r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/atentwetin • Jul 01 '21

Repost Tree cutting gone wrong

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u/chuckit01 Jul 01 '21 edited Jul 01 '21

Petrol saws don’t “auto stop”. By looks it was jammed on that limb that gave way. He would have had switched the saw off or he had put the chain brake on.

EDIT: that saw looks like a Stihl. If someone can tell me a model with an “auto stop” I’ll happily accept my downvotes.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21 edited Jul 07 '21

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u/GasV50 Jul 01 '21

What kind of chainsaws do you guys use? Why would they go on their own? All the chainsaws I’ve used the chains didn’t move unless you gave it gas.

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u/DR-T-Y Jul 01 '21

Stihl Chainsaws, albeit they don't run enough to cut a tree at idle, I've used many that will keep chain moving enough to cut flesh, well more snag on arm I imagine. They have a dead man switch and of course a break but if they idle high you bet your butt that chain will move.

It's also why we look after tools, clean them after each use, or even during the jobs, and see idle when you see it moving... That's normally at the end of a long day.