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Because of its large and sharp head, the McLeod is an awkward tool to transport and store, and is often considered undesirable. Some McLeod tools are made with a removable blade to partially mitigate this problem. Ideally, it is carried with the tines pointing toward the ground for safety, with a
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1878:Ancient Rome
1852:Hotshot crew
1837:Fire lookout
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1736:Fire flapper
1527:Fire control
1492:Chimney fire
1378:Halligan bar
1353:Fire shelter
1338:Fire hydrant
1313:Fire blanket
1308:Escape chair
1285:Water tender
1212:Fire station
1139:Fire marshal
1119:Fire captain
1093:Firefighting
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855:Hand compass
807:Steam donkey
692:Lumber edger
677:Crosscut saw
622:Log splitter
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547:Fire flapper
502:Tree caliper
470:Inclinometer
455:Cruising rod
404:(Tuley tube)
402:Tree shelter
398:(dibble bar)
386:Root trainer
288:. Retrieved
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1871:By location
1857:Smokejumper
1714:and tactics
1592:Ventilation
1532:Fire safety
1517:False alarm
1474:Terminology
1424:PASS device
1398:Hose bridge
1388:Hazmat suit
1323:Fire bucket
1303:Bunker gear
1245:Fire engine
1190:Drill tower
1144:Fire police
1050:Woodworking
920:Woodchipper
712:Two-man saw
627:Marking axe
608:(shake axe)
507:Wedge prism
480:Rangefinder
440:Angle gauge
427:Mensuration
360:Caulk boots
2034:Categories
1903:Washington
1898:California
1766:Fire trail
1712:Equipment
1552:Flash fire
1522:Fire class
1502:Deluge gun
1439:Rotary saw
1409:Kelly tool
1373:Fog nozzle
1217:Hose tower
1183:Facilities
1124:Fire chief
938:Categories
760:Helicopter
601:Brush hook
435:3D scanner
408:Tree spade
381:Pottiputki
290:2008-05-13
265:2022-04-27
215:2022-04-27
160:2022-04-27
1883:Australia
1830:Personnel
1791:Hose pack
1771:Firebreak
1751:Fire rake
1741:Fire hose
1731:Driptorch
1683:Wildfires
1613:Fire camp
1557:Flashover
1487:Barn fire
1482:Backdraft
1333:Fire hose
1295:Equipment
1227:Apparatus
970:equipment
948:equipment
900:Tree tyer
880:Log flume
860:Hand hook
790:Skid cone
785:Pike pole
780:Pickaroon
765:Log truck
755:Harvester
745:Forwarder
735:Cant hook
569:(rakehoe)
552:Fire rake
542:Driptorch
497:Relascope
492:Microtome
391:Seed trap
339:equipment
111:Fire rake
86:Driptorch
31:tool (or
1994:Glossary
1970:Category
1939:See also
1847:Helitack
1842:Handcrew
1572:Rollover
1547:Firewall
1255:Fireboat
1154:Handcrew
1005:Forestry
995:Cleaning
875:Log pond
835:Denailer
750:Go-devil
687:Head saw
660:Chainsaw
596:Broadaxe
591:Billhook
562:Helitack
367:(hoedag)
332:Forestry
80:See also
2018:Outline
1982:Commons
1893:History
1806:Pulaski
1691:General
1429:The pig
1030:Masonry
1020:Kitchen
960:Commons
885:Machete
795:Skidder
727:Logging
717:Whipsaw
697:Polesaw
682:Dragsaw
655:Bucksaw
650:Bow saw
612:Hatchet
573:Pulaski
376:Mattock
33:rakehoe
1796:McLeod
1658:Muster
1040:Mining
1010:Garden
905:Tsakat
812:Yarder
775:Peavey
617:Labrys
567:McLeod
365:Hoedad
29:McLeod
2006:Index
1914:Lists
1512:Draft
1454:Siren
1414:Nomex
1275:Quint
1045:Power
965:tools
943:tools
828:Other
817:swing
707:Resaw
530:DC-10
485:laser
450:Chain
335:tools
244:(PDF)
237:(PDF)
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179:(PDF)
117:Notes
96:Flare
37:tines
1200:list
1015:Hand
642:Saws
606:Froe
583:Axes
535:UAVs
337:and
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