Yea, electric saws are gonna be great here…
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Yea, electric saws are gonna be great here…
If I remember correctly its an 044 with special Barbie stickers on it.
Most of the disaster response groups rely on battery powered contractor tools (sawzalls, drills, circular saws, etc.). They use a variety of generators to charge if AC power is not available.
I have run battery powered chainsaws and pole saws on disasters: 3 batteries per saw, and recharging on lunch breaks, at night, etc.
Philbert
I have run battery powered chainsaws and pole saws on disasters: 3 batteries per saw, and recharging on lunch breaks, at night, etc.
Philbert
Just one option:
Philbert
Philbert
I have a converter on my truck...have run corded tools in the boonies.
Took two loads of brush to the dump yesterday, 98% of it cut with an 80v Kobalt battery chainsaw and a Milwaukee 18v pole saw. The last little bit with manual loppers. Didn't even touch the battery life on either. Battery tools can get some work done.
I bet Kenskip knows!
A number of large companies (Target, Home Depot, PetSmart, etc.) have pre-existing relationships with organizations like the Red Cross, etc.
They are in the logistics business, and can bring in pallets and truckloads of supplies.
Often donated, but also able to get additional stuff sent out at cost, or through corporate foundations, etc.
Many, many local businesses also step up with supplies, shelter, feeding, etc.
It’s really a positive thing to see in a divided and cynical world.
Philbert
They are in the logistics business, and can bring in pallets and truckloads of supplies.
Often donated, but also able to get additional stuff sent out at cost, or through corporate foundations, etc.
Many, many local businesses also step up with supplies, shelter, feeding, etc.
It’s really a positive thing to see in a divided and cynical world.
Philbert
A coworker who volunteers with me normally brings a small kubota with a grapple. On his first trip to Mayfield KY, he managed to poke a stick into one of the front valve stems. A local shop fixed it for him and refused payment for the service. The guy behind the counter basically said "That's my name on the sign out front, and i said your money is no good here. If you need ANYTHING while you're down here, you come here FIRST, and I'll make sure you get it."
It's sad that it takes such a tragedy to be able to see the good in most people.
It's sad that it takes such a tragedy to be able to see the good in most people.
On 9/11 I was working at 3M. A few of us were driving down to a warehouse in Iowa, for a routine visit, listening to something we could not understand on the news.
By the time we got to the warehouse, they were filling up semi-trailers with medical and surgical supplies, before the second tower fell.
I asked where they were going, expecting to hear the name of a specific customer or distributor.
They said ‘New York’, with the unspoken understanding that they would get sorted out there.
Philbert
By the time we got to the warehouse, they were filling up semi-trailers with medical and surgical supplies, before the second tower fell.
I asked where they were going, expecting to hear the name of a specific customer or distributor.
They said ‘New York’, with the unspoken understanding that they would get sorted out there.
Philbert
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Hoping for the best for everyone in those affected areas! You guys and gals out clearing stay safe, we all know how hazardous those blown down trees and powerlines can be.
I do utility work and have been sent into many storm hit areas, but nothing like this. We have generators mounted on some of the trucks and I have a company provided battery powered electric saw, gas saw and pole saw on the truck as well. If its bad I'll take one or two of my saws along along with all the fuel and bar fuel I can get a hold of.
I do utility work and have been sent into many storm hit areas, but nothing like this. We have generators mounted on some of the trucks and I have a company provided battery powered electric saw, gas saw and pole saw on the truck as well. If its bad I'll take one or two of my saws along along with all the fuel and bar fuel I can get a hold of.
That is a whole lot of ridiculous crap right there. Why did you waste your time typing it
We had a doosie of a storm back in July. Nothing like what folks are dealing with in the Carolinas, but a good one. Rain and wind such that we had water coming thru the front door, and it wasn't from flooding. It was raining and blowing that hard. Took 8 days to get power back. Lots of trees down on my road and neighbors property. 3 had trees down that were preventing them from getting out. One down on a home. I've become known on our road as the guy with the saw...you can guess who was called to clear stuff out. All work done with an 026 and maybe 1 (ish) gallon of mixed gas, already on hand.
A gallon of gas run through a small saw like an 026 can do a lot of work short term in an emergencysituation. Even if you don't have it mixed on hand and have the oil, gasoline can be had in small quantities fairly easily just about anywhere, including the gas tank of your vehicle in dire times.
A gallon of gas run through a small saw like an 026 can do a lot of work short term in an emergencysituation. Even if you don't have it mixed on hand and have the oil, gasoline can be had in small quantities fairly easily just about anywhere, including the gas tank of your vehicle in dire times.
