
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Jungle Creep

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13. Clear your work area and your escape path of brush, vines, and other hazards that can trip you or catch your saw.
14. Escape from the bullseye when the tree tips. 90% of accidents happen within 12 feet of the stump. Go more than 15 feet, and stay out of the bullseye until things stop falling.
15. Keep spectators away more than twice the height of the tree in the direction it will fall.
16. Don't cut alone.
17. Keep your body and the swamper's out of the line of the bar in case of a kickback.
18. Set the brake when taking over two steps or when moving through tripping hazards. Keep your trigger finger off of the throttle when you are moving.
19. DO NOT operate a chainsaw from a ladder! Operating with your feet off the ground requires special training.
20. Do not cut above your shoulders.
21. Springpoles must be shaved on the inside of the apex between the ascending and descending sides. If the apex is higher than you shoulders, stand under the springpole and cut it low on the descending side. It will release upward, away from you.Leaning and heavily loaded poles that are too small to bore cut for a hinge should be shaved on the compressed side until they fold.
22. Do not cut a tree that is holding up a lodged tree. Do not work under a lodged tree. Think about a mouse trying to steal the cheese out of a trap.
23. Instruct your swampers and helpers to NEVER approach you from behind or the sides to within the reach of your saw when you are cutting. If you pull out of a cut with the chain running, or have a severe kickback, the swamper can be killed if he is coming up behind you!
24!! Quit When You Are Tired!
2 comments:
Not only a fascinating subject, but a a beautiful photo! May I ask what kind of camera you use?
-gsc1039
Most of my photos are done with a Canon A1100IS,which is an inexpensive pocket camera. I can carry it easily in my vest while I am at work, and if I manage to destroy it or lose it, replacement is affordable. Our good camera is a Canon Power Shot S2IS that we picked up on closeout at a WalStore. It has 12X optical zoom, bigger glass up front, and it takes better video than the little camera. It also has viewfinder with a digital display so you can hug up to the camera for steadiness. I carry a monopod with a swivel head on top when I plan to shoot video so that viewers don't get seasick.
Old snapshots are scans done on an HP 1200 scanner at 200 lines per inch. Photos from the old steam magazines do not scan well, so I take photos of them with the little Canon.
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