30 plus years one handing a saw !

I have one handed an 090 with a 48" bar many times. :) :burlas:

{I have even one handed it (and one foot) while cutting a stump with a 60" bar}...errrrr...uhhhh :bananahappy:
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classictruckman said:
My boss, who started into tree work 20 years before i was born once taught me how to make the back cut with one hand while guiding the rigging rope into a crotch with the other. And I'm not aware of him ever cutting himself with a chainsaw, other than while sharpening.
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classictruckman said:
My boss, who started into tree work 20 years before i was born once taught me how to make the back cut with one hand while guiding the rigging rope into a crotch with the other. And I'm not aware of him ever cutting himself with a chainsaw, other than while sharpening.
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Then they invented blocks and slings and db ropes stopped painting cuts and oh man
 
who was it that was no handing the big saw while cutting boards? there was a pic of him pushing the chainsaw with milling bracket attached , along with his feet

ha no handed cutting!
 
I remember four handing a saw once.... brand new 084 in dead beech.. thing bucked like that bull in rodeo poker.. my buddy without saying a word to me, just timed it between kicks and grabbed the top handle with both hands...
circa 1988
 
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treehumper said:
My dad drove for 65 yrs and never had an accident. So why do we have to use seatbelts? This is not a matter of what Riggs or any one individual has managed to survive, it's about the whole industry. There are times that it is the only option to make a cut. But far too often it's not. James, his lifetime of treework doesn't amount to spit in the sea compared to the man-hours worked in a year by the whole of the industry.
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Then they invented blocks and slings and db ropes stopped painting cuts and oh man
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Ok, I just reread my post and I realized that it came across like it's been this way for so long it must be safe, I'm not sure how to change it but it was more of a satirical "my thingy is bigger than your thingy" response to Riggs post. I really was taught how to do that, did it that one time, don't think I've done it since, it was a very awkward cut to rig, couldn't figure out how to place the rope (positive or negative rigged) where the saw wouldn't cut it. Haven't had to do it since.

I do one hand top handle saws when I feel safe doing it, that said it's not safe and I wouldn't tell anybody else to do it.
 
one handing at crunch time will come down to good body positioning to avoid injury. the speed at which the saw will travel towards you in a kickback situation is well documented with plenty of scientific and aneodotal evidence from those (including myself) who have experienced it first hand.
your choice of PPE it's type and style may save the day......
if you choose to use any size saw in a manner other than it was intended by the manufacturer then be prepared to accept the consequences of your actions and do not encourage others to follow in your personal choice of operation.
just saying....
 
My boss rigs like that to but we don
classictruckman said:
Ok, I just reread my post and I realized that it came across like it's been this way for so long it must be safe, I'm not sure how to change it but it was more of a satirical "my thingy is bigger than your thingy" response to Riggs post. I really was taught how to do that, did it that one time, don't think I've done it since, it was a very awkward cut to rig, couldn't figure out how to place the rope (positive or negative rigged) where the saw wouldn't cut it. Haven't had to do it since.

I do one hand top handle saws when I feel safe doing it, that said it's not safe and I wouldn't tell anybody else to do it.
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The boss can rig that way, we don't let him to much though. He can cut 2 handed and do it to. I don't do it or let my guys but when he does it it's pretty graceful, and kind of cool to watch but not the standard practice.
 
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