arborworks1
Treehouser
Whole cable in one chop, Most days!! I use rig guy as well. Sometimes I will have to force the cone over the burr.
How to cut 3/8" EHS Steel Cable
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NickfromWI
King of Splices
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With something like this:
tophopper
The resident asshole
We use a bolt cutters also.
Keep them clean, well maintained and properly adjusted. A good pair will cut right through the entire cable in one clean cut. We also use the rigguy kits and to date havent had any problems.
These are similar to what we use.........
http://www.mccusainc.com/Tools/images/Bolt-Cutter.jpg
Keep them clean, well maintained and properly adjusted. A good pair will cut right through the entire cable in one clean cut. We also use the rigguy kits and to date havent had any problems.
These are similar to what we use.........
http://www.mccusainc.com/Tools/images/Bolt-Cutter.jpg
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Some times if I don't get it far enough back in the jaws I have to make a second cut but no problem with rigguy. I have 2 3/8 cables to install this week. One good thing is the batteries never die
tophopper
The resident asshole
Ive tried using a grinder.....pain in the ass!
Even tried a cut off wheel on a cordless drill.......pain in the ass!
Just send me the bolt cutters, I'll haul them heavy SOBs up, and be done with it. Just dont throw them out of the tree as tempting as it may be. Lower them back down.
Even tried a cut off wheel on a cordless drill.......pain in the ass!
Just send me the bolt cutters, I'll haul them heavy SOBs up, and be done with it. Just dont throw them out of the tree as tempting as it may be. Lower them back down.
FJR
Treehouser
Pain in the ass? How? It takes all of about 3 seconds to use a cutoff wheel. I have the Felco C9, and it is faster and takes less energy to use the cut off wheel to cut through the entire cable then it is to use the C9's to cut a single strand.
Oh, you said cordless drill with a cutoff wheel. Sorry I just saw that. Yeah that would suck, angle grinder all the way.
Oh, you said cordless drill with a cutoff wheel. Sorry I just saw that. Yeah that would suck, angle grinder all the way.
pigwot
M's, Juniper's, Lowen’s, and Inge’s Grandpa
We have 36" bolt cutters and 3/8" EHS is a single-cut or occasionally two-cut sever.
flushcut
TreeHouser
36" bolt cutter for me and I have yet to not cut 3/8 EHS in one pass. I think I paid $50 at Lowes, can't remember it was awhile ago.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Some 30 years ago we build a pipe rack for the pipe fitters made of 30 foot class 1 southern yellow pine poles with double crossarms and stretched 3/4" EHS guy wire .
It was dead ended on every cross arm with preforms that were 4 feet long and took a crowbar to wrap them .I cut that chit with a torch .They hung 10" pipe on that thing both sides .That's were I set the outrigger down on my buddys' foot .Could have turned out bad but luckily it just cut the top of his Redwing boot .Learned a lesson over that ,always know where the help is before you make a move .
It was dead ended on every cross arm with preforms that were 4 feet long and took a crowbar to wrap them .I cut that chit with a torch .They hung 10" pipe on that thing both sides .That's were I set the outrigger down on my buddys' foot .Could have turned out bad but luckily it just cut the top of his Redwing boot .Learned a lesson over that ,always know where the help is before you make a move .
arborworks1
Treehouser
Most times I will put one handle in a crotch and steady the cable with one hand and push the handle gently with my free hand. Pretty easy cut with that technique.
JoshINtrees
TreeHouser
You must have some weight to put behind it; I don't. 
Burnham
Woods walker
How about a hydraulic cable cutter?
sotc
Dormant hero!!
You must have some weight to put behind it; I don't.
Put some rocks in your pockets!
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
hydraulic cutters are costly .http://www.wirecutterstore.com/servlet/the-98/EHS-Guy-Wire-Cutter/Detail
Burnham
Woods walker
Some are super expensive, true...others not so bad.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
If all else fails, do like bums like me do and use an angle grinder.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
THAT looks fun!
flushcut
TreeHouser
What's the pipe from?
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
I seem to think there was a swing hung from the pipe years ago.
flushcut
TreeHouser
Ah, that makes sense.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Burnham
Woods walker
If I was in the biz, I'd have something like this...
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Kudos offers a lot of options in this type of product, including some battery powered models that look really nice. Real costly, though.
Here's a link to a supplier of a similar product, cost is $300...not cheap, but not out of the question. Like Al said, there are others 5 times as much, and up.
http://www.amazon.com/8-Ton-Hydraulic-Cable-Cutter/dp/B0046D9DA0
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w7CnAjLtLck" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Kudos offers a lot of options in this type of product, including some battery powered models that look really nice. Real costly, though.
Here's a link to a supplier of a similar product, cost is $300...not cheap, but not out of the question. Like Al said, there are others 5 times as much, and up.
http://www.amazon.com/8-Ton-Hydraulic-Cable-Cutter/dp/B0046D9DA0
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
The only problem might be the rating on that one. Seems every pump or ratchet type I have looked up is not rated for steel cable. Geared more for softer like aluminum. The ones Willie shows are rated for the harder cable. They (linesmen) use them for the guys in the industry. Always thought about trying a fiberglass handled pair like what Willie has just to help with the weight.
FarWest Cutters
FarWest Cutters
sotc
Dormant hero!!
That is a sweet unit Burnham, if I did a fair bit more cabling I think I would get one of those
