I just watched a guy in a bucket truck cut and chuck all of a 60' tree using a backhandle saw.
It went something like this. Two hands to start the cut. Near when the pice might fold down the saw was kept running, left hand reached out for the grab and catch, as the piece parted both the still spinning saw (chain) and piece swung down. Only exception was snap cuts on the spar. You could give it a name like the "pendulum dance".
Seems like a step backwards from the control of the bar you get in such a situation with a top handle saw.
Anyone with insights, observations, whether corporate management knows of this reality? Company was On_____ Line Clearing but I bet they're not the only ones doing it.
It went something like this. Two hands to start the cut. Near when the pice might fold down the saw was kept running, left hand reached out for the grab and catch, as the piece parted both the still spinning saw (chain) and piece swung down. Only exception was snap cuts on the spar. You could give it a name like the "pendulum dance".
Seems like a step backwards from the control of the bar you get in such a situation with a top handle saw.
Anyone with insights, observations, whether corporate management knows of this reality? Company was On_____ Line Clearing but I bet they're not the only ones doing it.