disandat
ArboristSite Operative
I was intrigued, about a year ago, with the idea of having a saw like my dad used to use in the Ozarks. He ran an old blue Super XL AO. So, I bought one on Ebay and had a lot of fun with it.
Before that someone gave me an XP 1130 gear drive saw. That is a kick to run.
This week we had some big wind storms blow though and a customer of mine had a 2' diameter maple blow down. Well, I took the XP and the XL out and used them to chop it up. Both performed the way the should have: guzzle gas, use tons of bar oil, and throw an even bigger ton of sweet smelling maple chips. It was an awesome time for fringe business. I only charged the guy 100 bucks for just cutting the tree up. And then I called a friend to clean up the mess to burn in his own fireplace.
Well, the weekend warrior business is fun, but I am convinced I need to sell both machines and upgrade to a saw that is even more fun to run. I placed the saws on Ebay along with a picture of the big maple I chopped up. Think I'll be looking for a Husy or Stihl along with a limbing saw.
Before that someone gave me an XP 1130 gear drive saw. That is a kick to run.
This week we had some big wind storms blow though and a customer of mine had a 2' diameter maple blow down. Well, I took the XP and the XL out and used them to chop it up. Both performed the way the should have: guzzle gas, use tons of bar oil, and throw an even bigger ton of sweet smelling maple chips. It was an awesome time for fringe business. I only charged the guy 100 bucks for just cutting the tree up. And then I called a friend to clean up the mess to burn in his own fireplace.
Well, the weekend warrior business is fun, but I am convinced I need to sell both machines and upgrade to a saw that is even more fun to run. I placed the saws on Ebay along with a picture of the big maple I chopped up. Think I'll be looking for a Husy or Stihl along with a limbing saw.