Chainsaws

Lincs Lass

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Location
north lincs
Fudged if I would even touch a top handled saw- I don't have the training for one. Wouldn't even try to use one. Would climb a tree or use a ladder on a small tree and use regular saw if I had to do it. Otherwise pruning saw from ground level would be safer IMV.
I've got one ,it was new second hand ex demonstrator, husky 338 and its a handy saw ,,used to prune a few small trees but I've given up that malarkey so I'm going to sell it ,,getting too old to be crawling about in branches.
 
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dave mountain

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Livestock Farmer
Fudged if I would even touch a top handled saw- I don't have the training for one. Wouldn't even try to use one. Would climb a tree or use a ladder on a small tree and use regular saw if I had to do it. Otherwise pruning saw from ground level would be safer IMV.
They are nothing to be be frightened of as long as you take a bit of caution with them
 

dave mountain

Member
Livestock Farmer
Many year ago my late Uncle almost lost his arm in a chainsaw accident working on a ladder (unsafe practice I know)
I treat them with the greatest of respect
if you were using one up a ladder for whatever reason (shouldnt be but hay ho) a top handle would be a lot safer than an rear handle
 

Lincs Lass

Member
Location
north lincs
Took the family out again for a play
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Lincs Lass

Member
Location
north lincs
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Bottom 2 got new bars and chains from your job lot!? 👍
Do you notice any difference with the new style chain over h25?
The 455 was a Christmas prezie to myself ,it came with the Xcut bar and chain ,the bar on the 365 is from the job lot .
I'm impressed with how they perform, they cope with cross cutting and ripping very well .
 

jimmer

Member
Location
East Devon
I have a stihl chainsaw, think it's a 241?
It has started cutting diagonally
I've turned bar upside down and taken burrs off it but still cuts wonky
Thoughts?
 

jpd

Member
Location
rep of irl
I have a stihl chainsaw, think it's a 241?
It has started cutting diagonally
I've turned bar upside down and taken burrs off it but still cuts wonky
Thoughts?
Cannot recommend the stihl 2 in 1 sharpener highly enough. If you can't sharpen a chain with it, you shouldn't be in the same jurisdiction as the saw
 
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