The working man

Norm

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Good morning Amigos. I always enjoy threads that consist of everyday life, from the weekend cutter, the rancher, the professionals in tree work, and saw Lovers. I average cutting about six days a week. My full time job for the Road department, covers 1,500 road miles county wide. I average 3 crews that I run and supervise. One is a youth crew, one is a county wide chipping crew. One is a volunteer fire dept. Through grants the fire dept gets prevailing wage, to cut with me two days a week. Everything from limbing, brushing, downed storm tree removals. Opening roads, to full scale removals. Except we don't have a climber here. Then many of my Saturdays consist of my own tree jobs, as well as time off during week to do these jobs and I have a climber. I am very fortunate to do something I absolutely love, with one thing I have always loved saws.
 

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Norm

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The work tractor truck, the 7.3 that does. My 500i next to the legendary Stumpshot 572. And some redwoods we fell last summer job.
 

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Norm

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Trying to get up and motivated. I love my saw love cutting. But some days I'm dragging myself out of bed in the cold. Once the saws start and I'm pieces out a tree, the adrenaline hits a little, and I'm warmed up, then it seems like the day fast forwards and it's worth it. Not just the payment, but being able to help a land owner. But some days it's a struggle:)
 

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Trying to get up and motivated. I love my saw love cutting. But some days I'm dragging myself out of bed in the cold. Once the saws start and I'm pieces out a tree, the adrenaline hits a little, and I'm warmed up, then it seems like the day fast forwards and it's worth it. Not just the payment, but being able to help a land owner. But some days it's a struggle:)

I find it is the body that wanes before the mind. I go out there with the same kind of mental mindset I had 30 years ago- but the body complains. :ROFLMAO:
 

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Close to $1,000:00 worth of bar and chain over here!
Roger that, almost here too, if u can get one anymore.CA is expensive. I was amazed I found that bar with a chain chain was Over 3/4 gone. Got it from Craigslist. An honest and decent guy. His ad said 125.00 I thought I read it wrong or a scam. He was out of Laytonville CA did some slabs at a slab shop. Said he had no use for it anymore. Wanted it to go to a home someone could use it. Shipped it to me even and I got it for I think still under 150.00 that was about 6 years ago, maybe 7. Unheard of deal:)
 
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