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Don't be surprised if your voice starts to drop after you start running a chainsaw regularly - :rock:
:D amazingly, there is some truth to this. Power in ones hands translates into a definite physical and psychological reaction. Once you get the hit,the evidence is here before you on these forums - many become chain-saw crack addicts.
:muscle:
Good post...lmao. But ain't it the damn truth...
 
One of the Marine pilots that day, eventually became the Commandant Of The Marine Corps...General Richard Hearney. He was a helluva man, by any man's standards. I had the privilege of serving under him as the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Commanding General at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. I'm 6'2", and this guy just dwarfed us...probably 6'6", 250 lbs of chiseled bulk...when we young Jarheads were around him...he just commanded absolute respect. He was a big, physically fit man. Had a face that looked like it was chiselled outta stone...make Robert Redford and Clint Eastwood look bad, lol. He was a bad ass Marine!!

>He was a helluva man, by any man's standards. He was a bad ass Marine!!

no doubt! imo... any Marine is a he**uva man... by any standards, or all standards... once a Marine, always a Marine! 'oorahh!~"
 
I've got to go out in a few minutes, but I wanted to give you the wonderful update...
I was dropping garbage at the dump earlier when the guy from the forestry service that I called (before calling ape-man) pulls up behind me. He tells me he got my message and then right there on the spot he calls another forester and sets up for him to meet me at the house at 1:00.
I just finished talking with him and what a true professional he is! Lots of suggestions for how to handle the holly tree. Even told me he knows a certified arborist in the area and will have him contact me about doing the cutting!!
Woo-hoo!!!
 
I've got to go out in a few minutes, but I wanted to give you the wonderful update...
I was dropping garbage at the dump earlier when the guy from the forestry service that I called (before calling ape-man) pulls up behind me. He tells me he got my message and then right there on the spot he calls another forester and sets up for him to meet me at the house at 1:00.
I just finished talking with him and what a true professional he is! Lots of suggestions for how to handle the holly tree. Even told me he knows a certified arborist in the area and will have him contact me about doing the cutting!!
Woo-hoo!!!


sounds like :heart: to me! now :dizzy: in :heart:!

:popcorn2:
 
I've got to go out in a few minutes, but I wanted to give you the wonderful update...
I was dropping garbage at the dump earlier when the guy from the forestry service that I called (before calling ape-man) pulls up behind me. He tells me he got my message and then right there on the spot he calls another forester and sets up for him to meet me at the house at 1:00.
I just finished talking with him and what a true professional he is! Lots of suggestions for how to handle the holly tree. Even told me he knows a certified arborist in the area and will have him contact me about doing the cutting!!
Woo-hoo!!!

Yeah, someone has to show off their manly man tree-ape skills no doubt. Course, if they give you a bid that's too high, tell em you already have your Dolmar PS35 and climbing spikes/kit picked out(kinda like this thing. http://www.wesspur.com/climbing-kits/spur-climbing-kit.html). ;) After they have a heart attack, they might drop the price a few hundred. lol!
 
if you do get a saw, it would be a good idea to get a pro out there for an hour or two. pay them for there time.good saw skills are a must. one on one training, will make a big
diference.
 
Yeah, someone has to show off their manly man tree-ape skills no doubt. Course, if they give you a bid that's too high, tell em you already have your Dolmar PS35 and climbing spikes/kit picked out(kinda like this thing. http://www.wesspur.com/climbing-kits/spur-climbing-kit.html). ;) After they have a heart attack, they might drop the price a few hundred. lol!
You're not too far off... after listening to what the forester said, I actually entertained the thought of doing some trimming myself. NOT!
From what I've been reading here, I know how dangerous working with trees can be.
 
no we don't! especially one with an avatar and subliminal message as that one sends out...

of course,... not to get too out of line here, but wondering if any man could tame that ... err, umm... ahh... kitty? ;)

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=utube+lion's+roar&&view=detail&mid=41F196C23A32CC96B8B541F196C23A32CC96B8B5&rvsmid=E1F535FE4686238223F6E1F535FE4686238223F6&fsscr=0&FORM=VDFSRV
He sound like has Asthma, or swallowed some bourbon down the wrong pipe.
 
You're not too far off... after listening to what the forester said, I actually entertained the thought of doing some trimming myself. NOT!
From what I've been reading here, I know how dangerous working with trees can be.
It's not like you're climbing in them...food for thought.

And I was just getting ready to box up my MS-211, bigger brother to the 170 and 180, and send it to ya...I rarely use it. Wow...no good deed ever goes unpunished. Silly me...;)
 
You're not too far off... after listening to what the forester said, I actually entertained the thought of doing some trimming myself. NOT! From what I've been reading here, I know how dangerous working with trees can be.

i was going to tag this on to my last post on the subject, but u give me a good opportunity here. its one reason i never commented on saws type etc.

from your post sounds like you might engage them with some contract work. i never really thought you wanted be running chainsaws, much less caring for them. not a dis, just a comment... an opinion. of course, i could be wrong... maybe you will just :heart: running a :chainsaw: and :chop:, too! ;)

>I know how dangerous working with trees can be

you are so right! the chainsaw, other than war armory, etc... is considered the most dangerous tool in the world!!!
 
It's not like you're climbing in them...food for thought.

And I was just getting ready to box up my MS-211, bigger brother to the 170 and 180, and send it to ya...I rarely use it. Wow...no good deed ever goes unpunished. Silly me...;)
But in my mind, I was climbing the tree. Lol
OMG, that is my most often used quote. great minds...:)
 
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i was going to tag this on to my last post on the subject, but u give me a good opportunity here. its one reason i never commented on saws type etc.

from your post sounds like you might engage them with some contract work. i never really thought you wanted be running chainsaws, much less caring for them. not a dis, just a comment... an opinion. of course, i could be wrong... maybe you will just :heart: running a :chainsaw: and :chop:, too! ;)

>I know how dangerous working with trees can be

you are so right! the chainsaw, other than war armory, etc... is considered the most dangerous tool in the world!!!
I'm the kind of person who likes doing things for myself. If I don't know how, I learn. If I'm not physically able, I look for a qualified professional who is.
I've used a chain saw before; cut all the limbs off a large pecan that fell on my house in a storm. I can't see paying someone to do something that I can do myself.

I'm wanting a saw now to cut small stuff around the yard - not trimming 60' hollies, or taking them down... not yet, anyway.;)

And thinking back, I'm lucky I'm still here and all in one piece - cutting all that wood with No PPE!!!:eek:
 
It's not like you're climbing in them...food for thought.

And I was just getting ready to box up my MS-211, bigger brother to the 170 and 180, and send it to ya...I rarely use it. Wow...no good deed ever goes unpunished. Silly me...;)

that USMC... he's a great guy! but stay on his good side... lol ;)
 
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I'm the kind of person who likes doing things for myself. If I don't know how, I learn. If I'm not physically able, I look for a qualified professional who is.
I've used a chain saw before; cut all the limbs off a large pecan that fell on my house in a storm. I can't see paying someone to do something that I can do myself.

I'm wanting a saw now to cut small stuff around the yard - not trimming 60' hollies, or taking them down... not yet, anyway.;)

And thinking back, I'm lucky I'm still here and all in one piece - cutting all that wood with No PPE!!!:eek:
Always wear protection.

It's hard to replace some things.
 
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