How'd it go today?

Ive seen many a logger carry their saw like that. For some reason people that snap their chainbrake on the instant they let of the trigger get on my nerves. I used to work with a guy that would flick his wrist and snap the brake on while the saw wasn't even wound down yet. I don't know why it drives me nuts but it does.
 
I think more than anything the guy in that vid clip was being overly cautious in his demonstration because it was on camera .I'm not saying it's a bad practice but it's doubtfull many adhere to it including myself .
 
Tucker943 said:
Ive seen many a logger carry their saw like that. For some reason people that snap their chainbrake on the instant they let of the trigger get on my nerves. I used to work with a guy that would flick his wrist and snap the brake on while the saw wasn't even wound down yet. I don't know why it drives me nuts but it does.
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Same here it irks the hell out of me to no end!
 
Tucker943 said:
Ive seen many a logger carry their saw like that. For some reason people that snap their chainbrake on the instant they let of the trigger get on my nerves. I used to work with a guy that would flick his wrist and snap the brake on while the saw wasn't even wound down yet. I don't know why it drives me nuts but it does.
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I do the same thing w/o even thinking about it.
 
I'll bet his English is better than my Swedish .About all I know is oofta but I think that's slang .

A small portion of it I got the general jist .
 
Difference in sentence structure .

When I took 2 years of Spainish in junior high I remember the sentence structure we use in English is not as many use through out the world .The subject and verb kind of change places in a sentence .--today I am happy .--happy I am today .Means the same thing .
 
Our CDF guys are trained to snap the brake like that. Comes with working nasty terrain that will FUBAR you if you lose your footing with a saw winding up or down... I broke myself of the habit by fixing a few Husky oilers :/:
Still use the brake, just let the saw spool down better or drop the chain to a log or stump to stop it.
 
Actioning the brake time to time for starting, verification or cleaning the steel belt, yes, I agree. But I really hate to see pushing the brake each time, more over at full throttle out of the cut. That hurts my mechanical feeling.
I know it's more secure in case of tripping or to pass the saw near the ropes. But what's worries me is the heavier wear of these security parts. I don't want to take the risk of a failure just when I really need it, like when a kick back occurs.
 
A rain day fro me. We did 10 medium ash yesterday all removals, big wood stays cut into four footers, chip brush, and just a rake up of the biggish twigs no fines.
 
I'll be honest at the risk of getting flamed. I don't use a chain brake all that often. On dangerous ground of course. In tight quarters, always. But when I pull my saws out of wood, they stop spinning quickly and don't spin at idle. My chains are not too tight either. Just tight enough is all. I use the brake if handing the saw to someone also. But If I pull the saw out of a cut, and walk 3 feet to make another cut, I just don't use a brake.

Flame away. But if hurling insults and rocks at me, remember Im not new to tree work. Cant play the whole "once you get around the business more" card. lol.
 
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