camel2019
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What’s the difference between a pulpwood bow and a clearing bow how were they used.
Thinking Clinton idk though I seen a Canadian tire version on Facebook marketplace recently too but they wanted $300 for it.Camel do you know who made your Tecomaster 6?
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The shape/size of the bow/opening. How were they used? CarefullyWhat’s the difference between a pulpwood bow and a clearing bow how were they used.
The brush cutter may be safer but in the case of small trees it is much slowerI take it a clearing bow was used for felling smaller trees? Don’t think I’d ever own one or use one I kinda think their neat though. But a brush cutter with a blade seems somewhat safer.
Been looking at buying land to do a U cut Christmas tree farm and from what I read the clearing bows were used on them a lot.The brush cutter may be safer but in the case of small trees it is much slower
I can see why Christmas tree farms use them then. You can buy new clearing bows they are expensive though.The clearing bow bars I used in the '80s for thinning were longer and had narrower ends than the bow bars I've seen since. They had stingers bolted to the end at the bottom corner, and long aluminum guards on top and bottom. You seated the stinger on the tree and it prevented the bar from kicking back. They were great for thinning as you did not have to bend down far. They were safe enough that I often started a cut and then used my right hand to push the tree over the the desired direction. We were cutting trees up to about 5-6" at the base.
I take it a clearing bow was used for felling smaller trees? Don’t think I’d ever own one or use one I kinda think their neat though. But a brush cutter with a blade seems somewhat safer.
I live in the largest Christmas tree production county in the US. When I was in school I worked in the trees and we tried bow saws. They were terrible. Out of 20 tree cutters not one liked them. Basically turned a one man job into a two man job and you was still bent over . Best case scenario The tree would sit back down on the stump inside the bow even worse the butt would go down through the bow and miss the stump and you was stuck. You pretty much had to have another person to lift up on the tree or help it fall. On trees under 6 ft or so it wasn't bad but the bigger the tree the worse they got.The brush cutter may be safer but in the case of small trees it is much slower
You got me I kinda want to see a pic of that nowI have bows in most all shapes, sizes, and designs. Some of the oddest are for the two mans, but even them are not as strange as the one on a Disston DO101 with straddle chain. That is a really odd one.
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