FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Chainsaw Operator Certification Class

hey, NorCal!

the folks over at Eldorado National Forest is looking into putting together a chainsaw operator class, so i wanted to gauge interest on who may want to participate.

i don't have much in the way of details other than it is a certification class (you can get certified or re-certified), will take place over a weekend (probably just one day), and we'll be joining up with our friends over at Friends of the Rubicon.

please let me know your interest level. this is not a commit, as date/time have not been set, so don't feel bad if you sign up and have to bail out due to a conflict once the date is announced.

let me know!!!

Interested (18)

5AND5TORM

Robbie

Bossquatch

DWH

BigFish

PBn'FJ

manoweb

Overlander36

Estysalinas

DivnGirl

magicthechemist

Seth Sinclair

MoreFJland

Botched

Meestar Jim

caddo

GHOST

potatomutato

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Permalink Reply by Estysalinas on June 3, 2011 at 11:20am

I was tempted to go see the condition of the trail...have you been up there this season yet?

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Permalink Reply by GHOST on June 3, 2011 at 11:21am

I'm headed up there tomorro. Goin with a group to snow wheel.

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Permalink Reply by Sonof40 on June 3, 2011 at 1:59pm

What time, I may join you.

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Permalink Reply by GHOST on June 3, 2011 at 3:44pm

off forni road in placerville. Will be at in & out burger parking lot about 10am. Just give me a call 916 320 0927 if you need more info

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Permalink Reply by Sonof40 on June 3, 2011 at 9:10pm

I may be a little late so I'll shoot for the trail head by say 11, maybe sooner. I'll call you mid AM.

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Permalink Reply by Estysalinas on June 4, 2011 at 11:27am

well i'm guess i should have checked sooner...oh well... Let us know how the much snow there was - i may try to next friday night.

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Permalink Reply by Sonof40 on June 3, 2011 at 10:29am

Interested.

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Permalink Reply by manoweb on June 22, 2011 at 11:25pm

Hi! Any news on this course? I would really like to do it.

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Permalink Reply by potatomutato on June 23, 2011 at 9:40am

see my post on June 2.

essentially, they only offered a re-cert course and there are no signs of a new certification course in the near future. even if they did, it would be a minimum of two days, max of three days, and most likely held on a weekday, which is not ideal for most of us.

i did find out that we can have a non-certified sawyer with us for our trail adoption runs as long as they are not on the volunteer agreement (liability stuff).

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Permalink Reply by manoweb on June 23, 2011 at 9:50am

Sorry I missed that. In any case, as I never used a chainsaw, I would like to learn how to do. If anybody has useful info...

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Permalink Reply by opg4759 on June 23, 2011 at 10:23am

You keep the moving side away from you and wear safety glasses.

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Permalink Reply by Ranger Jim on June 23, 2011 at 11:02am

Hey Frenchie, : ) if you want to learn how to use a saw come out to my Park in Marin and I will be glad to show you how to use a chain saw safely. It can be on a weekend or what ever and we can do a BBQ after, just let me know when you want to do it so I can gather some different size logs to cut on. Hope the little one and Monica are doing well,

Ranger Jim

p.s ha ha at opg