Sawsall for hogs?

[tgil]

Just realized it's a full moon weekend, and I invision killing a few pigs! Does anyone use a sawsall and split them down the middle after skinning? What kind of blade do I need, coarse or fine. I can see me asking at Home Depot "which cuts bone better?" Maybe buy trash bags and tarps at the same time and see what kind of looks I get?

[stickerpatch59]

you would sure get some weird looks, i use a medium

[Chuck Webb]

Always, get a pack of metal blades and a full battery for your sawsall and you will be fine

[super_dave]

Yes they work well. I use the black stone fire and rescue blades. "Almost" indestructible as far as blades are concerned

[fister]

I use one to cut hogs and deer. Medium.

[brunner]

lol I use a sawsall with a course metal long blade. works great for any bone. I've never actually split a smoker hog from neck to hind quarter. I don't see why it wouldn't work. as far a teeth per inch not sure of the size I know its course metal and one of the longest ones the offer at Lowes or Home Depot

[Coach W]

I use the metal one for deer.... For pigs I throw em on the tail gate and take back straps, the rest is pig and coyote bait.

Curious minds what to know: Why split them down the middle?

[Thundervee]

I use the metal one for deer.... For pigs I throw em on the tail gate and take back straps, the rest is pig and coyote bait.

Curious minds what to know: Why split them down the middle?

Curious mind's also want to know why you only keep the backstraps???? Your ditching alot of good meat....

[tgil]

Yes they work well. I use the black stone fire and rescue blades. "Almost" indestructible as far as blades are concerned

I'm guessing I won't find those at True Value?
As far as why to split, I'm hoping for some smoker sized ones. I have a lot of people wanting meat also. I'll be solo this weekend and was thinking it might be less work on me if I gut, skin, sawsall and drop In the cooler. Whoever winds up with them can worry about what they do from there. I know one guy is crazy about the ribs. The way I normally clean them "no gut method" I don't save the ribs, coyotes get them.

[slayer]

We do our deer that way and little pigs. I find the course blades work better and faster.

[zramsey]

I use the big demolition blades and they run right through deer and hogs.

[Bonesplitter]

I use the metal one for deer.... For pigs I throw em on the tail gate and take back straps, the rest is pig and coyote bait.

Curious minds what to know: Why split them down the middle?

A good hog with some fat on it and you want to cut pork chops. Thats why i split them down the middle.

[Pistol]

I don't get splitting them down the middle either...

I use a small Gerber hatchet that zips down the spine to get the ribs as easy as, well a zipper! and it is pretty handy for opening the pelvis too.

[Coach W]

Curious mind's also want to know why you only keep the backstraps???? Your ditching alot of good meat....

The answer to that is easy. Freezer space.

[Cam-Mac]

Does the aggessive blade leave any bone "fragments" in the meat? Just curious...