Hydraulic “Limbsaw” for tractor or skid loader

[jblnut]

Has anyone ever used a hydraulic chainsaw on a pole with a tractor or skid loader ? The brand “Limbsaw” pops up when I do some searching. I’m looking for something that will be easier, and safer, to trim around field edges than standing in a skid loader bucket with an actual chainsaw whilst someone else drives around from limb to limb.

YouTube video so you know the product I’m talking about …..

 

[Woodtroll]

My father has the Limbsaw circular saw that he uses with a skidsteer for driveways, field edges, etc. like you mentioned. It works pretty well, although there is a learning curve, of course. Getting the saw mounted at the end of a long boom positined correctly relative to the limb takes steady hand/foot control of the skidsteer. It has survived several years of use and he is rough on equipment. The only thing we've had to repair is the dampener - we ended up replacing the gas shock with a spring.

I have no experience with the chainsaw model that Limbsaw offers.

Good luck!

 

[Bill G]

Don't you have a Deere 750?

 

[jblnut]

Don't you have a Deere 750?

Yup. And now a D9H as well to keep it company.

It’s good for total brush annihilation but not for pruning trees on rented ground. It’s like using a brush broom to brush your teeth. It works but it makes a mess.

 

[jblnut]

My father has the Limbsaw circular saw that he uses with a skidsteer for driveways, field edges, etc. like you mentioned. It works pretty well, although there is a learning curve, of course. Getting the saw mounted at the end of a long boom positined correctly relative to the limb takes steady hand/foot control of the skidsteer. It has survived several years of use and he is rough on equipment. The only thing we've had to repair is the dampener - we ended up replacing the gas shock with a spring.

I have no experience with the chainsaw model that Limbsaw offers.

Good luck!

I’ve watched videos of the circular saw version as well and it looks slick. Not sure which I’d like better or the actual pros and cons of each for trimming brush. I think they’d both work just fine. The chainsaw model should cut a larger branch but I really don’t anticipate cutting off a 2’ “branch” anytime soon.

Thanks for the feedback !!

 

[Bill G]

Yup. And now a D9H as well to keep it company.

It’s good for total brush annihilation but not for pruning trees on rented ground. It’s like using a brush broom to brush your teeth. It works but it makes a mess.

Pics of the D9...... or it didn't happen

 

[Bill G]

I use a Stihl pole saw but of course it has its limitations.

 

[jblnut]

Welp I ordered one today.

I’ll report back once I get it and put it to work.

Just shy of $2300 shipped without a bar and chain. They were going to send a TriLink bar and chain and knocked off waaaaaaay more than I thought they were worth. Plus I have a few setups that’ll fit right on there already.

Seems like enough $$$$ for what it is but I priced out a motor, hoses, stuff to make an oiler work along with the bar mount and everything else and I couldn’t build it for that so we’ll see. I’m excited to get it and put it to work.

 

[Bill G]

I wanna see this thing

 

[jblnut]

I wanna see this thing

So do I !! It’s on its way. I’ll show it off once it gets here.

 

[Woodpecker]

Pro tip: sever the bark on the underside of big branches before starting on your top cut. That will keep the bark/cambium from peeling down the trunk past the branch collar. Don’t be like the *pretty boy in the video and ruin trees you want to keep.

 

[jblnut]

Pro tip: sever the bark on the underside of big branches before starting on your top cut. That will keep the bark/cambium from peeling down the trunk past the branch collar. Don’t be like the *pretty boy in the video and ruin trees you want to keep.

I saw that as well. Great tip. Likely a shallow gentle cut on the underside of the bigger branches like you said first.

That being said, most of the trees that will be trimmed with this thing can come down all together but I don’t want them to die and fall into the field after we trimmed them either.

 

[Woodpecker]

I saw that as well. Great tip. Likely a shallow gentle cut on the underside of the bigger branches like you said first.

That being said, most of the trees that will be trimmed with this thing can come down all together but I don’t want them to die and fall into the field after we trimmed them either.

Yep just a shallow cut on the underside of the branch will do. It’s not that big a deal on a smaller 1-3” limb. I’ve seen large lower branches peel all the way down the trunk to nearly the ground. That may not kill a tree for awhile but it will eventually rot the heartwood out for sure.

 

[jblnut]

I wanna see this thing

It’s here.

I decided to get a Dukes bar for it. Bonus is it’s all orange and looks neat. I thought I may have to trim the bar as it’s a 9-pin drive sprocket and I was correct. No biggie though.


Drive side. There’s a piece of 1/4” UHMW plastic that goes between the bar and cover once assembled.

 

[jblnut]

Accidental double post so here’s another picture.

 

[Woodtroll]

Please be sure to let us know how it works out for you, once you get a chance to play with it!

 

[Seachaser]

Anxious for results. Around here pecan hedging is a thing. But much bigger and refined equipment. But basically similar principle.