How To Be A Chainsaw Hero

I've loved

chainsaw

s since I was old enough to hear that wine and smell that smoke and watch my dad spin that thing like it didn't weigh more than two pounds, the same way chips fly out of the back of a saw. sharp. the way a saw takes down a large tree in moments this is the assortment of

chainsaw

s I have here in my store. All six chainsaws have many things in common and some things that are unique to each one. The first thing I want to mention that they have in common is that they are dangerous.

Now you can see you can feel it, you can tell by the sound they make that they are dangerous, but when you pick one up there are a couple of things you have to keep in mind, okay, I'm going to start with this little husky, it's a 136. I do it for two reasons, one because it doesn't weigh much and I could talk for a few minutes and the second is because you'll probably want to buy something like this if you're a homeowner or a DIYer, if you're someone who has a few fruit trees or cuts a little of firewood or you need so you know, fill in the blank, it is both safe because it is light enough to lift and move and dangerous precisely because it is light enough to lift and move, so my recommendation is that you buy one of these new ones, now I buy many. of used stuff I don't buy used chainsaws unless you are a small engine expert with some experience with chainsaws, do yourself a favor and buy a new one.

It will come with a shield with a cover. Put it away, this thing protects the chain and your Kids, very good, now a chainsaw sitting on a bench, if it's sharp, will cut you even if it's not working and on the other hand, if you drop it or hit it against the edge of the table leg or something like that, they're going to hit a spike on a chain and the spikes are what make the difference, so going back to my statement that lightness and maneuverability are simultaneously safety and danger, you can hold it, you can lift it above your head, that's good, but because it's light recoil, that's what always cuts.

Newbies are going to happen in a moment because you have no inertia in the weight of the machine. Kickback occurs when you use the end of the bar and the energy is transmitted from a pulling moment or a pushing moment to a lifting moment, you put that in. A rotating blade in contact with an immovable object will cause the immovable object to move directly toward the center line of the operator. This leaves an unpleasant mark. Now this chain break is our safety requirement. They can't sell a. chainsaw now without a chain brake to stop that same thing while the saw goes back and prepares for lunch, the chain brake must be activated with the back of your hand now this is exactly like a guard on a skill saw the professionals become impatient and they think it hinders their style and they will turn it off or cut it off and it's a mistake guys it's always a mistake now it's a mistake I've made but it's a mistake that will save you one of the reasons chainsaws are dangerous is because they They use them in every position imaginable, people use them on ladders, people use them standing in trees, people use them on the ground and on benches, bending over and overhead, so you'll use them in a multitude of You are going to support it in different ways.

Make a mental note if your top hand grip becomes misaligned with the chain breaking. make sure you never stop thinking, okay, if that goes back, the chain breaks, I'm not going to do it. stop at this point, so there are some mental markers you should set if you intend to do this without the benefit of points. Okay, so let's talk about the difference in kickback risk between a small saw and a large one. I will use this. husk, this little husky and this johnson red is an interesting example that they are both swedish saws husqvarna jauncerid, it tickles me because I'm 50 years old, swedish, okay, I don't know if I have some kind of genetic affinity for swedish saws, but let me getting this out in the open, it's still my go-to tool, so there must be some Teutonic German in the mix, somewhere, anyway, backlash, so the tip of this saw is about 30 inches away from where my left hand is so if kickback happens oh let me point out my dad removed the chain break okay this is my dad the saw that broke the chain had to go old school We get this, if kickback happens with this saw, you have that extra time for your brain to register the danger and do something about it.

This is offset by the fact that it is much more powerful, so when it starts to build up, when you go out the nose and you don't pay attention or it gets stuck, bad things can happen, so the size-hazard ratio is not. linear, in fact, in many ways it is not even related or identifiable, which is why one of these chain saws is radically different from the other. This one is electric, so for a long time, of course, I just grimaced at electric chainsaws and then gradually it dawned on me. Man, if all you're doing is pruning a fruit tree, cutting two-by-fours, you know, trimming your rose bushes, you don't need one of these things, a power saw requires almost zero maintenance, you plug it in and it'll go away if you keep it sharp, will cut, but don't make the mistake of thinking this is going to reduce your year's supply of firewood if you buy one like any other tool of the best you can afford, but for about nine out of ten homeowners. this is what you need first of all a chainsaw has no blade never say its so annoying and will mark you as an amateur a chainsaw has a bar and a chain its ok you cant find a blade anywhere chains come in a wide well, chains and bars come in a wide variety of types, specifications for different purposes, we are not going to go into details about that, we will do that today at some point, I just want to point out that you can buy them to suit an individual . bar length, okay, I think this is for a 26 inch bar or for professional use.

You can buy chains by the rolls of miles of this stuff and then you make your own, put your link on and make chains anyway, so it's not magic, but it is. It's not a blade, please never call it that, so I hope it's obvious, but chainsaws require personal protective equipment. Those of you who have seen my other videos, though now you're saying, wait a minute you hypocrite, wait a minute you hypocrite, think of me as a doctor who smokes. Just because I always have to doesn't mean I always do, but I think I should. Here is the team.

Put them in some type of ear protection. Earplugs are great. I mean, the earmuffs are great. I could never use this, but you. you must have a helmet in the woods ear muffs ear plugs eye protection you must have some type of gloves to dampen vibration and protect your hands when you are filing this is not a place to retain safety equipment if I want to be able to continue working for the rest of your life. I feel pretty bulletproof right now, so I have two saws here, I have a small one and my daily driver, the still oh 44, which really like this is for yard work, my wife has wanted one for a while. chainsaw and I said, you know, that's the last thing I'll buy from you on the planet, she's a thresher, she'd cut down the property, but I'm just going to demonstrate the difference in safety between the back of the bar and the front of the bar and the bar top, so when you buy your chainsaw, you take it out of the box, mix the fuel and feed it.

Pick it up and turn it on and you're ready to cut something. Start cutting with this part of the bar. It will be pulling your chainsaw into the wood. The chainsaw will rest against the piece. It's very safe. Well, the second safest place is at the top. The bar I'm going to demonstrate now is a space that is essentially equally safe, but you are resisting the energy that pushes you off the trunk, which pushes you into a position where you could receive a kickback like this. Now watch the chain break. that was coming back in my face, that is a safety feature that will protect you, don't override it, especially on a small saw, you need to develop the momentum or inertia of the moving chain before you bring it into contact with the wood that is why that you stay away from the lead if you are not fully qualified.

I'm going to demonstrate how to cut with the tip of the saw. Sometimes you have to do it, but this is another one of those conditions where when you raise the chain to speed and put it in contact with a stationary object, the danger increases exponentially, as you can see, the tip of the bar is very important, very dangerous, don't try it until you have an idea of ​​the forces involved and how strong you are. having to resist them Chainsaw safety is like driving safely, so part of it is controlling the saw, but an equal part is understanding the environment you're using the saw in the same way as driving a car in a crowded urban environment at five in the afternoon is a different set of dangers than driving on an extended trip on an interstate highway using your chainsaw on a ladder pruning a fruit tree, and by the way, that's almost a death wish to Unless it's just very light pruning it's a radically different set of environmental hazards than if you're chopping firewood or logging or who knows what, so my point is that chainsaws are generally used in areas of uncertain balance, chunks of firewood, bark and branches on the ground. you're cutting things where gravity is going to initiate a fall, there are all kinds of uncontrollable forces that are released at that moment when a log is on the ground, if the ground is not level, that log would really like to roll, so It is part of the skill set of staying alive as a chainsaw operator It is recognized by recognizing the threats implicit in the environment you are using the chainsaw Your head is the best safety equipment God gave you If you buy a chainsaw you are going to start to feel like a man in a way that may be new to you and the second thing that will happen is that when you pick up that thing and pull the trigger, there will be an intimidation factor that will make you feel like a little kid again so that you can listen to both impulses and enjoy being owner of the saw enjoy being smart enjoy overcoming your fear enjoy understanding the risks you face and are going to cut some wood, are you going to do it now for the record and not strictly out of an impulse to be politically correct in front of a crowd? the women in the audience are fully capable of handling chainsaws and live to tell my daughter who has a chainsaw that she is very strong, smart, very fast and has a lot of fun with it, but it is an equal opportunity job, producer, It's an equal opportunity destroyer, be careful, cut some wood. thanks for looking