how old are you and chainsaw experience

[achile]

Hi, just want to know how old are you and how much year of experience do you have with a chainsaw

Me

I'm 24 year's old and i Have 5 years of exeperience using a chainsaw

Achile

 

[mryb]

41 & 25 yrs. exp...Rick

 

[chainsawworld]

this should be a good tread. lots of information out there.
myself, i started cutting firewood at 13, felling at 14,climbing at 16. obtained education in high angle work and moved on to obtain education in logging and clearing. educated in portions of silviculture, learning to cruise and estimate standing timber value and forest management. educated in scaling and grade. became the instructor for Woods And Chainsaw Safety.
i test just about everything to do with chainsaws for homeowners,loggers,arborists and lumberjacks.
i collect,buy, sell and trade antique,new,used and exotic chainsaws and related STUFF.
i am sure i will remember more but it is late(heck, i'm 41).
marty

 

[stihltech]

experience

46 years and 23 years experience using, 20 years repairing.

 

[John in MA]

Age is on a need to know basis , but I've only been messing around with chainsaws for a few years. Still learning and now trying to help others on this board.

 

[WOLF_RIVER_MIKE]

Hello, I'll be 46 next month, and have always wanted to operate a chainsaw. Thank you, thank you very much

 

[logcutter429]

Im 44, started cutting timber at 19, still at it and still can't wait to get to work everyday.

 

[Ryan Willock]

i'm 20 and have been using a saw for 10 years and climbing for 8 months

 

[don]

Happy birthday

First cut in 1975 in junior high school.

 

[eyolf]

44 last spring. First hands on a chain saw would be using an old Homelite 17, back in 1973.

Big limb had come down out of a huge old oak tree in the yard, was laying on the house, so I rigged up some silly harness with rope, and hacked her down with my dad's old Homelite gear drive. that saw was already 20 years out fo date, then...what in the heck was I doing up in a tree with a saw durn near as big as I was!

I've done a little bit of everything in the woods (upper midwest) since then. Must be two-stroke poisoning.

 

[Stumper]

Well I remember when dirt first came out.
39, 20+ years running saws.

 

[dbabcock]

I'm 16 and have been using chainsaws for 30 years. I was born in British Columbia.

 

[rbtree]

Jees, Doug, did looking at all those bums mess up yo head??


53, 30 yrs playing with noisy toys...

..figgered out which end to hold a while back....

Sorry that 2149 is so slow....

 

[Dennis]

I am taking the BC comment personal Doug...lol....30 years here...with umm....1..or is it 2 years...experience...??? ok...started when I was about 10 or 11...

 

[tony marks]

55 been usin for about 30. just recently got hooked tho.

 

[WRW]

54. Small personal woodlot management for 22 years. Chainsaw maintenance is one responsibility at work. Worked with a city tree crew for a short time.

 

[buckwheat]

44. Serious firewood cutting with some respectable falling jobs for about 5 years.

 

[kev]

I'm 25, I've been around chainsaws since I was about 5. Packing gas and bar oil to dad, then finally I was big enough to pack the saw (a big OLD Homelite) while it wasn't running.
I started helping cut firewood when I was 13 with a smaller saw (XL-12) mainly cutting the limbs up and leaving the trunk for dad and his big gear drive model.
When I turned 18 I worked for KY fish and wildlife for a while doing storm cleanup on one of their wildlife management areas, mainly trees that were blown over into others and tangled. Until just recently I only did the most basic routine maintenace to saws, just things that you should do in everyday use. Since I started coming to this site I have tackled a few more in depth projects and think about a lot more.

 

[dozerdan]

I have had a saw or two in my hands since I was about 12 years old.I have dropped a few trees,ran skidder for a few days,worked on a landing a while.
Modified my first air cooled engine in 1970,worked a few years in the automotive field.I have been a self employed excavator for over ten years but the doc told me to stay off the equipment.I now have nerve damage in my neck and arms from getting jarred around,so it looks like I am into saws full time.
Please always wear the proper protection for your job and if it vibrates,dont use it,give it to your wife.
If the age thing really matters to you,I will be 49 to soon.

Dennis
I am ready to race that nice ford truck that you have.I am sure that I can slide across the top of the mud when you are still spinning in it.Once we start the race,all you will see is a small yellow streak,way out in front of you.An yes it is piped.
Later
Dan

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[rborist1]

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