Hand-powered chainsaw -- for emergency use
When we boondock, we sometimes come upon fallen logs blocking the forest roads (especially in the wake of the bark beetle epidemic), and I usually use a bow saw to cut them (if we can't just move them...
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naturist is right.
I have owned a logging company and also pruned thousands of trees. A pruning saw has a much smaller kerf and requires much less effort. I like the Japanese saws that cut on the pull stroke. Bring an axe just in case for the big stuff.
Electric chain saws are ****, under powered and poorly made. Maybe the new ones are better.
I have owned a logging company and also pruned thousands of trees. A pruning saw has a much smaller kerf and requires much less effort. I like the Japanese saws that cut on the pull stroke. Bring an axe just in case for the big stuff.
Electric chain saws are ****, under powered and poorly made. Maybe the new ones are better.
