Hydraulic driven chainsaw for skid steer or tractor loader

[jblnut]

Has anyone ever used a hydraulic chainsaw on a pole with a tractor or skid loader ? The brand “Limbsaw” pops up when I do some searching. I’m looking for something that will be easier, and safer, to trim around field edges than standing in a skid loader bucket with an actual chainsaw whilst someone else drives around from limb to limb.

YouTube video so you know the product I’m talking about …..

 

[sean donato]

Interesting looking contraption. Only ever used tractor mounted boom mowers/munchers for bank/tree line trimming, anything too big got saw cut with the man basket and saw/pole saw. Interested to know your thoughts if you end up getting one.

 

[jblnut]

Interesting looking contraption. Only ever used tractor mounted boom mowers/munchers for bank/tree line trimming, anything too big got saw cut with the man basket and saw/pole saw. Interested to know your thoughts if you end up getting one.

I have a buddy that fell from a skid loader man basket a few weeks ago and got beat up pretty good. In typical hurried fashion we all seem to be in he wasn’t harnessed in and fell to the ground. That got me searching for something a little safer.

I started looking for pole saws but I have miles and miles of field edges to maintain and that seemed to be about the same safety as a chainsaw and a lot slower. Then I found this thing for the skiddy. Seems neat

 

[dboyd351]

I know they have been around quite awhile, but know nothing about them.
seems like it would be ideal for drumming trees around the field.

 

[jblnut]

Welp I ordered one today.

I’ll report back once I get it and put it to work.

Just shy of $2300 shipped without a bar and chain. They were going to send a TriLink bar and chain and knocked off waaaaaaay more than I thought they were worth. Plus I have a few setups that’ll fit right on there already.

 

[dboyd351]

I'm guessing your bar and chain is going to be better than a Tri-Link

Let us know how it works!

 

[Bill G]

Once you get it it I would love to see the bar mount and sprocket/gear. I am wondering what they are running

 

[jblnut]

Once you get it it I would love to see the bar mount and sprocket/gear. I am wondering what they are running

So am I. I’ll show it off, no worries.

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

Not sure if you can in the States- but you can get them here, have toyed with the idea on my own machine as it usually runs a flail arm for finer material, circular single saw blade for heavier.
A shear would be more ideal- real easy to pinch a chain or bar way out there in reach and height cutting limbs with long overhang. Get it pinched say 20 feet up in the air and you need that guy with another machine and someone on a pallet or in the bucket to cut your machine free.

 

[Del_]

Years ago I did quite a bit of trimming around fields using a 30ft bucket truck mounted on a one ton 4 X 4. No outriggers were needed or used as it had none.

We could make a real mess to cleanup in no time. We would use fairly large chainsaws.

The farmers would handle the cleanup and back then a lot of them burnt firewood.