Just read this months TCIA mag. one of the features was about top handled chainsaws & the improper use. The writer made comment about one handing the saw was un-professional, heres my take!!
I have one handed a saw in the tree but do so with care & respect, when I can I use both hands, I think some of the accidents in our industry pertaining to saw use & chippers are due to the lack of training & the average Joe starting a tree biz with little or no exp.
When I started you ran a saw on the ground first & did this for about a year along with running a chipper & learning how to run ropes for the guys in the air. when I started climbing I wasnt allowed to use a power saw for 6 months & during this time I may have cursed the boss under my breath but my balance & knowledge didnt justify me using a saw aloft.
This is where I think alot of the problems stem from today, for production sake get up there, give em a saw, cut that, jump over there,cut that, etc... TRUE TRAINING has been put on hold for production at least in the utility sector.
In the residential realm the opposite has occurred, so & so got laid off with no return in sight, cashes in his 401k, buys some equipment & now he`s a tree trimmer with no exp. other than cuttin firewood!!!
I would really like to see what the training level of those that get hurt by a chipper or one handing a saw is. no training, lack of exp. or one of the vets who was too complacent in what they were doing.
what do you guys think?
LXT..........
I have one handed a saw in the tree but do so with care & respect, when I can I use both hands, I think some of the accidents in our industry pertaining to saw use & chippers are due to the lack of training & the average Joe starting a tree biz with little or no exp.
When I started you ran a saw on the ground first & did this for about a year along with running a chipper & learning how to run ropes for the guys in the air. when I started climbing I wasnt allowed to use a power saw for 6 months & during this time I may have cursed the boss under my breath but my balance & knowledge didnt justify me using a saw aloft.
This is where I think alot of the problems stem from today, for production sake get up there, give em a saw, cut that, jump over there,cut that, etc... TRUE TRAINING has been put on hold for production at least in the utility sector.
In the residential realm the opposite has occurred, so & so got laid off with no return in sight, cashes in his 401k, buys some equipment & now he`s a tree trimmer with no exp. other than cuttin firewood!!!
I would really like to see what the training level of those that get hurt by a chipper or one handing a saw is. no training, lack of exp. or one of the vets who was too complacent in what they were doing.
what do you guys think?
LXT..........