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     GGs,

     Got some questions re: two man saw techniques.

     Storm rumbled through this weekend and took out the neighbors 90'
     Poplar (Quacking Aspen, trash tree, Jeff ;-)  George was out of town,
     Maryann called to say that a branch had let go.  I walked over to find
     90' of branch over.  Rode two other trees down.  I had my one man cc
     w/ me.  Turned around and went to get the ch*in S*w.  Promptly broke
     the recoil cord.  Went at it w/ the one man and cut it up into 8'
     lengths.  (20 strokes will go through 6")  Another neighbor came over
     to give me a hand and we fired up the two man cc.  Boy does that work
     well!  We took down the remaining 15' butt of the tree.  He fired up
     his chainsaw and we found that using the two man was a bit faster
     getting through the log!  (That is, given that you could keep up the
     pace.)    So while we were listening to the pheasants cackle (read
     no excess noise!) we discussed what the proper form for using a 2 man
     cc.

     Soo, any youse a pro in using two man cc?  Any techniques to share?
     As an example, on the pull stroke, do you pull straight across or dip
     down and take more out on the near side?

     BTW, both saws worked well even w/out having the rakers swaged.
     (thanks for the info Nathan!)

     Bruce

     Who has discovered a pretty darn effective aerobic exercise.