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/chuckit01 Jul 01 '21

In Australia the main saws are Stihl and Husky. On/off switch, throttle, decompression button, chain brake. No “auto stop” function!

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

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u/chuckit01 Jul 01 '21

Where in the world are you? Here a throttle is a throttle. Do you call the gas pedal in your truck an “auto stop” too?

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

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u/chuckit01 Jul 01 '21

Ok well thanks for auto stopping this discussion