Originally posted by BigSawMan
Yeah you pro loggers/arborists are right, I dont have any saw experience, except for taking some of them apart, handeling them, fueling them, but not using, unless its a handsaw. . Basically when I said that, I obviously wasnt thinking, so I just posted it, to be rudely corrected by a few of you. Yes Stihl is a great saw company, and maybe me saying that stihls are trash was harsh, but I dont see myself buying a Stihl as my next saw, unless someone, not the sales rep, shows me the advantages on a new one, will I buy one.
You guys must have forgot about my statements in the 385 thread of mine. I am not the guy that runs the saw, my dad and my brother do, I am what you could say as being a bit too young to use a chainsaw. My brother is 20, and my dad is 55. My dad has many years of experience using a saw, but for firewood. Thats all my family uses a saw for, for cutting up firewood. We arnt loggers, or arborists. My brother purchased that saw because he wanted to learn how to use one, gain experience with it, and because we didnt currently have a running saw to cut firewood. We bought wood, lots of it, from the amish guys, but since we dont find it conveinent to buy it from them, we are going to cut it ourselves. I registered on this forum so I could ask you guys questions when needed to answer questions that my brother, dad, or me had. You all have an extreme amount of knowledge, and I wouldnt want to not be able to participate among you. My advice isnt the greatist, as you all have proven, but I try, and I learn. I hope to go to work for a tree service company in a few years. Rocky J and Butch here are amazing arborists, and I guess you could say that Im fans of their work. Gypo Lambert is one amazing logger, truely one of the best, and I have learnd a lot from everyone here. No Im not kissing all of your asses, Im just telling you the way it is, so you can understand me better.
Regards, Neil