Thread: Chainsaws!!!

Maybe I got done watching Hotel Hell with Rory Calhoun and it made me think I really need a Chainsaw or maybe I just need to eliminate some trees in my yard. So not knowing squat about them can someone give me some pointers before I saw my leg off. I bought a small Husky 2.3HP gas model.

Find a local mentor and when it gets dull get it professionally sharpened.

You'll probably get better advice from more experienced members but ...... I had a small one for working on singletrack bicycle trails. Fortunately I had experienced guys show me the ropes. Read safety manuals, follow the suggestions and maybe catch a youtube video or two. If you adjust the chain correctly and use it "right" you'll be fine. The main thing is that you don't let it kick back on you from improper blade angle and such ..... sound familiar ?

Huskvarna hands down, Poulons are great also.
Do not worry about all the saftey crap,bucking wood with a chain saw is a real man thing

Let me know if you get bbs with it!

Cangooner to the white courtesy phone, please.

You did good on the brand, but the mentor advice could be the best you could hear & honestly could save your life. I grew up in the country, so a chainsaw was a part of life in the fall. They are HELL on the back too...buy some icy hot before you start making sawdust.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Maybe I got done watching Hotel Hell with Rory Calhoun and it made me think I really need a Chainsaw or maybe I just need to eliminate some trees in my yard. So not knowing squat about them can someone give me some pointers before I saw my leg off. I bought a small Husky 2.3HP gas model.

Don't worry about the leg, you've got two.

Pick up these accessories & keep them close:

This piece of equipment keeps you from squirting into the neighbor's yard.




This piece of equipment plugs the leak.



This piece of equipment stops the pain.

Chainsaws are no diff than razors, the potential for mayhem and bodily injury is always presant,just do it

Kind of fond of Stihl's myself. Got one with a 36" bar for the light work.

Good friend of mine just got 41 stitches in leg last week. No tendons or arteries cut though. Said he could see his kneecap for a bit and it really didn't hurt all that much. Drove 2 hours to a hospital. He was more pissed about cutting up his Wrangler jeans than he was his leg.

I'd think about hiring a younger man to run that saw.

My big Stihl nearly whipped my old ass the last time I played with it. Gonna have to break it out again and take out a tree that was planted too close to my house before it wrecks the slab. Tired of cutting roots every spring.