[chainsaw buzzes "brum-brum-brum-brrrrrrrr"]
[idling saw snarls and rattles]
[tree creaks and groans]
[snaps and cracks]
[thuds on to ground]
- Gordy Leckies: Logging has changed a lot,
and equipment has changed a lot,
and people are still proud of being loggers.
And I was very proud to be a logger.
[chainsaw choke clicks, starter rope whirs]
[safety brake clacks off, engine revs and whines]
My old neighbor from where I grew up out in the country,
died, and they were having an auction
with all the equipment.
And that was the first time I went to an auction
with the intent, "I'm gonna buy some chain saws
for my collection."
And then, it kind of bit me.
Over here, we have some left-handed models.
Well, I got a couple of Stihls that look similar,
but they are different.
That one there I know a lot of story.
It is pretty well beat up,
but that is a true warrior of the elm era.
When I first started, I bought the cheapest stuff I could.
And you know 50 cents or a dollar or two dollars
for a chainsaw was fine.
Everybody's collecting these big two-mans for 25 bucks.
I'm gonna buy these little guys for 50 cents.
So, that was kind of fun.
You know the old saying of, "One man's trash,
another man's treasure," right back there,
that's the truth of it.
[upbeat music]
We needed to organize it somehow,
so that the collection could be seen by whosever
driving down the road.
And exactly how we came upon the telephone pole?
I don't recall.
Well, we put up one pole,
we put up another pole, we put up another pole,
all of a sudden, here it is!
It's like, how did this happen?
Don't know, but it's here. [chuckles]
This is just hilarious
for people to stop and take pictures of.
Then they say, "Oh, my brother owned one of those,
and the neighbor guy had one of those."
Now, I've changed my collecting thoughts
and I'm going to be able to put together a mobile museum
of the evolution of the chain saw.
[country-style acoustic guitar]
These are the ones that set the pace for everybody
to try to match 'em.
[country-style pluckin']
That's one of my goals and it's,
sometimes it's hard when you set a goal, to get to it,
but someday I believe I will.
[passing traffic]