Chainsaw strop in a MEWP (who uses them)

[Samuel]

Just wondering who uses them?

 

have seen a few videos on youtube where they have not been used. What are your thoughts on using them?

 

tried to find if it had been covered before, but could not find anything

 

thanks

samuel:thumbup:

[ecolojim]

You'll obviously be positioned close enough to reach the cut but far enough that anything large not land on or strike the basket. Perhaps employ a longer strop than for climbing just to give you more movement. At the end of the day dropping the saw can be an expensive way to spoil your day

[Taupotreeman]

Never really used one. Wasn't keen on the idea of the saw getting jammed in a piece of wood and taking me out of the bucket with it. I had it happen a couple of times and just let the saw go.

[ecolojim]

Never really used one. Wasn't keen on the idea of the saw getting jammed in a piece of wood and taking me out of the bucket with it. I had it happen a couple of times and just let the saw go.

 

I clipped the saw to the basket on a tear away strop. I too didnt fancy going for a ride. Perhaps it's not worth using one at all though

[geoff]

I always use a lengtened one,saves loosing a saw,but i clip it to the basket with a plastic carrytool carabina to allow tearout if it gets caught on a piece.

[Craig F-J]

I use one. Always with me in the basket but not always attached to anything. There are occasions when dropping a saw is preferable to it taking you, and possibly the MEWP with it.

[Mesterh]

I've always used one, wouldn't fancy dropping a saw,especially as there are usually people on the ground it could land on!

 

It's mainly been an 020 so the d ring would rip out before it even attempted to take you out of the bucket. Besides, you would be attached to the bucket by a strop anyway.

 

Easy enough to just strop it to the bucket though.

 

Actually has anyone ever been pulled out of a mewp or tree when there saw has been jammed?

 

I've had the odd big limb trap the saw and take it out of my hand but it has never yanked me that much that I though it would snap my anchor point out, in fact aren't the tool attachments on harnesses designed with this in mind?

[waz77]

You can use an inboard step cut to avoid it taking the saw with it.

[scottythepinetree]

You can use an inboard step cut to avoid it taking the saw with it.

 

 

Or alternatively if you are cutting a piece big enough to take the machine over just unclip the saw, the same as if you are climbing.

[john dawson]

I do believe there is something about the saw has to be attatched to the outside of the bucket, just cant think where ive seen it. il have to look in MEWPS book (available from the AA for a very reasonable rate - shameless plug)