Are *ALL* chainsaws dangerous?

[psd99]

They are one of my biggest fears
Due to some pretty bad horror films

Blooming hands killing tonight
Spent almost 7 hours outside with a hand saw. Took a long time
To work on a hedge.
My hedge trimmer just could not cut through the thick lellyandi

plus it is just too high up!

are they all really dangerous? Electric ones vs petrol etc

i wonder if someone on here could convince me

 

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Obviously they are dangerous.

a spoon is dangerous if your dumb enough to stick it in a toaster.

bless your good soul


They cut through like a knife through toAst


Perhaps getting someone in
To do the final job would put
My
Mind at
Ease

 

[psd99]

Ah pole saw might just be the one then….

 

[psd99]

The dangers are various

1) jamming, which is the one even pros fear, where the weight shifts of the tree onto the blade and stops it, Generally pros wont have this happen as they read the tree but its always possible and when it happens the energy has to go somewhere.
2) not being stable and your weight shifting whist operating the tool, wheres it going to go now?...
3) working at height with all the normal associated difficulties

But mainly the most dangerous tool is the one operating the tool

When you say saw do you mean a bow saw or a normal wood saw. You want a bow saw for that type of work, but points above still apply, they are damn sharp as well to human flesh, but they wont remove a limb/head with misuse

Nice way to write.

I like how you structured that and your other posts

you surely are an asset in your chosen profession. Your employers should be proud if you got em lol

 

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https://www.screwfix.com/p/mac-allister-hkpcs06d05-x-750w-220-240v-electric-20cm-pole-saw/446fg

I bought this one. I'm sure at a cheaper price. It's worked fantastically. I have a long 30m external weatherproof extension reel so I don't care that it's wired as I use that for all my powered outdoor things as it is so i prefer to save money and buy corded which tends to be cheaper and significantly more powerful than cordless variants (bar petrol powered).

You do need chain oil. Which is oil that lubricates the chain. So it eats quite a lot of chain oil as it needs constant lubrication. it does this by itself. It has and oil tank you will up and it should last 20-30 mins before a refill but depends on how hard you are running it i suppose.

it's designed for lopping off high branches but like i said i have actually cut down 7 trees with it, it did take a bit of work but much easier than a hand saw and literally went through branches like a hot knife through butter. it's more than powerful enough for minor domestic use. obviously if you are a lumberjack you would get a proper chainsaw but i'll likely keep on using this as i have 4 more trees to cut down and it's still going strong.

Thanks great post for a physco

 

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Last one is a beauty

that geezer on the ladder damn that must have hurt
hope he turned the damn thing off before he fell though

 

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Just use a battery powered reciprocating saw. I borrowed a mate's chainsaw to cut some small trees and the blade kept blunting. Recip saw did the job much better and safer.

Unless you're cutting massive logs/trees (12"+ diameter) a recip saw with a long wood cutting blade is probs your best and safest bet. Also can use 1 it handed, hold to tree with other hand.

yep this is a good point
reciprocating saw would also be much safer and sounds effective with the right blade.