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Hydraulic Chainsaw

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by redRover, Oct 30, 2015.

  1. redRover

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    I was wondering if anyone had any experience with hydraulic chainsaws like they use in bucket trucks.

    How do they perform compared to a gas chainsaw? What cc would you give?

    It seems like they should have very high performance, because the powerhead is offboard, and can be much larger than all but a motorcycle derived race saw could be. On the other hand, I imagine dragging the hoses around can be kind of a pain unless all you're doing is standing in the bucket.

    I don't have any use for one, and I've never laid hands on one, but I was just interested if you all had any experience with them.
     
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    Never used a chainsaw like that but have used a hydraulic stick saw. They work very well.
     
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    All I know is that they are usually EXPENSIVE !!!!!
     
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    Yeah, I checked into them on ebay. I wanted to make a version of a HD hedge trimmer to trim my wood roads back with this contraption mounted on the bucket, and powered by the tractor.
     
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    I like the idea !
     
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