vrex
Well-Known OPE Member
Few weeks back I was at a week long USFS train-the-trainers training for my C-sawyer/eval with a dozen other people. We had a classroom designated for our use at Delta Lake State Park north of Rome, NY. The park was generally closed tho they let the Amish through. I suspect a park employee saw us bringing gear into the classroom and unlocked a door for a friend to steal saws. 6 saws were stolen, most owned by individual state forests. They were primarily 362s and 261s. I am not a State employee, I work for a tree service, and the saw I brought (555 with a fullwrap) was my own. I missed a week's pay at work and had a saw stolen, which was my primary chunking saw for climb work. Double f'd. If you come across a 555 with a fullwrap and dual dogs, please let me know or report it to your local PD. I'm sure those saws were moved out of the region, and are long gone. State troopers havent had any luck, i never really expected them to. I wish I'd put any kind of markings on my saw so it would be harder to pass off to a pawn shop or saw shop, lesson learned. I have some serial numbers for the saws, I'm not sure if its ok to post them. I'm hoping to get some funding from the NPS to offset the cost of a new saw. I've exhausted pursuing the state for it, they are self insured and won't reimburse me even tho they explicitly authorized us to keep gear there, and cant issue funds until an arrest is made (lol). I missed @Funky sawman 's screaming deal on a 500iR, if anyone is thinking of letting a full wrap saw go over the winter please let me know. I'm trying to drum up some more side work to get money together for a replacement saw, with the winter lay off coming i dont figure it'll be a new saw, but a full wrap is pretty clutch for me, and the ability to run a 24" bar is ideal. I've got a 24" bar, so I'm covered there. I know this s*** happens, but also F!!! that guy. Stealing from people that rely on their equipment for a living? Go play in traffic.
