Subject: Re: Two man saws.

>BRUCE_VANSLOUN@H... wrote:
>>
>>      Soo, any youse a pro in using two man cc?  Any techniques to share?
>>      As an example, on the pull stroke, do you pull straight across or
dip
>>      down and take more out on the near side?
>
>I'll claim no expertise, but it seems to me that the normal arc'd design
>of the saw should perform the equivilent of dipping one end down, albeit
>the far side from the pulling party.

    I have always wondered when I might make use of the knowledge gained
from 8 years of manual labor (i.e. no mechanized/power tools) in the Bob
Marshall Wilderness available.  The technique I have been taught basically
is:
1) NEVER push, not only is it not effective, it messes up your partner's
rhythm.
2) After pulling, relax your arms, and raise your handle 3-4 inches before
your partner's pull stroke.
3) Generally, just pull straight back on the saw.  That is, don't force it
into the cut to take a bigger bite than your partner's lift has provided.
4) If their is ANY chance of binding the saw in the kerf, use wedges.  Trust
me on this, chopping three-fourths of the way through a 40 inch dia. tree.
is no fun.

Hopefully this helps.  These tips are for a simple cut made from the top of
the horizontal tree.  Different techniques may be needed to fall timber or
to make cuts where their may be bind (down pressure) present.

Todd Hiner
thiner@m...