Thread: show us your chainsaws

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

used a similar set up with two 066 STIHLS on end of 6 foot bar...Roger Larsen from Ratehi owned it and we used to slab rimu in bush and get flitches at 750kgs then fly out under a jetranger...was fun times...and a good way to take out the old trees without leaving a huge scar on landscape...most of those trees had been left as in too hard basket to get wire rope down to...bluffs no problem to a whirlybird.

He was a good mate of mine Roger.still miss the bugger.
I'm now living next door to where his family farm was.
I look across the river and see all the country he logged.
He was a go hard sort of a fella!


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Rog taught me a hell of a lot...I miss him too bud.

and finally
my family

I used the wee 261 to drop and limb up plumb tree in section...my good wife used the 025 drop saw set up to convert them limbs into pile of firewood......man it makes life easy when you have a helper working alongside you.

Help me out, was set on getting a good wood saw, stihl 500i.
Used a husky 562xp today and started to doubt myself???

Originally Posted by Bushline

Help me out, was set on getting a good wood saw, stihl 500i.
Used a husky 562xp today and started to doubt myself???

Not surprising really

The husky is the better machine for the casual user in firewood, once you go up in CC rating it takes an experienced mind with technique and muscle to match to realise any increase that a larger saw brings to the table.

@Sako85

great to see someone using mitt, should be standard issue equipment

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Not surprising really

The husky is the better machine for the casual user in firewood, once you go up in CC rating it takes an experienced mind with technique and muscle to match to realise any increase that a larger saw brings to the table.


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Had a stihl 660 running today as well, just surprised the husky was so close on its heels.
Seemed to rev way higher than all the stihls as well.
All had new chains.

Originally Posted by ebf

@Sako85

great to see someone using mitt, should be standard issue equipment

Why do you think it should be standard issue equipment?


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Originally Posted by MSL

Why do you think it should be standard issue equipment?


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in event of major kickback,you will throw hands up to protect your face...with mitt on the worst can happen,saw will go up n over top and may hit you in back,hopefully chain stopped by now..VS chop your face in half

Does the mitt lock your hand to the handle


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Originally Posted by MSL

Why do you think it should be standard issue equipment?

It keeps your left hand where it is supposed to be on a chainsaw....

A mitt pretty much gives the chain break mechanism the best chance of working in case of kickback. The guy who taught me felling had 30 years of experience in forestry and siviculture, he would not let anyone touch a saw without a mitt. It's just something that stuck with me.

Not lock it but it means your hand can't easily slip off the handle, it also providesprotection from pointy twigs and things

How does it keep your hand where it is supposed to be?


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