New Stihl Destroyed

LLigetfa said:

I've never owned a wedge and never used one either. If I pinched the bar working alone, I would take my axe and cut two poles, one to lever the other and push the tree over or at least open the kerf enough to free my bar.

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That wouldn't be possible with some of the trees I cut. Sometimes you have to wedge them if you want them on the road.

Man that would make me sick and my wife pissed( I would have to buy a new one)

BrotherBart said:

estang said:

Man that would make me sick and my wife pissed( I would have to buy a new one)

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I would be pissed but my wife would never know it happened. ;-)

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My wife wouldn't know until she saw the money I spent on a new saw missing from the checking account.

Sorry for your loss. On the brightside, it looks like you can really cut corners with that bar now.

Come in sideways with two wedges behind the bar one on each side. If i hit a wedge i feel a tree on the ground is worth 2 bucks or more.

I was gonna bid on this because I wanna do a 390 conversion to it, but this could be used to make one good saw with the crunched one...

Just a thought:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...85&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123#ht_500wt_922

Danno77 said:

I was gonna bid on this because I wanna do a 390 conversion to it, but this could be used to make one good saw with the crunched one...

Just a thought:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...85&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123#ht_500wt_922

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You got it bad Danno. :zip:

I assume there is a spare chain in that plan. Me thinks if the bar is pinched, the chain isn't going anywhere either.

You just have to lift the chain loop off the top of the tree.

Removing the power head on a stuck saw is easy with an in board clutch and not so easy with an out board one.

rbrown said:

Removing the power head on a stuck saw is easy with an in board clutch and not so easy with an out board one.

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Very true.

Wow....today I was out cutting wood with my "new" stihl ms290 Farm Boss (a week old) and I sat the tree on my bar. I hollered for help but all of us could not push the tree enough to free my saw. I took a strap and a chain and hooked on the tree with my truck, inching forward until they got my saw out, then I just pulled it on over. (I pulled at an angle to decrease the risk of having a new oak tree hood ornament) If I had read this post I might have thought to take it off the bar first...Thanks for sharing!

firefighterjake said:

I think I would cry if that happened to me . . . especially with a new saw.

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I would cry from the beating I'd get from the Wife....at least he's safe

Beer Belly said:

firefighterjake said:

I think I would cry if that happened to me . . . especially with a new saw.

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I would cry from the beating I'd get from the Wife....at least he's safe

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hahaha

Yep, I always carry 3 or 4 saws, wedges, chains, ropes etc. & sometimes stuff just goes bad. A saw is a saw, it is replaceable. I'm real glad no one got hurt. A C

any chance he paid with a credit card?? most gold or better cards offer protection from acciudental damage / theft / loss within a few months after purchase

he might want to see if he's covered

Stevebass4 said:

any chance he paid with a credit card?? most gold or better cards offer protection from acciudental damage / theft / loss within a few months after purchase

he might want to see if he's covered

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Ah! Good call there! +1

Accidents happen & we've dealt with pinched saws a half dozen times or so over the past few years, but never have had damage like that!!
I think one time we had a chain link bind.
First thing we always grab is ropes, chains, pulleys, and (or) come-alongs......is there noboddy else that uses these?

Grannyknot said:

Accidents happen & we've dealt with pinched saws a half dozen times or so over the past few years, but never have had damage like that!!
I think one time we had a chain link bind.
First thing we always grab is ropes, chains, pulleys, and (or) come-alongs......is there noboddy else that uses these?

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I did while I was learning..... Still do when I need them...

With the type of work I do we have to use wedges on 50% of the trees we fall.. Because of this we use splitting wedges instead of plastic felling wedges like I use when I cut timber...

The splitting wedges leave a mark on the stump that the higher ups can see.. We are lucky to have some equipment like a track loader on hand to help push when need be... Again in my 9 to 5 we can't make a mistake If we did folks would loose power and I would loose my job and no one wants that..