Steve, it Rained all day yesterday nixing my chainsaw plans so in my boredom I ran across this video that thought might interest you with the chainsaw at about the 10 min mark.
When I was trying to mine running, I said something to my dad about it. He said he hoped he never saw it run again. When he was a child, he had to use it and hold the bar end...............
Makes my kahoonas tighten just watching video. Not real sure it’s ever purpose. I’ve seen trees dropped much larger dbh than that one with a long bar chainsaw.
Most now days use a boar cut on larger trees. Safer method.
I’ll do my annual trip tomorrow to Woodchopping Festival event of which I’ve posted pics on here before. Now those guys can work a saw or axe or crosscut.