3 Point Turbo Saw
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Piston
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LazySusanFarms said:
Did you post some videos on YouTube? I recognize those pics. If so, thanks for doing that!
LazySusanFarms
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My wife and I use a system where we trade off cutting them down while the other drags them to the burn/chipper pile with an ATV. Keeps the tractor busy at all times so the cutting goes fast. The only problem I have had is with trees that have very long drooping limbs, like locust because the limbs hit me first before I can get the saw on them. This only happens with the biggest trees though. Just takes a little practice. Anything too big to drag off by the ATV gets cut in half with a chain saw first. I do keep my bucket on the front for balance though. I probably have 500 - 700 more cedars to cut down.
Tanamera
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I have cut hundreds of Red Cedars ranging from 3" to 20". The larger trees need to be approached from two or three angles and then I sometimes have to push them over with the FEL. You can certainly cut trees with a chainsaw, but not nearly as quickly and, more importantly, not below ground level as the Turbo Saw lets you do. You "grind" the stumps of larger trees with no problem. I have also cut Persimmons, Cork Elm, Black Willows, Hackberry, and Oaks too. I can do a lot of damage in a short period of time and I am using ith with a MX5100 Gear Tractor. An HST would make it even faster. I have ordered a WR Long Grapple for my FEL so I will soon have the total package.
I spent the first five years using chainsaws. I can clear in one day what it used to take me a month of weekends to do.
I spent the first five years using chainsaws. I can clear in one day what it used to take me a month of weekends to do.
Tanamera
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Piston,
I ordered my WR Long Grapple today. Thanks for all your input. What a great resource you have been.
I ordered my WR Long Grapple today. Thanks for all your input. What a great resource you have been.
Piston
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EXCELLENT! I'm glad to hear. The only regret you'll have is not ordering it sooner :thumbsup:
That is gonna be deadly combination for those cedars now!
Piston
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It looks there is another option (from Brown Manufacturing) for the 3 point tree saw now....
Looks very similar to the Turbo Saw. Brown TreeSaw | New Product | Brown Manufacturing | 800-633-8909
Looks very similar to the Turbo Saw. Brown TreeSaw | New Product | Brown Manufacturing | 800-633-8909
Piston
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It looks there is another option (from Brown Manufacturing) for the 3 point tree saw now....
Looks very similar to the Turbo Saw. Brown TreeSaw | New Product | Brown Manufacturing | 800-633-8909
Looks very similar to the Turbo Saw. Brown TreeSaw | New Product | Brown Manufacturing | 800-633-8909
HTBrooks
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I think either the grapple or if you elect not to have the grapple (it is an option), there is a push bar on the back.
What is the largest tree that can safely be cut? I see another post above that a larger tree can be cut in 2 or 3 passes but does that not leave the tree semi-teetering when pulling out and lining up for another pass on another side of the tree?
I am considering purchasing one but most of my trees are 18 - 24" in diameter. Some a little larger.
What is the largest tree that can safely be cut? I see another post above that a larger tree can be cut in 2 or 3 passes but does that not leave the tree semi-teetering when pulling out and lining up for another pass on another side of the tree?
I am considering purchasing one but most of my trees are 18 - 24" in diameter. Some a little larger.