Chainsaw use - alone

[Chaos USMC]

I often cut by myself, but, I step up my game IRT to how things will unfold when I am alone. If there is any doubt concerning the safety involved, there is no doubt, I will step away and reconsider the need to accomplish the task until I have a backup. Adjust to the game...

Always wear protective gear - chaps, helmet, shield...

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Not sure this has been covered here but... Like most of us I cut alone too. I carry a little bag with me into the woods with tools, fasteners, etc. In the outside pocket I carry one of those new easy to use tourniquets and in the first aid kit there is a package of that blood clotting powder for large wounds. Those tourniquets can be had on Amazon for pretty cheap. Just one more level of security for those "what if" situations.

 

[drivesitfar]

ALL: i'm not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but my gramps who logged the hills of the Cascades in the PNW from 1926 to 1997 taught me a couple things. one thing I remember is there is a reason some types of trees are called widow makers. they split and kick back at or fall on you so one method that he do was to wrap a small chain around the tree a few feet above the cut to keep the tree from splitting. he never had any injuries to speak of in all those years and he was also the one driving the CAT D9 making some of those roads that are maybe still a bit scary just to drive on.

i'm liking my Ryboi 18v chain saw and I bet I can cut down or trim most any tree I can reach around if I keep the chain sharp and most days i'm just trimming up stuff around the house. a first aid kit is a good thing to have if you are not close to a house so be prepared.

 

[RalphVa]

Do not see a Poll option here, but just curious if you ever use the chainsaw while alone. Alone meaning no human within eyesight, earshot, or both.

Only ever used the saw while other family was here, except in emergencies like downed tree across driveway. But I am falling behind on my projects, some of which count on taking logs out of our woods while the ground is still frozen. There is excellent cell reception here, but if I cannot use the phone that is no help.

A lot of people say no way! while many others say, Be extra careful. Most of what I need to do is low on the difficulty scale: cutting downed or felled trees to log length to carry them out.

é„*ccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 36,000 people are injured by chainsaws annually. The average chainsaw injury requires 110 stitches. pretty sobering.

I have, and my wife has. She's fallen in love with using the chain saw after using it last year to cut up a 100 yard long pile of debris from the May, 2018 storm. It's a 40v Kobalt. Wore out the brushes on the old one and had to buy a new one.

Ralph

 

[10backacres]

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