Thread: How do you transport fire wood?

Just on thew subject of battery powered chainsaws, a lot of people have reasonable size inverters nowadays electric chain saws are cheaper than battery powered. But that said I'm not giving up my Husky in a hurry.

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Originally Posted by Gumnut

Hey Tank,

I go up and down Wadbilliga pretty often, and can very safely say not taking a chainsaw is very foolhardy. As is not taking one big enough..... Especially when Browns Mountain was closed, Tuross was flooded, and the tree was at the top of Conways Gap.

Not often you get a 200 km extra detour to end up 30 km from where you ceased proceeding.

Cheers,

Gumnut

Gumnut, I don't leave home without my chainsaw (and a spare chain), I would like a $ for every tree I've cut blocking a road. I think the gist of what NPWS are saying is that they don't want you cutting up firewood in Nat. Parks, Regards Frank.

I mainly carry a chainsaw for safety reasons. Don't want to be cut off by a fallen tree on the track if I ever need to get out of the bush quickly due to an unexpected emergency.

I occassionally cut a bit of firewood also .

Originally Posted by Tank

Last long weekend down at Bendethra I noticed new signs prohibiting the use of chainsaws in the National Park (Duea) with a fine of $3300 (woo), wondering if it applies to all NPWS Parks, Regards Frank.

Had a look at the signs whilst in Bendethera this weekend, they prohibit the use of chainsaws to fell trees or their use for cutting firewood, doesn't say that the possession is illegal, but that specific use.
(Pretty sure that would apply to all NSW NPs)

Martyn

You wrote this a while back, Martyn:

Chainsaw Permit

Looks like I'd better sharpen and start carrying the great grandfather's two man cross cut saw

Originally Posted by p38arover

You wrote this a while back, Martyn:

Chainsaw Permit

Correct I did

To the best of my knowledge it used to be an offence to be in possession of a chainsaw in a NP (1995 regs). That rather draconian regulation has been removed, however it is still an offence to use a chainsaw certain ways (ie felling trees, cutting firewood etc), but not (at least my understanding) to carry a chainsaw.
I doubt there would be too much of an issue with using one to clear a fallen tree from across a track.


Martyn

I raised the subject today at the NPWS stand at the 4WD show. They will check and reply to me.