Working with a Chainsaw
With numerous people having been hurt with chainsaw with some horrific stories, getting a professional to carry out your tree work can be a very sensible decision.
An experienced and trained chainsaw operator can be also found under the trades of gardeners, landscapers, foresters, arborists, these titles provide different levels of experiences and training and therefore to the extent of difficulty in tree cutting.
All chainsaw operators need to be wearing appropriate safety personal protection equipment, the clothes will have a material within them that is called Kevlar.
Kevlar is a protective fabric works on a number of principles. Chainsaw clothes are mostly made with the outermost layer made both tough and slippery, to protect against minor damage which could compromise the filler material. Beneath these, long, loose fibres of polyester, Avertic, ballistic nylon, or Kevlar is laid in layers. When a saw contacts the trousers, the outer layer is immediately cut through, but the inner is drawn out and wraps around the saw's drive sprocket, locking it solid and halting the chain, limiting damage to the operator's leg.
Therefore, the personal safety clothes that a chainsaw operator will need to get with Kevlar in them will be, boots, chaps or trousers, gloves, these are expensive and do need replacing either after certain amount of time, or if damaged, a professional chainsaw operator will have more than one set of personal protection equipment as if one item does get damaged it gets replaced immediately.
Head protection will be part of the chainsaw operators personal safety equipment, the helmet will have ear protection and a face guard attached, the helmet will also need to replaced after a certain amount of time, there will be a mark on the helmet that looks like a clock with an arrow on it showing the year it will have been manufactured, the helmet should be changed every 3 to 5 years depending on the manufacturers recommendation, if the helmet has been damaged, has a crack or has been involved in an accident it should be discarded and a new one bought, never borrow an old helmet from somebody.
A professional chainsaw operator will have several different size chainsaws with different engine sizes and with different bar sizes, some chainsaws could have several different size bars and every bar will have its own chain or several chains, the subject of chainsaws is a bit endless as various types of tree work that is undertaken by gardeners, landscapers, foresters and arborists can be so different with such levels of difficulty between them that the chainsaw used can be so different, and now with battery powered chainsaw what is on offer is a vast choice.
When actually using a chainsaw it is an ongoing part of the work in servicing the chainsaw to keep it in good working order throughout the working day. Containers have to be bought that will hold petrol mixed with two stroke oil for fuel, also the same container could have another part that holds chainsaw chain oil, the chain must be lubricated at all time when it is working, small spanner and screwdriver will be required to adjust the chain as the bar most often moves a little bit inwards making the chain a little bit loose, this allows the chain to turn sideways when cutting and then stops cutting the tree and the bar gets stuck onto side of the cut tree not allowing the chainsaw to move forward to carry on cutting the tree. Also a file should be carried for sharpening the chain, just touching the ground or hitting some wire fencing which maybe inside the tree as it has grown over the fencing can damage and blunt the chain, a blunt chain can be dangerous as excessive force can be applied onto the chainsaw when cutting which could result in kickback or the loss of balance when standing working with a chainsaw.
