041's it is , eh
Groan, that brings back less than stellar memories.
My second tree job, back in '77, the largest saw the boss had was an 041 with a 24-28 inch bar. "Paul Bunyan Forest Co", run by a woman, her husband had died a year before I started. He had started out in the fifties, and used big hand buck saws, rather than a chain saw, in the trees. A couple years later, I got an 045 Super, as she was too tight too spring for a "big" saw.
That company has certainly not kept up with the times, they havent changed their ad in 25 years, it still says topping, pruning, surgery. LOL. I cant believe I stayed there seven years. All before I ever heard of the ISA, etc.
Speaking of topping, thats what we're finishing manana, for a customer I had back then. He owns an entire hillside, and has to preserve his awesome Lake Washington, Cascade Mts. view. So every four- six years, he forces me to retop his bigleaf maple. surprisingly, most are hanging in pretty well, with minimal decay and decline. just lots of 25 foot tall vigorous resprouts.
I used to do more of this work, but don't mind if my customer base of that work dwindles. I hate doing it for sure, even on scrub trees. Lots of it in Puget Sound region, as the views here are certainly the best in North America. Windowing is certainly preferred, especially on conifers, but not normally an option on previously topped trees, or leafy dense maple canopies.