Powerhead up or down when saw is verticle?

[Stihl 041S]

I have a 5 foot bar as a hedge trimmer mounted on a garden tractor. I need

to mount the powerhead either up or down. I'm trimming the branches of an

untrimmed orchard growing into a driveway. Any ideas?

Also would a horizontal or verticle Stihl cylinder be better?

Many thanks.
Rob

 

[Stihl 041S]

No Guru has a view?

 

[Stihl 041S]

Chain going up or down to cut? Any oiling suggestions?

 

[PES+]

Flamethrower

 

[Stihl 041S]

Flamethrower

Backpack, wheeled, or track mount?

 

[PES+]

Seriously

IT would be safer than what you are describing trying to do....

 

[Stihl 041S]

IT would be safer than what you are describing trying to do....

Sorry bout that.
A 5 foot bar, front right corner of garden tractor. Granberg attachments

mounted on the front, guard to the back. Basicly a large hedge trimmer.

The apple trees in the orchards have grown out too far and need to be

trimmed back.

 

[PES+]

If you mount it on a truck maybe.......and you will absolutely need a hedge trimmer guard but I have never seen one that large so you would have to make one.

You still stand a good chance of breaking the chain and smashing up the truck windshield

I can't imagine that using a pole saw would take more time to do the job than it would take you rigging up your idea

 

[Stihl 041S]

Sorry no pics. The mount is to the bar it self, so maybe I'll do a right angle and mount the powerhead to the back on the rear. Be nice to have a guard around it.

 

[Stihl 041S]

If you mount it on a truck maybe.......and you will absolutely need a hedge trimmer guard but I have never seen one that large so you would have to make one.

You still stand a good chance of breaking the chain and smashing up the truck windshield

I can't imagine that using a pole saw would take more time to do the job than it would take you rigging up your idea

A couple of thousand trees, the orchards aren"t used. Its about keeping the rows open for the guy that owns it. He is a good guy that has had a run of health problems.

The trees are semi dwarfs, close planted 10 ft between rows

 

[Stihl 041S]

Looks like the right angle will be a lot of work.

 

[wkpoor]

I remember you talking about this at the GTG last Dec 8th.I would like to see pics of it!

 

[Stihl 041S]

I remember you talking about this at the GTG last Dec 8th.I would like to see pics of it!

Have to see my 12 year old God son about remedial training.

 

[PES+]

Have you given any thought to how you would keep the chain brake from tripping when the bar grabs?

 

[Lakeside53]

I'd mount a couple of 5 foot diameter circular saw blades (drive from the PTO), one on each side of the the tractor. You can use it for chariot races after the trees are done. Polish them so they are mirrors - then you can come "out of the sun"

I dount your idea is practical.. you won't be able to control the rpm "in the cut" and as PES says... you'll need to fabricate a fingered hedge trimmer-like blade guard to grab the branches.

There are of course the hydraulic bush cutters for such work.. but they make a real mess.

 

[Stihl 041S]

I'd mount a couple of 5 foot diameter circular saw blades (drive from the PTO), one on each side of the the tractor. You can use it for chariot races after the trees are done. Polish them so they are mirrors - then you can come "out of the sun"

I dount your idea is practical.. you won't be able to control the rpm "in the cut" and as PES says... you'll need to fabricate a fingered hedge trimmer-like blade guard to grab the branches.

There are of course the hydraulic bush cutters for such work.. but they make a real mess.

We had the big orchards trimmed with a rig that had 4 foot circular saw blades, about 5 I think for the sides and a boom with a like set up for the tops, at about 25 ft.

In the cut problem is with a hand brake from a bike, with an in line spring I made.

the Granberg attachment does the hedge trimmer problem, friend has used one on a chainsaw for about 20 years. Multifloral rose and vines no problems, apple trees don't seem too bad.

Next Problem??????????

 

[Cowboy Billy]

I don't know if this is any help. But I have used a ford 8n with the center mount sickle bar mower. It would run almost strait up and as kids we used to run through the woods with it running. I would cut anything up a inch thick. Although we would get a lap full of branches really quick. It was all cedar and pines. It is a little hard to rember how well it worked as it was 25+ years ago.

Billy

 

[PES+]

So no inertia chainbrake

At best...........

YOU'LL PUT YOUR EYE OUT KID


at worst.............don't wanna even guess.

It is one thing to carry the saw with the mill atached and use it as a hedge trimmer......quite another to have a saw running flat out mounted on a lightweight tractor and not inertia chainbrake

 

[Stihl 041S]

I don't know if this is any help. But I have used a ford 8n with the center mount sickle bar mower. It would run almost strait up and as kids we used to run through the woods with it running. I would cut anything up a inch thick. Although we would get a lap full of branches really quick. It was all cedar and pines. It is a little hard to rember how well it worked as it was 25+ years ago.

Billy

The branches are so thick that the sicklebar can't get to them, got to be front mounted. And it beats the hel0 out of the tractor.
Thanks

 

[Stihl 041S]

It may be a better long term solution to remove every other row of apple trees given the close spacing of only 10ft. between rows.

He likes the orchards. A peaceful place for him. Likes the deer. Lots to hunt during season.