There's nothing to think up
A (Good) freind has asked to borrow my chainsaw! MY MS 361 no less.I am going to offer to come cut a bit of the big stuff if I find some time. but thats about it. I am going to politley apologize! "Thats one tool I dont lend out"
Lets hear of all the Good lines you folks have thought up in the past!
Anyone who doesn't own their own chainsaw has NO business running one. And most of the people who buy one to "cut up a little wood in the yard" are still dangerous and shouldn't be using one, especially a medium powerful one like you got. IMO.
Ya, everyone started someplace, but without right there in your face guidance..nope, I wouldn't lend one out, onliest exception would be for someone I knew who had extensive knowledge, hands on, and their's was down for repairs or something like that, then, sure. And even then with a caveat "you break it, you own it"
Let them go rent one, let the rental agencies deal with the risk and insurance costs, etc.
Wayyy too much false Darwin award contenders macho in this world. ERs and morgues and boneyards are fulla the results.
And then ask yourself, can you afford a lawsuit? Good friend or not, they get hurt, his insurance company will take over and guarantee they will be looking at angles to transfer blame and cost. That dude's insurance company is not, and never will be, your "good friend". Guess where is the first direction they will look? "and did willingly provide an unsafe tool upon inspection improperly adjusted, with dangerous "professional grade" non safety chain on it, said tool to have been further noted as to have been "hot rodded" with an illegal muffler modification and engine work to make it more powerful than the manufacturer's offer or are willing to warranty themselves, and without offering training, guidance, supervision, or appropriate protective clothing. A pure case of negligence, resulting in serious injury and...." yada yada.
The potential is there sad to say, plus the reality of it happening.
I work with some guys on the farm here. Not a single one of them here right now I would lend a saw to. There was one I would, but he quit. He had extensive ground plus aerial work background, but none of the other guys I would trust with a saw, especially *my* saw. Boss wants to hand them a saw, swell, his lookout, but not mine.