How to operate
A Chain Saw
Chainsaw Basics: How to Safely Use a Chainsaw
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hi I'm Dan with Echo incorporated with
the video series on how to use and
maintain your gas chainsaw so today
we're outside and I'm going to show you
the proper techniques and using your
chainsaw but before we do that there's a
couple things we need to do first we
need to clean our area of any debris or
logs that the log may fall on when we're
doing our cutting so we'll need to
remove any obstructions on the log that
we're going to cut and then clear away
just the general debris around our
cutting site so I've got my safety
apparel on my chaps my gloves my helmet
with my hearing protection and eye
protection I'm going to start my
chainsaw LUP clear my area and then
we're ready to cut our firewood
well now that we have our area cleared
and we're ready to cut let's talk a
little bit about your stance and
position that you'll need to know while
making your cut first of all we want to
make sure that no one's around our
working side children pets
everybody's away safely clear away from
our work spot next thing we want to look
at is our chainsaw we do we have the
right chainsaw for the right application
depending on what size firewood you want
to cut it will depend on what size stove
that you have so anywhere between 14 and
18 inches is a typical wood stove so our
stance is going to be an athletic stance
with your left foot a little bit forward
then your right your chainsaw your left
hand is going to be on your front handle
easily accessible to activate the brake
your right hand will be on the rear
handle which controls your throttle so
before you start your cut you want to
throttle up the chainsaw place it
lightly on the wood and have solid
pressure all the way through the cut
once you're done with the cut you want
to activate the brake again and place
your saw firmly on the ground so now
that we've talked about proper
techniques to use your chainsaw let's
get started so I'm going to activate my
chain brake put it firmly on the ground
I want to make sure and have my hearing
protection on by safety glasses helmet
and shield
now let's start our chainsaw rear foot
in the rear handle left hand on the
front hand oh and we're going to pull
straight up and the chainsaw should fire
on the first or second pull
now that we finished our cut and I
removed the log away from our cutting
area next we're going to talk about long
term maintenance and storage of your gas
chainsaw
