The Dolmar PS510 Has Arrived

I ended up getting the Dolmar PS510 instead of the PS5105. It was $100 cheaper because it doesn't have quite as much horsepower and is 0.9 lbs heavier. I traded in the old saw for $140, got a couple of extra chains and a case for the Dolmar. The difference is amazing. The saw just rips through things and my back can tell I'm lugging 4-5 fewer pounds around. Here are some action photos after felling a 50 ft. Siberian Elm on Thursday.

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Ah yeah!

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I felled the tree into my neighbors' yard. You can see their tomato cages and bean trellises on one side and their compost container on the other. Fortunately, I dropped the tree right between them or my neighbor would be a lot angrier than he already is. (I'll write about that story later.)

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Here is the view from the top of the tree. You can see how close I came to digging myself into a much bigger hole with the neighbors. I had started cutting the tree before I recognized that it was tall enough to hit their stuff. At that point it was too hard to change the direction the tree would fall so I had to hope for the best. Anyway, I was proud of my aim.

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And there is a pickup load of firewood.