new way to trim trees!

[DaNgEr_KiTtY]

we were out at the cabin this weekend & all of the sudden heard a really loud engine or something. i had seen a road crew trimming trees on the way in. it sounded like a helicopter at first but i thought maybe it could have been a shredder. this cabin is located in a small pasture with mountains on both sides so it echoes.

i got up to see if i could spot this loud noise & here is what i saw when i walked to the tree line next to the pasture....

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/stevebrotzman/Grass-DK-Cabin/Oct-Cabin003.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/stevebrotzman/Grass-DK-Cabin/Oct-Cabin002.jpg

video...

http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/stevebrotzman/Grass-DK-Cabin/?action=view&current=Oct-Cabin004.flv

it may be hard to see but there were cutting blades hanging 20 feet or so from the bottom of this cable & slicing trees like cheese.

[chloe3388]

All I can say is Wow! That is some trimmer.

[Mac_Muz]

That's some pilot!

[DaNgEr_KiTtY]

yeah this guy was pretty damn good. there was a breeze that day too plus he has to have a fair amount of tension pulling him when the blades start to bite. i wish i could have gotten some better shots cause before i grabbed the camera he was slicing off bunches of limbs all at one time.

a buddy happened to stop buy later doing some bow hunting & said he had talked to the pilot. he gets a $1000 an hour for his service.

[nancy1340]

:o

Wow! That is something.

[annabella1]

Gee I wouldn't like to be going for a stroll in the woods and suddenly having tree branches raining down on me. I know it was probably real loud but that doesn't mean I would have time to get out of the way.

[DaNgEr_KiTtY]

annabella they make sure nobody is around the power lines when they are trimming so have no fear....you won't be getting a branch shower next time you are out walkin ;D

[DaNgEr_KiTtY]

god i love the internets! & yeah thats plural! here is a good close up of the blade on this helicopter. obviously they had a much better camera :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oceC9DzDLlE&mode=related&search=

[Katrina-Sisu]

Awesome!

Hey! Someone can fly the helicopter, someone can hold my legs, and I'll dangle out the side with a chainsaw. We can split the cash 3 ways. Any takers? :D

Katrina

[Catalpa]

I'll hold your legs....

But really, they can't be too precise with that thing. Looks like it would butcher up the trees pretty badly and then the trees would die. :'(

[DaNgEr_KiTtY]

trees die & others grow back. as far as clearing limbs for power lines in these types of areas i doubt that many trees actually get KILLED & if they were then i consider it a crime of passion.

Katrina i think in true backwood homes spirit we need to make the helicopter ourselves. i am up for that. i also love microsoft flight sim 3 & am a decent pilot.....i can get a helicopter sim to learn so i can fly it. so the breakdown is $300 a piece for the 3 of us.

[Katrina-Sisu]

I'll hold your legs....

But really, they can't be too precise with that thing. Looks like it would butcher up the trees pretty badly and then the trees would die. :'(

I'll make sure I won't eat any burritos lol.

Kat

[Katrina-Sisu]

trees die & others grow back. as far as clearing limbs for power lines in these types of areas i doubt that many trees actually get KILLED & if they were then i consider it a crime of passion.

Katrina i think in true backwood homes spirit we need to make the helicopter ourselves. i am up for that. i also love microsoft flight sim 3 & am a decent pilot.....i can get a helicopter sim to learn so i can fly it. so the breakdown is $300 a piece for the 3 of us.

LOL! If you build it, I can't build anything. Mom bought me a pre-made bird house and I broke that lol..I am cursed being a klutz.

LOL :D I like Oregan Trail..muhahahah. Except I always run out of food or shoot too many animals and cause extinction...I have alot of free time lol.

Kat

[nancy1340]

I'll make sure I won't eat any burritos lol.

Kat



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But dang funny. ;)

[DaNgEr_KiTtY]

i think that this would be one situation where it would be ok to eat burritos. the helicopter prop will force any undesirable odors down to the ground.

[DV8]

They use these along the power lines in the smokies, & it's pretty intense to see... from afar !!

[BIGGKIDD]

Here is the best video I have seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMQgt5YiD0w

Larry

[Katrina-Sisu]

LOL! The burritos can provide enough force we'll get the helicopter moving really fast :D.

Kat