one handed chainsaw usage

[High Scale]

Oh and you can work in peace and quiet, dont have to wear chainsaw trousers, make a neater job and be just as quick as someone with a chainsaw (on that little tree anyway) So I dont see that they are slower than a chainsaw, the effort well they weigh less than a chainsaw, boredom? Thats down to attitude I'm afraid. Perhaps time spent honing skills and attitude to the job would be time well spent?

 

Agreed, I use a Silky when ever I can.

[Daniël Bos]

Well, I think it's quite a good photograph!

[Mesterh]

Oh and you can work in peace and quiet, dont have to wear chainsaw trousers, make a neater job and be just as quick as someone with a chainsaw (on that little tree anyway) So I dont see that they are slower than a chainsaw, the effort well they weigh less than a chainsaw, boredom? Thats down to attitude I'm afraid. Perhaps time spent honing skills and attitude to the job would be time well spent?

 

No chance.

 

The only thing a hand saw has over a chainsaw is noise, anything else is just an excuse to use a handsaw over a chainsaw ime.

 

I have seen quite a few people try and argue they are just as quick in certain circumstances but after awhile they realise they aren't and have to get the saw out to keep up.

[RobArb]

I use a silky for ALL pruning jobs, a saw for takedowns... I'm not quicker with a silky than a saw BUT, the silky makes for a better job because i've not got extra weight on my harness and i find it easier and safer to get right out to the tips with a silky!

 

I even prefer to use secatuers, even on big reductions to get it looking even neater!

[Mesterh]

I use a silky for ALL pruning jobs, a saw for takedowns... I'm not quicker with a silky than a saw BUT, the silky makes for a better job because i've not got extra weight on my harness and i find it easier and safer to get right out to the tips with a silky!

 

I even prefer to use secatuers, even on big reductions to get it looking even neater!

 

It would seem I live in a different world than you so I cant compare tbh.

[RobArb]

It would seem I live in a different world than you so I cant compare tbh.

 

 

That's fine, tbh we all live in our own worlds, some prefer the saw, some prefer a silky, its what makes us unique!

 

We'd be dull and boring otherwise..

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[Paul Barton]

I hated the silky saw - was always cutting myself on them and found that they were no better in terms of comfortable reach for those tips. True, they give a better finishing cut but for slender branches you still need to hold the branch while you cut it or else the branch just moves around with the blade.

 

That's why I used loppers (first recommended to me by High Scale). You can reach tips a good 2 ft further out and still get a nice clean cut.

 

In terms of one-handed use of the chainsaw, I think it is acceptable in many situations but it can often be used as an excuse for poor work positioning. It's easy to become sloppy in this respect - you start off one-handing stuff for speed and then start to do it without tying in a strop/lanyard because that seems quicker still. After that it only takes a little slip.... be careful!

[tomtrees]

Done jobs that have been just as quick if not quicker with a silky. Mainly light thin formative prune on lime in the streets of London. We used to do loads of it

[Littletree]

I usually use a silky for all the thin branches but yes I do at times use the saw one handed . It's down to the individual climber to decide what he feels is the best course of action for the job in question .

 

Littletree:thumbup:

[MattyF]

most of the time a chain saw... Unless my sugoi has a new blade!