[Closed] Aldi Chainsaw

Hire one for about that if not less with all the gear, you'll get through a lot quicker and easier.

So I borrowed a cheap one from a mate which was infact brand new. Going very gently at a tree trunk no more than 8" thick, I blunted the chain. So I went and bought a needle file and resharpened it. This lasted another 10-15 mins. I re-sharpened the chain and returned it telling my mate about the problem. He experienced the same issue, so bought a new chain. The guy in the shop said the chains on cheap chainsaws are rubbish and matey confirmed that he cut loads of stuff before the new chain needed a resharpen.

I tried to find a company that would hire me one and failed. All the people I spoke to said they didn't hire these out due to safety concerns.

Took me 5 seconds with Google.

That said as others have said they may want to see a licence.

Justa few questions?

You have what training?

You have to do NPTC to use a chainsaw comercially (which obivously i need for work).

You refresh it how often?

They recommend every 4 years

You are covered in kevlar material why?

Its not kevlar, more like the nylon you find in sleeping bags. The idea is that it clogs up the sprocket in the chainsaw so it wont rotate, thereby stopping the chain.

This is only protection on your legs (you can buy jackets but i have never used them) and is another failsafe i guess. Although saying that i have never needed them

You have used a chainsaw for how many hours?

I dont know now, probably over 1000 hours, but you have to start somewhere!

Like the MTB anology yes most of us "experts" can do it easily but send a novice out who has never/rarely ridden a bike and what do you think the outcome will be? Ditto Chainsaw
I do use a chainsaw but it is the only tool I use that I wish I did not have to use.

The analogy with the chainsaw doesnt quite compare like that. What you will find is that the vast majority of "skilled" people's accidents are unrelated to the chainsaw cutting them. More often its bad practise whilst felling a tree, cutting their ropes, so the thing that kills them is the tree, falling from height etc..

When people do cut themselves, its normally with a top handled saw (just for tree climbers where you only NEED 1 hand to cut) some tree surgeons make a habit out of doing cut and hold, where you cut with one hand and hold the wood with the other. The people i know who have had accidents have cut themselves whilst doing this......i personally am more careful

What i meant to be saying is that chainsaws can be dangerous yes, but so can a car if you put them into the wrong hands..........

tflb speaks a lot of sence!

I've qualified this year to drop small tree and cross cut (CS30-31 if your interested) and still look at a saw with a lot of respect. I've turned down a few jobs were people want you to take risks just to save them paying someone who knows what they're doing to do a proper job. I won't climb (yet, maybe after training but no desire to train yet)

My safety equipment is worth the same as my saw. I don't like the idea of a mistake costing me my fun time with my family or on my MTB.

Tim

I use an electric chainsaw I got from Aldi or Lidl (can't remember which) and it cost about £45.

If all you are doing is chopping logs for firewood once a year then I'd recommend getting a cheap electric saw like that.

Petrol ones are more fuss than you need and expensive ones are not worth it for your level of use.

I chopped 12 tons this year (3 years) supply and it coped fine. I've had it 3 years and it's on its third chain now. It doesn't owe me anything.

12 tons of logs
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