Engine questions for saws.

[stihltech]

In our area, one of the tree services actually banned top handle saws from being used by employees due to safety concerns. This should tell you something. You are going to use it one handed (no manufacturer recommends this due to liability).
By the lightest saw with power enough to run the longest bar you will need for the bulk of the tree.

 

[lohan808]

OP you really should put it back in your pants and listen to what everybody is saying here. Nobody is doubting your willingness to do the work. What all of us are saying is that you, an inexperienced saw operator with NO climbing experience, are unnecessarily going to purchase a saw that most people are trained ro use. Then with no experience, and no equipment, will climb with said new saw, and attempt to do work that trained and skilled tradesmen do without maiming yourself.

Look nobody wants to see you hurt. Nobody wants you to spend a lot of money on a saw that you really don't need. Most of us here have experience in this trade and are curt at times, but mean well when we offer asked for advice.
My 2 bits would be.
1. Buy a smaller rear handle saw.
2. Get a basic training or practice for a while until you are comfortable with the saw you bought.
3. If nothing here makes any sense to you, or you're not feeling what we offer, stop asking for advice. It's your health and safety...

 

[fields_mj]

So you don't have any recomendation at all then?

A chainsaw can't be anymore dangerous than warfare, but thank you for your concern. Since you are unaware of my background, I'd ask that you'd please treat me with respect. I am asking for advice on what to buy to accomplish a task, not what not to buy. Thank you.

A few things to consider. First, Logging has been the most dangerous profession for as long as I can remember. 2nd, a chainsaw is akin to a standard push mower that has had the wheels and deck removed, a pair of handles attached directly to the engine along with a LOT more blades. I'm 48 now. I started running chainsaws when I was around 13. With the exception of a few years during and after college, I've always heated with firewood. I do volunteer work on disaster sites. I will NOT climb a tree with a chainsaw and have no desire for a top handle machine.

IF you really want a chainsaw, by all means go buy one, but buy a helmet and a set of chaps to go with it and WEAR them. See if you can find a training course by Stihl or Husqvarna. DON'T come on here asking for advice and assume that the members here think you are some wimp who doesn't know their top end from their bottom. With very few exceptions, members here are extremely helpful and want nothing more than to help you. Mostly, we want to keep you out of the hospital which is a VERY real possibility regardless of how tough a person is.

As far as that bush goes, there are a few options. One option is obviously a chainsaw. Another option is a reciprocating saw (ie sawzall) with a tree blade. If you have a large gas powered string trimmer with a straight shaft, you could also buy a Forester brush blade for it, and it will easily cut through what you have. Another option is an ax or hatchet. The limbs in your picture appear to be around 3" to 4" across which is pretty small. That's 3 or 4 well placed hits with an axe for each one. Another really good option for that is a pruning saw. Corona makes a folding 10" saw that's excellent and costs less than $25 on Amazon. If I needed that tree removed and none of my saws were available, I wouldn't bother waiting until I got one of them operational. I'd likely grab an ax and my Corona and go cut it down by hand. I'd likely take most of it down with an ax, and then go back and cut everything closer to the ground with the hand saw. Shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.

As far as the stump, you could grind it or you could dig it up and use an ax to cut the roots. You could also rent a small compact backhoe or mini which would make the digging process MUCH faster.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

A few things to consider. First, Logging has been the most dangerous profession for as long as I can remember. 2nd, a chainsaw is akin to a standard push mower that has had the wheels and deck removed, a pair of handles attached directly to the engine along with a LOT more blades. I'm 48 now. I started running chainsaws when I was around 13. With the exception of a few years during and after college, I've always heated with firewood. I do volunteer work on disaster sites. I will NOT climb a tree with a chainsaw and have no desire for a top handle machine.

IF you really want a chainsaw, by all means go buy one, but buy a helmet and a set of chaps to go with it and WEAR them. See if you can find a training course by Stihl or Husqvarna. DON'T come on here asking for advice and assume that the members here think you are some wimp who doesn't know their top end from their bottom. With very few exceptions, members here are extremely helpful and want nothing more than to help you. Mostly, we want to keep you out of the hospital which is a VERY real possibility regardless of how tough a person is.

As far as that bush goes, there are a few options. One option is obviously a chainsaw. Another option is a reciprocating saw (ie sawzall) with a tree blade. If you have a large gas powered string trimmer with a straight shaft, you could also buy a Forester brush blade for it, and it will easily cut through what you have. Another option is an ax or hatchet. The limbs in your picture appear to be around 3" to 4" across which is pretty small. That's 3 or 4 well placed hits with an axe for each one. Another really good option for that is a pruning saw. Corona makes a folding 10" saw that's excellent and costs less than $25 on Amazon. If I needed that tree removed and none of my saws were available, I wouldn't bother waiting until I got one of them operational. I'd likely grab an ax and my Corona and go cut it down by hand. I'd likely take most of it down with an ax, and then go back and cut everything closer to the ground with the hand saw. Shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.

As far as the stump, you could grind it or you could dig it up and use an ax to cut the roots. You could also rent a small compact backhoe or mini which would make the digging process MUCH faster.

I think he took his toys and went home...

 

[fields_mj]

That's sad, but based his posts, that might have been the best possible outcome.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

One would think, based on his claim of military experience, he would appreciate the value of training, and the value of advice from experts. All we can do is give good advice, can't really control how they take it.

 

[Farmer_Nate]

That is a bush, not a tree.

 

[hacskaroly]

That is a bush, not a tree.

Reminded me of a quote from the past...."That's no moon...it's a space station"...