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!
4 comments:
Starlight scope and a suppressor?
It's better to have a geezer in the driveway than it is to have a geyser!
We noticed some digging evidence under Shed #1 and the trail camera tells us that we have raccoons and skunks under there. There is a photo of a feral cat, but it seemed to be just passing by.
The motion cameras show regular deer traffic, and what we think is a fox has drifted by.
Trapping and relocating only works for a very short time as that seems to leave an opening that the next animal moves into.
More permanent options are ruled out as I don't want to be hauled off to the crossbar hotel.
Raccoons are hard to kill, and will scream unless you get a brain shot. Skunks always spray. They both can be trapped with cat or dog kibble. Handling a trapped skunk has its special challenges. Short .22s out of a long barrel are mighty quiet, about like a pellet gun, but either one carries a lot of risk inside city limits and with homes all around. Raccoons always do a gruesome dance, and it is always horrible to see. We are overrun with them, so I will be working on them over the winter.
Anon: No night scope, and in Illinois we can't have suppressors. Dang.
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