The Dog Father is a great chopper in any configuration. But which is the best for you, LE or CG, depends on your needs. The LE can cut brush and “whip” trees that would chokes a CG, while the CG can eat up heavy or hard wood that would tests the LE.

You’ll hear folks tout one or the other as best, but that’s because they live in an area where that particular model is well matched to what they commonly encounter. And that should be your goal, to be someone who’s DF is perfectly matched to their needs.

So what do you typically use a chopper for? Since you’re a mountain Westerner (your tag says Golden, CO), would you use it mostly while camping in the tall timbers (CG), or more for clearing brush along the stream down in the prairie (LE)?