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| Adam |  HoweverJuly 10th, 2008 12:41 AM Look out for surprises while cutting. What kind of surprise? This easily 3 foot diameter section of wood, lying up to the front yard (in the parking spot), had a 1/2 inch diameter steel BAR embedded about 7 inches in from the outside of the log. You can see where the chain kerf "stopped" at the bar. No one was hurt. But, that could have gotten ugly. I got me a pair of them Craftsman Kevlar fiber Chaps, that are supposed to engage a chainsaw's safety brake before tear'n through my leg. Trivia: Them chaps are for the gas chainsaws only. The electric brake units don't stop in time. What? D***! I got me a little Craftsman electric job. Adam might be going "gas" chainsaw in the future. There's quite a bit'o tree beyond the 100 foot extension cord (200 feet for my set up) range. Q: What do you NOT want an electric chainsaw to do? A: Jobs out in the rain (during a storm). Or, cut'n down trees that done fell into the stream or pond. If you do have to "improvise" use a hand tool or plug in your portable GFI equipped outlet. You DO HAVE a Ground-Fault-Interupt unit for your extension cord? |
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