Big saws safer?

[Mesterh]

I dont know anyone who has had an accident with a big saw but quite a few that have with small saws.

 

I'm not sure if that means they are safer or not, but I guess an accident with an 088 is going to be fairly brutal!

 

Although did have a big dolmar kick out of a log and swipe me in the side of the knee once, that hurt quite a bit.

[Mark Bolam]

You will always have more accidents with smaller saws because they are used by more people more often.

 

I agree with Matty that a big saw doesn't respect PPE that much, and with Mesterh that if you do have an accident with a big saw it will probably involve much blood.

 

I find ringing up with a big saw in the summer pretty safe, though.

 

I normally wear a factor of 15 or higher.

[DN22 Gardening]

we run all our saws will smaller bars,

 

200t has 12"

341's have all got 15"

441's have 20"

880 has a 30" and the 4'er for serious stuff

 

don't know if its right but i was told there's less wear on the engines

[MattyF]

Bigger bars seem to throw chains easier as well!

[Rob D]

Bigger saws you tend to do big logs that are nice and stable, smaller saws you tend to do all the annoying bits that won't go in the chippers and cross cut small logs that are on the top of logs piles! Receipe for kick back!