Something a little off the usual topic.

[Distant Thunder]

I cut a lot of firewood with my chainsaws and I make a few timbers too. At my age the trick to doing that heavy kind of work is to pace myself and know when to call it a day. I do well on that first one and not so well on the second.

It also best if you don't do anything stupid. Plan and clear you retreat before you start cutting down a tree. I have had trees do unbelieveable things when they fall and I have mostly been able to get out of the way when thing go awry. The few times I wasn't able to get clear I was lucky enough to position myself in such a way to minimize the impact and I walked away with no serious injuries. I know a few guys who were not so lucky and did not walk away.

I wear a back support when I'm running a chainsaw, I would not last 5 minutes without it.