From professionals

3 Questions with Lasse Strandell

Lars is a multiple medalist at World Logging Championships (WLC) and has more than 30 years of experience in logging. With such expertise, it’s no wonder he is Team Husqvarna’s 2016 WLC coach.

From professionals

Meet one of our youngest champions, Anton Petersson, 19 years

Anton is part of the team of competitors who are under 24 years of age. See what he has to say about his chances at this year’s World Logging Championships (WLC).

Usage

How to use a chainsaw in cold weather

Working with chainsaws (both electric chainsaws and petrol chainsaws) during winter can be challenging. Here are some tips on what you can do to stay safe and productive when it gets cold outside.

Tools to use

Husqvarna Chainsaw Bars Explained

A good bar (sometimes called a chainsaw blade) helps deliver maximum efficiency and and reliable when added to any chainsaw.

Tools to use

Husqvarna Chainsaw Chains Explained

The chain is one of the fundamental components of a good chainsaw. That's why its critical you use the correct chain for the right application. Here we explain which Husqvarna chain is right of the job in hand.

Tools to use

It’s all about the output: Introducing the Husqvarna X-Cut saw chain

The Husqvarna X-Cut is the world’s first original Husqvarna saw chain. It’s designed for a single purpose: to optimise the performance of your Husqvarna chainsaw – and thereby maximise your output. This is how it works.

From professionals

Smooth and sharp: Professionals try the new Husqvarna X-Cut saw chain

Tagging along with professionals as they test Husqvarna products in real environments is the most exciting way to see if our efforts have paid off. In the case of the new X-Cut saw chain, however, the excitement may have been mixed with a certain nervousness on the part of the test managers. Would this wholly new product for Husqvarna gain the acceptance of hard-working loggers and arborists?

Tools to use

Choosing the right saw chain: A few tips

If you want to get the most out of your chainsaw, it’s important that you choose the saw chain that is exactly right. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

From professionals

How to get involved in pole climbing

The sport of pole climbing is one that tests balance, strength, endurance and flat out determination. Competitors don harnesses, helmets, spiked shoes and use climbing equipment to run vertically up a pole while a clock times their efforts. Here we look at how to get involved in pole climbing.

From professionals

Luke Chapman (woodcarver) reviews the battery chainsaw 536LiXP

This chainsaw was brought to me to try out at the East Anglian Game and Country show on 23rd April '16 by Andy Campbell, to give my verdict on how it would behave as a carving tool, and to show what could be done with it in front of an audience.

From professionals

How to run an arborist business and compete around the world, Jo Hedger's story

Triple World Tree Climbing Champion, Jo Hedger, joins Husqvarna's H-Team. Alongside competing in tree climbing championships around the world, Jo runs a successful arborist business, Arbor-Venture Tree Care. Read more about here impressive experience!

From professionals

Meet the H-Team

What do a former world champion, world logging championship representative and FCA board member and a City & Guilds Assessor and Lantra instructor all have in common? They are all members of the newly formed Husqvarna H-Team. A dedicated, highly skilled and industry respected group of individuals who have been tasked to help make Husqvarna even greater! Continue reading to discover who they are.

From professionals

Husqvarna Launches Global Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

On Friday 14^th October Husqvarna is running a charity giveaway on Facebook in aid of Breast Cancer Care UK to increase awareness and raise money to help in the fight against breast cancer.

You can contribute by simply entering the giveaway on Husqvarna’s Facebook page and at the end of the day one lucky winner will be randomly selected to walk away with a money can’t buy, PINK Husqvarna 450 Rancher chainsaw, the only one in the UK.

In order to enter, you must comment on our Facebook post on Friday 14^th October with the most inspirational woman to you. (no other day will count).

Husqvarna will also donate £1 for every like on the post throughout the day to Breast Cancer Care UK.

Breast cancer is currently the most common cause of cancer death for females, and is the second most common cancer overall. There is currently no cure for breast cancer — which is why research is of vital importance.

Join in the fight with us

To enter the 2016 Husqvarna Breast Cancer Awareness charity giveaway, or to view the official rules, visit Husqvarna’s Facebook page on 14.10.2016. No other method of entry will be accepted.

Help raise more money for Breast Cancer Care sharing the giveaway on Facebook and Twitter using the following hashtags:

#gopink #breastcancerawareness #Husqycares #Husqvarna

From professionals

Interview: Mayumi Ishimura

Today we have taken the opportunity to sit down with Mayumi Ishimura. She lives in Aomori City, in the North East Region (Tohoku) of Japan and she is specialize in the sale and maintenance of wood stoves, pellet stoves, and other wood biomass fuelled heaters, as well as in the sale of firewood.

About the forest

How to get involved in pole climbing

The sport of pole climbing is one that tests balance, strength, endurance and flat out determination. 

Tools to use

Why Choose a Top-Handle Chainsaw?

Top-handle chainsaws are the perfect choice for professional users and arborists. In this article, Husqvarna will explain why this type of chainsaw might be the right choice for your application.

Usage

Limbing thick branches

A different work technique is used for limbing thick branches than that used for thin branches. This applies to leaf trees and other trees with thick, extensive branches. The working technique often matches the technique used for crosscutting. In order to avoid splitting and the guide bar pinching, it is important that you use the correct technique and sequence.

Usage

Crosscutting - Compressive stress from the bottom

Crosscutting trees which have compressive stress from the bottom should be done by following this technique.

Usage

Limbing calmly and methodically

Stand on the left side of the trunk and begin limbing on the right side of the trunk. Work calmly and methodically, branch by branch.

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Crosscutting

Consider the crosscutting carefully, especially for larger logs. An incorrect work technique can be dangerous and cause the trunk to split or the guide bar to become pinched. First assess the tension in the trunk. Make it a habit to look at how the trunk reacts to being cut. You may have misjudged the tension.

Usage

Limbing the downward face

Follow this working technique when limbing the underside of the tree trunck.

Usage

Crosscutting - Compressive stress from the top

Crosscutting trees which have compressive stress from the top should be done by following this technique.

Usage

Basic rules for working with chainsaws

Follow these basic rules when using a chainsaw for more efficient use and increased personal safety.

Usage

Turn around method of felling

Watch this video for information on how to use the turn around method to fell a tree.

Usage

Saved edge felling method

By not sawing through the full tree diameter when cutting from behind, but saving an edge on the opposite side, the tree is prevented from falling backwards allowing a felling tool to be used in the felling cut.

Usage

Dealing with hang up

If you have estimated the tree incorrectly or failed to follow the felling process, this may result in hang-up with another tree.

Tools to use

Tools for felling a tree

The size of the tree determines which felling tools you need to use.

Safety

The Escape Path When Felling a Tree

The escape path is your lifeline. When the tree starts to fall, you need to quickly move to safety.

Safety

Avoid lone working

Avoid working alone! If there are two or more of you, you can help each other if something were to happen. The minimum requirements on the occasions where you are working alone:

Safety

Chainsaw safety features

A modern chainsaw must be fitted with the following safety features:

Safety

Chainsaw safety inspection and service

You should service your chainsaw regularly to maintain the saw's functions and efficiency. You can do a basic service yourself according to the service points below. The safety features should be checked at each use (points 1–5).

Safety

What is TrioBrake?

TrioBrake™ is a safety system for Husqvarna chainsaws, where the chain brake can be activated in a third way – with your right hand – besides the two customary ways, i.e. with the left wrist and through the inertia function.

Safety

The toolkit of a forester

What does a forester take to the woods? What equipment improves your work and keeps you protected? This is Husqvarna’s take on what should go in every forester’s toolkit.

Usage

Open Face Directional Felling

Prepare the directional notch by sawing off any root protrusions that might complicate felling. It is often useful to cut the bark on the sides of the trunk at the level of the intended directional and felling cuts so that the cuts are clear.

Usage

Felling with a bore

A bore can be used with most felling methods and can be applied regardless of guide bar length and tree size. It is essential that the bore method is carried out in the correct manner.

Usage

Chainsaw work tasks with risk of kickback

Kickback can occur during most work procedures if the chainsaw is not handled carefully. This is why it is essential for you to learn and use correct saw technique. Always use a chainsaw with a working chain brake. Thumbs and fingers must be completely wrapped around the handles. Always keep your left thumb under the front handle when you use the saw to catch the saw in case of kickback.

Usage

Directional Felling

Safe felling requires great care and precision. The directional notch determines the direction of fall, and you fell the tree with the felling cut. Left between these two cuts is the hinge, which directs the tree down to the ground towards the planned directional target in a safe way.

Usage

Another open face directional notch felling technique

Find another open face directional notch felling technique.

Usage

Felling trees greater than twice the guide bar length

When felling larger trees you need to follow a slightly different felling technique.

Usage

Preparations before felling a tree

Before felling a tree follow these simple steps to fell safely.

Usage

Other directional notch methods

Different directional notch methods than open face notches.

Usage

Felling using the bumper spike

The bumper spike acts as a pivot between the engine body and guide bar.

Usage

Felling cut straight from behind

For small trees, it is easiest to saw the felling cut straight from behind.

Usage

Safe corner felling method

A catch (a piece of unsawn wood) is saved for one last operation before the tree is felled, hence the name “Safe corner”. A major advantage of this method is that the hinge can be clearly cut and inspected before the tree is felled. The tree cannot fall backwards either due to the corner. The method is also beneficial to use on moderately forward or backward leaning trees.

Usage

Working techniques and safety when felling trees

For safe and efficient tree felling you should follow these simple steps.

Safety

Words from a professional: chainsaw safety

Sarah Kandel wanted to work with flowers, but coincidences led her into forestry at the age of seventeen. Today, she works as an Environmental operator at the Nature and wood administration in Luxembourg. We’ve talked to her about chainsaw safety.

Tools to use

Things to keep in mind when you buy a chainsaw

Looking to prune bushes, or to cut down trees? When buying a new chainsaw the most important thing to consider is how you will use it.

Get started

Storm-cleanup with chainsaws – how to stay safe when nature strikes

Families trapped in their homes. Trees coming straight at you while working. As a firefighter in frequently storm-hit Mississippi, Woodman Speights has plenty of experience of working with chainsaws in tough conditions. Like the dangerous task of storm cleanup – something that should only be done by trained professionals. “I’ve seen some serious damage,” he says.

Proper preperation

Our 7 best tips for safe, efficient tree limbing

When working with chainsaws, limbing is usually the operation that requires the most time and effort. With this in mind; you have a lot to gain by learning a good technique.

Safety

Stay safe and warm – the chainsaw accessories you need to get started

When it comes to safety clothing and equipment, different rules and regulations apply in different countries. But no matter where you are, this list of items will enhance your safety when working with chainsaws.

From professionals

On top of her game – Kiah Martin on being one of the best arborists in the world

Remember when you were a child and climbed trees? Some people keep climbing and become arborists. Some of them become the best in the world. One member of that elite group is Kiah Martin, a world champion winning arborist based in Melbourne. This is her story.

About the forest

Tree care and nature conversation - a natural part of modern forestry

The forest is too valuable not to be thought of from a long perspective. Because of this, tree care and nature conservation not only should – but must – be a part of modern forestry.

Usage

How to get your chainsaw started

Believe it or not, but “how do I start a chainsaw?” is a common question (or at least a frequent Google search) amongst chainsaw users. In this guide we’ve put together some tips on how to get your saw ready to perform.

From professionals

Safer work at fast pace along power line corridors

Things move quickly when a team is felling trees and cutting branches along a power line corridor. It's a tough job that requires high precision at all times. Gerry Breton, Safety Director at Lucas Tree Experts, decided at an early stage to invest in Husqvarna saws with the unique chain brake TrioBrake. It proved to be a profitable investment. Chainsaw user Bill Raleigh and his colleagues are now working smarter – using better working techniques and working more safely and ergonomically.

From professionals

Efficient logging in heat at high altitude

It's a warm, dry, remote location high in the mountains. Big trees are felled here at a rapid rate on the steep slopes. It's a tough environment that makes great demands on both the loggers and their machines. Jaime Wagenfuhr and his son Graham are enjoying every minute. Using chainsaws with the self-adjusting carburettor AutoTune allows them to work unhindered and efficiently – at all altitudes and at all temperatures.

Maintenance

Taking care of your cutting equipment

A chainsaw needs regular servicing to perform at its best and last for a long time. Here’s a guide to the things you can take care of yourself.

Tools to use

How to pick the best chainsaw for your needs

The difference between a good: chainsaws and the best chainsaw for your specific needs can be significant. We know which factors matter when you decide which saw is your perfect fit.

Proper preperation

6 steps to successful tree felling

When felling trees, the correct working techniques are essential. Not only to create a safe working environment, but also to be more effective when working.

Safety

Chainsaw safety requirements

Working with chainsaws can be a dangerous business. But if you follow a few basic recommendations, you’ll be able to get rid of any worries and concentrate fully on the task ahead.

Maintenance

Keep your chain sharp

Cutting with a dull chain leads to higher fuel consumption and excessive wear. Luckily, you can easily avoid this by filing your chains regularly and correctly. Everything you need to know about sharpening your chainsaw is right here.

Proper preperation

What to check when starting a chainsaw

Always check the chain lubrication, chain brake and inertia functions each time you use your chainsaw.

From professionals

One World Record and Four Gold Medals To Husqvarna at World Logging Championships in Poland