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I wonder about the, perhaps French, style of hanging the saw on a big paddle 'biner in the rear. Anybody do this with, maybe small backhandled saws? I can't really see not using a lanyard on a top handle. I'll cut with one or both hands, stop the chain on trunk, and then grab a limb, or hold...

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Burnham and Justin, what is your saw attachment on your harnesses? An old saddle that I used had a flat, silver hook with gate that was a pain for me, often requiring two hands. I never use two to attach or detach. Of course, I'm not suggesting you are doing something wrong or inefficiently...

I've seen people slide it down after the catch. I do tend to shut if off between 1-2 whorls, giving the groundman time to clean up between. I tend to baby my equipment to make it last, so I'll hang it trying not to have it bang around. Maybe starting and stopping it more often is harder on it...

I like the manufactured breakaway lanyards. Justin, you prefer to let them dangle. What's advantageous about that? What is your connection for hanging it short on your harness? I often toss my saw up in the air a hair, then catch it by the lanyard at the big ring, and clip on to the (#2??)...

Haven't seen a Cougar. Sometimes things are tougher/ weaker than they would seem to be.

Looks like you have a non-breakaway set-up. Fixing that would be my first modification. A small non-loadbearing key biner without a gate pin at the nose, taped shut, is our mod at work on our bucket lanyard for the 200t. Wouldn't want to get the saw grabbed and shockload the bucket. Our climbing...