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what causes the problem, is it corrosion? Would pre-emptive greasing stop this problem from ever starting?

In theory we should be waring kevlar sleeved and shouldered jackets in the tree as well - thought I bet there isn't a climber on the planet that does! Well, maybe in -30 degree temps....

The electronic cigarette AKA vape pen. A true Chinese invention...and egg noodles.

Ive read that people pass out almost straight away from the sudden drop in blood pressure, so indeed there's little chance of successfully using the item on yourself. And unless all members of the team are similarly equipped and drill with the product under simulated stress on a periodical basis, they aren't going to help either. So why bother carrying celox or a CAT? If its arterial you're screwed, and if its less then arterial you can manage with israeli bandages and not risk complications. I carry incase someone else hits an artery - and I can only hope I'd be up to the task if the SHTF. As to myself, I'm just extremely careful, as you say, ain't nobody going be there for you.

Agreed. All the more reason to be specially careful when cutting above waist hight.

Yeah I wondered about the left arm too - didn't look like an arterial bleed but then I suppose if a casualty already lost a lot of blood then even a bit more could be fatal. A tourniquet will not necessarily kill a limb - the stories about life or limb are from the days when field hospitals were not as advanced as they are now and hours and hours might have passed before evec. Two hours is considered safe. In the past, really old wars - they'd leave a tourniquet on for days, or make them our of rope which caused overpressure on the tissue. The modern stuff is much more controllable, spreads the compression better etc.

Wow, great bargain! A local small engine repair guy is going to rebuild me a TS400 with new top end and bearings for €400 - I trust him he's a good mechanic. Trouble is those great deals never show up when you need them! I decided to go with a 400 as they are said to be more reliable than the 410.

Post-facts era matey:001_cool: But the swine study is for real - it is dangerous for long term health. So, as was said by somebody three posts ago, its use was/is intended as a chemical tourniquet for places like the groin, abdomen neck etc. And Im totally down with that, but my concern is guys might be tempted to use the stuff on non life-threatening bleeds. If one is not used to medical trauma, its quite possible that someone will imagine it's worse than it really is - and celox the wound unnecessarily - i.e. where a bandage would do perfectly well. Thinking of myself here too by the way, Im no paramedic. Im going to post a video which I found while researching tourniquets before buying mine. Its extremely horrible, so please think before clicking. I don't know if might be too much for this forum actually, so if I crossed the line I welcome the deletion of this post and link. But this is what I imagine a catastrophic chainsaw injury might be like to deal with. Massive respect for those guys. [ame] [/ame]

To tell the truth I may have jumped the gun a bit - loads of rumour on various forums but scant hard evidence. Eventually I found this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27487507 Format: AbstractSend to Pol J Vet Sci. 2016;19(2):337-43. doi: 10.1515/pjvs-2016-0041. Safety of the long-term application of QuikClot Combat Gauze, ChitoGauze PRO and Celox Gauze in a femoral artery injury model in swine - a preliminary study. Otrocka-Domagała I, Jastrzębski P, Adamiak Z, Paździor-Czapula K, Gesek M, Mikiewicz M, Rotkiewicz T. Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the safety of the long-term application of QuikClot Combat Gauze, ChitoGauze PRO and Celox Gauze using a swine model. The study was conducted on nine pigs weighing approximately 30 kg, which were randomly divided into three groups. Under deep anesthesia, the pigs underwent complete transverse cutting of the femoral artery in the groin region. Hemostatic dressings were left in the wound for 24 hours. The animals were euthanized 24 hours after dressing application. In each group, macroscopic and microscopic severe changes and shock symptoms were observed in the lungs, liver, kidneys and heart. Fibrino-gaseous embolic material was found in the pulmonary artery of each group and in the lung vessels of the animals from the ChitoGauze PRO and Celox Gauze groups. In conclusion, the long-term application of the evaluated hemostatic dressings has the risk of coagulopathy and reaching the progressive stage of shock. The residues from the hemostatic dressings can ingress into the systemic circulation, thereby increasing the risk of embolus formation. Because of these harmful effects, the evaluated hemostatic dressings are not appropriate for long-term use. Future studies are needed on the consequences of the long-term application of these hemostatic agents. PMID: 27487507 DOI: 10.1515/pjvs-2016-0041 [PubMed - in process] Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Google+

Well Im not disputing we're the centre of the universe - but its still a long way out. You lucky mid Kerry people with your paved roads and everything, spoiled, is what you are.

Ledgends!

Local papers are gas for scandal, I love the court stuff personally. Stumbles on this one from 2003 while Googling for used consaws - from the Independent (cut 'n paste) By Court Reporter A DISTRICT Court Judge described as very fishy a case in which a group of men took a ?720 concrete saw from the back of a Castleisland bar and attempted to cut a bridge and a lamp-post with it before throwing it in a river. SHARE At Thursday’s sitting of Castleisland District Court, Patrick Howard of Kilsarcon, Currow, Farranfore, was found not guilty of trespassing at the back of the Kingdom House Bar on February 24 or of stealing a concrete saw on the same date. A second man, Paul Kelly of Rossanean, Currow, Farranfore, was also found not guilty of trespassing at the back of the same bar on February 24 of this year and with handling stolen property to the value of ?720. Dismissing both charges, Judge Kelliher said he believed the case was “very fishy” but said he was obliged to give both men the benefit of the doubt. Giving evidence in court, the owner of the Kingdom House Bar, Dan Walsh, said he had placed a concrete saw he had borrowed in the back of an old Volvo at the rear of his bar but said he later noticed that it had disappeared. He added that there was water in the saw when he got it back. Also giving evidence, Garda Kevin Goff told the court that he was on patrol in Castleisland with Sergeant John O’Mahony at 3.10am on February 24 when he noticed three youths acting suspiciously by the river bank. He said that two of the youths ran away but said that one of them, Paul Kelly, came towards them. He added that Mr Kelly admitted taking the concrete saw but said he had only taken it for a laugh. He said Mr Kelly gave the names of the other two youths as Patrick Howard and James O’Sullivan. Speaking in court, Sergeant John O’Mahony said he interviewed the youths, who admitted starting the saw but said it was so noisy that they threw it in the river to stop it. Sergeant O’Mahony said they admitted starting the saw as a prank and said they had had left it on the river bank. Giving evidence in court, Paul Kelly said the saw had “fallen” into the river and said he had gone into the river to recover it. He said he had intended returning the saw to the back of the Kingdom House Bar. Asked if the group had tried to cut the bridge and lamp-post with the saw, Mr Kelly admitted that they had. Judge Kelliher dismissed the charges.

South Kerry - a long way from everywhere. Especially Tipperary, where it seems there are plenty of used con saws for sale......

Just throw in this bit of info I picked up - homeostatic agents can ingress into the bloodstream and cause clots at random locations later in life - years or decades later. The chances of this happening are proportional to the amount of haemostat that finds its way into the circulatory system, generally depends on the severity and type of injury when the agent was applied. For this reason I would not use the stuff, or allow it to be used on me, unless it was life or death. I bought a CAT (combat application tourniquet) instead. I reckon anything less than an arterial gusher will be manageable with Israeli bandages until the ER.

Cheers for your replies fellers. There is a place in Clare that deals in second hand stuff on a retail basis, informal handshake warranty kind of thing. They have some TS400's at the right price, maybe I'll give them a call. If they'll let me strip off the muffler before buying I'll chance it, will call them tomorrow.

I know this has been asked before, but its been a while and new members or information may have new input...In short, I need a concrete saw - I have been struggling with a 9 inch grinder and diamond blade cutting ferroconcrete fence posts. The problem is lubrication - the grinder cuts dry and the heat glazes the diamond particles, as well as making dust. I wear a good respirator, but the dust still contaminates everything else. In the shed is a selection of con saw blades, composite and diamond, but never got round to acquiring the con saw. So it seems that the problem with used con saws is guys use them dry, and the copious amounts of dust eventually work through the filter and trash the rings, which then break and trash the motor. I was using a friend's one a Stihl TS350 - classic con saw - and it was grand, old but worked well, and we were also cutting dry. I should think it had been abused for years, by the look of it, yet it ran well. Thing is, I don't want to meet some guy in a parking lot and ask if I can disassemble the machine before I agree to buy it - I know he will start the thing add assure me its a "great runner etc" but how would I know if its on its last gasp? Sorry, this is just another of my random stream of consciousness rants - I already know I should fork out for a new machine. Being anal about care and feeding, it would probably last forever in my hands, but they are an expensive luxury for a jack-of-all-trades. Anyone here bought a used one and how did you get on with it?

Another great reason to avoid outboard clutch saws. Never again will I support the manufacture of those monstrositys.

Yeah, oak is a bugger for warpage. Did a campervan worktop for a friend in inch oak a few weeks ago - wide laminated boards from the shop, ready sanded and shrink wrapped - supposedly a stable product. Two days out of the wrapper in her house and it warped about a quarter inch over 16 inches.

Women can be so cruel.....

Nice one! Noticed that rivets in general seem to be a common manufacturer's oversight failure point - there was a thing a while back on Treehog spurs, saying to check the rivets were the new type, as the old type were failing. Only time I had a chain break on me was from a shop-made loop where they hadn't spun the rivet - just whacked it.

I have an obsession with wheelbarrows, been YouTubing the powered ones - this one really looks well thought out. The others I have seen are too heavy to be handy, if you know what I mean. Wouldn't seriously think of forking out money for this item - at some stage, I will build my own, but maybe someone will get a kick to of it, if nothing else it sparks the imagination. It comes with a choice of buckets, and there are attachments available. [ame] [/ame]

KKK2 do you know where the auctions are held and when? Some nice gear there, Hilti drills, Brand new Husq con saw etc. Never been to a Garda auction, how does it work?

Darrin is that the one they used to call the "Ameise" (ant) in East Germany? - on account of the amount of work they could do for a small truck.