One handed chain saw use

[Alex]

Pole

Do you use your tophadles one handed every day, every week, hardly ever

 

Ok every one, I opened the can, so here we go.

 

Be truthfull, I want to find out what you all think, either way. I hope with the info gained from this pole and thread I can put together a copule of info mag ariticals, to try and help. Thats my aim, not to hurage but help.. I have learnt that life is to short, I'm sure I'm in for some hits as every one in the indusrty that ever speack up or voice an opion gets shot at by every one from left feild, geuse it an eego filled world we are in. So please help me here.

 

Cheers Alex

[bob]

:laola::laola:everyday except sundays

[Alex]

cheers bob....

[Amelanchier]

How about doing the poll as a percentages of cuts?

 

0 -25%

26 - 50%

51 - 75%

76 - 100%

 

Might give a better show of distibution. I'd be in the first bracket at about a quarter of my cuts. Not proud of it but I can't accurately claim "never" or "every week".

[Dominic R]

I think that your poll is very vague, the current ruling, as i understand it, is that you are allowed to use your saw one handed when at the extremities of a limb for example and you need the other hand to hold your positions;

 

so therefore if you do light pruining work on the tips of trees everyday, it may be nesecary to do it everyday and surely this is going to give bias results to your idea that every one is on spikes lopping of limbs left, right and center.

 

Correct me if i wrong (but i know i'm not)

[squisher]

One handed use often here

[MattyF]

Pole

Do you use your tophadles one handed every day, every week, hardly ever

 

Ok every one, I opened the can, so here we go.

 

Be truth full, I want to find out what you all think, either way. I hope with the info gained from this pole and thread I can put together a copule of info mag ariticals, to try and help. Thats my aim, not to hurage but help.. I have learnt that life is to short, I'm sure I'm in for some hits as every one in the indusrty that ever speack up or voice an opion gets shot at by every one from left feild, geuse it an eego filled world we are in. So please help me here.

 

Cheers Alex

 

dude so far im just glad ive read posts with far worse spelling than mine.....hows about we all hump ms26's around trees so we cant one hand or if we have to like the majority of the time when certain situations and circamstances dont allow 2 handed use,will get injured far worse more

[Alex]

Drrfs

By rights and best practice, you should be employing a tool higharaky (ahh spelling sorry) there for using a pruning saw on the light stuff, plus better for you for the tree, no noise no chainsaw ppe need so you can lighten up and get out there. so if you need to use your saw at the extrem to be comftable in your work position and balace, that should only happen once a week.

 

Ps its vage to get you all talking ;-)

[High Scale]

I only ever one- hand my climbing saw when I need to scratch my arse.

[Steve Bullman]

alex, thanks for starting this thread here rather than letting treepics get sidetracked!

IMO the issue of using saws one handed shouldnt be concerned with a blanket statement saying not to....rather looking at protocols to follow if using. ie body positioning, arm placements etc.