How often do you lock your chain?

[Le Sanglier]

I am as old school as it comes, but chain brakes...it's not that hard is it? one click and it's as harmless as....well a harmless thing.

I don't use them much in a tree 'cos it's hanging from a harness if I'm not using it.

On the ground walking about I try hard to click it.

One thing I do find annoying is people putting it on when the saw is revving hard,

do they teach that at college?

ps can we change the title to "Using the chain brake"

[Mark Bolam]

Why would you not use a chainbrake just because the saw is 'hanging off your harness'?

[Le Sanglier]

Cos my finger is nowhere near the trigger.

[Mark Bolam]

A twig could easily catch the trigger though, that's happened to a fair few people including me.

Luckily I had my chain brake on as the engine gunned.

 

Call me a timewaster but I reckon that extra 0.25sec it took before I started moving round the canopy was probably worth it.

[Le Sanglier]

Point taken.

Actually, question; Do you hang your saw from the lanyard or attach it direct to your belt when moving around?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Or it could rev when running out of fuel and damage a rope

[Le Sanglier]

Or it could rev when running out of fuel and damage a rope

 

Again ,point taken. what about the question I asked Mark?

[Dean Lofthouse]

I never attach to my belt, only because I find the chain snags my kegs.

[Le Sanglier]

Neither do I as I don't want it slamming into my hip if I take an inadvertant swing.

[john p]

I hate havin it trailing behind, always clip it on to belt,but I have massive hole in kegs bottom right!