no brakes?
Long bar on the saw, started with fast idle, on the ground, no brakes on, pick up the saw as you idle down and the tip hits the ground. You just dulled half the cutters and launched the saw right past your kneecap if you were lucky enough to get out of the way in time. What you didn't let go of the saw? About as nice as trying to catch a porcupine covered in buzzard spit bare handed and every bit as friendly. One you don't see as often, bar resting on log to balance it one hand on handle one hand on starter rope, no brakes, saw starts on first pull and the saw flies across the log and hits the ground chain first, bounces, tangles up in the limbs you were going to trim, full throttle bar tip sticking out of the mess. How you going to grab it to shut it off? Hasn't happened to me, knock on wood but I've seen it and worse. You start it on high idle and not set the brake, just as you pick up the saw, it over revved, chain derails, time to get new gloves and duct tape the fingers that were cut, if they don't need stiches, it happens, SET the BRAKE! Then there is the drop start, high idle brake not set, your about to turn and cut because you were not in your proper stance, when the tip catches a twig you didn't see and the saw goes for your face at the speed of lightning. There are a lot of excuses not to use the brake but safety is why you use it.
Aside from the brake issue, the offence that gualds me is the new guy that sets the chain to the wood then pulls the trigger to rev the saw. What was he thinking? That chain should be moving when it hits the wood. The chain hangs in the bark smoking the clutch until the saw comes up to speed to brake loose of the bark and start cutting. The operators arm is nearly pulled out of joint trying to hold the saw back as it grabs and digs in, it's trying to debark the tree not cut french fries at that point. The chain should be moving when it touches wood.
Long bar on the saw, started with fast idle, on the ground, no brakes on, pick up the saw as you idle down and the tip hits the ground. You just dulled half the cutters and launched the saw right past your kneecap if you were lucky enough to get out of the way in time. What you didn't let go of the saw? About as nice as trying to catch a porcupine covered in buzzard spit bare handed and every bit as friendly. One you don't see as often, bar resting on log to balance it one hand on handle one hand on starter rope, no brakes, saw starts on first pull and the saw flies across the log and hits the ground chain first, bounces, tangles up in the limbs you were going to trim, full throttle bar tip sticking out of the mess. How you going to grab it to shut it off? Hasn't happened to me, knock on wood but I've seen it and worse. You start it on high idle and not set the brake, just as you pick up the saw, it over revved, chain derails, time to get new gloves and duct tape the fingers that were cut, if they don't need stiches, it happens, SET the BRAKE! Then there is the drop start, high idle brake not set, your about to turn and cut because you were not in your proper stance, when the tip catches a twig you didn't see and the saw goes for your face at the speed of lightning. There are a lot of excuses not to use the brake but safety is why you use it.
Aside from the brake issue, the offence that gualds me is the new guy that sets the chain to the wood then pulls the trigger to rev the saw. What was he thinking? That chain should be moving when it hits the wood. The chain hangs in the bark smoking the clutch until the saw comes up to speed to brake loose of the bark and start cutting. The operators arm is nearly pulled out of joint trying to hold the saw back as it grabs and digs in, it's trying to debark the tree not cut french fries at that point. The chain should be moving when it touches wood.
