Which Chainsaw for a large felled Spruce?

[Stubby]

Its the compulsive chain brake snapper onners that ind me up . !

Edited May 10, 2018 by Stubby

[Stere]

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Its the compulsive chain brake snapper onners that ind me up . !

 

I did that for the first months after the course as its what they taught to pass the assessment.

 

They would probably class it as a bad habit not doing that anymore?

[Commando]

RH,

Like being somewhat=very drunk in a billet one night and attempting to contrive an air-burst Thunderflash, by using a Schermuly flare as a launch tube, but despite the copious amount of my drunkenness, I wisely desisted.
 
 

? off topic but brought back some memories! I’ll take the 5th amendment on my involvement in such a crime!

[stihlmadasever]

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

Its the compulsive chain brake snapper onners that ind me up . !

Heard a story of a lad in our department but in another base went on his small tree felling refresher.

He was felling a forward leaner so bored in from the side,left the saw in the tree to check the other side and the tutor/assessor chinned him for not engaging the chain brake.

Its got exsessive now imo.

Half the time engaging the chain brake on these courses is unmerited.

But its what is required to pass the course

[Graham]

8 hours ago, Stubby said:

Its the compulsive chain brake snapper onners that ind me up . !

If ever you have to work with one of them then you know they ain't got a clue.

[scbk]

On ‎08‎/‎05‎/‎2018 at 17:23, Malco said:

Hi,
I have a chainsaw dilemma. I recently had a 90 year old spruce felled. Most of the branches have been cut into lengths no longer than 12 inches diameter. However the trunk, which is 20-30 feet long varies in diameter from 2ft 6" to 5ft 6" . As I am a beginner ( although verbally coached by the tree-feller at the time), I will not be able to buy a chainsaw capable of ringing the trunk, so I anticipate slowly cutting chips/slices off it which I can chop/saw to fit in my wood-burner. However, I suspect I will need a hefty saw (? around 50cc) to complete that task, despite requiring a much lesser powered saw to cut up the branches. I am unlikely to use the chainsaw after this large task. In the interests of safety, I will go with a Husqvarna but I would welcome advice on which is the cheapest of their range which will be able to carry out the full task.
I am thinking, perhaps the 440, 445, or 450?
My dilemma clearly is that I do not want to overspend on something which has a time limited value to me, but neither do I wish to waste money buying something that is not up to the task. I should add that tree is on a very small island so normal logistics do not apply!
Advice please!

Well then Malco, where is the island, and do I need to blow up the dinghy or make a raft out of blue barrels?

[difflock]

Parachute in, make a dug-out canoe outta the tree, and paddle out, film it, and put it on Youtube.

please