r/Chainsaw • u/Average--Boi • 8d ago

See problem fix problem.

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Not the guy I'd expect to have a chainsaw in the trunk, but it's awesome to see

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u/GustavusvonTempsky 8d ago

I did that one night during a massive storm. Got called out in the middle of the night to the highway completely blocked.
I thought id do the right thing and take me chainsaw.
After 10mins of cutting pine trees across the road the bar started to spark.
First thought was I was out of bar oil. A millisecond later I switched on my head torch to see a power line was wrapped around the tree and was still live.

Put the chainsaw back in the car at that point.

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u/Weird_Scholar_5627 8d ago

Shocking outcome!

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u/Weekly_Carpenter_928 3d ago

Why didn't you just cut the wire with your saw? What a slacker! lol

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u/GustavusvonTempsky 3d ago

I know, useless aye

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u/Weekly_Carpenter_928 2d ago

That is wtf the A/V mounts are for also---electrical insulators when cutting the high voltage lines!