rental-the good and the bad
I rent my saws quite a bit. The going rate is 25-35$(Canadian) per day dry (without gas or oil). If you rent 2 or 3 saws a day it can really make a difference on your paycheck, and you can write off your expenses on maintenance. If you don't know or trust the guys running your saws just make sure you give them something you don't care about too much. Everything I rent came from the pawnshop for 200$ or less so they have paid for themselves quite a few times over. But remember if you are getting saw rental then you can't expect any compensation for the " wear and tear" that occurs in the bush. I had 3 bars bent in one day this past season. One was folded 90 degrees, I heard you can still straighten them though with lots of light hammering. Another example my buddy Nelly he rigs for a big heli-logging outfit. Brand new 440 fullwrap. Some absent minded pilot pickled it (punched it off the long line) from 6000 ft. This guy makes 150 bucks an hour but you can't ask him to cover it - because you were getting rental!
But in the long run you will come out ahead-it only takes 40 days to pay for your saw and most times you can run it for minimum 6 months. My other buddy Tim he's a veteran buckerman runs a 394 Walker- a 2000, gives it a carb kit every year and it still has good power anyway he estimates he's made 20 grand off that saw.
