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I have 36 trees down from Hurricane Ida. It is a mess trying to get around to even buck limbs, much less cut the logs. I didn't even feel it happen, just noticed it when I took them off for the day.
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And that's why some people
need to wear chaps, and other's don't.
Maybe next time try
not putting your legs/feet in the path of where the saw will be going (especially when it finishes the cut).
Those chaps aren't going to save you every time from every mistake you can make while cutting.
It's the same rule as running a mill or a lathe.
Stop, count to 10, before every cut. So you won't be counting the fingers you don't have.
Before every cut, ask yourself what is going to happen as you finish it, where is a safe place for your legs, feet, if you are dropping something, what will happen as the cut finishes, will the blade get pinched, will it start to fall and splinter before you can finish the cut, what is it going to fall on, if you are cutting vertically, what will happen to the chainsaw when it drops, are your legs/feet under what you are cutting, and in the path of the blade as the cut finishes?
That's just for static stuff, wind fallen trees are even more dangerous, especially if the root ball is attached (they can flip the tree back vertical as you cut off the top part).
Lots of other stuff. Yuo just have to take your time and think about it as you cut, don't just go hacking away.