How Do You Hold Your Saw When Starting?

[JayB]

I sure can't come up with a witty answer compared to some of the other posts, so I'll have to give a serious answer.

If my back is more sore than my knees that day, handle between the legs.
If it's a bad knee/good back day, foot in the handle or kneel on it on the ground.

I'm not comfortable drop starting- don't feel that I have full control but it is the easiest way to start, in my opinion.

 

[GASoline71]

My friend cut his leg by drop starting a chainsaw.

Then your friend should not be messin' with saws.

Gary

 

[Freehand]

My friend cut his leg by drop starting a chainsaw. The saw did not start, it cut his leg just by dragging the chain over it. All of this happened in a dealers showroom. He went to the ER for stitches and when he said he cut his leg with a chain saw there were four nurses and three doctors that ran over to treat him. He got four stitches.
ZG

The saw wasn't even running?......I'm with Petrol Gary......Don't let that boy NEAR a saw:jawdrop:

 

[angelo c]

Ya know when this thread started I thought it was funny but now that I am seeing some of these posts I am really wondering how the heck you can start a saw with it under you knee or between your legs or any other of these...olympic saw gymnastic techniques. I would love to see the behind the knee one in a vid...

and the Belgian judge gives it a perfect "10" !!!!!

A

 

[Jtheo]

Saw on the ground, left hand on the handlebar, and pull handle in my right hand.
That's the way I learned it, right out of the Dolmar 112 book, so now it's a habit.

Most guys I know drop start their saws

 

[Jtheo]

Ya know when this thread started I thought it was funny but now that I am seeing some of these posts I am really wondering how the heck you can start a saw with it under you knee or between your legs or any other of these...olympic saw gymnastic techniques. I would love to see the behind the knee one in a vid...

and the Belgian judge gives it a perfect "10" !!!!!

A

Stihl has a tape on their web site that shows how to start a saw in that manner.

 

[FATGUY]

I even drop start my truck....:biggrinbounce2:

 

[WadePatton]

push start -put the nose on the ground and run

yeah, but that's tough with chaps on...

personally i unwind the cord wrapped around the end of the crank with great force.*

*whoops, that's a non-responsive answer. large saws cold--boot in handle. most of the rest of the time and nearly 100% with 50cc or less is drop start.

and now that i have chaps...why the heck not?!

 

[385XP]

Then your friend should not be messin' with saws.

Gary

That is very true sounds like a bad accident waiting to happen. Ialso believe if some one cant start a saw with out the compression release they dont belong runing it either.

 

[grandpatractor]

That is very true sounds like a bad accident waiting to happen. Ialso believe if some one cant start a saw with out the compression release they dont belong runing it either.

The main reason I use a compression release is so I don't pull the rope out of it.

 

[Zero Gravity]

The saw wasn't even running?......I'm with Petrol Gary......Don't let that boy NEAR a saw:jawdrop:

This very same person got 12 stitches kick starting a DRZ400. I think he has a dark cloud following him around.
ZG

 

[385XP]

The main reason I use a compression release is so I don't pull the rope out of it.

I run my saws allday everyday and never ever had that happen.

 

[Walt41]

How long till someone comes up with one of those old time crank and release systems for saws? Might actually work, I liked them on the old time lawnmowers.

 

[sachsmo]

Man,

that brings back some memories.

 

[RobertN]

At the Fire Station, on the ground with a foot on the back handle, hand on the top handle, chain brake on.

When I first started volunteering at the Fire Station, we had to do checkouts with some of our paid full time guys. They told me to get a saw ready to go on the roof. So, while on the ground I started it to make sure it was good to go before shutting it down and taking it aloft.

I drop started it.... Fired that sucker right up. Looked at the Captain, who nicely but firmly told me to never ever do that again. Too many safety issues, from cutting yourself, to just having too many other eople around on a fire scene that could be hit ect.

At home, I start my 1100CD on the ground. The 024, half and half. Sometimes on the ground, sometimes dropping. Same for the 335XP.

 

[angelo c]

Stihl has a tape on their web site that shows how to start a saw in that manner.

http://stihldealer.net/videolibrary/OnePlayer.aspx?v=5&vt=5&vb=0&id=5

OK, there is still something wrong about asking a man to put a chainsaw between his legs and pull rapidly....especially for us Catholics...
A

 

[gekko]

025: mneh either dropstart or under the knee, depends on how much room i got

2094: always dropstart, it has ripped the handle out of my hands too many times

 

[Justsaws]

http://stihldealer.net/videolibrary/OnePlayer.aspx?v=5&vt=5&vb=0&id=5

OK, there is still something wrong about asking a man to put a chainsaw between his legs and pull rapidly....especially for us Catholics...
A

Just say, "NO".

Starting saws using that technique will make you blind and give you hairy palms. Perverts.

 

[stihl sawing]

Always drop start, never use decomp, Just always done it that way, Never heard of a decomp valve until i bought the 036 stihl, All the old saws i ever used never had one.

Never put one on the ground to start it unless i was having trouble with it and done wore myself out pulling on it. I guess it's probably easier on the starter mechanism to use the decomp but i figure if i can't pull the rope it's time to stop and evaluate things.

Either i'm tired or can't handle the power, Either case calls for getting a smaller saw or going home for the day. When you're tired and exhausted that's when you'll hurt yourself.

Now i will admit to having used the decomp on Wolf's 880 stihl at the gtg. That was a monster.lol

 

[Hoover]

Drop. Kick. Throw. Cuss. Repeat.