Stig,my point in that PPE is the LAST line of defense. It lessens the likelihood of injury, but doesn't eliminate it.
For a training demo with the conservation corps, I think that I strapped both the legs of chaps over a log and strapped them down. It might have only been one layer of...
So long as you do, and the brake holds it, nothing. Only drop start I got pissed off at was WOT, no chain brake engaged, right next to his chaps. Chaps don't prevent a cut, always. Chaps don't do squat for a boot.
An important thing about decomp valves is that they wear out. I gather that you can burn up a saw (lean seizure, I believe) if your valve stays stuck part way open.
Anyone with better info on that?
For that reason, I've heard people put a solid bolt in the hold.
I figure that the most...
I think people mean different things by DROP START.
I call that a roll start, Willie. It rests on a log that can take being cut on.
A drop start holding the wrap handle is one thing.
A drop start squeezing the trigger, holding it off the ground by one hand on the pistol grip and the other...
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