Top handle is it the end.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

The chap with the chainsaw wound doesn't look like a professional user. The up side is the subcutaneous fatty tissue probably slowed the chain down a bit.

What was he doing? A close up inspection of a bore cut that went wrong?

Will this go down in the HSE statistics as a 'Tree Surgery' injury?

 

 

 

 

Moooooobs!

 

Not burning many calories!!

[Paul Jenks]

How old are you Paul?

 

My first 020 was a 1978 and it was not one of the first.

 

Maybe I should have put in, " before we started using top handled saws" Our local dealer was Husqvarna, so we used the 238's and 242's up tress for pruning. This was in early 87 prior to the real challenging stuff delivered in October.

[danroker1987]

On my cs39 a good few years ago I was told you could use a topping saw at full reach? They need to make there mind up! There's no excuse for using a it one handed in close proximity to you I don't think!

 

 

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[danroker1987]

On my cs39 a good few years ago I was told you could use a topping saw at full reach? They need to make there mind up! There's no excuse for using a it one handed in close proximity to you I don't think!

 

 

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One handed that is!

 

 

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[3dogs]

One handed that is!

 

 

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But you have done at some time in your career! And it's not wrong!

 

If we all work to best practice safely and erganomicaly there will still be times when we may need to work outside what is the expected norm, poor work position, slippy conditions long reach reductions etc etc. The question is can you justify why you worked in that fashion? Our industry is not black and white. There is however a stark difference between poor work practices and justified methods to achieve outcome safely. For example a long reach reduction using one hand for support and one hand to cut!! Or should/could you have used a silky?? Justify!

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

 

I've done it before, and I'll do it again (when appropriate!)

[sideshow bob]

I would have thought that the Latest Stihl and Husky top handles have improved Safety no end as none of them have enough power to cause kick back or spin fast enough to cut flesh unlike my old MS 200 now that was a saw,could understand banning that ,twas an Animal.

[Marc]

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I've done it before, and I'll do it again (when appropriate!)

 

No offence bud, but that picture proves a point there is no reason to use the saw one handed in that position, you could of gone higher and got a more comfortable position and used the saw with both hands, instead you reached above you straining your body unnecessarily.

 

I rarely use a chainsaw for reduction work mainly because I hate lugging it around,and like nothing more that to climb in standard trousers and boots.

 

When I do use a chainsaw I often one hand.

[MattyF]

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I've done it before, and I'll do it again (when appropriate!)

 

 

No offence Kevin but I'm inclined to agree with mark there... With out completely tearing it to shreds I can see 3 very wrong things in that picture that for the sake of 15 seconds would of put you well out of risk.

 

 

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[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Marc/Matty, no offence would be taken guys! It was the most extreme/over-reach photo I could find and posted as such rather than as an A1 exemplar of best practice!! If I thought for 1 second "I hope no one saw that" then I certainly wouldn't have posted it on here!!

 

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