I have a Stihl 076 which I have rigged to take a home-made Granberg-style mill. It's about 20 years old.
I have used it several times over the years to mill logs.
It's 111cc's can cause a "pullback" so vicious at startup that the last time I
used it my shoulder was wrenched badly and still troubles me after 2 years.
It seems impossible to let go of the pull handle before being jerked back to the machine.
Can anyone suggest a way of avoiding this happening? I've been offered a pear tree and am lothe to let it go but wary of further injury.
So severe has been the "pullback" that even the casing on the saw has cracked at the point of impact.
Contrast that with my smaller Tanaka - a more modern machine equipped with a decompression button. A joy to start and use but nowhere near man enough to rip a tree trunk.
I suspect that all I can do it pray and try to let go of the pull cord ASAP but any suggestions?
Phil
I have used it several times over the years to mill logs.
It's 111cc's can cause a "pullback" so vicious at startup that the last time I
used it my shoulder was wrenched badly and still troubles me after 2 years.
It seems impossible to let go of the pull handle before being jerked back to the machine.
Can anyone suggest a way of avoiding this happening? I've been offered a pear tree and am lothe to let it go but wary of further injury.
So severe has been the "pullback" that even the casing on the saw has cracked at the point of impact.
Contrast that with my smaller Tanaka - a more modern machine equipped with a decompression button. A joy to start and use but nowhere near man enough to rip a tree trunk.
I suspect that all I can do it pray and try to let go of the pull cord ASAP but any suggestions?
Phil