The Easiest way to start a chainsaw

Here is a few ways to try starting your chainsaw.

[supercuda]

Being 74, I used to put my foot thru the handle with the saw on the ground. It worked but after watching your video, I tried some different ways and it ends up throwing the saw away seemed to work best. Thanks for the entertaining and educational video.

[enricami]

A while ago Buckin taught me it's safe and acceptable to drop start a saw. youtube is full of loud talking, keyboard pounding fakes. This guy is the coolest uncle I never had, overflowing with wisdom and real life lessons.

Thank you Buckin' Billy Ray

[stuartparry]

Great tutorial Buck. I'm 69yrs old and weigh just 140lbs, I've been starting saws exactly the way you do. Putting your foot in the base of the handle and bending over to try and start your saws is a good way to snatch your sciatic nerve and give yourself hell for months.
Throwing your saw down is y far the easiest and in my opinion the safest way always, to start your saw.
Thanks for all your advice, keep at it Buck.!

[laurarosekrug]

Hi Buckin, you are such a positive & uplifting teacher!!
This video is so important for all of us who have trouble starting a high cc “power saw”! I have no problem starting my Stihl 181 - but it’s quite a chore for me to start Tim’s 500i. I used to push the decompression button, but I’ve recently been trying the way I see you slowly pulling your saws 2 or 3 times before starting them. This has helped me a lot.
As a woman, I naturally lack the upper body strength that helps you and most men make this process look effortless 🤷🏻‍♀️ BUT, what I lack in physical strength, I make up for with determination, and once I get that thing started, it’s music to my ears and I love how much power it has! (Just an old grandma’s opinion!😊)
Thank you for always making each of us feel like we are perfect just the way we are! 🥰

[JerryBARNGROVER]

YOU are so cool and a great teacher Buckin, i am 63 in a wheelchair and still cut wood as often as i can. Isit my saw in my crotch and DROP START IT. AWSOME VIDIOS I WATCH YOU AS MUCH AS I CAN.THANKS

[John-ewv]

That's absolutely correct. Be a man of steel but most importantly have a heart of gold, if you have that the steel will come

[bogdan]

Thank you Billy Ray! Your videos are life lessons that I always watch with pleasure. I have learned so much from you and I always find inspiration and motivation watching your videos. Thanks to people like you I changed the toxic job and started cutting trees. Now it's almost a year that I do this activity. I express my sincere gratitude and wish you the best.

[michaellee]

This is a great video. My favorite videos are when you teach. You are a natural teacher.

[jimmyst-jean]

As a chainsaw collector this just became my new favorite channel on YouTube. Actually mad I haven't seen any of your videos before lol.


Edit: no longer a saw collector, now identify as a chainsaw enthusiast thanks to you lol

[KixBryant]

I never new I did the throw start until I saw myself on video. It just comes natural to me. Thanks for the great video!

[kevinoneill]

Thanks I'm a drop start guy. Same I have had so many people tell me how unsafe I start my saw. But like you my lower back is a mess. I agree that is what the hand break is for and I don't start my saw with a bunch of people are standing around me

[darylpowell]

You’re always on point, and have some of the best prospectives out there. Great video Buckin!

[NelehCaverson-gx]

Been watching for years Buckin and by far your still my favorite!!! I start all my saws same way and always have!!! Love it!! My lower back is same and I'm only 48!!

[thesavagekiwi]

I was taught how to "drop start" like this by bushman back when I was a kid, and when I could barely lift the things (046 & 066s). I have been paid out for over 30 years for starting saws this way by people that will never have the experience that my teachers had clocked up. Nice one Buckin'. Thank you good Sir.

[thomasjefferson]

Thr goat of everything chainsaws. Thank you for your endless wisdom Buckin’ and encouraging all of us to go out and do - to seek our own powersaw know how!

[valeriofrego]

Mr Billy Ray io seguo il canale ormai da tempo ed ogni volta trovo una persona che con molta esperienza ed umiltà mi insegna modi di intendere il lavoro duro ma stupendo che ha scelto io a 51 anni mi trovo sempre a godere di quello che alla fine diventa anche una lezione di vita, con Grande Rispetto auguro ancora molti anni così felici in salute e circondato da persone care ❤

[michaelmillsap]

Thank you Buckin’ Keep up the good work !!! I have learned a lot from you over the years !!! You were one of the guys that helped me take a step of faith and leave the Aerospace Industry after 22 years and start a landscaping and Drainage business !!!
Love ya

[Atomict]

You talk to my soul. Thank you for your time and videos. God bless you and your family

[victormarinelli]

I'm a general contractor in the NE. When I got into construction I worked as a framer for two years before starting my own business in 85. I have designed and built many different types of structures. Before that, I was a certified Honda motorcycle mechanic. I was the head mechanic in a management position. The variety of tools I've used through the years has been an amazing experience. Through the many years, the countless tools, there has always been one answer to the your favorite tool. MY CHAIN SAW!!!! I'm just in a different place with a saw in my hands. I've never run a saw under 79cc. The first saw a bought in the late 70s was the Stihl 051....90cc saw. There's no replacement for displacement.

[ericholbrook]

Buckin , you nailed it, there is no right or wrong way to start a powersaw, Its all in what works for the individual , but if i must say drop starting saves the hell out of the shoulders, arms and upper back.