Kids running saws

[Winchman]

I benefitted greatly from getting lots of opportunity and responsibility early on. I was operating a farm tractor plowing and mowing when I was eleven. I got my school bus driver's license when I was sixteen, one month after I got my regular license. (There were ten students in the five-day training class with one instructor and one bus.) I had my own bus route of over one hundred miles a day from the middle of my junior year until I graduated. I logged almost thirty thousand miles with field trips and ball games thrown in.

Those (and many other) early experiences gave me a great deal of self confidence that enabled me to grasp opportunities, take risks, and deal with adversities later in life. I won't say it's the best upbringing for every child, but it sure worked well on me.

 

[Jehinten]

I tried to teach my daughter last year to run a saw, I think it was a bit early.

 

[B_Strange]

I tried to teach my daughter last year to run a saw, I think it was a bit early.

Nah, get her some Cloggers and she’s good to go!

 

[Jehinten]

Nah, get her some Cloggers and she’s good to go!

Do they come in pink or purple? Clothing must match!

The protos actually belongs to her Mom, but if I can continue to get her into climbing she'll have her own helmet one day.

 

[Rooted.Tree.Solutions]

Do they come in pink or purple? Clothing must match!

The protos actually belongs to her Mom, but if I can continue to get her into climbing she'll have her own helmet one day.

They come in pink and they do custom sizing for only an additional 15%!

 

[ATH]

Anybody work with Amish? I've worked with a few logging crews - 10-11 year old kids running the horse team standing on logs being skidded out. They'll run saws to buck logs, but haven't seen kids younger than 15 felling trees. I think they go with the "we can always make more" philosophy.

I work with another logger that can't keep his 13 year old off of the job. They leave at 5:30 every morning. His son runs the loader most of the time so he is "protected". I haven't seen him running the saws, but he may.

 

[Reach]

Anybody work with Amish? I've worked with a few logging crews - 10-11 year old kids running the horse team standing on logs being skidded out. They'll run saws to buck logs, but haven't seen kids younger than 15 felling trees. I think they go with the "we can always make more" philosophy.

I work with another logger that can't keep his 13 year old off of the job. They leave at 5:30 every morning. His son runs the loader most of the time so he is "protected". I haven't seen him running the saws, but he may.

This area is the Amish capital of the US, Lancaster County, PA. Not many in the tree industry, I only know three legitimate Amish tree services, but the kids do everything else around here. They’re mowing the lawn when they can reach up high enough to squeeze the handle on the push mower, running tractors down the road by 12 or so. I can’t say too much there though, I took over all mowing at home at ten, and started running big tractors at 14.

 

[rustykfd]

Good to read you again @rustykfd , thought ya left us.

Glad to hear everyone’s kiddos are coming along with this. There’s plenty of adults that scare the shit out of me when they get a chainsaw in their mitts. Usually comes with wide open throttle before the chain is even touching wood is definitely my least favorite sound, I’ll listen to nails on a chalkboard or Cher all day long before I gotta hear that painful racket.

@Jonny Shoulder surgery and climbing aren’t compatible. Had one in Oct. 19, have an MRI scheduled next week for possibly another on the same shoulder. Good thing I’m still a career Fire Captain.


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