Knowing how hard you can safely push your chainsaw?

[Tony]

That was pretty cold. My grammar and spelling is beyond horrible, but just a tool to articulate myself. Due to many reasons I have a limited tool box but I sure as hell know how to work.
I have my judgements and they may or may not be correct.
there is no such thing as a stupid honest question.
I respect you Tony but your presence has certainly shifted over the years

Cold? Perhaps, but also meant to be a bit of a wake up call. More to that point in a second.

I certainly don’t expect perfect grammer or punctuation, but to simply honor the standard and conventions and put some effort forth is not too much to ask. There may indeed be good questions, but if they cannot be sussed out?

I am a firm believer in how we do anything is how we do everything. This pertains to posting on a website, to operating a chainsaw. My dad’s old quip when he was literally showing me the ropes was, do it right, leopards don’t change their spots. Unlike my father, I think spots can change, but only if the leopard knows they must, and tries real hard.

If the OP finds my comment a bit cold and shocking, then I have made my point. Not only about the grammar and spelling, but also about chainsaw use.

Slow down, think it through, use the tools as they are designed. Keep the tools sharp, precise, well maintained. Own the mistakes, the struggles, then learn and fix them.

My comment was not about shame, or blame, but accountability.

Tony

 

[Njdelaney]

I will add that the OP has a tendency to ask a question that should take 1 or 2 sentences and somehow expand it into multiple pages. Since @Tony has broken the ice for us as a group I'd like to take this opportunity to point out to @eyehearttrees that if you're asking for help, input or advice, please be courteous enough to ask questions more concisely. Your writing may be a reflection of what is happening inside your head but please try and boil down your questions to the bare essence. If more nuance or detail is needed, it will be asked for by your responders. You seem like a nice guy trying to do a good job but I must admit to skipping many of your posts because even the titles are too long! Some things can be as simple OR as complicated as you decide to make them and my vote is for simple.

 

[southsoundtree]

Agreed.

Seems like a his guy, AND when i read a long thread title i sometimes want to skip.


Write you post.
Reread and edit (shorten), and POST MORE PICS, LESS WORDS.
A pic of a freehand drawing does wonders.


This practice will help in overall communication.

 

[ghostice]

Have used my 14" top handle Husky (gas) for stumps a couple of times but I always make sure and use some wedges (even stacked) to try and open the cut up and make it easier on the lil' motor. A bigger saw just pulls thru it no problem often but a smaller saw needs a bit of help sometimes. A shot of WD40 on the chain and bar once in a while doesn't hurt either. If you've stopped cutting, then probably you've hit something. Hand some of the chips/ sawdust and have a look at how you;re cutting. My 2 cents