Arbtalk member on Ben Fogle

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Tommy_B said:

Did noone else notice that he had his chainsaw chaps on back to front?😄

Not me, I only commented on the fact that neither of them was gripping the front handle fully.

[Steven1210]

1 minute ago, openspaceman said:

Not me, I only commented on the fact that neither of them was gripping the front handle fully.

Something @spuddog0507 has drummed into me.  Quite surprising the amount of grip/control lost when not tucking the thumb under.

[openspaceman]

54 minutes ago, Steven1210 said:

Something @spuddog0507 has drummed into me.  Quite surprising the amount of grip/control lost when not tucking the thumb under.

Yes and @spuddog0507 knows his stuff. I always knew I shouldn't do it but it took 30 years before  it caught me out.

[nepia]

Must be a forestry thing:  when I did my CS31 refresher a few years ago the forestry based instructor was almost paranoid about it

[IronMike]

Get that thumb wrapped, no excuses! I’ve berated a few folk for this over the years.

[IronMike]

Oh, and make sure your PPE is on the right way round too 🤣

[Conor Wright]

6 hours ago, IronMike said:

Oh, and make sure your PPE is on the right way round too 🤣

All these years I thought that zipper was to air out my crack.

 

 

I realise now it's possible I may have upset some people.

[Stubby]

16 hours ago, openspaceman said:

Not me, I only commented on the fact that neither of them was gripping the front handle fully.

I have never really thought about it , but now I do , I think its instinctive for me to grip with my thumb .

[spuddog0507]

11 hours ago, nepia said:

Must be a forestry thing:  when I did my CS31 refresher a few years ago the forestry based instructor was almost paranoid about it

Its not a forestry thing at all,, its all areas of using a saw and any instructor worth his salt should be telling you thumb round that front handle as it will give you approx 50% more control over the saw in a kickback situation and that could be the difference between a saw hitting your head or not,,

[spuddog0507]

8 hours ago, IronMike said:

Get that thumb wrapped, no excuses! I’ve berated a few folk for this over the years.

Me to, and they have been mostly the younger lads from Myerscough collage who have done the CS30/31 and think it dont mater what i do now i have my ticket,, one lad i told him 3 days on the trot about gripping the front handle with his thumb, end of the 3rd day i said your stopping and we are going to talk about saw safety for 20 mins, he just laughed and said i cant stay my mum will have my tea ready,, so i just said OK then i dont need you tomorrow or the day after, i could not get it through to him that the thumb was so important and its my site your on , your in my employ, but it will be your accident but my headache sorting all the shit out afterwards,,