85)
Kelly...my best fan. (Morton, Wn '85)		 Dennis Cahoon's 500 Honda from MyrtleCreek,Oregon
Dennis Cahoon's 500 Honda from MyrtleCreek,Oregon
Right out of the pickup. Great looking saw.
Right out of the pickup. Great looking saw.		 David Foster takes a wack. Always a winner.
David Foster takes a wack. Always a winner.		 Chop Chop
Chop Chop		 David and Peter race a chainsaw,--and win.
David and Peter race a chainsaw,--and win.
Dennis Cahoons hotsaw.jpg
Dennis Cahoons hotsaw.jpg		 Gary
Gary 		gary face.jpg
gary face.jpg		 8 foot high thumb.jpg
8 foot high thumb.jpg

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Willard Holmen 05-Nov-2021 18:26
Hello Gary, I hope all is well. I did some field testing for you in the early 1980's here in northern Manitoba. 72LG, radial port sprockets and the PowerMatch bars.
Now in retirement I'm building a 500cc hotsaw , a 1984 Honda CR500R.
I hope we cross paths again when I'm doing a few shows in the PNW.
Guest 08-Sep-2015 04:24
gday gary, it is Dick smith from Australia, hope you are well
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)03-Sep-2013 16:26
Very good my friend! BV
Paolo
:)
Guest 05-Apr-2012 18:51
Want it.. Going to "hotsaw" a Husky ms90A now.. more for the show than perforance. Run, or die is my belive. You got a nice looking saw, there!
Peter Beckey24-May-2011 23:08
Brilliant..
Monte Dodge18-Nov-2008 14:11
Vote,, In high school , we had a three man logging rodeo team in our FFA and got 3rd in state. No that we we good, but our coach was Don Rota was was a world champoin in the sport in the 60's and would win the Morton, Wash. event every year... We used his sharp saws and axes which was our big edge,,,
Andy Pettit 27-Sep-2008 05:45
Do you remember Chuk Lents?
Greg Burke08-Jun-2008 14:58
amazing gallery, those machines are way extreme, can only imagine how loud they must be.
Pacific Spirit Photography27-Apr-2007 06:08
You guys are amazing! But Kelly sure takes the cake. :)
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