[TheForge] wire tree cutter

[bilcol]

Ah, I can see where a wire cutter could allow being separated a distance
away.  But, might want to hook a motor to a loop to save your arms if the
tree or branch is very big.

Bill
www.bohlfamily.com



-----Original Message-----
From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce
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Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2016 5:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] wire tree cutter

Bill,
This thread got divided.  I commented on "why" in the other.
The idea here is to cut down a widowmaker (a limb or tree with potential to
kill the woodcutter) from a safe distance.  Imagine standing across the yard
-- 40 or more feet away -- while operating a device which does little but
pull a wire (the cutter) around the tree.  It should be pretty easy to make
that safe.  Now we just need to get the wire to  cut wood.  See other thread
for my comments on that.

Bruce
NJ

On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 8:52 AM, bilcol <bilcol at bohlfamily.com> wrote:

> Isn't a chainsaw a string saw with teeth?  Since wood can be cut with 
> teeth trees can be cut very quickly (unlike rock).  I think that with 
> abrasives cutting good sized tree would take quite a lot longer.  It 
> would work but why do it that way?
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> Vincent Nakovics
> Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2016 5:47 AM
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] wire tree cutter
>
> To: Bruce,
>     I know that in an outdoors survival kit I had a good while back 
> they had a wire with teeth on it that was supposed to be for cutting 
> branches for firewood. It was about 6 feet long but only about 3 ft of 
> it had any teeth/grit on it. It cut okay as I remember, had to try it 
> out. I don't have that kit anymore but I would imagine it might not 
> work so well with full size trees due to the weight pressing on the 
> wire once the wire is in deep enough, much like a saw you would need 
> to wedge it, etc. Then of course you might not know exactly where the 
> tree will fall and that is probably the biggest problem.
>     Anyway my 2 cents.Vince Nakovics
>
>
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