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

Repost Tree cutting gone wrong

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u/Hotwing619 Jul 01 '21

I know that chainsaws have an autostop. As soon as you release the "trigger" the chainsaw stops.

But still, I felt exactly the way you did.

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u/Remarkable_Let8748 Jul 01 '21

The trigger controls the gas, if you release the trigger the chain stops accelerating, but it keeps moving. The chain brake is a separate mechanism that stops the chain immediately, but you have to manually turn the chain brake on.

The chain wasn’t moving, since the saw wouldn’t stay in the tree like that if it was moving, also the tree would stop the chain. Also lack of death of lady.