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In Stihl Timbersports, the hot saw event sees competitors race to cut three cookies from a horizontal log. The first cut is going down, the second back up. The athletes have to be very strong and skilled, with chainsaws having a chain speed of 240 km/h, a weight of 27 kg, and engines typically having between 62 and 100 horsepower.
The chain has to be properly matched to the guide bar and the saw. Chainsaw manufacturers specify a selection of suitable chains for each model of saw. Best safety requires that the chain is properly sharpened. One key sharpening parameter is the depth gauge setting. The depth gauge is the small steel protubera
Andreas Stihl designed and hand built his first chainsaw in 1926. [5] The saw was electrically powered, and weighed about 48 kg (106 lb). [6] Stihl grew slowly initially, as the chainsaws came to the market about the same time as the Great Depression; with manpower cheap, and old two-man saws proven, there was no need for power saws.
A chainsaw cutting a small wooden board. A chainsaw (or chain saw [1]) is a portable handheld power saw that cuts with a set of teeth attached to a rotating chain driven along a guide bar.
STIHL Stock Saw - Competitors begin with both hands on the log. When the signal is given, the sawyers, using identical STIHL professional MS661 C-M chain saws with a 20-inch bar and 33RSC3 chain, make two cuts through identical logs. No more than 4" of wood, which is marked by a black line, can be cut. Underhand chop
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Andreas Stihl (10 November 1896 – 14 January 1973) was a Swiss-born German engineer and important inventor in the area of chainsaws, and the founder of Andreas Stihl AG & Company KG. [1] He is often hailed as the "Father of the chainsaw".
Hand arm vibrations can affect anyone that uses them for a prolonged period of time. There are many types of tools that use hand arm vibrations including chainsaws, engineering controls, and power tools. [20] [21] Many industrial workers use these power tools, for example, when working with construction.