Hydraulic chainsaw

[orkneyalan]

Has anybody had experience in working with hydraulic chainsaws for carving ,I am looking for a quieter alternative from my petrol stihl saws as I have an neighbor who is complaining to my local council which is causing all sorts of problems!

 

I have been looking at the stanley cs06 hydraulic saw which is the same saw that the pinskey power guy in america uses .

 

Also if anybody is selling a hydraulic saw or/and power pack I would be interested to here from you.

 

Thanks Alan

[w6cloggs]

There is a carver who comes to Woodfest Wales that uses one he runs it from a skid steer.

[Gus McWilliam]

Have you considered electric?

[Little Steven]

I have a couple of hydraulic saws, they are good at low speed, lugging cuts. I would have thought that they would be to slow for any finishing/quality.....

[Goodpig]

There is a carver who comes to Woodfest Wales that uses one he runs it from a skid steer.

 

Think the fella yer on about is called Duncan Kitson, does a lot of abstract type stuff,

really excellent carver, google him. He'd be the mon to ask.

[drythropple]

I have a couple of hydraulic saws, they are good at low speed, lugging cuts. I would have thought that they would be to slow for any finishing/quality.....

What size chain do you use on these? Are they slow revving with a bigger pitch chain?

[treequip]

They tend to run on 3/8 or bigger, they run slower than a petrol powered saw but they have bucket loads of torque.

[Little Steven]

What size chain do you use on these? Are they slow revving with a bigger pitch chain?[/QUO

 

Hi drythropple!

You got me there, I have the stanley cs06 with a 14" bar & the fibreglass pole saw with a 12" bar.

Sorry can't be more specific without checking.

 

I use them on Landrover front tool flow & Mog mewp bucket flow. I also use a power pack if the vehicle access is a problem.

 

They are really slow, safe, quite, but you could not compare the speed to any of the small petrol saws.

 

Steve

[devon TWiG]

The" power pack " ie an engine with a hydraulic pump to supply the oil flow will probably be just as, if not noisier ! Can you create a sound barrier ? straw bales , fencing of some sort ?

[orkneyalan]

I have considered a sound barrier but my with location and the problem neighbor I don't think this would work well I was considering a electric power pack to keep the noise down.