brake band under warranty?

[spudulike]

I think the issue Steve for some of us old feckers is the young knob jockeys strait out of collage being told to snap the bugger on at every opportunity with their finger still on the gas . No mechanical sympathy whatsoever ! ...Bonkers

 

And that is the critical WOT test during a service and perhaps once in a while as a safety test.

 

I test the brake as that is what any good tech would do and even more important on the ported kit.

 

I guess the H&S guys want it done daily but is probably overkill!

 

Holding the revs below typical "in the wood" speed will keep it out of the power-band so will give you a softer test than flat out and bang!

[Stubby]

And that is the critical WOT test during a service and perhaps once in a while as a safety test.

 

I test the brake as that is what any good tech would do and even more important on the ported kit.

 

I guess the H&S guys want it done daily but is probably overkill!

 

Holding the revs below typical "in the wood" speed will keep it out of the power-band so will give you a softer test than flat out and bang!

 

Yea test it on a service and once a day if you must but not every time you come out of the cut . People who do that with it on WOT every time they take a step ...must snap it on a hundred times a day or more . Just me bud .

[luftwaffe]

I'm a home user and my saw is kept sharp and I use the brake when I put the saw down running in case a branch or something catches the trigger. In your other post about slowing the saw down by putting it in the tree, why would I want to do that ? I've been using a saw for over 30 years but as you are using it in a professional capacity I will listen to your explanation then carry on as I was, blissfully ignorant

 

Hi peat. As finishing cutting i sometimes dig the chain in or on the log to slow the chain down if i need to, if the chain is of the correct tension the chain shouldn'd be spinning much anyway, if i was to put the chain brake on everytime i stop cutting or pull the saw out of the tree i would be activating the chainbrake about 500 times a day at a rough estimate, as for a stick or branch activating the throttle you should have a dead man throtlle lock on top of your back handle, ..professional saw users are always very aware of their immediate surroundings and usually react with quick reflexes a bit like a rally driver does because thats how the make their money on a piece work basis.

[Lumberwolf]

Hi peat. As finishing cutting i sometimes dig the chain in or on the log to slow the chain down if i need to, if the chain is of the correct tension the chain shouldn'd be spinning much anyway, if i was to put the chain brake on everytime i stop cutting or pull the saw out of the tree i would be activating the chainbrake about 500 times a day at a rough estimate, as for a stick or branch activating the throttle you should have a dead man throtlle lock on top of your back handle, ..professional saw users are always very aware of their immediate surroundings and usually react with quick reflexes a bit like a rally driver does because thats how the make their money on a piece work basis.

 

I wholeheartedly agree 👌👍

[Macpherson]

Yeah,a possible 14,000 -zero in less than 1/2 a second, I doubt if the brake band is the only part that that suffers.

[Stephen Blair]

Stubby doing it that way for 20 years, never had a kick back accident and went through a few bands.

[Gary Prentice]

I think the issue Steve for some of us old feckers is the young knob jockeys strait out of collage being told to snap the bugger on at every opportunity with their finger still on the gas . No mechanical sympathy whatsoever ! ...Bonkers

 

Don't hold back now Stubby, tell us what you really think:lol:

 

Just an observation, but some users seem to think that every cut- a two inch limb or a two foot trunk, requires full throttle -followed by the chain brake. Funny enough their drivings the same in the pick-ups, foot to the floor and in third gear within thirty yards followed by slamming the brakes on. Again little mechanical sympathy/empathy. I know I've replaced more chain brakes/chain brake componants/brake pads/trailer dampers and clutches (vehicle and chainsaw) than when we had no staff.

 

Maybe it's just the way it's taught nowadays.

[peatff]

Don't hold back now Stubby, tell us what you really think:lol:

 

Just an observation, but some users seem to think that every cut- a two inch limb or a two foot trunk, requires full throttle -followed by the chain brake.

 

Not the chain brake but the full throttle is the only way a saw should cut.

[spudulike]

Don't hold back now Stubby, tell us what you really think:lol:

 

Just an observation, but some users seem to think that every cut- a two inch limb or a two foot trunk, requires full throttle -followed by the chain brake. Funny enough their drivings the same in the pick-ups, foot to the floor and in third gear within thirty yards followed by slamming the brakes on. Again little mechanical sympathy/empathy. I know I've replaced more chain brakes/chain brake componants/brake pads/trailer dampers and clutches (vehicle and chainsaw) than when we had no staff.

 

Maybe it's just the way it's taught nowadays.

 

 

It is because very few people today have any sort of mechanical aptitude and to them it is just a lever or button or handle, no thought about what is happening under the covers.

 

How many people nowerdays ride the clutch on the car rather than knocking it in to neutral and how many people push the ratchet button in on the handbrake rather than push it in and lift? Same thing, different machine!

 

I guess they are "Knob Jockeys":lol: