Husqvarna 162se

[Redgap]

true story? or you just pulling my leg? i was being sarcastic btw. if that is a true story, that’s F**ked up!!!

True story...involved lots of stitches and him getting a saw with a chainbrake. BTW I spent my formative years running a 1960’s Homey XP1000 with no anti vibe or chainbrake, and I never thought it was a problem. Now that I’m much older and have had friends get gashed badly, I’m more cautious...and reinstalled missing chain brakes on my Husky 66 and 154 after I bought them.

 

[KASH]

That was a feature cutters really disliked the plastic flags on the 266 and 670 were almost melting away all day long.The early metal ones were better but did not up as well when it came to sharp blows or droppage they would break where the metal handle joins the bar cover.
I cut with or with out brakes but I truly believe I would have been cut on several occsions if I had not had a chain brake.
Kash

 

[Treenado]

most the times i’m using my saws for firewood purposes now. of the injuries i’ve seen have been related to legs(left one), feet, and oddly enough the left hand.

 

[Oldtoolsnewproblems]

Chain break has definitely kept me out of trouble a few times. Nice thing about worn anti-vibe is my "swede-o-matic" inertial break is extra sensitive, and had served as a pretty good early warning system for when I'm moving too fast or getting too tired

 

[joe25DA]

I use saws with and without brakes. I learned on my Dads S25DA. A top handle saw is especially prone to kickback. I was taught to keep a good grip and lock my left arm straight and be aware of what I’m cutting and the area in front of the bar. I’ve always run saws with or without brakes. One area I do like a chain brake is when I’m walking thru the bush, I set the brake so I know it wont accidentally rev during transport. Otherwise I’ll shut it off

 

[Bret4207]

Agree with Treenado, I tend to lock that left arm and rarely have issues.

 

[nwhunter]

I've got 2 or 3 of these series saws and found the AM chain brakes are a pretty good part compared to the 55 series AM chain brakes that are junk. The biggest problem I seem to have with these are the two pc coil set up.