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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!
3 comments:
When I did the classic car thing, I used to hang out with some Model T guys. They showed me the proper way to crank start those engines. Tuck your thumb in instead of wrapping it around the handle, or you will break your arm if the crank kicks back.
I could not see how those guys were doing it in the video.
Had an old John Deere "B" . 1942 year multi-fuel . When I was young I could throw the flywheel over a couple times with the petcocks opened and fire it up at 30 below zero . Not so much now I'm 70 .
They were wrapping their thumbs around. It gives you a sick feeling watching someone do that. These old tractors have an impulse mechanism that makes the engine fire after top dead center, but when you spin the motor, the impulse may not catch, and then it will hit you.
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