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Throttle locks should be totally re-engineered in my opinion. I truly believe the devices has caused more harm than good in the long run.

Good thread, Gary! Real world safety issues. Only at the Tree House.

Nowadays I just put the chain brake on and stroke the bar and chain across the log. It works! And it is safe too.

One freezing morning out in the brush I drop started my 056 and the thing just about ate me up. My hands were numb from the cold and I didn't realize the throttle lock was on after pop starting with the choke. The next crank threw that chain to spinning around so fast the saw ran away from me...

Just make sure the chain brake is on and you can drop start a chain saw safely,,,anywhere. The "no drop start" rule came before chain brakes, and no doubt a lot of people got hurt drop starting chain saws back then. But today there's no reason the safety zealots should still be enforcing it...