Johnskis
ArboristSite Operative
Hello all been kicking around for a few days now as a member been reading for a good while at least 4 to 5 times a day its an addiction at this point and CAD is gradually setting in i do believe. Im from about 20 minutes west of Sacramento, California and have been using chainsaws most of my life. I learned from my grandpa and dad as all young boys should right great way to learn and appreciate a hard days work, and the proper way and sometimes not so proper ways to do things. I spent a year or 2 working as a wildland firefighter which really spurred my love of using chainsaws and other tools meant for the purpose of dealing with brush trees and other hazards when fighting a fire. I spent a month or so with a sawyer learning to care for my saw and use it properly when we had time, He had a big Stihl saw i believe it was a 440 as my memory serves but i could be wrong. I also learned the basics of felling trees from him which i still use every bit of what he taught me each time i drop one of the big eucalyptus standing on my property( approximately 30 acres of red gum) I generally just use my saws for firewood anymore as i haven't worked in wildland for several seasons now, though that's not to say that i wont again in the future. If anybody is close to my area and needs help or just want to shoot the **** give me a holler love to talk saws with people or share information. Nice to meet you all everybody has been great so far and very friendly its great to see a bunch of strangers across the country with a common interest coming together to share there knowledge and stories. Just a little introduction for the member who i havent met and a better one for the ones i have.
