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Treespotter

Treespotter

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Got my 192T thrown (dropped. The chaisaw sling misteriously had been loosened by elves) out of the tree by a student, the first week of December.
Broke some parts in the tophandle. The orange bits that prevent the saw from running high revs without a firm grip on the handle.
Still waiting for the new parts from Stihl. THEY ARE NOT YET IN STOCK /forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
It's funny now but back in December 05 had a helpful guy watching that said he made a new lanyard for 191 stihl. Brand new saw. Loops were all taped and it looked nice. What would anyone do but use it, right. Problem was that was all he did was tape the ends. I ASSUMED he braided it. I did fix saw, works agian after ninty foot drop. I think I'm smarter.
 
Ouch. Now a days I don't like to see anyone make their own saw lanyards. There are too many good ones out there for $20 or so. The worst thing I've seen too frequently is lanuards made out of old climbing line and carabs. If that saw gets stuck on some wood as it's falling, it will pull you apart! There needs to be a break away component. It's the only way to go in my eyes.
 
Thanks, You are right. I'll get more from this mistake than a good laugh now.
The thought of being pulled out of a tree in an effort to save $20.00 is dumber than what I already did.
Thanks again
 
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Ouch. Now a days I don't like to see anyone make their own saw lanyards. There are too many good ones out there for $20 or so. The worst thing I've seen too frequently is lanuards made out of old climbing line and carabs. If that saw gets stuck on some wood as it's falling, it will pull you apart! There needs to be a break away component. It's the only way to go in my eyes.

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You must not be very tough if that little ring on the back of your MS200T can pull you apart. /forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif Haha!
 
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You must not be very tough if that little ring on the back of your MS200T can pull you apart. /forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif Haha!

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I think that ring is rated 60 kilograms. But Mike, don't forget that those slings are very efective on the bigger Stihl saws and even the little Husky. The little husky has a build in supportring and the bigger saws are attached to the backhandle. Those WILL tear you apart without a tear off point in the system.

This shows that Stihl puts more thought into the 'intree pruning saws'.
 
My post was just ment to be a poke at Mark, but I will give you my opinion on whether or not any saw connection would pull you apart. No, I don't think it would.
That's just based on intellectual intuition, I never load tested a saw, between the bar and the rear handle, but I have back a dump truck over them, they aren't that tough.
Then take into consderation the way a saw is attached to a saddle. A load would end up in more or less a direct line between the climbing ropes and saw, running through your saddle. It's kind of like when you move your lanyard to the front of your saddle, it take the body out of the equation.
I suspect the motor mounts would tear apart or the bar mounting bolt(s) would break the casing way before your lanyard would break.
All that said, I use a breakaway...
 
Alright, settle down big Mike! /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Poke at me all you want. I'm cool with that. Especially from someone that can use a CHIPS pic for his avatar! /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I'll have to give it to you that it might not pull you apart, but it might cause some serious injuries before you are let go of. And, the biggest problem I can think of is if the tie in point is not really capable of supporting that extra load- then you are in danger.
 
I saw my friend (long tome ago) blocking out five footers from a bull pine (30"dbh) and he was not strong enough to push them out.... so he tied a pull line on to it.... and then made a snap cut, well the guys(ok it was me, but that was a long time ago) pulld the piece out while he still had the saw in the kerf and guess what, the saw did not break, niether did the lanyard.... it just hung him up there till he pulled out his knife and cut the lanyard.... he was lucky that it just pulled some joints out of socket and gave him some nasty bruses...

after seeing that, i just about always unhook my chainsaw lanyard prior to cutting big wood, even though i use a breakaway, especially when i do a crane job with an operator that i don't know very well... man i just don't want to take any chances... hey i can always buy a new saw
 
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