Thursday, November 10, 2022
Playing Dominos While Dropping Trees
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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:
It's a pleasure to watch someone work who knows exactly what they are doing.
Notice how I only come out of the wood work (haha) on the chainsaw vids.
2 questions? Do you take your stumps down to the ground afterwards and I always, like you, started the saw with the brake on but recently saw that you shouldn't start the saw with the brake engaged. Thoughts?
Hey Booms: I don't like using the brake on a cold start because of the high idle activating the clutch, but I do anyway for safety. I take the brake off asap. It probably is not unsafe if you have the saw locked between your legs, but if you are starting on the ground the brake could save you from eating dirt and rocks with your saw. I think this is a rule that you can bend to suit your situation. I will be cutting those stumps down so I can drive over them. You can see a stump that is tall, but those stumps down in the weeds will stop your utility vehicle and hold your wheels off the ground!
John: Susan keeps me headed in the right direction!
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