JimR
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Anyone own or use a hydraulic stick saw or hydraulic pruners off their tractor hydraulics?
Hydraulic Stick Saws
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oosik
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No. I saw a hydraulic pruner at the Kubota dealership several years ago. It was very heavy built and would have been quite a chore just to lug around. The heft of that pruner plus the weight of the hydraulic hose - you would need to have the strength of a gorilla to use it for long.
Smokeydog
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Made one for the tractor. Sure been useful. Several manufacturers make similar saws.
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JimR
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Now that is interesting.
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What use are you thinking about? There is also a circular saw version sold by Limbsaw. Home
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The tree trimmers were using a handheld hydraulic pole saw from the bucket of the boom truck.
wow,that is impressive. how does it work with the lower branches, just. tilt forward or…..?
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JimR
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I plan on using it around our properties. I did buy these yesterday for $200. Two loppers and the saw.
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Smokeydog
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Yes. The top is hinged and adjustable. Generally want to cut from the top to prevent binding. Being able to reverse gets you out of a bind.
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JimR
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I changed out the hose fittings on the saw. It does work on my remotes but the open loop valve is sticking when you release the handle. I'll get into that tomorrow to see what is causing the sticking.
kneedeep
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I use my LimbSaw yearly to keep tractor roads and duckhole levees trimmed up so mowing isn’t so difficult. Runs off of hydraulics is piped to front of loader from the #2 rear remote on the right side of bucket. It uses hydraulic fluid to oil the chain, which is adjustable. More oil cuts better but will leave a mess on the tractor. I turned mine down to a fast drip.
Sometimes used to delimb a trash tree that needs removing. Only cuts in a vertical plane but will take a vertical limb out if the blade can get started on an angle. Undercuts are possible to help cutting big limbs from pinching saw.
When I trim or take a tree out, the limbs get piled up for wildlife. Brush piles around my place are full of hopping, crawling, flying and biting things!
Sometimes used to delimb a trash tree that needs removing. Only cuts in a vertical plane but will take a vertical limb out if the blade can get started on an angle. Undercuts are possible to help cutting big limbs from pinching saw.
When I trim or take a tree out, the limbs get piled up for wildlife. Brush piles around my place are full of hopping, crawling, flying and biting things!
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JimR
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I did end up buying 3 Greenlee tools. One stick saw and two loppers for $200. I got in my standard hydraulic fittings the other day and went to work using the stick saw. Man does that work nicely. I also turned down the chain oil on mine. My front remotes run off one of my rear remotes just like you have. The price to run those hoses were around 1/4 of the price to buy and install a joystick setup for the front remotes. I noticed that this saw does not pull on my back like my Husqvarna pole saw does. I also used one of the hydraulic loppers I got and it works awesome slicing off 1" and 1 1/2" branches like cutting butter. Because these tools are only rated for 800 - 2000 psi I am running my tractor at an idle to use them. I noticed that the hoses are only rated for 2200 psi. Full throttle would probably blow these lines on me. I wish I had bought these years ago. What a time saver they are. Not to mention that i can use an IBC tote in my forks to get up to cut higher branches and have my daughter move me around.
