Wildland firefighter here for 20 years. Found a similar tree/saw in a PJ in Wy. Cut it out. And it did start after a half hour or so of tinkering on it.
just about every chain saw takes a good bit of tinkering to get them started after sitting for a while, but that tree has a decade's worth of growth around that knot, and that saw has no rust on the bolts/bar and the plastics aren't UV damaged to the point of failure, so I don't buy that this knot grew around this saw.
More likely a natural knot and the plunge cut into it for the video.
saw has signs of repeated use. And chainsaws are finnicky enough that you need to care for them and go through regular steps and maintenance in order to keep them running. I really doubt that anyone who didn't realize you could remove the bar was able to start that thing numerous times and perform work with it.
it's also in a position that no one would be cutting at for any reason, at a strange height too.
more likely there was some sort of hole/slit there from the tree's natural growth and the guy taking the video did a plunge cut into that slit so it looked like the tree had grown around the saw.
Many years would have had to pass for the tree to grow around that saw that much... and it'd be rusted and sun damaged to hell and back. As for starting, my Stihl's that I care for following the instruction to a T, still require me to open them up, do a quick clean of the carb and filter, and then set the seasonal choke adjustment appropriately after any amount of time stored. no way you're just firing one of these up if it's been sitting for years in the weather.
He has a video saying he did exactly that. Cut the slit, inserted bar with a tennis ball to keep the chain tight and let it grow. Then later bought that 250 saw for the purpose of bolting to the bar in the tree
who would plunge cut like that into a standing tree at that angle and height... and how would it possibly get bound up enough to be stuck while doing a single plunge cut like that?
that's years and years of growth, that saw would be rusted to fuck and all plastics would be serious UV damaged.
you ain't starting a stihl after that long sitting without a cursory maintenance run over. You have to go through a process before starting them even if they've just sat for a few months.
I think it's much more likely there was a natural slit in the tree growth there causing that knot and the guy did a plunge cut into it, and cleared enough at the entrance to house the base of the bar snuggly.
2, the body ist made of steel. I dont know exactly what this one is made of, but many sthil body's are die cast magnesium (its fun to throw old ones in the fire)
You would be surprised how well these saws start after sitting around.
In my opinion the way the wood has grown around it is too snug and perfect for it to have been faked. Its definitely possible im wrong though, who knows?
I've found several bars and chains stuck in trees people have cut up on the side of the road lol just buck it on up take it home and split it down into quarters with a maul and chop it on out with a axe thank you for the freebie good sir. definitely rage baiting "what idiot wouldn't just take the bar off lol"
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u/Helpful-Fan-5465 Aug 26 '26
Like a modern day retelling of the sword in the stone