The bottom-most peavey-like creature in the top photo is one of these "log-stand" thangs(a misbegotten idea,in my opinion).It had that T-shaped stand attached to those ears,and is meant to get the log off the ground and act as a half-a-saw-buck,of sorts....
If you guys only knew what bottomless,blackest envy you engender in my bad brain,with all this peavey-porn...(those old handles,dear lord...
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But if truth be known,peavey is a tool of the devil if ever there was one.The leverage ratio that it generates is Scary,and it's not hard to get in trouble using one.
One needs to really watch it with a peavey....Some real potential for an injury,especially when working with stacked logs.
But they're also indispensable.In many ways.One of the less common ones,practically nothing but a peavey will get a hung tree the rest of the way down.(Of course i work with conifers only,the branches all point down).But it's incredible how big a tree one can roll/slide/worry off of another one,really impressive.Very high possibility to get clobbered,and/or break the handle when the tree finally goes...But it is such a hazard to someone else,to leave a hung tree...like setting a trap.
Of course in Theory they're used by two people simultaneously,one maintaining a grip at all times while the other repositions,et c.But,whoever works like that,by the book...
So,as you acquire these lovely peaveys,practice your high-jumps,and other exotic Evasive maneuvers!