Chainsaw kickback and safety

[PhilNH5]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I was commenting on the appearance and placement of the body on the ground. )</font>

No reason to apologize. In the article the coroner noted the exact same thing </font><font color="blue" class="small">( Very little blood was present at the scene, except directly under the victim's head )</font>

Phil

 

[escavader]

Been using them all my life never been cut,yes they can kick so fast you dont even feel the chainbrake engage.if you got an old saw without one-you use it...i aint!!!i cut 5-6 cord of firewood each year,been taught a couple rules of thumb:
always kee p your thumb[hanging onto the handlebar]around the underside of the bar-not ontop of it you have a better chance of slowing a kick
your a complete idiot if you run one or carry it with one hand
know where your bar tip is at all times
wear gloves-chains do come off
most chainsaw accidents happen when you are walking with it.it is so easy to pick up your leg to take a step and touch a moving chain on it.
no ive never had an accident with one
yes i have carpitunnel from the death grip i have on it
yes i do rough carpentry with it such as to cut the windows out of a pre sheathed wall[this plunge cut you had better be holding on]
yes im guilty of working my woodlot alone and yes this is STUPID STUPID STUPID.but i continue to do it.
ESCAVADER

 

[goodoleboy]

"If you take to heart all of the warnings of possible harm you can recieve, wiht all the equipment and chemicals you use, then you better get yourself a bubble built cause you wont be able to walk outside."

Varmitmaster,

Can you tell me where I can get one of those bubbles your speaking off? Ive looked at all over the place but no one seems to sell them? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Varmintmist]

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After you find one, you can use your new chainsaw to plungecut your way out /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

They are dangerous, they cut stuff. I would hazard to guess that more people die in pools than by chainsaws though.

The fact that you read the manuel says a lot. Learn what it can do, good and bad. Then go out and start on some nice downed stuff that is supported. If you have to, use your tractor to get the logs to a nice level area with 1/2 of it off the ground, and start cutting.

You will get the hang of it. Respect what the saw CAN do and you will be fine.
Fear is good and healthy. It is what you do with the fear that makes the difference.

 

[SkyPup]

Actually, allot more people die in their automobiles driving on the road on the way to get their chainsaw, than people that die out in the woods working with their chainsaws.

BTW, does anyone have any stories about any women chainsaw operators???? That does seem to be one purely non-feminist machine tool if their ever was one..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[bczoom]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Then go out and start on some nice downed stuff that is supported. If you have to, use your tractor to get the logs to a nice level area with 1/2 of it off the ground, and start cutting.)</font>

Varmintmist,

Is this where we start mentioning the other accessories and tools needed?

Plastic wedges, cant hook...

 

[PhilNH5]

Skypup,

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( does anyone have any stories about any women chainsaw operators???? That does seem to be one purely non-feminist machine tool if their ever was one..... )</font>

My wife would take exception to that remark. She is the primary user of our chain saw. Here is a link to a
TBN post on firewood
My wife cuts the wood to firewood lenght while I do the hand splitting. She runs a Stihl 025C that we purchased based on how well it felt in her hands. You can see pics of her running the saw in the posted link.

She is especially good at cutting large logs lying on the ground. Me - I wind up corkscrewing through them without ever getting a clean cut. She goes halfway through rolls the log and cleanly finishes the cut. I can't for the life of me figure this out since she has lousy spatial relations. She never bleieves me when I say "No honey the 8 foot sofa won't fit into that 6 foot space" And I have move the sofa twice just to show her it doesn't fit /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Phil

 

[SkyPup]

That's good for her! My wife is so scared of my six chainsaws that she will not even touch one, and she even has a concealed weapons permit! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

It would be great to have her help out on the 30 ton log splitter too, but she has absolutely no interest in assisting whatsoever. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[LBrown59]

Another tip
Don't place any part of your body in the kickback area

or the cut through path.

 

[rancar]

The only time I've experienced kick-back with my Stihl 044 is when I hit embedded barb wire or nails in tree trucks. For the past three years I've been removing hedgerows on the property. I'm always careful when I start cutting the log lengths into rounds at what was waist level height. Oftentimes, these trees were used when they were younger and smaller as fence posts. I've hit barb wire a couple times and despite quickly dulling what was a good chain, the kickback experience was quite jarring. I do what other posters have said. Always keep your hand on the handle and your elbow locked to minimize kick-back impacts.

...Bob