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Wear Safety Gear and Start Chainsaw

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What happens here

Before operating the chainsaw, the presenter puts on essential safety gear: chainsaw chaps, a hard hat with integrated ear protection, and a face shield, all branded Husqvarna. He then demonstrates the cold start procedure for the STIHL MS 170. This involves engaging the chain brake, pulling out the choke lever to the full choke position, pulling the starter cord until the engine briefly 'pops' or sputters, pushing the choke lever to the half-choke position, pulling the cord again until the engine starts, and finally, blipping the throttle to disengage the fast idle and return to normal idle.

Goal: Prepare for safe chainsaw operation

Tools and materials

  • Chainsaw Chaps — Protecting legs from chain kickback
  • Gloves Youngstown — Hand protection during operation
  • STIHL MS 170 Chainsaw STIHL — Demonstrating starting procedure

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wears evenly as I cut let's fire it up before we even think about firing this saw up I always put safety gear on it's a habit it has to be a habit because it is a must how many people get injured out in the woods or on the farm or running chainsaws when they could have easily prevented it with some chainsaw chaps and a nice face shield and helmet now I know what you're thinking I met a guy in the hospital that had a big scar in a blind spot in that eye right there you know why because the chainsaw kicked back and hit him in the eye he had safety glasses on you need a face shield guys so think about that that's another awesome Christmas gift if I bought a guy a chainsaw for Christmas I'm gonna buy him safety gear so I don't have to go to the hospital with them so this is going to be my first pull here and we're going to take our steel we're going to put it all the way down we're actually going to lock our chain break and we're gonna put this all the way down pull the trigger go to full choke all the way down this is how you start a steel product now put this down on the ground and we'll give her a tug till it fires there we go we got it to fire we're going to click it to the high idle position we're gonna do it again foot in there now we're good to go we'll start it back up it's not cooperating today

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