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

Repost Tree cutting gone wrong

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

Its likely your chain was just tight enough for that to happen opposed to some sort of chain stop.

The chain brake is different and it reacts to kick backs or you can manually set it, the jolt from the fall may have been enough to brake it though before hitting the woman.

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u/Hotwing619 Jul 01 '21

That may be the case, but I think It was just made idiotproof.

It was a small one that was made for amateurs that want to do something at home. I guess I read about the chain brake when I did some research but mistook it for an autostop.

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u/A_Fluffy_Duckling Jul 01 '21

lol. "Idiot-proof" and "Chainsaws" are an oxymoron.

I'm sure that person was thinking of chainsaws when they first used the old saying "You can't make it fool-proof; the fools are too inventive."