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We are on the road for several weeks training in IL, CO, PA, MA and VA. It’s a busy time of year...<BR>
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Check out the article for this week below about a chainsaw and chain combo that is awesome...<BR>
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Because we are out and about for a while... The eStore is somewhat on a long lunch hour. I have a few items with me and will ship those as we can complete orders. The Gransfors items will be shipped from their website store so those will also be filled quickly but with some items it may be Nov 10th before they are boxed. Please if you have questions on ship times contact us at <a href="info@forestapps.com">info@forestapps.com</a> before placing the order. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but it is hard to travel for 6 weeks, train and fill orders. <BR>
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I appreciate your reply’s and comments to recent articles. That’s what they are all about, written to spark some thought process, we can all learn from. Thank you for taking the time...<BR>
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Training requests for the first of 2011 have been coming in and we are doing the best to accommodate everyone. If you are planning chain saw training, sharpening or two-cycle troubleshooting workshops for the first half of 2011 please contact Laura so tentative dates can be discussed. <a href="Laura@ForestApps.com">Laura@ForestApps.com</a> <BR>
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Thank you all for a great Summer of training and now we are glad the Fall dates and cooler temperatures are going well. <BR>
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The Twitter Connections are growing... Follow our activities and contacts on Twitter @ForestApps<BR>
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The ForestApps Blog has lots of articles you read first on ChainPoint but you can share with your friends by sending them to the Blog. <a href="http://www.forestapps.blogspot.com">http://www.forestapps.blogspot.com</a> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Good Sawing,<BR>
<I>Tim Ard<BR>
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O 770.222.2511<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="5"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'>Tools of the Storm…<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8pt'>By Tim Ard, Forest Applications Training, Inc. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>The past two weeks on the training trail, I have been using an awesome chain saw combination for handling storm clean up tasks. The saw is the Stihl MS230. It is a quite impressive small saw. You can check out all the saw details at <a href="http://www.stihlusa.com/chainsaws/MS230CBEDURO.html">http://www.stihlusa.com/chainsaws/MS230CBEDURO.html</a> . The saw came equipped with the carbide tipped Stihl Duro saw chain. It is a rugged chain and could be a loop that lasts a long, long time for the homeowner and even be a great combination for storm cleanup for government agencies.<BR>
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Now for the combination I have been using. I mounted an Oregon PowerSharp system on the MS230. This is a top sharpening saw chain that is different to look at, but is really different when you put it to the wood. This stuff is smooth and cuts like crazy. You can find out more at <a href="http://www.PowerSharp.com">http://www.PowerSharp.com</a> <BR>
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I ran the saw for five tanks of TruFuel50 and just began to feel the cutting speed dropping. I then clamped on the sharpening device and gave it a 3 second hit of PowerSharp. I was right back to work at full cutting capacity. This product is an unbelievable accessory to any small chain saw that uses extended pitch 3/8 saw chain. <BR>
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Questions? Contact Tim at <a href="TimArd@ForestApps.com">TimArd@ForestApps.com</a> and check out the <a href="http://www.ForestApps.com">http://www.ForestApps.com</a> website for chain saw operations and training.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
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