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Emery Davis[_4_] · 21-02-2012, 10:18 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 02/21/2012 08:41 PM, wrote:
Sigh. Even if you didn't need the same muscles to control a chainsaw
SAFELY, it is EXTREMELY rare to have a few arm muscles very weak and
the rest quite strong. What I said is correct, unfortunately :-(

I'm with Nick on this one. Chainsawing is plain hard work. For tree
pruning I get a better cut, and a safer one, with a bowsaw. Even with a
saw horse, the chain saw is tricky, you have to continually put it down
and pick up again while moving logs in and out.

I do my share of chainsawing and don't like it, but for some larger (8")
cutting it does save time. But the next day, boy do I feel it in me
arms. Bowsawing I throw plenty of sweat, but am not sore for days
afterwards!

I use a small Stihl, but still heavier than I'd like. But a good saw. I
had some tree men here last year who roped and jumped around some full
sized Tilia with very neat little Stihl saws hanging from their waists.

-E