"krw" wrote in message ...

On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:35:26 -0500, wrote:

When the financials make buying a new toy an "investment", go for
it!!!

I'm rarely shy about buying a tool needed for a single job but this is
one place I'd strongly consider a rental.

I haven't ruled that out completely but I've had such poor experiences with
other large tool rentals that I'm reluctant to do so--the stuff had been
abused and suffered from a lack of maintenance.

Another issue is that I haven't found a local rental business that rents big
chain saws... most have saws the same size or smaller than what I own.

I hadn't mentioned it here previously but it occurred to me that if I got a
big chain saw I could also use it for an Alaskan Chainsaw Mill. I figure
that if I can reduce a log into pieces I can handle I can finish sawing it
on my 36" Crescent bandsaw. I think an MS 461 would fill that role pretty
well... The two big trees would be the first ones to go as they appear to be
sound. There are a bunch of other large ash available on neighboring
properties that I'm sure I could get for the asking as the Emerald Ash
Borers have attacked them too. Being in an area not accessible to a bandsaw
mill those trees would otherwise end up as firewood.