A few years ago, after ten years of accident-free cutting, I had a lapse of concentration and cut my leg. It wasn't too bad but required several stitches. After recovery, I bought Stihl Universal protective pants. They were not cheap, but cheaper than legs, and now I never work without them. Stay safe.

Because they HAVE NOT chaptered this video - at least, not as presented here (but maybe instead, on a DVD copy[?]), I took the liberty to literally spend about 3 hours dissecting it, in order to put the following timeline guide together for their viewers. Hay STIHL, you ought to send me a free head-gear set for the free labor, LOL. Here's the time line guide: 0:40 Selecting the right chainsaw 1:11 Your chainsaw manual 1:34 Item's you'll need, to maintain your chainsaw: filing tools (a round file with a holder or guide, a flat file, and a depth gauge - and a stump vice) 2:15 Items to help you while using your chainsaw: Moto Mix; Bar & Chain Oil; felling wedges (i.e., plastic, not metal [ref., 26:32 - 26:54) and a felling axe, and a can't hook or log roller; a pole pruner, to safely remove limbs 2:47 Protective apparel (i.e., Personal Protective Equipment, [or ‘PPE”]): Protective helmet system (i.e. with face shield and hearing protection), and ANSI compliant protective safety glasses; a sturdy pair of non-slip gloves; and a pair of STIHL protective (leg) chaps 3:25 with verdict Pro fibers 4:33; heavy duty, steel-toed work boots 6:28 Don’t work alone 6:37 Pre-inspection process, to make sure chainsaw is ready, before you begin. (Note: The term “AV System”, referenced to at the 6:56 minute mark, is refers to the “anti-vibration” system. In 1964, STIHL filed a patent for an anti-vibration system for chainsaws. The patent included the use of rubber elements to separate the handle from the engine, cutting the vibration level in half. In 1965, production started on a STIHL Contra equipped with the new feature - now known as the anti-vibration [AV] system). Check the air filter 7:08 7:19 STIHL recommended maintenance schedule 7:27 Chain-brake 7:37 Off/on switch, throttle trigger lockout and throttle trigger 7:44 Saw spark arrestor 7:55 Chain condition: proper sharpening and tension on bar 8:01 Adjusting chain tension 9:31 Sharpening chain - large uniform wood chips vs fine sawdust, and sharpening (Note: This is a link to the STIHL USA KZfaq channel, containing the STIHL’s how to sharpen your chainsaw chain related videos - there’s actually several) 10:25 Sharpening Chain: Ensuring correct filing angle, when using file guide; correct angle and file size / warning; procedure. 13:17 Setting Chains Depth Gauge clearance - exact-depth filing, and tapering edge angle 14:21 Fuel and Bar & Chain Oil: Requirements & procedures 15:36 Pre-work Self Evaluation: Warning; advisory 16:02 Felling Trees: Conventional Cut (at 25:17) and Open-Faced Cut techniques (at 28:13); limbing (at and bucking up the tree up into firewood (at 29:12) - (procedures, warnings, guidance and advise) 20:55 How to properly start your chainsaw: Starting positions, chain brake, purge pump feature, decompression valve (usually found on professional; saws); cold-starts - throttle trigger interlock; master control lever - cold-start position vs warm-start position; burping; procedures, cautions. Note: This segment of the video comes from and matches the 1:54 - 5:45 segment of the STIHL video entitled How to Start Your Chainsaw, which also includes relevant information, from both the precedent and latter portions there-of, including what to do if you happen to flood your STIHL chainsaw by mistake 34:35 Important post chainsaw work maintenance: Inspection, cleaning, bar groove / rail cleaner; bar holes (including lubrication) and slots; extending bar wearability; air filter; starter rope; replace (i.e., reinstall bar & chain [not demonstrated in this video], and tighten [7:55])

I'm a wildland firefighter going on my 2 second season. I just received my S-212 certification and recently bought an MS 251 to practice and train with. It's such a sweet saw. The power to weight ratio is insane and so easy to work with.

This is one of the best chainsaw videos on the internet

Thank you for showing us how to operate our chainsaws safely. More of this type of videos please. I just got a new Stihl 170.

2:18 - Safety 8:06 - Saw Parts and Functions 16:02 - Chainsaw Operations 34:36 - Maintenance (Credit: Found in a Team Rubicon course)

New chainsaw owner, and this was a very good video to watch. Best one out of all the chainsaw videos I’ve watched so far. Thank you Stihl 👍🏻

Awesome video as a firefighter I can use this video to teach my fellow firefighters about the proper use and maintenance of a chainsaw. Thanks again

Great video. Apart from 26:53 when he walks around the front of the tree into the felling zone.

I do not remember if my first Stihl was an FS86 string trimmer or 023 saw. I have been a fan ever since. I recently purchased am MS261. I cannot wait to use it.

Thanks for the safety video I needed a refresh my mind on safety and maintenance on my saw.

Excellent video - I learnt a lot. Many thanks.....all the way from London !

Was cool to see how the chaps work, have a couple pair of them....

When limbing up a fallen tree I like to start at the extremities from the top. This way when cutting, the branches are not loose and moving around. It’s easier this way to cut short lengths of branches down to the trunk. Once the trunk is clear of branches it’s either cut up for firewood or is used as timber.

Great video, thank you for taking the time and trouble to go through all the details… it certainly helps me. Keep up the good work.

Excellant video. Good review for us amateurs

very good instruction. I'm glad I watched this.

I am definitely getting a pair of those chaps..

Great video, since this is essentially a video user's manual! However, I recommend adding time markers in the description to allow viewers to jump directly to each topic. Thank you!

Dom C Excellent video, it covered everything necessary to safely operate and maintain my Farm Boss chainsaw. I learned a few new tricks too.

Great tips thanks

Thank you so much for this video 😊

Thanks!!

All good information! It’s imperative to use approved PPE equipment! Saw accidents name and kill in a split second. Be sober, alert and rested. Keep the saw chain sharp. A sharp saw is dangerous, a dull one is deadly!

Loads of really useful information on maintenance and safety, very clearly presented. Thank you guys! But it would have been even better without the distracting background music (of which I do not comprehend the purpose).

Thank you! This was a great training video

I worked for Aslpnudh a long time ago. Got a nice Stihl saw here today and am scared shirtless of it. As everyone should be. Mostly afraid due to my very bad back that left me working from home, remotely.

🇬🇷👍 from florina Greece and Western Macedonia.

Learned a lot, but some of the things I can't apply. For one, I live in the tropics. I get dehydrated chainsawing in shorts and a t-shirt. I'm a widowed homeowner without permanent neighbors next door on either side, my "partner" is having a phone in my pocket. I get what you're saying but some people's circumstances are different. I'm also more concerned about an earthquake happening than about sawing into my leg (that's one of the reasons why I only own a small chainsaw). What got me here is trying to determine what to buy to sharpen my chain, or whether it would be cheaper to replace it - and the case may very well be the latter.

What keeps ER surgery doctors super busy? New chainsaw owners that drop start wearing shorts and flip flops.

Stihl saws are hard to pull start. I thought I wanted to buy a Stihl chainsaw. I walked into a Stihl showroom and tested the chainsaws I would like to buy. I pulled every Stihl chainsaws in the showroom. Fantastic, I couldn't pull any chainsaws in the showroom. Of course, I walked out with no chainsaw. I ordered a Husqvarna 460 Rancher with a 24" bar. It came in few days. Amazing, two pulls easily without issue, I started my Husqvarna 460 Rancher chainsaw. Used my Husky to take down a 70 ft high over 24" dia meter large tree in few minutes. I realized Stihl is not my saw.

Homeowners new to powersaws will gain life saving training from this video. Most of today's young arborist were born knowing everything and having the skills no one else has. They never needed training.

Wonderful video guys. All of you.

Wow what a great vid leaned every thing I what to know Ty

It fits and works

Oh wow. I thought chaps would be garbage, but that's pretty cool when shown how it works.

Good refresher, 👍

Ale wy śmieszni jesteście szczególnie ten twój wyłysiały lowelas hihihi

Great video thanks

"We've chaptered the video so you can jump back to sections" No text in video description. No time links

Thank you

When cutting trees, there's two clubs you never want to be an honorary member of: the Hang 'em High Club (when a tree gets hung up on another tree while falling) and the Chainsaw Bar Stuck Club.

can i use straight gas to clean clutch cover on my stihl ms 180

Pretty girl talking chainsaws....Stihl you have my attention :)

Then to adjust yr high & low speed screws, drill out the plugs that are holding the screws from being adjusted use about a 5/32nd drill bit, clean out shavings & adjust, now yr saw can run correctly 😉 !

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Jen is super cute!

Your saw inspection procedure failed to mention the obligatory muffler mod and the removal of the carb limiter caps…. And I love how the “professional” trainer walked around the front of the tree to check the far side hingewood

Thanks Guys, Xcellent tutorial for a newby lije me

Great video, easy to understand and implement. One question, why and when to use the different felling cuts?

great video i have never falling a tree nore operated a chainsaw before, but for me i would not be walking in front of a tree that has had all its falling cuts made. looks like a recipe for disaster to me.

Cowlitz River Rigging in Longview,WA has all these things you need for your job.

I just bought an MS 361 and came across ths in the manual "Firmly tighten down the cylinder base screws of professional saws" without any elaboration. Would be able to clarify exactly which screws are being referred to?

er...26:56. That is a man standing right underneath a tree that's had all its cuts made. If that tree goes early - common enough with standard felling cuts - he gets splatted!

I just bought a 362 from a dealer in my town, he was an ol grizzled ol man didnt speak much didn't tell me anything about my purchase, do i have a warranty? I didn't even get instruction pamphlet like from the box or anything hell i didn't even get a chainsaw wrench. Just kinda figured at $965.00 id atleast get a chainsaw wrench, i didn't even get a manual, i told the dude it was my first chainsaw ever.

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I liked your video and it's very helpful

Get the gullet friends don't matter what size the teeth are gullet an rakers are the factor in fast power cutting

Please share the link to the chaptered video

whats the starting position I should use when I'm climbing and need to start it, Can't do either of those lol

I was told by my stihl agent that my STIHL ht103 should not cut anything more than 2 inches thick ,but I saw in this video a branch being cut that look like 5 inches thick

Jan Har 😍

SHE HAS VERY BRIGHT SHINY TEETH LIKE THE BEAVERS ON MY FARM POND.

All of the Stihl videos recommend warming up the saw before use, but none of them define the length of time required to warm up the saw, or ways to confirm the saw is sufficiently warm. Cutting with an engine that's too cold can cause internal damage. Stihl should edit or amend their videos to provide guidance on this. I've seen new saws ruined from cold seizure because owners didn't let them warmup sufficiently. Big oversight by Stihl when making these videos.

Stihl is one of the safest saws because it won't start!

What's the latest model equivalent to 070 model

Pick Up car type???

Is there a Spanish version or Spanish subtitles available?

The first thing I do is take out the spark arrester

So my ms660 is overkill to just get firewood?!

First comment!!! :)

Pasti enak banget kikir Rante mesin pake alat kikir ini, kadang kami kikir doang JD sakit di tangan

16:59 sweat on shirt

We have a Stihl chainsaw 032 AV that says "Made in West Germany" on the side. How cool is that? It runs great but learning how to maintain it is a challenge. This week I'll be changing the fuel filter and fuel lines, and spark plug. It bogs down recently on a load, so I may have to adjust the high side a little. What a great product of German engineering, and has earned its reputation. This chainsaw runs with the big boys.

Invest in a couple of 99 cent funnels at the dollar store

When Stihl said “wear your chaps” I will continue to buy their products because I just love the fucking humor

She's very pretty! This is a great safety video.

That girl is beautiful and awsome.

How much does it cost MS 362 CM ?

Me - ☑️Ram 2500 ☑️ Stihl chainsaw ☑️ pretty girl as my helper

Bummer that removing dead trees is more than likely what you'll be wanting to remove. Reminded me how dangerous this can be.

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An excellent video. A shame the products starting reliability is shit

Best bit about the video is the babe 👌🏽

And a Dentist with Deck...shoes

I lost my leg to Stihl saw.

What a beautifull presenter.

Jens hott

Jesus, gather the Moes around the Campfire ........... I bucked logs for years for my woodstove with a Bow blade, Shorts & Flip flops.

Ther gonna try to sell u all stihl products as much as they can . Bar oil is bar oil . As long as it's not the dirt cheap stuff your good . I'm not paying $30 or $40 for a gallon of stihl bar oil compared to $14 all chainsaw premium bar oil from Lowe's 😂

why not use protective pants ? must be better then chaps. og use protective boots!

Jen is a real pretty women!

A brisk pace... 37 min later

Not sure why they insist that gloves are so important when using a chainsaw.

What a beautiful babe this girl is.

3:38 those cuts are godly horrible

Why the heck can't I add this video to my lists like I can every other youtube? You can't for any of the Stihl videos.

You lost me at 13:22

Yes wear heat stroke pants when you have no clue and it’s your first day on the job personally my husband would rather not die of heatstroke . Carry an ifak with tourniquets to and pay attention my hubby has been cutting trees since he was 14 not one saw or axe 🪓 related injury. Keep your head on your shoulders you’ll be ok use common sense though today that’s lacking in some but those are probably the type that don’t work

You don’t need a professional for everything or a lot of these safety measures