Homestead mailing list

[Mark Rousseau <markrousseau AT yahoo.com>]

Gene GeRue wrote:

> > Anything I should take into consideration?
>
>
> Yes. Fear. Keep it with you always. It may save a finger, hand, foot, 
> leg. Chainsaws are the most dangerous tool I use.
>
> For normal-size stuff, a sixteen-inch bar is adequate. Better to have 
> it overpowered rather than under. So buy a Stihl or Husky that will 
> take an eighteen or twenty-four-inch bar and buy it with a sixteen.
>
> Learn how to sharpen chains. Keep them sharp. Maintain the saw perfectly.
>
> Read the instruction book three times before filling the fuel tank.
>
> Wear heavy boots, trousers and leather gloves. Ear protection is good, 
> especially if you like music or having someone whisper in your ear. 
> Stay scared.

Second this one, stay scared but not too scared!  You always want to be 
cautious around a chain saw. 

I would also recommend getting at least a pair of kevlar chaps sold by 
logging firms.  They aren't that cheap( < $100) but they add a layer of 
protection.
I've been very happy with my stihl which I received as a birthday gift 
several years ago.  It just works great,  is well balenced.

-