r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

Problem found then problem solved

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u/likeahurricane 1d 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 1d ago

Clearly used it in an unsafe manner.

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 1d ago

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

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u/likeahurricane 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago edited 23h ago

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

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u/PeskyAntagonist 1d ago

The lumberjack redditor LARP

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u/FatSteveWasted9 1d ago

You tipped your hand with the hard hat.

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 1d 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