Been there, done that more than once. No Fun at all. BE SAFE
Lord, no...a 20 inch saw is enough for anything I'll ever do.
Definitely. I work hard and expect my people to work hard. But I will not kill or hurt myself or any of my people cause the office can't staff us properly. They'll just have to be happy with an efficiency rate of less than 60%
The MS661CM isn't too bad to lug around. But if ya run less than a 32" bar it's horribly back heavy. It's actually my favorite saw. But when bucking small stuff I tend to run my 462. Though sometimes I'll throw a 24" bar on my 661 and let it eat. That thing is spinny and torquey when running a little bar. Eats right through the hardest of hickorys around here.
Your a lot younger than I am. I'd hate to think about using a 60" bar on any saw
Sometimes its not the year. Its the miles. I have a lot of miles. Not like highway or city miles. But through a chiseled field miles. And a lot of aftermarket parts. My bike wreck from last year left me with titanium rods in my neck and ankle. And I broke my lower back when I was in the Corps. Which left me with a titanium cage and cadaver bone.
I am not man enough anymore for a 28 inch bar
. it's been a long long unpaved road.
Well, I got to go for my walk today. I went back in 2 miles before reaching the spot I wanted to hunt. My buddy was hunting closer to the trucks, he texted me that he saw a large 8 point buck in velvet. About an hour later I see the biggest buck I have seen since moving east, at least 10 points with ragged velvet, long body and blackish coat, he stayed just out of bow range and then I thought that dragging that thing 2 miles out could put me under, then I realized the I don't have any place to put it if I get it home. So I resolve to just try to get a picture if he comes back. He never did, but a small buck, a spike, 3 large doe's, and a fawn decided to eat right under me.... It took 3 or 4 flashes from my phone camera before they spooked.. All and all I ended up seeing over a dozen deer... I got to get the freezers emptied out.....Today was the last of my early days, I got off at 14:00 and decided to treat all my camo with bug juice, I made up 3 gallons in a five gallon bucket and dipped each item of clothing in it for a couple of minutes, wrung it out in another bucket, and then hung up the wet item. I then poured the collected juice back into the soaking bucket and added more clothes. I kept this up till all the juice was gone.. This is the first time I have used this stuff so I can't tell you how it works. Tomorrow is opening day and I am getting off at noon to go for a walk.
FYI, my DW has managed to fill every freezer we have with garden stuff and casseroles, so I have no idea what I will do if I harvest something.
To be honest it was the first time in a very long time that I was able to have someone watching the wife so I could go away from the house in the day time, so it was a very good day for me..... Definitely recharged the old batteries... 
Its probably scammers. They spoof numbers and try to get you to pick up. They get you to talk on the phone and hope you say "yes". If they don't have anything recording you, sometimes they just log whether or not you pick up the phone so they can sell your number to other companies so those companies can call and harass you.
If ya ever find yourself with not enough saw ya can always go with a half skip or full skip chain and a longer bar.
Dang Griz. Hate to hear about all the hardware. My wife has a fusion of C6/C7 and a Titanium cage from C2 to C6. Plus a shoulder joint. Knowing what shes been thru, I can imagine what you deal with. My prayers are with you
Sorry to hear about your wife's troubles. I fractured my C5 c6 and T1 when I wrecked my bike. When I broke my back years before it was my L3 and L4 that ended up being replaced. So. Not horrible. Could of been a lot worse.
I understand. I do tap out from time to time. Though mindfulness, I've found, helps me more than any amount of medication.
I agree. Everyones pain threshold is different. Injuries though similar are different too in many cases. After all I've saw the wife go thru, it makes me ashamed to even bitch when I'm not feelin good
Not complaining by any means - just funny how things work.
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My favorite is venison and his is bear - he drew an elk tag. We both like it too, but they are a lot of work! We process game ourselves.
I found a good "starter set" at Cabella's for about $30. I haven't brought my self to push the checkout button yet, but I'm thinkin' I might. It's a Garrett??? Looks just like those but also has the classifier with it. I watched a couple YT videos so I can talk all smarty-like
I went panning a few times when I was a kid but that's been a week or two - shhhh!
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