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[captinrattlehead]

I just thought this might be a good forum to learn and have a resource to ask questions. my name is Fox and I am enthusiastic but conscientious.

 

[lone wolf]

I just thought this might be a good forum to learn and have a resource to ask questions. my name is Fox and I am enthusiastic but conscientious.

Well for starters get some "spikes" and stop leaving them stupid nubs.

 

[captinrattlehead]

And I probably won't take another tree down for years to come but the more I read and research tomorrow I'll be able to practice new techniques and spikes help

 

[captinrattlehead]

 

[captinrattlehead]

The only downfall is I don't like where the locking button as I feel it gets in my way to keep my finger on the trigger or the off button as it's called

 

[captinrattlehead]

Excuse me high pitch voice adrenaline is pumping.

 

[lone wolf]

What you lack in skill and experience you make up for with determination. Now if you just had a good teacher.

 

[captinrattlehead]

Amen...

 

[I'llbearealclimberoneday]

Trigger locks on Echo saws are there to make it easier to start and safer than drop starting. If you don't like it, take it out. It unscrews counter clockwise.


For an Echo, its not that little.

 

[captinrattlehead]

It's a hobby for me there was this little old lady that a treat is going to fall on her house she was on Social Security I told her a the hundred bucks it was only like a little 30 ash tree the other part of the deal was I brought it down and cut it up grandkids had to carry it to the curb took me 2 hours

 

[I'llbearealclimberoneday]

https://www.youtube.com/user/Recoates/videos

Watch what this guy does and do that.

 

[captinrattlehead]

 

[captinrattlehead]

 

[lone wolf]

Well hell dude why didnt you just pull the whole tree over?

 

[Marshy]

IMO A tad deep on the fact cut. Yikes. Glad it worked out ok for you.

 

[Rudedog]

IMO A tad deep on the fact cut. Yikes. Glad it worked out ok for you.

I've done the same on a prior occasion but I agree.

 

[Creeker]

Good luck !

 

[BC WetCoast]

You don't need to leave stubs to catch the lanyard. When you are standing still on spikes (sawing or taking pics) you aren't going to slip. It's only when you are moving up and down that you could gaff out and slip. In those situations you would have the lanyard in your hand and you will naturally throw the lanyard up. The friction and angle of the lanyard will catch you, although you may get a face full of bark. This happens on most trees due to the roughness of the bark. There are only a few species where the bark is so smooth you would slide down the tree.

It's experience where you learn to trust your equipment.

 

[captinrattlehead]

 

[captinrattlehead]

That was definitely my first at somthing that big it went reley smooth I felt nice and slow if there is such a thing.I kept it pretty straight the bar on that old echoe is a little bent so its tough! Specially on something that big.