This ol' timer i know brought by his saws for some look over and maintenance. He owns some mountain terrain and is regularly up there doing cutting, and has a lifetime of experience. He and his brother were the first guys I worked with doing removals here, and he's the first person I ever saw riding the crane ball. He told me that he was moving in on 80 years old, but since getting some new knees, is in good shape and still very active. Not your stay at home type, either always in his rice fields or up at his mountain. He was wanting to use the 038 magnum, so he left off his 046 magnium in exchange for awhile. We trade off saws over the years, it is a bit hard to remember which was originally his and which was mine. I keep them all in good order, and it makes me happy to see him leave in his truck with good condition saws, and he much appreciates it. Kind of hope he doesn't hang on to the 038 for too long, less power than the 046, but i think the 038 is a better balanced saw with the 28" bar, more compact as well. One of my favs. He'll bring it back, heavier saws are starting to be a bit of a problem for him, I never heard him complain before. A classic mountain man dude, getting harder to find. His wife is a hell of a cook too, a very sweet lady.
) Paul that is one awsome unit.
