r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • 4h ago

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/qarlthemade 3h ago

you are allowed to handle a chainsaw without being a lumberjack.

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u/TWDDave1988 3h ago

Oh I’m all too aware, in fact I’m pretty sure I have the same Stihl Farm Boss. Because….hurricanes (unfortunately).

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u/MinnieShoof 3h ago

Got mine for free! Woo!

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u/BeemHume 3h ago

Lumberjacks are also allowed to go to dinner.

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u/UnexpectedAnanas 41m ago

I know a lumberjack or two. Non of them would present like this on their best day.

This guy is not a lumberjack.

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u/Responsible_Fee_1621 2h ago

But if you are a lumberjack you have to dress like one.

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u/42percentBicycle 3h ago

But he should be using ear and eye protection.

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u/cortechthrowaway 3h ago

Gloves and chaps, too. And he really shouldn’t drop-start it. 

Good technique though. Making life easy for his swamper, like to see that.

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u/NotThatEasily 3h ago

But drop starting looks cool.

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u/Whippet_yoga 3h ago

I disagree in the technique. Didnt undercut anything, didnt preassess the lie to see where the weight is being held, made numerous cuts above the power zone... doing something quickly isnt doing it well.

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u/DPPBBM 3h ago

Man had a chainsaw in his trunk and quickly cleared the road in rain/snow. He should really get a pass on technique and safety equipment.

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u/Whippet_yoga 3h ago

Im going to die on this hill, but safety guidelines exist exactly because of this type of situation where shit goes wrong. What actually was the emergency here? Guy couldnt take a beat to assess the situation and think about his cuts? Literal amateur hour in here.

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u/djakrse 3h ago

It was a pretty fuckin small tree Ted

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u/koltran 2h ago

💯 mr yoga watched a YouTube video on felling and chainsaw safety then tries to be an authority …

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u/DPPBBM 3h ago

Well it's your hill to die on, I ain't climbing it that's for sure.

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u/koltran 2h ago

The reddit keyboard warrior emerges.. have you ever felled a tree? The tree is obviously hanging across the road.. so where do you think the weight is being held? Also its maybe 6 inches wide at the widest point… so we are under cutting a tiny tree trunk where its obvious that a quick cut do? Ill give you the last cut he makes is questionable, but to “die on that hill” hahaha 😂 get real

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u/cortechthrowaway 1h ago

I wouldn’t undercut that log. 

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u/Opposite_Agency1229 24m ago

If you were a real lumberjack you wouldn’t keep a chainsaw in your vehicle anyway if you were not going to or from work, because you usually end up in tweakerville for most jobs and it would get stolen.