Additonal thoughts: I cut several dead limbs at once and one of the limbs (very hard) wedged between two of the blades and caused the two blades not to spin and it bent one of the blades. Replacing the blade was easy with an impact wrench. Lesson...cut dead, hard limbs slowly and one at a time. I too looked at a sickle-bar style and chose the TB_HD. Though more costly, it should last. Yes, you typically get what you pay for. Thought - Is there someone that would split the cost with you where both of you could benefit? One final thought...I wish the quick attach plate had more weight on the opposite end of the saw. This would make attaching to my tractor much easier. I hope this helps. Thanks for your response. You've reminded me that I have more roads to trim!

@@mibhogue Thanks for the additional feedback and lessons learned, I appreciate it.