Dropped the 192t today.

[Nailsbeats]

This is a first for me. Today while deadwooding a Red Oak my saw came unclipped from my lanyard and fell 30' to the ground bar first. It took the hit and kept right on running with nothing broken at all. I was impressed the 192 took it cause of all the rave about the 200 being tough.

I have a screwlock krab on the end of my lanyard that came unsrewed and somehow flipped open enough for the saw make a quick slip out.

BTW, I love my 192t for pruning, it is just awesome light and handles excellent with the 12" bar. I deadwooded 2 grande Red Oaks, 1 medium size one, and chunked down 3 smaller Birch trees. She's got plenty of snuce.

Well that's it, just thought I'd share my first experience firing a tophandle out of a tree. And remember ground guys to keep a lid on and don't stand directly under your climber, it's not the limb that'll kill ya, it's the saw to the head. They have a way of whistling out of a tree like a ghost.

 

[ropensaddle]

This is a first for me. Today while deadwooding a Red Oak my saw came unclipped from my lanyard and fell 30' to the ground bar first. It took the hit and kept right on running with nothing broken at all. I was impressed the 192 took it cause of all the rave about the 200 being tough.

I have a screwlock krab on the end of my lanyard that came unsrewed and somehow flipped open enough for the saw make a quick slip out.

BTW, I love my 192t for pruning, it is just awesome light and handles excellent with the 12" bar. I deadwooded 2 grande Red Oaks, 1 medium size one, and chunked down 3 smaller Birch trees. She's got plenty of snuce.

Well that's it, just thought I'd share my first experience firing a tophandle out of a tree. And remember ground guys to keep a lid on and don't stand directly under your climber, it's not the limb that'll kill ya, it's the saw to the head. They have a way of whistling out of a tree like a ghost.

Glad no one was hurt, I use a regular rope lanyard with locking snaps just because of that.
Nails have you modded her yet I did mine it gave it more power.

 

[Treetom]

another vote for the brain bucket. will print this post for my crew. work safe, nails.

 

[markct]

wow thats a good size drop to survive for a saw, they sure are a nice saw and priced right. i dropped mine about 15ft once, it was one of those times i knew better but did it something anyhow. i had two branches to trim off a tree about 18ft up, so got out the ladder and leaner her up, was gona get the saddle and lanyard out like i usualy do for even little trims like that, i like the convenience and safety of having both hands free and no chance of falling, and the saw lanyarded to my saddle, well i didnt, and as i cut the branch i dropped the saw and that was it lol but it was fine no damage!

 

[Nailsbeats]

Glad no one was hurt, I use a regular rope lanyard with locking snaps just because of that.
Nails have you modded her yet I did mine it gave it more power.

Just pulled the spark screen. I don't have any complaints about the saw, power or otherwise, whatsoever.

 

[Tree Pig]

I almost did the same thing with my 200 the other day. Just finished a cut and was about to drop it down to my side to reposition and I just happened to notice my lanyard was unclipped. I use the leash style with the dog clip and I have no idea how it came undone. What I do know is I am taking the dog clip off and putting an auto locking crab on.

 

[LTREES]

Just pulled the spark screen. I don't have any complaints about the saw, power or otherwise, whatsoever.

Hate the screen, that's the first to go before I take it out.

LT...

 

[treeman82]

I dropped an 020 out of the tree once, and I've known people who have done the same with 020's and 335's. Everybody says (and I know from experience) that once a saw has been dropped from a tree it's never the same again.

 

[huskystihl]

I always said that plastic bounces and people laugh. I use the 192 as well until the 372 needs to come out and have to say that if it werent for the 200 this thing would be way more revered. I like mine to no matter what people say about it.

 

[Hddnis]

I love the 192. Mine was a few days old, not even broken in yet, and it dropped about 15'. Cuts fine and you can't tell at all that it was dropped.

I have a 16" bar on mine because I mostly use it removing conifers. It eats pine for lunch; bogs down in a big cut in doug fir. I'll use it till the spar is 18" or better and then switch to either the MS 260 with 20" bar, or the MS 361 with a 24" bar; depends on the tree and how much bigger it's going to get before I'm done.

My 192 is no longer stock. I put "felling dogs" on it and modded the muffler. I have a wrap handle in the works and then I'll port her.

:greenchainsaw:


Mr. HE

 

[ropensaddle]

I dropped an 020 out of the tree once, and I've known people who have done the same with 020's and 335's. Everybody says (and I know from experience) that once a saw has been dropped from a tree it's never the same again.

I dropped a homey 330 brand new back in the 80s I had used it twice and I was in MI then.
I was up an old boxelder 55 foot in 15 degree weather it was not even purty lol. It was fubared many pieces.

 

[Sunrise Guy]

I dropped one of my 192's from a fully-extended, 60' bucket, about two years ago. It got caught in a large limb I had just cut. The breakaway lanyard worked, perfectly, and the saw hit the ground and bounced up about five feet before coming back down. To this day, I am still using that saw and have not had any problems with it. As far as I'm concerned, there is no reason to buy anything but Stihl saws.

 

[outofmytree]

I dropped one of my 192's from a fully-extended, 60' bucket, about two years ago. It got caught in a large limb I had just cut. The breakaway lanyard worked, perfectly, and the saw hit the ground and bounced up about five feet before coming back down. To this day, I am still using that saw and have not had any problems with it. As far as I'm concerned, there is no reason to buy anything but Stihl saws.

Ya got me beat. Lost one of my 200's in a branch the same way but only from about 9-10metres up. Gotta love those breakaways though. I would hate to be hard tied to a hundred plus kg of branch via a jammed saw. What would be worse ya think, following it down or having it come back at you on the end of the lanyard?!

 

[lxt]

I have a 192.....its ok! once you run the 020/200t anything less just sucks! even modded the 192 doesnt compare to its big brother, as a matter of fact my 020 from the late 90`s has more snap than my 2 yr old 192!

overall its a fine saw, but once you hit bigger wood forget it, I use my 192 as a back up!


LXT..........

 

[jefflovstrom]

This is a first for me. Today while deadwooding a Red Oak my saw came unclipped from my lanyard and fell 30' to the ground bar first. It took the hit and kept right on running with nothing broken at all. I was impressed the 192 took it cause of all the rave about the 200 being tough.

I have a screwlock krab on the end of my lanyard that came unsrewed and somehow flipped open enough for the saw make a quick slip out.

BTW, I love my 192t for pruning, it is just awesome light and handles excellent with the 12" bar. I deadwooded 2 grande Red Oaks, 1 medium size one, and chunked down 3 smaller Birch trees. She's got plenty of snuce.

Well that's it, just thought I'd share my first experience firing a tophandle out of a tree. And remember ground guys to keep a lid on and don't stand directly under your climber, it's not the limb that'll kill ya, it's the saw to the head. They have a way of whistling out of a tree like a ghost.

Divine or luck. Either way.
Jeff