allmuxedup
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I am buying a house w/ many... many overgrown trees in the large yard. they are disrupting the foundation & have to be taken out. i can't afford to hire this done so w/ do it myself. I guess I should mention that the trees are very thick, but the 1st branches are will within reach of the ground. I have spoken w/ a pro who is willing to come by sometime on a slow day & take the high stuff out for me so that I can do this safely. then i do all the clean up & deal w/ the stumps myself.
because there are so many I plan to get a chainsaw. this is probly the only time i will use this tool so i don't want to spend too very much $$ on it. I also have this strange fear of power saws. I'm not afraid of firearms & use them often. I drive big trucks & motorcycles, & have taken many trees down w/ a hand saw, i'v ehooked telephone poles & fought off attacking pit bulls, but when i hear that power saw it does something to me. (maybe i was hacked up in a former life ?)
Given this i figure that an electric saw might be my best choice, they seem less scary. the trees are large, but i am patient. i've already taken out one that was 2 ft in diameter w/ a 3ft manual tree saw. took side angled cuts to get it to do the job. what are the real advantages of a gas powered v. electric, aside from the option of taking it out into the woods; which i will never do. i know that gas is more powerful, but think that might not matter much in my situation.
because there are so many I plan to get a chainsaw. this is probly the only time i will use this tool so i don't want to spend too very much $$ on it. I also have this strange fear of power saws. I'm not afraid of firearms & use them often. I drive big trucks & motorcycles, & have taken many trees down w/ a hand saw, i'v ehooked telephone poles & fought off attacking pit bulls, but when i hear that power saw it does something to me. (maybe i was hacked up in a former life ?)
Given this i figure that an electric saw might be my best choice, they seem less scary. the trees are large, but i am patient. i've already taken out one that was 2 ft in diameter w/ a 3ft manual tree saw. took side angled cuts to get it to do the job. what are the real advantages of a gas powered v. electric, aside from the option of taking it out into the woods; which i will never do. i know that gas is more powerful, but think that might not matter much in my situation.
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