r0ck1r0ck2
ArboristSite Member
I'll start by saying that i have learned much from this forum during my months of lurking and now thank you all for the information.
This year i have begun climbing...
last year i moved back to the states after being overseas for 6years and found myself with quite a lot of landscape work.
there were 2 large pastures that were left unused for years and years.
i learned how to drive a skidloader and learned to love the stihl fs80..
there were quite a lot of dead or dying boxelders bent over fences.
much of the work involved chainsaws..
this spring i started landscaping again but kept running into trees that needed a climber to bring down.
i worked with an arborist and found that this was a job that i could be good at and would suit me well.
thus i started studying..
i have been working 50+hr weeks and passing my free time practicing, studying and spending all the loot on climbing gear and books as well as fixing up the piece of #### s10 i inherited..
i have removed a box elder, a birch and have done pruning on several evergreens (old white pines)
the saw i used was my beater ms180,
laugh all you want to lads, she does the job quite well and is a good lightweight runner.
so now that i've completed my climbing kit i'm ready to get a top handle..
i do not want a bang for the buck.. i can afford a decent saw
i'm not that interested in a second hand saw that won't be covered under a warranty.
i want something that will last for years and be able to grow with me as i learn more.
as it stands i'm running a ms180 (16"), a ms391 (25") and a pole extension saw for the fs90 i've got.
thanks in advance for your help..
here's a slayer album
This year i have begun climbing...
last year i moved back to the states after being overseas for 6years and found myself with quite a lot of landscape work.
there were 2 large pastures that were left unused for years and years.
i learned how to drive a skidloader and learned to love the stihl fs80..
there were quite a lot of dead or dying boxelders bent over fences.
much of the work involved chainsaws..
this spring i started landscaping again but kept running into trees that needed a climber to bring down.
i worked with an arborist and found that this was a job that i could be good at and would suit me well.
thus i started studying..
i have been working 50+hr weeks and passing my free time practicing, studying and spending all the loot on climbing gear and books as well as fixing up the piece of #### s10 i inherited..
i have removed a box elder, a birch and have done pruning on several evergreens (old white pines)
the saw i used was my beater ms180,
laugh all you want to lads, she does the job quite well and is a good lightweight runner.
so now that i've completed my climbing kit i'm ready to get a top handle..
i do not want a bang for the buck.. i can afford a decent saw
i'm not that interested in a second hand saw that won't be covered under a warranty.
i want something that will last for years and be able to grow with me as i learn more.
as it stands i'm running a ms180 (16"), a ms391 (25") and a pole extension saw for the fs90 i've got.
thanks in advance for your help..
here's a slayer album