200t went for a ride

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Oooppsie...

Chunking down a palm today, the snap cut overlap was too far apart, I pushed the chunk off and my saw went with it all the way to the ground...ripped out the breakaway lanyard, luckily I was in a bucket!
Everything landed in a nice pile of fronds, no damage except to my pride and a big WHEW that I wasn't doing it on spikes. :O
 
I do like Butch does. Works just fine and pretty much prevents that issue. My 2nd removal ever I watched my brand new chainsaw do a Peter Pan right to the ground.
 
On vertical stems I make my overlapping snap cuts, put my saw away and then grab the chunk with both hands to push it off. Saw snatchers are wicked but can be avoided.
 
Dang, close one!

my screw shackle on my lanyard vibrates open once in a while. It took a short fall a month ago, snapped the chain brake handle off. Damnit! Stole one of a spare, and finally got around to fixing it, today actually. Fixed three saws, chain brake on the 200t, got my original 460 going with a new impulse hose and a new 16" bar :evil:, and a anti vibe on the 361. Sweet!
 
Maybe a little fiber left between the cuts was the culprit? Or maybe you just sawed too far into you work! Bad Ju Ju...

Either way you lucked out!! And learned something. Most important, you're OK!!
 
You got lucky. A saw being squished or dropped is not a fitting death for a chainsaw they need to fade away after years of hard thankless labor.
 
Well in spite of the trauma most times a fall does not kill a 2ooT .It can warp them though .If the engine survives they can be repaired realitively inexpensively via parts from flea bay .

This is an icon of a saw,as we know it they will build no other like this .As such every method to keep them in running condition should if possible at least be looked into
 
Well yeah a splatter on concrete would be tough on them .Never the less if so and the cylinder survived they can be resurrected .The cylinder is the one item you just can't find short of a new one via a dealer .That is if you did the repairs yourself .If you had to pay shop labor rates it's out of the question .
 
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SoonerFan said:
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Yup, I'll take my punishment

I was not planning on working that day, dressed to go to the airport and pick up my brother...some collegues called, they'd got themselves in a bit of a pickle, high lift not high enough and directly under the victim, no ropes to pull the top out etc. etc., I came to the rescue, threw on the coveralls I have in the back of the van, throwbag and bull rope, 200t and took care of the palm, little bit rushed as I just squeezed it in before having to be at the airport. Bad cut, fibres grabbed and the rest is history...
Just real glad the saw was clipped to the lift and not me!
 
What kind of palm Bermie if you don't mind me asking. I have had one grabbed twice the exact same way but while in the tree. Both times the piece went on it's merry way. So now I do like Butch and tucker lining up the back with the front pretty much level which has eliminated this occurance.
 
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Hiya Swing,

It was a Washingtonia...I totally got the cuts too far apart and didn't pull back a bit on the saw when I pushed it off.
Rushing a bit, and if I go for the full confession, hot doggin' a bit too...::oops:
 
Hey Bermsie these things happen, I can hotdog myself at times, however it never makes sense. I was always a bit of a show off but as I've gotten older I've realized it is lame and stale. In reality no one really cares sbout the dudes/gals in the trees except us. Washingtonia's and royal's can be quite heavy and the fibres grabby and unforgiving. Palms are quite the anomaly in tree work. Dangerous as hell. I know you know a thing or two don't ya agree?
 
Bermy said:
Bad cut, fibres grabbed and the rest is history...
Just real glad the saw was clipped to the lift and not me!
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I almost always clip the saw to the tree when cutting a decent sized limb or chunk. I want the tree to handle the dropping weight of a pinched/ripped out of my hands saw and not me and my saddle. And if I am cutting several limbs in the same area the tree carries the weight of the saw for those cuts and not me. It only takes a little bit more time...and I know it will drive some of you crazy. :D
 
I had never cut a palm, so I guess only, as it seems technically similar to the real woods for this event.
Some times, snap cut is mandatory, so leveling the back cut with the front cut isn't the answer in this case.
If you cut the second half of the snap cut under the first one, the fibers or small chunks of "wood" can't grab your chain, even with a big overlap of the cuts.
 
Just because the two cuts are level doesn't mean the chunk is gonna jump off the snag. I've never lost one yet - knock on wood.
 
I agree Butch. Sometimes I saw all the way thru in one shot, hang up my saw, then push the sucker off with both hands. Haven't had one jump the gun on me yet. Yet.
 
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