I do not want this job. Swing a what appears to be a 40 foot long metal saw dangling from a helicopter just feet away from high voltage power lines!
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July 17, 2025, 08:17 AM
jgerge222
That takes some amazing skill and courage! I am not a pilot or have any knowledge of flying a helicopter, but that looks like it takes nerves and balls of BIG cold steel!
July 17, 2025, 08:27 AM
smlsig
I think I remember seeing one of those in a James Bond movie! Talk about lethal.
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July 17, 2025, 09:03 AM
a1abdj
They do that near my home every couple of years. Pretty neat to see them flying with it.
Something smoked at the end. Looked like the drive box. He may have hit something the saws couldn't cut through? Looks like a dead tree where maybe the wood had seasoned.
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July 17, 2025, 09:29 AM
Mars_Attacks
This is how they trim the right of way up in Dahlonega. They trimmed the trees at the airport all the time with one.
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July 17, 2025, 09:33 AM
Rawny
It easily cuts a Z8 in half.
July 17, 2025, 10:58 AM
YooperSigs
They do the powerlines here in the Yoop with saw equipped helos.
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July 17, 2025, 12:08 PM
220-9er
quote:
Originally posted by Mars_Attacks: This is how they trim the right of way up in Dahlonega. They trimmed the trees at the airport all the time with one.
I heard them going along our roads this week. When you compare the speed or how many cuts the do, it's probably much less dangerous that putting a worker up there on a rope or in a bucket truck. They can also access lines that are on very difficult terrain at the same speed as when they're on a highway, which the manual method can't.
Originally posted by 6guns: Something smoked at the end. Looked like the drive box. He may have hit something the saws couldn't cut through? Looks like a dead tree where maybe the wood had seasoned.
That seemed inevitable, didn't it? And how are the blades kept square to the desired cut line?
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July 17, 2025, 02:06 PM
HRK
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Originally posted by smlsig: I think I remember seeing one of those in a James Bond movie! Talk about lethal.
The World is Not Enough.... good movie....
Won't be long drones will be doing the work, easily programmed to follow a specific set of GPS directions, wait until you see 50 or 100 of these take off and fly around!
July 17, 2025, 04:40 PM
hberttmank
I am curious about the saws. How are they powered?
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July 17, 2025, 04:54 PM
sourdough44
So many variables, other than that, a good way to cut mid-level branches.
July 17, 2025, 07:12 PM
Johnny 3eagles
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Originally posted by Ripley: And how are the blades kept square to the desired cut line?
The perpendiculator is disconnected to provide parallel pruning. Probably.
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July 17, 2025, 08:19 PM
Bassamatic
Pretty sure I need one of those.
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July 18, 2025, 11:30 AM
V-Tail
How much would they charge to trim the hedge in front of my house?
