Hydraulic Chainsaw

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.

 

Never used a chainsaw like that but have used a hydraulic stick saw. They work very well.

 

All I know is that they are usually EXPENSIVE !!!!!

 

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.

 

I like the idea !