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Thanks Bermy and Gary!

Kyle, thank you for taking the time to post those sobering words.

ouch. thanks for the vivid word picture!

Sean, Thanks for the great feedback! Actually the truck bed didn't move (perceptively) - it's pretty solid (or else broken suspension). No, standing on the 2nd rung in the truck bed did not raise any alarm bells.... ....but when I thought about going to the 3rd rung that did raise alarm...

wow. embarrassed, but that is why I come here for the real medicine. Thanks All for taking the time to reply and share your knowledge and experience. still, on the pole saw sharpness, some of the cuts were only 10 or 12 feet pole saw length at 45 degree angle or so and still seemed like it...

... not trying to argue or be a smart a** .... just trying to determine boundaries of safe practices. Thanks!

Thanks everyone for your comments about cutting from a stepladder in the bed of my truck. Does it matter that I didn't go higher than the 2nd step?

Thanks Bermy. So you say my description of the sharpness/dullness doesn't seem to indicate a problem with the saw?

THANKS A LOT Brian, Sean, Burnham, Bermy, CurSedVoyce!! (I am just now looking at this thread (and logging onto The Treehouse) after 2 or 3 weeks) NOTE: I finished my first public removal for pay last Thursday (Nov 16). I wanted to report to the group, but I wanted to put it together with a...

Just to follow up.... I ordered the 21' Hayauchi pole saw today.... specifically for a specific tree I got the job to remove. I hope I don't bend the poles.

Thanks everyone!

Thanks again for all the great, detailed, practical advice, Sean.

got it! ... oh, now I see what you mean.... if you have a BS you can incorporate it into your other pole tools. I don't have one, but if I keep going in this and work with bigger trees and/or thick canopys it is on my list Really interesting, Sean. Thanks. Yeah, the idea of creative uses of...

Sorry to be dense.... but what is a "BS" ? thx

haha, yeah that's what made me look at that one.... just wondering about anybody here..

Does anyone have any experience or opinion on this? MARVIN PRUNER & SAW QUICK CHANGE SET

Bermy, as always, thanks a lot for your thoughtful and detailed response! Besides containing lots of specific examples and info it really is helping me connect the dots and fill in the puzzle in my thinking. Thanks SeriousTreesAZ and Tim for the input and re-emphasis!

Great! Thanks Sean!

Thanks a lot for the heads up DMc, Levi! I've had a 12-14' (?) extendable pole saw/lopper from Lowes for many years used occasionally for my own trees (I wish I had read about CODIT and "no flush cuts", "leave no stubs", "don't cut the collar", etc. earlier! :) Thanks for the perspective...

Great info Sean! Would you please clarify 2 points: 1. When you say you use a Big Shot to take down many dead fir limbs.... are you saying you set the throw line over the target/victim limb with the Big Shot... and then either use the throw line itself (i.e. draped over the limb) and pull on...