dpilot83
ArboristSite Lurker
I now have an Echo CS-400. It came with Oregon 91 chain (I was surprised that it did not have any other marks on the chain drive teeth, pictures of the chain installed below). I am buying one of each of the following chains:
In my experience, it's best to learn about a bad thing in a controlled environment when you're expecting it rather than when you're not expecting it so I want to intentionally experience something similar to the worst kickback experience that I might have with this particular saw while I'm prepared for it.
In this way I hope to better know how to avoid kickback as I'm using the saw and how to protect myself from a kickback event should I have one anyway by handling the saw in a manner that keeps me out of harms way.
I intend to experiment with this by:
Any thoughts? Thanks.
- A loop of Stihl 63PM
- A loop of Woodland Pro 30LP
- Possibly a loop of Husqvarna H35x although this is the most likely one for me to skip
- Faster cutting performance in normal cuts
- Better ability to keep going down in the cut if the nose is buried because the bar is not long enough to go all the way through
- To not kill or maim myself
In my experience, it's best to learn about a bad thing in a controlled environment when you're expecting it rather than when you're not expecting it so I want to intentionally experience something similar to the worst kickback experience that I might have with this particular saw while I'm prepared for it.
In this way I hope to better know how to avoid kickback as I'm using the saw and how to protect myself from a kickback event should I have one anyway by handling the saw in a manner that keeps me out of harms way.
I intend to experiment with this by:
- Ensuring that my body (especially my head) is out of the same geometric plane that the bar and chain is in
- Touching the tip of the bar into a log while running half speed or so on the saw a few times
- Touching the tip of the bar into a log while running full speed on the saw a few times
Any thoughts? Thanks.