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    Advice needed for starting a tree service business.

    I'm in no hurry. I'm 37 years old and I'm not new to running a business. Arbormaster training sounds good to me and then going to work for another tree service business would work. Eventually I would want to run my own business, have employees doing the work with me taking care of the...
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    Advice needed for starting a tree service business.

    Redbull I don't think they are being tough on me, just realistic. Climbing trees with a chainsaw can be extremely dangerous. Doing it well next to a customers house without hurting yourself or damaging anything takes skill. Skills I don't have today, but I'm not new to cutting down trees...
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    Advice needed for starting a tree service business.

    To everyone that posted above. It's all good advice to me and that is why I asked. I know this is dangerous work and takes many skills to be excellent at it and safe at the same time. My dad owns a small roofing company and he pays $2,000.00 for insurance coverage a year. He told me Tree...
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    Advice needed for starting a tree service business.

    I'm located in Utah. I need some advice on starting a tree service and tree removal business here in Utah. 1. What are the best books and videos on actually doing the work and running this type of business? 2. What is the right amount of equipment for starting out and how many people...
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    Good source for hard rock maple in Michigan?

    skwerl Someone was nice enough to tell me about that website on here a couple of months ago. I posted the same question over there and have had three mills contact me. Thanks for telling me also. I'm going to buy a board from each mill that can deliver the high quality material I'm...
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    Good source for hard rock maple in Michigan?

    bwalker Thanks. I checked out this companies website. Looks like a very good source. I will call them to find out a quantity I have to buy to get an order from them. I found another good source, but they only sold kiln dried lumber and sold by the pallet only. Mike
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    Good source for hard rock maple in Michigan?

    Skwer I thought the chainsaw milling guy's that are cutting up hard rock maple would see it on the chainsaw forum far more, but they moved my post to the forestry forum anyway. Thanks Mike
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    Good source for hard rock maple in Michigan?

    Newfie Quartersawn is more stable and stronger than flatsawn. That is why I want the quartersawn especially when buying wet wood directly from the mill that I will air dry here. Quartersawn will warp/move far less than flatsawn when air drying. Of course the guy's stacking flatsawn up are...
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    Good source for hard rock maple in Michigan?

    I'm wanting to buy quartersawn Hard Rock Maple(Acer Saccharum) from a good source in Michigan. I actually want to buy wood that has not been kiln dried, so this opens it up to guy's cutting logs up with chainsaw mills, portable bandsaw mills and and big milling operations you guy's know about...
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    What brand bar/chain for milling with Stihl?

    Thanks for the offer, but I won't be buying until I get my tax return in March of 2006. I won't be doing any cutting until the spring anyway and I want a new saw. The guy's at Granberg actually recommend the Husky 3120 and they told me Bailey's sells them cheaper than anyone in the country...
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    What brand bar/chain for milling with Stihl?

    What brand of chain are you using? I checked out your website, very nice. My dad does chainsaw bears also. His favorite wood to use is Siberian Elm because it does not crack once you put a finish on it and he is using fresh cut logs. He calls this wood Chinese Elm which is what most people...
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    What brand bar/chain for milling with Stihl?

    Oldsaw Prices for a complete chainsaw mill setup can get out of hand pretty quick and that's why I'm going to go with the Stihl MS 660 instead of the Stihl MS 880. I can buy a Stihl MS 660, the GB chainsaw mill, bars and chain for less than what a Stihl MS 880 chainsaw costs. I might try...
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    What brand bar/chain for milling with Stihl?

    Clyde Will the GB bar work well with the Stihl MS 660 oiling system? I'm sold on the GB chainsaw mill and that is the one I will buy. I was wondering if the GB mill is better then what are the bars and chain like. Thanks Mike
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    What brand bar/chain for milling with Stihl?

    $830.00 is beyond a good price for a Stihl MS 660. That price is close to what Baileys sells the very similar sized second largest Husqvarna saw for. I will shop around and probably call Stihl to find the largest Stihl dealer here. Thanks Mike
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    What brand bar/chain for milling with Stihl?

    Oldsaw Do you recommend the half wrap or the full wrap handle on the Stihl chainsaw for milling? Does one help more and the other get in the way more? Does Stihl make a 42" solid metal bar I could buy for milling? What about the Stihl chain? Stihl throws out the Ematic bar lubrication...
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    What brand bar/chain for milling with Stihl?

    Excellent information as usual Oldsaw. I want to buy a Stihl saw. My local Stihl/Husqvarna dealer(one place sells both) quoted me $1,069.00 for the Stihl MS 660 Magnum and $1,600.00 something for the Stihl MS 880 Magnum(two largest new Stihl models). They gave me almost the same exact prices...
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    What brand bar/chain for milling with Stihl?

    What brand of bar and chain do you guys prefer to use with a Stihl MS 660 Magnum or Stihl MS 880 Magnum for chainsaw milling? I'm going to use the GB chainsaw mill with one of the Stihl chainsaw models mentioned above. Would you guy's recommend using an oiler kit with this setup also or is...
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    Questions about chain saw milling.

    Oldsaw Thanks big time for this information. Mike
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    Questions about chain saw milling.

    Sycamore trees can live something like 300 years and they are a very nice hardy tree that grows very large, so if I had some in my yard I would not take them out unless I had to. Actually I do not have any sycamores in my yard, but I am going to plant two in my backyard next year. Sycamore...
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    Questions about chain saw milling.

    I plan on milling yard trees using a Granberg or a GB chainsaw mill. I wanted to be able to cut all the way through a big sycamore tree log completely in half, then cut it into four equal quarters and cut quartersawn lumber out of the quarters. I'm not going to just cut slabs out of the whole...
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