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  1. miko0618

    Bend resistant bars

    I think its torsion when the stump rolls off of the saw. Or bucking up big logs that shift when the separate. Its not that they bend in half or anything but just enough that they dont go through the cut smooth Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. miko0618

    What do you do with woodchips

    My area is terrible for getting rid of anything. I had to buy land and dump on it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. miko0618

    Bend resistant bars

    Hello. I find that i bend my longer oregon bars pretty regularly. Either cutting stumps or bucking up large rounds. Is there a more bend resistant bar out there? I just get the cheap oregon bars because i bend them but maybe thats why they bend lol. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. miko0618

    How much damage do you do?

    Same here. I damage a fence once or twice a year. Sometimes a shingle or gutter. The other day i dropped a hickory trunk about 30' tall on a slight slope. I dropped it so the slope was at an angle. Put logs down to prevent it from rolling once it landed. It bounced over the logs and rolled into...
  5. miko0618

    How much damage do you do?

    How much turf damage and property damage do you do? I dont mean like go in there are who gives a f and smash peoples stuff. I mean the accidental chainlink rail, dents and ruts in a yard, phone line reinstalls ect... I just dont think its avoidable lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. miko0618

    Is our job toxic to our lungs?

    I dont know about any of you guys but limbing blue spruce is hard on my eyes and nasal passages. I dont worry about it and i agree that i am at a higher risk from injury. I did buy a bunch of battery saws last year that i really enjoy. Being a residential company, I dont think i am exposed to...
  7. miko0618

    Is our job toxic to our lungs?

    Do it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. miko0618

    Million dollar question. Bucket or lift ?

    Does the boom move as fast on a lift? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. miko0618

    Is our job toxic to our lungs?

    Is the sawdust exposure high enough to be hazardous? Also, do we spend enough time breathing in 2 stroke exhaust for it to be harmful? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. miko0618

    Upper control help

    My upper control cracked. I got a used one online thats a little different but works fine. The one i got is like the one in the picture. The brass 90 where the small lines attach thread into another threaded cylinder. To me, it seems like those cylinders control the flow of each line...
  11. miko0618

    What tests would you want to see on a battery powered top handle saw?

    I barely run my gas top handle anymore. I ordered a ms 220 cb to hopefully do most of what my 562 is doing now. I dont mind the slower cut of the battery saw. Its only a few seconds if at all. They are worth it! I hope stihl comes out with a rival to this 540i. I actually think the backpack...
  12. miko0618

    Climbing leaning trees that are nearly horizontal at the top

    Can you pull the top back over? Ir over at an angle? I understand the whole tree will hang up but is there room for the top? Some times its not worth your life. So the tree may fall on their house, fix the house. Or put plywood on the roof and send pieces down small. I have literally hung...
  13. miko0618

    What tests would you want to see on a battery powered top handle saw?

    Jeff, the battery husky beat the gas stihl? I have a battery stihl and its not close to my 201. Its not weak but my 201 is powerful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. miko0618

    Releasing holding valves

    No, my pump died Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. miko0618

    Most profit in a day?

    Talking money is always a bs topic. I average $1200 a day after labor, comp, fuel and insurance. I pay about $3000-$10,000 a month in loans and expenses. So after its all said and done I do pretty well. I raise my prices annually and try to be competitive on the mid to upper level. I sometimes...
  16. miko0618

    Releasing holding valves

    My pump took a crap today on my boom. The boom is in the air. Is there a way to open the holding valves to lower it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. miko0618

    Blake's hitch not sliding well enough

    Yes, but you don't sacrifice bite for fluidity. More bite is security. Its the perfect hitch for double rope but it needs tended by hand. You cant adjust it and retain security Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. miko0618

    Side and back lean

    Yes but you need the rope high. Top 1/3 of the tree or higher. Do not underestimate this leverage. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. miko0618

    What would you bid this at?

    $1500 - $3000 a day is on point for 3 man crews. Even if they need climbed, I don't see where its more than a half day. But then I never bid off photos because of how deceptive they are. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. miko0618

    Need Help with Trunk Damage After Storm

    Not good. They will experience extensive decay. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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