Ice storm!

Jim Macklin wrote:

Be safe, if you are using a chainsaw on ice covered ground,
have spikes on your boots. Kevlar chaps and hearing and eye
protection, too.

Absolutely. Chainsaws are amazing tools, but also can cause amazing
damage given one second of complacency.


If you only have a few trees, an axe will get the job done
and keep Al Gore happy [if that matters].

Axes are nearly as danagerous as chain saws, especially in the hands of
a person who uses an axe once a year or so. And if using my chain saw
bothers Algore, I'll go out and fire it up right now! :-)

Matt

Absolutely. Chainsaws are amazing tools, but also can cause amazing
damage given one second of complacency.

I know. After years of working with woodworking tools (routers,
planers, table saws, etc.) I've developed a remarkable respect for
whirling metal things.

My 16 year old son begged me to let him try the chain saw, and I
eventually relented -- but not till after a 10 minute lecture on
safety.

He did fine -- but it was like watching Mary sky-dive... Not good for
the digestion.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Matt Whiting" wrote

Absolutely. Chainsaws are amazing tools, but also can cause amazing
damage given one second of complacency.

Absolutely positively.

I have my own near miss chainsaw story, from long ago.

I was standing on a very steep hill, of a 45 degree angle or more. The tree
I was cutting down was not that big, but I needed to reposition myself, and
stopped cutting and took the saw out of the cut.

My complacency was that the saw needed adjusting, and I had to keep jazzing
the throttle to keep it running. Big mistake.

Of course, the chain keeps going while you are jazzing the throttle. As I
repositioned, I suddenly saw orange from my International Orange overalls
fly (required aviation content g) into the air. The saw got too close to
my leg, but the good thing is that it just touched my clothes, without even
getting down to my jeans.

Needless to say, I stopped and adjusted the saw.
--
Jim in NC

Axes are dangerous, but if all you're going to do is lop a
few branches and makes some smaller tree trunks light enough
to move, and axe can do the job for $20 or so given some
time. You also need to be able to swing it.

But a dull axe is a real pain to use. It is also dangerous
because it can fail to bite and skip off the log and if
anyone is close, make a real bad cut or kill them. Lots of
room needed.

Chain saws need to be sharp too. If you don't control the
cut, it can swing into a leg or arm and do a 1 second
amputation that will be very hard to put back. The Kevlar
vests and leggings are designed jam the chain and stall the
saw before it gets to the bone..

And you can get frame or buck saw. It all depends on how
much time you want to trade for money.


I think more chain saws are ruined by improper chain oiling
and the engines are ruined by too much or no oil in the
fuel. Also saw dust can block the cooling fins and the saw
will over-heat and destroy the piston and warp the head.


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
|
| Be safe, if you are using a chainsaw on ice covered
ground,
| have spikes on your boots. Kevlar chaps and hearing and
eye
| protection, too.
|
| Absolutely. Chainsaws are amazing tools, but also can
cause amazing
| damage given one second of complacency.
|
|
| If you only have a few trees, an axe will get the job
done
| and keep Al Gore happy [if that matters].
|
| Axes are nearly as danagerous as chain saws, especially in
the hands of
| a person who uses an axe once a year or so. And if using
my chain saw
| bothers Algore, I'll go out and fire it up right now! :-)
|
| Matt