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Thread: The chainsaw thread...
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09-26-2019, 12:58 PM #1251
This. I'm on Makita 18v for everything and have the 36v hedge trimmer with the 25" bar and the 36v modular weed eater that you can swap out to be a pole saw and other stuff. Power and battery life consistently blows me away.
I don't have a need for the chainsaw right now, but if I did, I don't doubt it would hold its own.
Not having to mess with carbs, oil mixing, etc. is so damn nice.
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10-01-2019, 06:06 PM #1252cliffed out
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Not too exciting, but I told I'll advised strategy is get some pictures cutting this year. West desert juniper killing
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10-01-2019, 06:30 PM #1253Registered User
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When we first moved to the new place, falling trees were part of the forest and we got used to it. Then an 11 tree domino brought down huge alders and Cedar so two Stihls, a 391 and a 291 went to work. Been real happy with them. the 391 runs 20 or 25" bars (and a skip-tooth for burly jobs) and the 291 trims and gets around the trees better. Best investment I've made in the tool department but have heard some complaints with the higher use of plastics on the newer models. So far...so good!
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10-01-2019, 09:58 PM #1254
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10-01-2019, 10:00 PM #1255
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11-20-2019, 02:45 PM #1256
VR saw training. I guess it’s safer...
https://www.facebook.com/UNILADTech/...8766580022345/
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11-20-2019, 03:02 PM #1257
watched a small timber op for a bit earlier this week on the lot next to my tire guy. the lot was being cleared for home construction. 2 fellers and the truck/crane operator. fellers were also working a little skid steer loader to move the logs and slash. both fellers were running ms46Xs. one looked like ~36" bar, the other was using a shorter ~24" bar. while i was there, they were felling ~40-50 year old pondo pines and incense cedars. twas fun watching the dude loading the truck with the crane.
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01-29-2020, 07:34 PM #1258
Heli pruning and high voltage wires
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2esxb4H...=14gx2mb7fpbxy
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01-29-2020, 09:39 PM #1259
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02-01-2020, 02:11 PM #1260
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02-05-2020, 02:00 AM #1261
I am writing from the ICU of a regional hospital that sees a fair share of timber industry accidents. Today my father is one of them.
I can’t sleep, he finally is, so here is a bit of a story. My dad is a third generation timber feller. He is nearing 60yo and has been at it in the PNW for 40 years. I ended the family tradition.
Today he was cutting a mid sized maple. It barber chaired on him and he couldn’t get out of its way. “I have always been able to get out of their way,” he said today. He has no head, neck, or spine injuries. He has significant thoracic trauma. He has been alert and awake. He hiked himself out to the landing where the rest of the crew were, it took a couple of hours, and then had an ambulance ride from there.
Last week he had another maple go a-rye too. It went over his head.
He got out of the woods today, but he is not out of the woods. His health is not the greatest and he is now at risk of a variety of complications. He is holding steady tonight, and I expect him to be awake in the morning to see where we go from there.
Why am I writing this and why here? Well mostly to be busy and also to avoid writing on Facebook where there will be a pile of family and friends to reply to. However, mostly for the collective who fuck around with saws (myself included). Shit can go wrong in a big fucking hurry when sawing on wood. Please be careful ya’ll. Please know when you are “over skiing” your ability and when to shut her down. Wear your safety shit. Don’t cut above your shoulders. Have your escape routes. Quit when you are tired. Know that maple, alder, and the like are unpredictable.
I hope my dad gets out of here. I hope he decides that it’s time to hang it up. Both are just hopes right now.
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02-05-2020, 05:58 AM #1262
Damn - that’s a tough read full of some very wise warnings. I’ve known plenty of farmers with bad limps and worse at the hands of a saw. Things happen fast to folks who are accustomed to living with danger. My best to your dad and family.
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02-05-2020, 07:43 AM #1263
That's scary. Never had a tree barberchair on me, but have cut a few where I was worried about it. Those things are sketchy. Best wishes to your dad - he sounds like a tough mofo that'll pull through alright.
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02-05-2020, 04:45 PM #1264cliffed out
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Best wishes to you and your family storm hood
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02-05-2020, 06:49 PM #1265
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02-05-2020, 07:05 PM #1266
Hoping for a speedy recovery!
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02-05-2020, 07:17 PM #1267User
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Storm, hope the old man makes a strong come back. My dad ended up in the ER last year from a chainsaw accident. He's 80.
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02-05-2020, 10:15 PM #1268
Thanks everyone! He had an OK day. Somewhat better in somethings and somewhat worse in others. He has a pair of chest tubes draining air and fluid; Hemopneumothorax.
Thankfully, no tension and no fluid in the pericardium.
12 broken ribs and a complete flail of one side of his rib cage.
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02-05-2020, 10:21 PM #1269
And he hiked himself out? Jesus! He is one tough hombre, hoping for the best. Hang in there.
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02-14-2020, 04:10 PM #1270Head down, push foreword
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Oh no sorry to read this Storm Hood.
Hope your pops is healing well.
I’ve been out every day for a few weeks now bucking up storm damage and standing dead.
I got a lot of sticks to pull out once it dries a bit.
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03-22-2020, 12:03 PM #1271
This has been discussed in here a bit, but figured I'd post a follow up. Got one of the Milwaukee electric saws last summer. It's no replacement for a bigger gasser, but it's great for small projects and trailwork. The quietness is nice, and it's certainly torquey.
This is one battery's worth of cutting. All soft wood.
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03-22-2020, 03:48 PM #1272
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03-22-2020, 06:13 PM #1273
Good to hear and keep pushing him to be cautious because the injuries have him at greater risk.
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03-22-2020, 07:06 PM #1274
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03-22-2020, 07:15 PM #1275Registered User
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