Anyone willing to loan or rent saws in Seattle

[Mattman]

I promised my brother that I would come up and prune his trees and remove a couple of hazardous ones at his house in Bothel. I either drive up from Oakland later this week or I fly up around the middle of August and rent/borrow because in two weeks all of my possessions go into a container bound for Australia. I'd be happy to buy a round of Golf for the trouble.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Are you serious guy?

 

[Mattman]

I know it sounds ridiculous but I promised my brother and am down to the deadline for my move. So I either go later this week and drive with my own saws or I fly up later after my wife and youngest son are already gone. I can't take chainsaws on an airplane for some odd reason.

 

[Taxmantoo]

You got time to get a $100 Ryobi 10532 shipped to his house?
Can you rent a Makita 6401 at Home Despot?

 

[treeslayer]

I can't take chainsaws on an airplane for some odd reason.

wonder why. :dunno:

tell your cheapskate brother to buy his own saw, and you will do the work.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Buy a good Stihl and have them buy it back at 3/4 the price when you are done.

 

[Mattman]

Looking more and more like I will be driving up later this week. The things I do for family.

 

[arbor pro]

No rental stores in his town...??? No chainsaw shops who will rent or sell/buy back a couple of saws as was suggested by another member?

 

[Taxmantoo]

Seems like brother could buy a homeowner grade Stihl, list it on eBay as "only used on one tree" and just about break even.

 

[treeseer]

I promised my brother that I would come up and and remove a couple of hazardous ones

Maybe you can preserve the trees, so you won't need a chainsaw at all!!

 

[TreePointer]

Maybe this will get you closer to a solution

I'm in PA, but as an example, my nearest Ace Hardware has a Jonsered 2171, a smaller Poulan, and a polesaw for rental ($40 each/day if I call correctly).

Click here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q...GwDw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1

Then type CHAINSAW RENTAL into the textbox at the top of the webpage, and click the SEARCH MAPS button.

Here's a page from one of the results:
http://www.eerental.com/index_files/Page433.htm
(I see a 260 and a 460 there)

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

When you rent a saw, bring files with you

 

[Mattman]

I think I'll bring up my ms200 and an 046. I wouldn't rent from a rental yard. I would deal informally with another Arborist who knows something about chainsaws.

 

[treeslayer]

I think I'll bring up my ms200 and an 046. I wouldn't rent from a rental yard. I would deal informally with another Arborist who knows something about chainsaws.

yeah, good luck with that.
an arborist who knows anything about saws knows to never loan em out to anyone, much less a stranger

you could ship them ups, but why spend money.

 

[tomtrees58]

yeah, good luck with that.
an arborist who knows anything about saws knows to never loan em out to anyone, much less a stranger

you could ship them ups, but why spend money.

:agree2:tom trees

 

[Tree Pig]

yeah, good luck with that.
an arborist who knows anything about saws knows to never loan em out to anyone, much less a stranger

you could ship them ups, but why spend money.

well I dont know about that I would lend out my saws to a stranger but only if they promised to sleep with my wife and take my Softail Heritage for a ride while I was out.

 

[Nailsbeats]

well I dont know about that I would lend out my saws to a stranger but only if they promised to sleep with my wife and take my Softail Heritage for a ride while I was out.

Word.

 

[fishercat]

i never mess with another man's woman.

well I dont know about that I would lend out my saws to a stranger but only if they promised to sleep with my wife and take my Softail Heritage for a ride while I was out.

and Harley's get too hot between the legs this time of year.plus they are slow.:greenchainsaw:

 

[Hddnis]

If I were in the area and new more about the situation I might help out and even bring my saws with me. But no loan or rental stuff. I'm in business to make money using my saws and I need pretty tight control of them so I can. Don't mean anything against the OP, he's trying to come through on a promise and I admire that.

Hope it works out for you, please post pictures of the work.


Mr. HE

 

[Tree Pig]

and Harley's get too hot between the legs this time of year.plus they are slow.:greenchainsaw:

Nah man I ride the #### out of mine now , not too hot at all, pretty quick for a harley too. Now my wife on the other hand she is a little slow and always hot...