Deadwood Kid
ArboristSite Member
well to start off, i live in a small valley with a creek behind my house.
there was 3 alder trunks growing out of this one rootwad, all about 20 inches each, that had washed up on my part of the creekbank. lots of free and easy firewood came to mind. went down there with the 361 and began to buck each trunk off the rootwad into the 12-18 inches of water. the two sticking out of the water went as planned, except for the sudden jolt that made me fall in the water...:bang:
the saw stayed dry as i held it above my head. but now for the 3rd trunk which was completely underwater. i was unsure if there was consequences to cutting underwater, but being frustrated and soaking wet, did it anyways.
long of the short everything was normal except for the bit of bar oil floating on the surface. so i figured i would post something to see if anyone has had any problems cutting underwater.
just to clarify i would never stick the powerhead into the water. only the bar.
~brandon
there was 3 alder trunks growing out of this one rootwad, all about 20 inches each, that had washed up on my part of the creekbank. lots of free and easy firewood came to mind. went down there with the 361 and began to buck each trunk off the rootwad into the 12-18 inches of water. the two sticking out of the water went as planned, except for the sudden jolt that made me fall in the water...:bang:
the saw stayed dry as i held it above my head. but now for the 3rd trunk which was completely underwater. i was unsure if there was consequences to cutting underwater, but being frustrated and soaking wet, did it anyways.
long of the short everything was normal except for the bit of bar oil floating on the surface. so i figured i would post something to see if anyone has had any problems cutting underwater.
just to clarify i would never stick the powerhead into the water. only the bar.
~brandon