My neighbor has put me through cutting bootcamp the last few years! He just turned 70 and is out there almost every day, but he's not as comfortable standing and cutting in the bucket of his skidsteer, and gets tired a lot quicker than he used to. Pretty good planning on his part to teach me how to cut and keep the saws sharp! :)
Husqvarna vs. Stihl
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My neighbor has put me through cutting bootcamp the last few years! He just turned 70 and is out there almost every day, but he's not as comfortable standing and cutting in the bucket of his skidsteer, and gets tired a lot quicker than he used to. Pretty good planning on his part to teach me how to cut and keep the saws sharp! :)
Riggsgwp->
5 year old buck +
I think an experienced cutter could take the crappiest brand saw and make it work great. Learn how to keep your bar maintained to, I do more work on my bar then I do with the chain. I file, straighten, debur and keep the gap true on the bar with various tools.
I know I've still got a lot to learn. I definately need to work on how to maintain a bar. The chain is easy, as I find just sharpening whenever is needed based on the type of shavings that come out. Other than that I just avoid running it in the dirt (although I'll admit that I'm not flawless in this regard), and avoid rocks or any metal (you'd be surprised how many times we've run into wire that's been swallowed up by the tree, or a nail that was put in 30 years ago).
kskid
5 year old buck +
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