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Big Gus is a working chainsaw 22 ft 11 in (6.98 m) long and 6 ft (1.83 m) high, made in 1996 by Moran Iron Works of Onaway, Michigan, and displayed at Da Yoopers Tourist Trap in Ishpeming. Guinness World Records lists it as the largest chainsaw.
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World's Largest Running Chain Saw
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Site-level location · 46.4922° N, 87.6981° W
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Big Gus is a giant chainsaw that, according to Roadside America, sits on a rise pointing toward the highway. Guinness World Records says it is 22 ft 11 in (6.98 m) long and 6 ft (1.83 m) high, was made in 1996 by Moran Iron Works of Onaway, Michigan, and was put on display at Da Yoopers Tourist Trap in Ishpeming. Guinness lists it as the largest chainsaw; Pure Michigan and other writers call it the largest working or running chainsaw.
An older Roadside America visit describes a guide starting the saw, which it gives as 23 feet long and powered by a V-8 engine, and running the chain slowly because the owner worries the chain could fly across Highway 41.
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Outdoor display at a roadside gift shop on US 41, alongside Big Ernie the rifle. A Tripadvisor reviewer quoted by Islands.com in 2025 called it a free outdoor museum. The shop's website (June 2025) lists Monday to Saturday 9 am to 7 pm and Sunday 10 am to 6 pm.
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Da Yoopers Tourist Trap, 490 N. Steel Street, Ishpeming, visible from US 41. A private business. Shop hours are published; hours for the outdoor displays are not.
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