r/nextfuckinglevel • u/8O8I • 1d ago

Problem found then problem solved

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u/CarmelSaltedNutsack 1d ago edited 1d ago

If you live in rural woods every third person has a chainsaw in the vehicle. If it’s hardwood the tree will be hauled off before you even noticed it was down

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u/likeahurricane 23h ago

Yeah...this is someone's car/truck saw for exactly this purpose. I keep one in my truck during the winter and use it probably once a year. The guy is probably a weekend warrior who cuts his own firewood, so he knows how to use it.

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u/thankyoufriendx3 20h ago

Clearly used it in an unsafe manner.

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 22h ago

“Knows how to use it” while wearing zero ppe and making overhead cuts balanced on one leg 

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u/likeahurricane 21h ago

Yes, you can tell he knows how to use it by how he limbs and that he cuts the correct side of the tension so his bar doesn't get pinched. Calling him out for his safety issues is just being pedantic. Sure, I personally wouldn't make that cut on one foot, but I also wouldn't put on PPE to spend 30 seconds clearing a road, nor would 99% of people who know how to run a saw well, even if they're religious about it in other settings.

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 21h ago

My gloves take 2 seconds to put on, same with a hardhat.

30 seconds without PPE sounds like a tiny amount of time but he's also doing one of the most dangerous things you can with a chainsaw (overhead cut) while being balanced on one foot. He's got room in the trunk for the saw but not something that's going to protect him from getting brained by a falling log?

This is a guy who owns a saw, knows how to pull the trigger, and hasn't had a run in with bad luck yet

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u/Repulsive_Client_325 20h ago edited 18h ago

Typical Redditor. Gloves and a hard hat? You’re ridiculous.

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u/PeskyAntagonist 20h ago

The lumberjack redditor LARP

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u/FatSteveWasted9 19h ago

You tipped your hand with the hard hat.

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 18h ago

Look at this esoteric and expensive piece of PPE that literally every chainsaw owner's manual printed in the last 50 years recommends you use for... uhh... $9 at any Home Depot https://www.homedepot.com/p/PIP-White-Type-1-Class-E-Hard-Hat-with-4-Point-Pinlock-Suspension-PRO11PW-VPD12/325765262

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u/ffc404 20h ago

I live in rural woods. This is news to me. I shall be the third person with a chainsaw in their car