Chainsaw lanyard

[Lazarus2]

I like it Gord - looks good and effective. The clevis is a good idea to attach to an MS200T.

 

[tockmal]

This is my lanyard for my top-handled, made from Yale XTC, old 'O' ring from buckingham chainsaw lanyard, and two petzl ball locks.

see attachment.

 

[tockmal]

This is my lanyard for my big saws, made from New England 3-strand and a Mongoose biner.

see attachment.

I used to buy lanyards, always make my own these days. Much cheaper.

 

[Colin]

Those lanyards of yours look kinda hard to "break-away."

 

[tockmal]

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Those lanyards of yours look kinda hard to "break-away."

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Do we really want our saws to breakaway?

 

[familytree]

i know i dont, i have a non breakin lanyard, every once in a while ill get a saw snatcher, one time so bad that the chain broke off of my saw but i refused to let go (for those of you wondering, yes, im tough as nails, jk) so sometimes i think that maybe that a break away would be a good idea but honestly i havent had a saw snatcher in quite a while, usually only when i have a brand new chain do i get close

 

[Colin]

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Do we really want our saws to breakaway?

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Is this your first rodeo?

 

[tockmal]

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Is this your first rodeo?

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These breakaway lanyards aren't designed for big saws, and the MS200T's metal attachment point will fail anyway if the saw gets jammed in a heavy piece.

 

[Colin]

That's just another thing to love about the 200.

However, I would remove it when using a bigger saw. I haven't allowed a chunk to catch my saw in over a decade, but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen tomorrow.

 

[Leon]

I agree with Butch. I use a breakaway lanyard for the 200T, and all other saws are not attached to me in any way while I am cutting.

 

[tockmal]

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all other saws are not attached to me in any way while I am cutting.

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The MS660 in the pic below cost me £700.00(US$1400) of my own hard earned cash - it stays attached to me at all times(when I'm using it in the tree).

 

[Peter McS]

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The MS660 in the pic below cost me £700.00(US$1400) of my own hard earned cash - it stays attached to me at all times

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Same here. If in doubt I just clip the saw into the tree.

 

[Colin]

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If in doubt I just clip the saw into the tree.

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That's the SAFE way to do it!

You can't put a price on safety.

 

[tockmal]

Re: Chainsaw lanyard

Safety?

 

[Colin]

So since you "paid so much money" you'd rather go down with the saw?

Smooth move.

 

[tockmal]

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So since you "paid so much money" you'd rather go down with the saw?

Smooth move.

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The harness attachment point will fail first.

Did you even think of that?

 

[Colin]

For all I know, you're attaching it to your side dee.

 

[tockmal]

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For all I know, you're attaching it to your side dee.

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Now there's an idea............

 

[Gord]

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the MS200T's metal attachment point will fail anyway if the saw gets jammed in a heavy piece.

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I have some evidence to the contrary.

 

[tockmal]

Poor saw, it did fail though, right?

if the saw breaks away its going to be damaged anyway, where the damage occurs is academic?

Whats the story behind the damaged saw?