Originally Posted by
stabnslab_WI
This might be a dumb question but how many of you have to trim branches on the way up. The trees on our property are big bur oaks and maples and the stand cannot reach around them. And the other smaller tree's have branches every 5-10 feet and grow in every direction.
Not always, but a good portion of the time there are limbs. I carry a saw in the pocket of my vest, and anything less than a few inches in diameter is not a problem. If there is anything bigger than that...well, I find a different tree. I just try to keep from touching the limbs with my bare hands, since it will soon be on nose level with any passing critters.