Gig back and blade stoppage

[Percy]

Here is why I have repetitive stress injuries.
http://www.forestryforum.com/media/sawing.mpg

I never stopped a saw gigging back on this mill.

Aye carrumba, the feed rate and gigback are nearly the same 

On the brake thing, Im old school I guess as my old LT40 would stop the blade almost instantly when I released the "lever"and I liked it. My Lt70 takes about 5 or 6 seconds to stop. (This can be adjusted but the system has many adjustments and to keep everything in balance, this stopping speed works best). I really miss the quick stopping speed as I cut alot of WRC and there is always bark/shards/yadda that would removeyalate the blade if it was still spinnin. Takes more time to either lift the head higher or  wait for the blade to stop and use the dragback

[Larry]

One I get the good boards off a walnut log lot of times I’ll cut the cant straight to the bed and never stop the band.  If the cant only has 3 or 4 boards in it I won’t off bear either till I’m to the bed.  Just seems lot faster to me...would really be fast if my up motor ran as fast as some mills do.  Got an effective brake...they got it hooked to the engine belt tension lever so as soon as I clutch the band stops.