We lucked out too in west GA/East AL. Storm center was 100+ miles east of us. Lot after rain and little wind. Maybe 35 max gusts. Trees down from saturated soil, not wind.
Treezy, how are you in SC?
The area is in front of a convienence store. The contractor has the area vontract for landscape maintenance. This store previously had removed a number of crape myrtles planted in the same location. These columnar oaks were planted as part of a compromise with the c-store management. Generally...
There is a website called Gov Deals that is an auction site for goverment entities. Under their Nursery and Hort listings. They currently have a chipbox on the block like the one Muggs has only without the side box and the current bid is sitting at $310 canadian.
How much time did you have on the saw that crapped out?
On the 542i, myself and 2 other local guys have found it seems to go through batteries faster than the 540i. Both awesome saws though!