Tales of the unexpected.

[timtree81]

if you have put a weight bag on the end of your climbing line and thrown it to advance up the tree ,it gets stuck and you pull the heck out of it to retrive ...put ur visor down or it might just slam you in the face

[timtree81]

dont trust anyone to refill ur ms200t with oil !

[Robert_S]

If you are removing the limbs on a big sitka (or any big conifer) on spikes and you clean the stem right to the top BEFORE you knock the top out check the saw for fuel!! as you dont want it to run out half way through the back cut and have to finish it with the silky

[Stephen Blair]

ha ha, i bet that was fun robert.

[tommer9]

When doing step cuts i prefer to make them vertically rather than horizontally on the branch- less chance of trapping/ losing the saw. Again, species variant.

[Ben90]

If you are removing the limbs on a big sitka (or any big conifer) on spikes and you clean the stem right to the top BEFORE you knock the top out check the saw for fuel!! as you dont want it to run out half way through the back cut and have to finish it with the silky

 

And while checking for fuel, don't lay the saw on your leg. The exhaust will burn your chainsaw trousers. If you aren't even wearing chainsaw trousers, a harsher punishment will be dealt. Two lessons in one experience.

[Billy]

in nasty dense conifers and such like, avoid resting the 200t in your lap whilst pulling branches around as you will burn your arms on the exhuast reaching over it, i do this alot. I'm not sure whats worse, burns or trying to pull it up again as it gets tangled in EVERYTHING.

[Mozza]

Beware fences with SPIKES on, I got my hand impaled this week, I didnt give the fence a second thought, worked round a thousand spiky fences in the past but i guess you cant be too careful.

[Peter]

dont use push cuts in small boats

 

Huh

[jojam]

Always tell the groundy to move his saw before you drop that limb,even although he thinks your going to miss it!