I talked to him a few years ago and he just felt he was getting better and better as he aged. Following him in our group - it was incredible to watch how proficient he is.
Congratulations Gordon! Y'all look like proper links in an intergenerational chain, ...perhaps uncondescending to the midline attachments of life, well-adjusted, good looking without a penchant for frippery, and Buzzworthy. Puns aside, my wishes for continued success.
Which saws is it most like? Is it light and powerful enough for a reduction prune? Battery life?
I've got serious love for the Milwaukee long reach lopper. No need for a ladder or bucket truck when working on young trees equates to making it easier to justify pruning them.
I'm a big Milwaukee fan too, but they have been inconsistent in their foray into chainsaws - the hatchets are not nearly as skinny as they should be and the tophandle is not as powerful as it should be (especially as compared to the Husky 542iXP). I've heard a first person account that the pole...
I don't think any battery saw is as good as the 2511t yet, for pruning... some of the smallest battery saws are very light to carry, but bog in the cut. Seems like an easy inroad for some chainsaw company looking to make a profit.
Taking out the middle leader/s is often the best way to broaden branch union angles and provide nutrient flow to promote quicker compartmentalization of wounds. Taking off outside leaders is an Impulsive holdover of low limb lopping. Not saying that you do that - I know that you likely do it...
Charge more, work fewer hours, consider shuttering the business. I shuttered mine and it was the right thing to do for me, at that time. In part, I was burnt out and sensitized from customer interactions. I also noted that the reason I started my business no longer applied. My new municipal...