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I don't much care for them either, but I took a tree down for a guy last year who owned one. I would cut/lower limbs to my daughter, who would pull/control them once they got to the ground, and the HO would step in and cut them up so he could drag them back out of the way (no clean up job). It was great to be able to communicate with them over the sound of the saw.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
I kind of inherited an electric chainsaw from my dad who got it from his father .Old but really isn't all that bad in the power department .
We carried an electric saw in the line truck because occassional you'd get a pole where it looked like they left the roots attached .So damned fat at the base it wouldn't fit in the hole . A little trim job was all it took .
We carried an electric saw in the line truck because occassional you'd get a pole where it looked like they left the roots attached .So damned fat at the base it wouldn't fit in the hole . A little trim job was all it took .
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
With an electric saw, we would surely hear a lot more creaking and popping. I shut the saw off a few times last week as we laid some trees down across a backyard and between houses. Once they were committed to my intended lay, I shut the saw off. My groundman and i were in awe of the creaking a popping. We never hear that.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
I remember when I first started in tree work, the cracking sounds you get when falling a large tree sometimes, used to scare the heck out of me, not anymore, more like interesting now with a tinge of scary. One becomes more intimate with it.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Way long time ago they did use huge electric saws before small reliable two cycle engines came into being .Those powered by portable generaters they towed up into the woods .Danged things were huge and heavy but a damn sight better that a two man cross cut and a double bit axe .
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Wonder if you guys have ever seen the more heavy duty electric saws, over here 200 volts. I first saw one in use in the yard of a shoe manufacturer where someone was bucking up logs to make the shoe heels out of. Slow cutting but they appear to have some halfway useful torque. Pretty common to see at the auctions, so it seems they have some broad use, or at least used to. I have yet to see anyone using one directly in tree falling. Being a lot quieter is an advantage in more residential settings.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I think a powerful electric chainsaw would be awesome, and whoever invents it will become RICH.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
One step at a time, brother. 
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
What about getting frozen when you die and being brought back to life? Me thinks the kid is watching too many movies.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
No doubt Butch. A pro grade, balanced, electric saw that lays down several HP, and can cut for awhile without a charge. That will be a game changer.
SkwerI
Treehouser
It's coming. The new lithium ion cordless drills are light weight, strong and the batteries recharge in 10 minutes. Only a matter of time before technology progresses to the next level.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
That sounds like the topic of another thread.
I want a nuclear powered chainsaw, not unlike my old ship.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
Don't drop it out of the tree! You'll be on the news.
GASoline71
'cause chicks dig scars
That sounds like the topic of another thread.
I want a nuclear powered chainsaw, not unlike my old ship.
Ahh... the big "E"... sadly, she is being decomissioned this year. She's on her last world cruise right now.
Gary
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I sure was hoping to see her one more time. They're gonna turn her into scrap metal - sad.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Because of the huge holes required to remove the reactors, they can't turn it into a museum ship. Bummer.
GASoline71
'cause chicks dig scars
Yep... My ship (USS Carl Vinson CVN-70) was over in the Persian Gulf with the big "E" for one of the many "Operation Desert _________" and we launched and recovered planes simultaneously only 5 to 10 miles from each other. Friggin' badass... 
Gary
Gary
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
It's cool when you can see another carrier at sea, cruising along with you. I only got to see that once, with the Constellation. Very cool.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
I'd love to take a tour of a carrier. MB, I think they have an open day once a year here when the public can visit some ships, possibly near your old stomping grounds. "Friendship day", I think it is called.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
If you've never been aboard a carrier you cannot imagine the size .I was aboard the JFK in New Port News shortly after it was built .Passed the big E once in a fog .That thing made that fast attack sub look like a piss ant .
