Chainsaw Fail! I Ran Over My NEW Stihl 462 Chainsaw With the Tractor!

We've all been there! Minor damage can be repaired, shrouds/trigger locks can be replaced. Chalk it up to a "teachable moment" ... Maybe rig up a plywood sheath mounted on the winch to carry the chainsaw out of the way? Stay safe! From a fellow (sometimes) distracted small forest manager in Linn County.

Don’t know anything about the 462 but I’d keep an I out for intake damage that can cause a small air leak. 400’s are notorious for having delicate intake manifolds but they are apples and oranges I suppose. As we get older learning how to laugh at oneself unfortunately seems to be an ever increasing important skill! lol 👍🏼

Well Mr. Wilson. You’re not alone in getting distracted while logging. I did the same thing just this spring with my skid steer. Fortunately for me being a wet spring, and of course being a tracked vehicle I pressed the saw down into the soft mossy ground. My heart sank anyways when I realized what I had done and like you, some minimal damage in slightly warping the bar. A little work in the bench vice and I managed to salvage the bar. Whew! Anyways, regards….. Larry from the Shuswap, BC

Bu99er. Always the new saw, too when it's your own kit. Working fixing saws, I've seen this sort of thing a lot. Run over. Squashed by a tree - the one being felled or another one. Dropped out of a MEWP. Dropped out of a tree 'cos the op was using his pukka lanyard to tie up his dog and had a bit of blue polyprop on the saw and the granny knot came undone. Dropped in a pond whilst running - that didn't end at all well. Chopped into when it got stuck and the op borrowed a mate's saw to cut it free. Still, keeps me in work. Some of the stories that accompany the poor saws are entertaining. Well, nobody got hurt. Mostly. Possibly worth noting that Stihl and Husky and other builders of 'pro' saws use high specification, high strength plastic. Some of the Chinese ones I've seen, the plastic seems to be more frail/brittle.

Im glad that it did not cause more damage. Im in Alaska and the forest fires are really burning.I think it will be smokey all summer here. Heading to Cambodia Sunday to join my wife.we will live there permanently I learned a lot from you,thanks.

Man sure glad that Saw wasn’t total lost. That sure was a close call. And to answer your question yes I’ve done a crazy mistake just like that. My wife bought me a brand new stihl 461 and the very first day I used it for the first time. The tree I was cutting down fell back onto the Saw and bent the brand new 25” bar and twisted the chain and busted the cover and broke the brake handle off. Oops !! Glad yours turned out ok. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, that must be a big relief, may be having low pressure in the rear tyres helped, the tyre deflected around the saw a bit🤔

Great, now I'll drop my Stihl while walking and it will shatter into a million pieces! I hate Murphey and his stupid Law... HAHAHAHA Thanks again for a great video.

Impressive that the wrap handle wasn't damaged. Or did that part not get run over?

Lol, you came out better than I did. I put the loader bucket down on my 026. Had to replace the top handle. Other than that nothing else wrong. Still have that saw.

Through the years I have gotten 2 of them with the dozer. The 2nd one was a week old 440 magnum. Both were total loss.

Near 50 yr logger.. ben there, done that.

Looking forward to the follow-up video that confirms the saw survived except for a couple plastic parts.

It really is amazing it didn't damage it more than it did!!!

That must have been a stomach churning moment!

YES!!

I'm no expert, but I thought there was more play in the carb than there should be. Like maybe one of the mounting bolts broke? Just a thought. Glad it still runs and isn't a loss.

O shit, sorry about that miss hap. Just a few weeks ago I had a similar situation. I had my bran new Ms 461🧡 out next to my log pile while I was loading logs with my old Lull telihandler & had a good size log took out my hole handle & tank assembly. Something good did come out of it , I got two new saws for back up lol. A pretty pennie latter/ Ms 661 & a 500I 👌👌🧡🧡 Yes they were able to get my 461 fixed ($250 bucks later) 😆 I thought, just like you, that saw is in a questionable spot / move it!!!! I ignored myself & paid the price heavily lol I will listen next time My wife & you are the only two I've told 😉😅😅😅😅😂😆

Takes a licking keeps on ticking..OOOH no thats TIMEX

We all do "unfortunate" things. (sounds better than dumb, right?) I'll say that I've NEVER run over a chainsaw with my tractor. It was the trailer behind the tractor so it doesn't count. It was a Stihl, too. Dave