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Thread: Do You Push A CSM OR Pull it?
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3rd September 2007, 02:12 PM #1
Do You Push A CSM OR Pull it?
Do You Push A CSM OR Pull it?
I don't see how you could get kickback on a csm
but I'd rather be pulling one if I got a kickback
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3rd September 2007, 02:35 PM #2
Mixture.... some are pushed & some a pulled, depends on the type you have.
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3rd September 2007, 02:39 PM #3
I'm a pusher, not a puller. The instructions (oddly, I read them) on the Makita said to do it that was so I do.
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3rd September 2007, 02:42 PM #4
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3rd September 2007, 02:42 PM #5
CSM = Chain saw mill?
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3rd September 2007, 02:49 PM #6
Some chain saw mills are pull by manual or winch.
The one I have is a push mill.Cliff.
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3rd September 2007, 04:42 PM #7
I'm a pusher, if I ever get around to putting a lil' whing on I'll change to a puller.
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3rd September 2007, 06:23 PM #8.
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If I put the log on the right slope and the chain is sharp I do neither - the CSM more or less falls through on its own. See this post.
Kick back happens when the the chain in the top quadrant of the bar/chain tip comes into contact with something causing the CS to flick backwards on itself. In most chainsaw mills (but espcially the bill this part is not able to touch anything so kickback is very very unlikely AND if you are using a central push/hold handle with a straight arm the degree of leverage over a conventional saw is inherently safer.
Whatever the case its best to treat chainsaws like the relationship between dogs and babies - ie not leave anything to chance.
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3rd September 2007, 06:58 PM #9
i enjoy a good pull
i have an alaskan mill and find it musch easyer to pull than push it.
normaly no pushing is needed but a few weeks back i cut up a 28" spottygum and when pushing i end up with a numb hand for a couple of days. but if i sat on the log infront of the mill and pulled it i could go all day without stoping for brakes and i was out of the fumes and dust to.
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3rd September 2007, 08:59 PM #10SENIOR MEMBER
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Crikey...
Careful 'bout sitting on that log in front of the mill Boyo, or your pulling days could be over...
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quote=weisyboy;580104]i enjoy a good pull
i have an alaskan mill and find it musch easyer to pull than push it.
normaly no pushing is needed but a few weeks back i cut up a 28" spottygum and when pushing i end up with a numb hand for a couple of days. but if i sat on the log infront of the mill and pulled it i could go all day without stoping for brakes and i was out of the fumes and dust to.[/quote]When all the world said I couldn't do it - they were right...
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3rd September 2007, 09:14 PM #11
what the hell could happen to me sitting on the log infront of the mill.
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6th September 2007, 08:55 AM #12
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6th September 2007, 09:43 AM #13
it i fall off the log i have just as mutch chance of triping over wile pushing it. and id rathe be on the ground infront of the saw with 12" of wood between me and it. than lying behind it inline with the cick back.
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push or pull
I was at the Canberra wood show. The 'professional' there was pushing his mill.
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8th September 2007, 11:54 PM #15.
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If the top quadrant of the bar nose cannot come into contact with anything (as per CS mills with a nose grip or nose guard) then you shouldn't get any kickback. If you don't have nose grip or guard then this is another reason to get one.
When I can I like to lift the log off the ground to get the mill up to my height so I'm not bending over. Logs perched above the ground have several safety issues including rolling. While the logs are well chocked and the chances of rolling are very small - if it does, it will be easier to get out of the way if I am already on the ground.
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