Chainsaw Safety and Maintenance – Level 1
Date: October 4, 2025 Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Harding Hill Rd.
Sunapee, NH (See directions below)
Description:
This workshop is designed for landowners and other non-professional chainsaw users. Participants will learn basic chainsaw maintenance and care, inspection of personal protective equipment, hazard and situational awareness, and chainsaw safety best practices. Participants will receive instruction and will practice cross-cutting, notching, back-cutting, and bore cutting. Instructors will demonstrate tree felling and limbing and those participants who are ready and approved by instructors will have an opportunity to practice.
No experience is necessary. Beginner and intermediate levels welcome.
Instructor(s): Ernst Kling, Kling Land Management; Jim Frohn, Grafton County Forester, UNH Cooperative Extension. Fee: $125 for NHTOA members; $175 non-members
What to bring:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
*Hardhat conforming to ANSI #Z89 in good working condition
*Eye protection/face screen that meets ANSI #Z87.1 or higher
*Hearing protection - ear muffs, plugs, etc.
*Non-skid steel-toe or composite-toe boots that provide ankle coverage and have lug soles or caulks
*Chainsaw chaps that fit from waist to over the top of the boot
Chainsaw:
Chainsaw with working chain brake, rear hand guard, throttle interlock system, chain catch peg, pin or stud, anti-vibration/insulation mounts. (If your saw was made by a reputable manufacturer in the last 10 years, then it likely has all these features.)
Tools to perform basic maintenance: scrench, files and guides for chain sharpening. (A scrench is a combination screwdriver and wrench.)
Fuel up before you come.
Other:
Warm clothes for outdoors
Lunch
Water
**Please, no electric/battery powered saws. If you need a gas-powered saw, or any of the above-named equipment please let us know ahead of time.**
***Space is Limited***
Directions:
From I -93 take I-89 North to Exit 9. Get on NH Rt. 103 West.
Travel on Rt. 103 W for 17.5 miles. Turn right onto Stagecoach Road. Travel 0.2 mi. and turn right onto Harding Hill Road. Go past South Cemetery on your right (0.6) and then past 78 Harding Hill Road on your left (grey house surrounded by fenced pasture land) continue down a slight downhill, the entrance to the woodyard is on your left with fencing on the left as you get on the old railroad bed, now an improved gravel road with a green gate about 50 yards in. Continue on the gravel road up into the woodyard.
Look for NHTOA signs.
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