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!
3 comments:
Yep, but a 289 & four barrel changes its mood considerably! :)
Merle
That would be an awesome summer driver for you and the Missus.
To add to the previous comment, my 63 Lark with 289, 4 barrel and 3 spd/od would get 24 mpg most of the time. My other Lark with 6 cyl/auto gets the same.
The 289 Studebaker-Packard engine with a four barrel carb was too much engine for the Lark, but it would be a hoot to drive, and surprise unsuspecting motorists when you passed them. You should wear a little-old-bluehaired lady costume for that. I had a 58 Hawk for a while, and it had that engine with a 3 speed and OD. It would get up above 100 easily, but I never tried to find the top end. The heater system sucked, because the vent doors were rotted out, and there was no way to bring fresh air into the cab. Studebakers did not get along with salt.
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