• OtisRamflow@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    The clutch!?!?! You need to look at some chainsaw anatomy bud. 🤣 The centrifugal clutch on a chainsaw is under a panel on the side. You don’t touch the clutch ever, at least not when the saw is running.

    Almost every single chainsaw I’ve ever used the chain will free spin at start. Unless you have the chain lock engaged.

    He doesn’t have a hand on the trigger, but it doesn’t really matter with “ol buzzy” when she first fires up.

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      1 year ago

      I was talking about the trigger, I guess I was thinking about it like a clutch pedal in a car. But, the point was that chainsaws don’t normally free spin with enough torque to cause too much damage, and he isn’t hanging onto anything that would cause him to rev it.

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        1 year ago

        I was just razzing ya.

        I will say I have a Poulan, and a Stihl, that BOTH go at like half throttle when you use the choke on a cold start. I would NOT put my testicles anywhere near it. You Have to squeeze the trigger once then it will go back to an idle and the chain doesn’t “free spin” anymore.

        I’ve also seen a loose chain pick up enough momentum that it cut right through my coworker’s chaps. This is why you should always put the brake on if it’s running but you’re not actively cutting.

        It’s funny as shit watching someone have to clean the remains of their chaps outta the chain, and clutch though.

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      1 year ago

      The safety seems pretty close to the handle, I don’t think that chainsaw is locked! Not as if it would start with the lock engaged anyway…

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      1 year ago

      Last time I touched a clutch was on a mini bike and it ate my shoe up a little bit.