fftt wrote:

On Sep 12, 7:16*pm, okey wrote:
I've seen flexible "wire" saws that can bend a good bit. *These wire
saws have a grit coating. *I need to cut down a tree and was wondering
if anyone has ever used something like this on a rope. *You tie ropes
to either end of a "wire" saw, toss one end over a branch and pull
back and forth on the ropes to cut the limb.

-snip-
here;s a flexible saw that could be used as you propose....

http://www.unbelievable-saw.com/

I've got one in the garage. Might just be me, but it takes a good
deal of strength and co-ordination to use the darn thing. My son
and I did manage to finally cut a 6" limb 20 feet up in a tree. We
had 30 feet or so of rope on each side of the saw- could only cut the
branch where it was horizontal- and it took the better part of an
hour.

Maybe if we did it every day for a year or so we'd discover some sort
of rhythm- but it was just plain clumsy this time around.


but be careful! A large limb coming down from height is
dangerous. Large limbs can break before the cut is complete & rip the
tree's bark badly.

A tree-man would undercut the branch- you can't with those saws.

Call a tree guy- the one with the smallest ad in the yellow pages.

Jim