"Old Nick" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 20:39:59 -0700, "jbeck"
vaguely proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:

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Why so mysterious about all of this? What are you _doing_? Timber,
firewood....?

Where do I find information concerning specifications (types, uses,
horsepower requirements) for blades in the 32" to 48" range? Primary
use will be in a cross cut fashion.

Not talking about bandsaw blades...not useable for the application.

Didn't mean to be 'mysterious'. Just didn't know if I was posting in an
appropriate newsgroup. It seemed most of this newsgroup was for hobby/craft
type of wood working. Kind of felt out of place.

I am looking at acquiring a hedger. These are machines that go through
orchards, and prune and shape trees on a large scale. I know a little bit
about mechanics, but I don't know jack about the big sawmill type blades.
The machine I have the offer on has a little over 20' in cut, and is
equipped with multiple 32" blades. The use is strictly in a cross cut type
fashion. The questions I am trying to find the answers to are (not in any
particular order):

1) Where do I get replacement blades--(I found a quote for a 38"
blade--$1600, but that's it!)
2) What types of blades are out there? And what are the most suitable?
What are their specifications?
3) This particular machine has a history of being a weak cutter. The
motor driving the cutting head produces approximately 40hp - 50 hp. I have
a spare (from another application) which can produce about 140hp. The
engine produces about 225hp, and the pump is suitable for that size...would
I be overtorquing the blades that are there if I Aggie Engineered it with
the 140hp motor? Are there blades of that size (32") which can take that
much hp? Or is this something that I am going to have to completely rebuild
for my own application? And that's why I really am after technical
specifications for blades, and what is available. If I can find those types
of specs, I can figure out the rest.