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Howdy all, newbie here and looking for a bit of advice...

 

I'm a ranger at Kelburn Country Park near Largs, and we've recently started a project to reduce the canopy layer in our glen after approx 15 years of little-to-no management by the previous ranger team.

 

I'll hopefully be getting my CS30 & 31 at the end of august (and with any luck my 38 & 39 too), but in the meantime I'm stuck with felling smaller trees using a handsaw, as our liability insurance won't cover me with a chainsaw yet.

 

One of the other rangers has a Silky Zubat, and while i do love the speed it cuts at, i don't like the way that the curved blade stops you putting in a decent hinge and so i was considering getting a Yamabico instead.

 

Anyone used one or have recommendations for a better saw? I'm going to go spare soon if i have to fell one more young beech using a frigging bowsaw! :P

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It's down to personal preference really, i mean if you get the chance to try before you buy then do that, i agree with the curved zubat with the lack of hinge. Ive got a natanoko, gomtaro, zubat, sugoi, pocket boy and the feared beast aka katanaboy, all have there strengths and weaknesses.

 

I don't think you'd go wrong with an old school gomtaro.

 

Dan

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