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"Look there, did you notice that bamboo roots are starting to push up through the asphalt?" The kicker is that you have to be in Asia.

I don't think that you can eliminate the level of concentration as a factor in how quickly one can work. That would seem lesser an age related element. Wasn't it Yosemite Sam in the cartoon that used to shout, "outa my way, outa my way"....

The strangest thing about aging and stamina, is that now after a real hard physical day, the tired or physical over use effects are more apparent two days after, rather than the following day. Maybe if you do it everyday it won't catch up to you. :roll: I hear other folks saying the same...

Losing stamina is a given, and when it comes to sports and other physical activities, I think as an average they have it percentage wise worked out how much one can expect to lose, the norm per say. Compared to the average person, people making a conscious effort not to lose stamina, lose less...

I see that there are lots of openings for hotel desk clerks, if anyone gets interested.

The best line I ever heard in a Dirty Harry movie is when Clint says to a guy, "You won't believe what is happening while it is happening", though he wasn't talking about tree work.

It occurs that having the top set back on your saw could be a saving grace, without the thickness of the bar in the kerf, it could be wanting to set back hard.

I jumped the gun a bit, B, thinking you were responding to my post. :|: Obviously you would know.

Losing a top I believe is regarded as one of the most dangerous things that can happen in tree work. Let's for sure play it safe.

I'd be cautious about using that puller over it's rated strength, Scott, especially doubling the line back onto the device and using the pulley hook. 3/16" cable is rated under a ton for safe working loads and slightly over four tons before it will break. I think they made that handle to bend...

I have the same puller and have used it a number of times. Little by little unspooling at a time prevents the backlash I found too, there is a small learning curve. They have put out a three ton one now, which has the Amsteel. To my mind, far and away the best pullers are the endless line...

That thing pulls four tons....dang!

I was particularly noticing the other day that the more trees that you remove in an area with wind, the more the remaining trees get subject to the blowing.

I have seen a lot of trees that blew over or broke midway from wind, but that is mostly long Pines. Falling in the kind of wind that will do that, it occurs that anything can happen. Referring to this vid, Jed, the gusts picked up pretty good at 25 minutes into the thing. Swirling winds, the...

Wind is a very powerful commodity, it needs to be well respected, falling trees or when up in them. I don't know if you happened to watch my recently posted crane vid, Jed, but I don't much care for wind when it gets like that, hanging on to a tree when it is bending so persuasively.