TrioBrake

[finky]

No offence but that trio brake thing looks bob

It's a gimmick for the homeowner and not for the pro user IMO

 

 

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[growforest]

Here's a tip .... send it to spud and get him to poet it . He did mine and it .......

and it reels out sonnets like there's no tomorrow.

Is there no end to Spud's skills

Making Shakespeares of Huskies and Stihls?

[Stubby]

Sorry typo . for poet read port . Doh !

[Chippy]

Give it a few years and all saws will have them fitted

[Stubby]

Give it a few years and all saws will have them fitted

 

please nooo !

[Big Bolt]

to be hornest it was cheaper than a norm 346xp if you can find one , as the trio dont sell

so i am snatching them up where i can

[Chris Sheppard]

What it is is some lad with an engineering degree has been tasked with developing and designing something extra in the safety department .Thing ios he has probably never used a saw to earn his living . Best intentions and all that ......

 

Reckon that's exactly the case

 

I got a hold of a 345 (I think) with one that another guy was using and my first impressions weren't great. He reckoned it didn't get in the way but I think it will, maybe not for someone using it occaisonally for buzzing up a few logs, but for day to day use out in the woods I think it would do your head in.

 

On the whole snedding thing, we were taught that as long as the bar is on the right hand side of the tree then you didn't need to put the brake on when you took a forward step. If you needed to reach and move brash then you sat the saw back a bit and rested it on the front of the engine holding it by the back handle and reached across with your left hand. Probably all changed now though.

 

Other than dismantling a big hardwood crown when it's on the floor, I can't really see an occasion where you'd need to put the chainbrake on while snedding.

Edited March 30, 2013 by Chris Sheppard

[Stubby]

Reckon that's exactly the case

 

I got a hold of a 345 (I think) with one that another guy was using and my first impressions weren't great. He reckoned it didn't get in the way but I think it will, maybe not for someone using it occaisonally for buzzing up a few logs, but for day to day use out in the woods I think it would do your head in.

 

On the whole snedding thing, we were taught that as long as the bar is on the right hand side of the tree then you didn't need to put the brake on when you took a forward step. If you needed to reach and move brash then you sat the saw back a bit and rested it on the front of the engine holding it by the back handle and reached across with your left hand. Probably all changed now though.

 

Other than dismantling a big hardwood crown when it's on the floor, I can't really see an occasion where you'd need to put the chainbrake on while snedding.

 

Same .

[Stephen Blair]

Taught the same except always take the trigger hand off.

[JimM]

Can understand how the trio came about but think it would snag too much. I'm a chain-brake fan. When you're snedding at speed you can end up reaching across that chain before its run down. Yes, it promotes wear on the brake band, but 2 years in and my 346 hasn't suffered from it. Not sure what the 550 will do yet, but no issues so far.

The last couple of weeks I've done a lot of work on steep slopes and walking and snedding over snow-covered beech stems on the ground. It's really not a place to have a casual attitude to using the brake.

I must admit I like the idea of getting a trio 346 and converting it back.