What are your must have Chainsaw accessories?

[Hipa Store]

Happy new year guys! Any suggestions?

[Ron Selzer]

Thinking this might be it
Circular Saw Beam Cutter Attachment

Harbor Freight sent me a notice and they have one at the store a mile away, think it will be my wedding anniversary present tomorrow. I will be so surprised when I open the package from SWMBO after lunch tomorrow.
Have wanted one sine the 80's never had a reason to buy one AND the time to wait to get it at the same time.
With this price thinking it will finally happen.
Ron

[John K Jordan]

Happy new year guys! Any suggestions?

Along with wedges never venture far from the shop without an extra chain sar or at least a extra bar and chain when working out in the woods. Pinch the chain and simply remove the saw head, mount the extra bar/chain, and cut the stuck one loose. (if you get the second one stuck get remedial chain saw instruction)

But the #1 accessory I seldom saw without - the excavator with a thumb. Makes nearly all chainsawing much easier and much safer. Pull logs from a jumbled pile and hold each at waist height for safe cutting while standing on solid ground instead of balancing on a jumbled pile. Never let the chain touch the ground again. When cut, pick up and stack logs in neat stacks, pile all limbs and branches in s separate pile. Never struggle to lift a heavy chink of wood or cut logs in small enough pieces to lift by hand. I even use it to take down trees by digging around the roots and pushing the tree over - much safer than felling the tree with the chainsaw (and as a bonus the stump is out of the ground!) When all cut load everything into the hydraulic dump trailer and haul it away.

If you don’t already have one sitting around an excavator (and a dump trailer) could add a bit to the cost of the chain saw kit but well worth it DEPENDING on what how much and what kind of chainsawing you do. For my use these are “must have” accessories.

JKJ

[Ron Selzer]

Along with wedges never venture far from the shop without an extra chain sar or at least a extra bar and chain when working out in the woods. Pinch the chain and simply remove the saw head, mount the extra bar/chain, and cut the stuck one loose. (if you get the second one stuck get remedial chain saw instruction)

But the #1 accessory I seldom saw without - the excavator with a thumb. Makes nearly all chainsawing much easier and much safer. Pull logs from a jumbled pile and hold each at waist height for safe cutting while standing on solid ground instead of balancing on a jumbled pile. Never let the chain touch the ground again. When cut, pick up and stack logs in neat stacks, pile all limbs and branches in s separate pile. Never struggle to lift a heavy chink of wood or cut logs in small enough pieces to lift by hand. I even use it to take down trees by digging around the roots and pushing the tree over - much safer than felling the tree with the chainsaw (and as a bonus the stump is out of the ground!) When all cut load everything into the hydraulic dump trailer and haul it away.

If you don’t already have one sitting around an excavator (and a dump trailer) could add a bit to the cost of the chain saw kit but well worth it DEPENDING on what how much and what kind of chainsawing you do. For my use these are “must have” accessories.

JKJ

John since you got that mini ex with thumb it is your go to tool for EVERYTHING!!
Yes I am jealous stuck in town without all the neat equip
Keep on living the good life
Ron

[Ken Platt]

John made me laugh out loud with the remedial chain saw instruction line. I don't think I've stuck a second bar....yet.

My favorite accessories are a cant hook - I got mine from Lee Valley I think - and the Woodchuck Timberjack. Not having a thumb on my tractor, this is my go-to for lifting the log for sawing. Can't saw it all the way down like a thumb will allow, but repositioning is pretty quick and easy. I can't imagine any sort of log work without these two tools. I have a homemade box for my tractor to carry them.

Ken

[Myk Rian]

Bar oil and gloves

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Files, tool used to remove spark plug, tighten chain, remove covers and spare plug and chain oil.

[Jim Koepke]

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jtk

[Ole Anderson]

Plastic wedges. HF electric chain sharpener, chaps, helmet with ear and face protection.

[Gary Ragatz]

Plastic wedges. HF electric chain sharpener, chaps, helmet with ear and face protection.

THIS! I don't own or use a chainsaw, but have good friend who damned near bled to death in his back yard when he decided the chaps were too much trouble for an easy post-storm clean-up.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

The little push grease gun for the sprocket at the tip of the bar (also useful if your robot gets rusty).

[Bill Dufour]

Five responses before someone mentions eye protection.

[Rich Engelhardt]

Don't you guys read?

Hipa Store is a sponsor - - they pay to post here under the company name. The money they pay - -helps offset what we don't pay to keep the lights on here.

Quite frankly - I'm pretty disgusted with the treatment being shown to them. They pay money to support this site and what do they get in return?
(other than a load of crud)

[Edward Weber]

I wouldn't say the posts are pointless, they are basic survey questions about chainsaw use. They're trying to decide what parts to list on their site for the most common tool repairs.

https://www.hipastore.com/?gclid=Cj0...gaAjPkEALw_wcB

You're not obligated to respond if you don't like the questions or think it's a bot.

[Bill George]

Regardless the store has a lot of good stuff and it looks to be a good so If I saw a banner ad I might be inclined to click and shop.