When using a chainsaw, take precautions to prevent kickback, where the chainsaw flies backward and upward, which can lead to serious injury. Planning your cut is important, and knowing where things ...

Purdue Landscape Report: I have lost count of the number of times I’ve witnessed people working with chainsaws in shorts, a tank top, and flip flops with maybe a pair of earbuds, and it makes me ...

Safe use of a chain saw requires knowledge of the tool (including safety features that are being added and updated all the time), careful maintenance, the right safety equipment and knowledge of ...

Recently, the FFA members in the Agriculture II classes at King William High School learned chainsaw safety courteous of Stihl chainsaw and 360 Hardware. Kenneth Glass, the local Stihl representative ...

Kickback can occur when the nose or tip of the guide bar touches an object or when the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in the cut. Tip contact may cause a lightning-fast reverse reaction, ...

Chainsaws are powerful tools. And handled with the proper safety know-how, a chainsaw can be an indispensable labor-saver, one that can clear through brush too thick for electric loppers, fell a tree ...

With cooler weather coming, many people are ready to get out their chainsaws and cut firewood. Almost everyone who has used a chainsaw, or wants to use one, thinks they know how to use it safely.