Are there any other brands of tree choppers on the market? If so,
anyone with any experiences with them?

On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:31:34 -0800 (PST), Frank Thompson
wrote:

Are there any other brands of tree choppers on the market? If so,
anyone with any experiences with them?

holy crap! I was going to say something smart-assed like 'a hatchet
works for me' -- but I thought I'd Google it first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF9uxexunYo

Now that might be the coolest real tool since the twitcher went
mainstream.

The still pictures made me think it was a hydraulic-- then they
showed it in action. My first thought was a little army of them
mowing down rioting terrorists.

Why don't you want the DR? I'm guessing they are a little
expensive- just to cover insurance costs.

OTOH- They look like a good little welding project for a creative guy.

Jim

I am always suspicious of promo videos like that, where they dice, slice,
and even peels onions without tears. If that gadget works as well as it
portrays, then it's somereally awesome gadget. They were cutting down baby
pines. Makes me wonder if the cutting blades get bogged down with sap after
awhile, and ned to be cleaned with gasoline?

Maybe I meant to say "displays" instead of portrays?

Christopher A. Young
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"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
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holy crap! I was going to say something smart-assed like 'a hatchet
works for me' -- but I thought I'd Google it first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF9uxexunYo

Now that might be the coolest real tool since the twitcher went
mainstream.

The still pictures made me think it was a hydraulic-- then they
showed it in action. My first thought was a little army of them
mowing down rioting terrorists.

Why don't you want the DR? I'm guessing they are a little
expensive- just to cover insurance costs.

OTOH- They look like a good little welding project for a creative guy.

Jim

On 11/29/2012 6:51 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:31:34 -0800 (PST), Frank Thompson
wrote:

Are there any other brands of tree choppers on the market? If so,
anyone with any experiences with them?

holy crap! I was going to say something smart-assed like 'a hatchet
works for me' -- but I thought I'd Google it first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF9uxexunYo

Now that might be the coolest real tool since the twitcher went
mainstream.

The still pictures made me think it was a hydraulic-- then they
showed it in action. My first thought was a little army of them
mowing down rioting terrorists.

Why don't you want the DR? I'm guessing they are a little
expensive- just to cover insurance costs.

OTOH- They look like a good little welding project for a creative guy.

Jim


Remember the movie "Soylent Green"? The rioters were handled by bucket
loaders. ^_^

TDD

On 11/29/2012 5:31 AM, Frank Thompson wrote:
Are there any other brands of tree choppers on the market? If so,
anyone with any experiences with them?


Yep, I saw this one: ^_^

http://www.epicaviationservices.com/

TDD

Soylent green.... is.... pine trees!

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"The Daring Dufas" wrote in message
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Remember the movie "Soylent Green"?
The rioters were handled by bucket
loaders. ^_^

TDD

Why don't you want the DR?

I'm just looking at the options. DR products are usually a little
overpriced.

Frank Thompson wrote:


Why don't you want the DR?

I'm just looking at the options. DR products are usually a little
overpriced.

Do you know anyone who has actually used one? As cool as it looks,
it seems to me to be a bit impractical. My long handled loppers will
eat anything up to 2-3 inches with ease. I'll bet I could find a
pair that ate 4" trees with a little hydraulic assist.

If not, I think I've seen a chainsaw on a pole that was made for
shoving the saw under trees that you couldn't get close to. [how do
Christmas Tree farms harvest?]

Jim

"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message

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If not, I think I've seen a chainsaw on a pole

Chainsaw on a pole. That gives me visions of accidents even gorier than the
many I saw as a reporter. It sounds like it should be the title of a
slasher flick. (-:

--
Bobby G.

On 11/30/2012 6:37 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Frank Thompson wrote:


Why don't you want the DR?

I'm just looking at the options. DR products are usually a little
overpriced.

Do you know anyone who has actually used one? As cool as it looks,
it seems to me to be a bit impractical. My long handled loppers will
eat anything up to 2-3 inches with ease. I'll bet I could find a
pair that ate 4" trees with a little hydraulic assist.

If not, I think I've seen a chainsaw on a pole that was made for
shoving the saw under trees that you couldn't get close to. [how do
Christmas Tree farms harvest?]

Jim


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzRh_WtyjPU

On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:27:06 -0700, chaniarts
wrote:

On 11/30/2012 6:37 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

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If not, I think I've seen a chainsaw on a pole that was made for
shoving the saw under trees that you couldn't get close to. [how do
Christmas Tree farms harvest?]

Jim


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzRh_WtyjPU


Hehe-- I'm thinking of something a little lower tech, but hey, if the
checkbook can handle it, that would be a lot more fun.

Jim

On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:00:25 -0500, "Robert Green"
wrote:

"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message

stuff snipped

If not, I think I've seen a chainsaw on a pole

Chainsaw on a pole. That gives me visions of accidents even gorier than the
many I saw as a reporter. It sounds like it should be the title of a
slasher flick. (-:

I have an electric one on a pole that I use overhead. [My neighbor's
is a gas powered one- lighter, so it goes higher]

But the one I'm thinking of had wheels or a skid and you shoved it
under a tree. Maybe I'm conflating a couple things because I can't
picture how it would work.

Jim

On Nov 30, 8:37*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Frank Thompson wrote:

Why don't you want the DR?

I'm just looking at the options. * DR products are usually a little
overpriced.

Do you know anyone who has actually used one?

No, that is why I am asking here.

"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
wrote:

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Chainsaw on a pole. That gives me visions of accidents even gorier than
the
many I saw as a reporter. It sounds like it should be the title of a
slasher flick. (-:

I have an electric one on a pole that I use overhead. [My neighbor's
is a gas powered one- lighter, so it goes higher]

I can appreciate their use but considering the trouble I've had with a
two-section rope-operated pruning saw, I'll pass and call the tree guy.
I've seen stranger ways to cut high branches:


http://dvice.com/assets_c/2009/11/La...auto-28628.jpg

But the one I'm thinking of had wheels or a skid and you shoved it
under a tree. Maybe I'm conflating a couple things because I can't
picture how it would work.

A dolly operated chainsaw would seem to be a lot safer than one waving
around over your head.

But now I see that the motor is separate from the cutting end, so my image
of a very top-heavy marriage of standard chainsaw and a long stick was
somewhat inaccurate g.


http://www.google.com/search?q=chain...& hl=en&gbv=1

In the pantheon of saw accidents, chain saw accidents are a class of their
own.


http://www.google.com/search?q=chain...& hl=en&gbv=1

That's probably why when I think of one on a pole, I think of mayhem
multiplied. I've seen not-to-bright neighbors nearly kill themselves
because they didn't know a thing about how to take down a large tree. Many
times an accident will involve severing a femoral artery because of the way
the saw is held and the victim bleeds out before help arrives. If I can't
cut it with the Sawzall, it's time to call the tree monkey (that's what this
4'10" Canuck tree guy I use calls himself and it's accurate).

On TruTV I saw a bunch of people tie down a huge 20' section of a tree 2'
across. They had secured it so that the ropes were tensioned to pull
upwards to keep the blade from binding and when it was cut through, the huge
cut portion began to swing around wildly. Those were some frightened
looking riggers.

Here's one of the oddest items that included the term "pole saw."

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012
Man accused of insurance fraud involving severed hand released on bond
By R. DARREN PRICE -

A Cayce man accused of cutting off a person's hand as part of an insurance
scam was released from jail Thursday.

Gerald B. Hardin posted $100,000 bond and was released from Lexington County
Detention Center after turning himself in earlier this month. Federal
prosecutors say he and another person used a pole saw to cut off an
acquaintance's hand to get a payout from four insurance policies in May
2008. He is charged with six crimes, including insurance fraud. The other
two people involved were not named in the Hardin's federal indictment.

http://www.thestate.com/2012/02/25/2...nce-fraud.html

Imagine having your hand cut off for money and then getting stiffed?

--
Bobby G.

On 11/29/2012 6:51 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:31:34 -0800 (PST), Frank Thompson
wrote:

Are there any other brands of tree choppers on the market? If so,
anyone with any experiences with them?

holy crap! I was going to say something smart-assed like 'a hatchet
works for me' -- but I thought I'd Google it first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF9uxexunYo

Now that might be the coolest real tool since the twitcher went
mainstream.

The still pictures made me think it was a hydraulic-- then they
showed it in action. My first thought was a little army of them
mowing down rioting terrorists.

Why don't you want the DR? I'm guessing they are a little
expensive- just to cover insurance costs.

OTOH- They look like a good little welding project for a creative guy.

Jim


Looks like it would be rough on the ATV and the rider but it does look
like it's effective. I wonder often the blades need changing/sharpening?