So you'd only buy a chainsaw with a codepad entry where you have to contact the manufacturer and ask them 'can I cut this log'; ooh, so much safer! But where does that leave the people who been buying that brand of chainsaw for a decade or more and don't want the restrictions?

Just remove the codepad, well yes, so long as the manufacturer doesn't weld it on ... oh, and they just decided to weld it on. Such safety, much wow.