Extra tips & tutorials

First, work out if you need a chainsaw at all. 

Make sure you buy at least a semi-professional model as opposed to an ‘occasional-user’ cheap one, which would undboubtedly turn out to be false economy.

A chainsaw is one of the most dangerous things you can buy. They can kick and move towards you – unlike other mechanical saws that stay in one place

You don’t need special training or certification if you’re using a chainsaw on your own land but you do if you’re using it anywhere else.

If someone is going to allow you to use a chainsaw on their land, then you need a certificate and they need public liability insurance, because on their land, they have a duty of care for you (even if they’re not employing you).

Chainsaw fuel is a mixture of petrol and oil. The oil is good quality two-stroke oil, suitable for chainsaws.

This guide can’t (and shouldn’t) explain how to use a chainsaw. If you don’t know, then you have to get training of some sort.

Thanks to Andy Reynolds for vids. 

Thanks to Andy Reynolds for vids. 

Thanks to Andy Reynolds for vids. 

Thanks to Andy Reynolds for vids. 

Thanks to Andy Reynolds for vids.