Where can one get a "Tree root cutter"

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Aerial

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Does anyone know who sells tree root cutters?

We are doing work for a concrete firm, they are replacing sidewalks and need tree roots cut before they remove the old concrete. The one I'm looking for is like a concrete saw.

Unless there is a different kind out there.

Thanks.
 
It sounds like a very libelous activity, cutting the support of very big heavy objects that tower over vehicle and human foot traffic!
What are you going to say when one of these trees falls and kills a child walking on the new sidewalk? "I didn't think cutting the roots of the tree would make it fall." or "I didn't think there would be people walking on the sidewalk." :rolleyes: :dizzy:
 
When we do tree preservation projects, we use vibratory plows. The do not make quite as neat of cuts, but they move fast and do make better cuts than ripping with a loader.
 
treesurgeon said:
commonly known as, root cutting lawsuit waiting to happen tool.


Yes we are full aware of the possibility of lawsuits. It is far better to cut the root than to have them ripped up by a backhoe!

We will not be cutting close to the trees anyways.

But thanks for the heads up!
 
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