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Road crews in certain areas affected by recession have
been forced to lengthen the time between trimmings
alongside highways, allowing denser brush to invade.
Grass-type weeds are easily handled but when woody trees
enter, weed whackers have no chance. They may scar it,
but they usually just
save it for a chainsaw crew. When
the chainsaw crews come around (which is even more
intermittent), the tree has grown to be maybe 3 inches
thick, depending on the type of tree. Wanting to
eliminate the tree, they get as close to the base as
possible. They either run their chains into the dirt and/or
rocks, damaging their chains, or they go to high. Leaving
even 3 inches of tree stubble can dramatically increase the
liability to those responsible for maintaining such roads.
The sides of roads are more generally used as walkways for
pedestrians as well as paths for cyclists. If they run into
one of these stubs and trip, they could sue for some bucks,
and someone could die from vehicle related incidents.
Allowing road crews that are dedicated to grass trimming,
the ability to also trim such stubble down to the ground
level would be in the best interest of both the road crews
and those who use the sides of roads. They would not have
to track and work together with chainsaw crews.
This weed whacker attachment, the Wood Whacker, would
allow road crews this ability, allowing them to efficiently
clear roadside brush within their more intermittent
schedules. It would have a guard-attachment, like you see
for protecting against projectiles, but it would also act as
a sled, allowing the wood whacker to get as close to the
ground as possible, without touching any dirt or rocks. It
would contain a heavy cutting disc, geared down, to take
on small trees no larger than 2" in diameter.
Far be it from me to suggest that this isn't an ingenious,
earth-shattering and life-affirming example of the
brilliance of the human mind when faced with a seemingly
intractable problem, but this isn't an ingenious, earth-
shattering and life-affirming example of the brilliance of
the human mind when faced with a seemingly intractable
problem. It's just a solution to a problem that many road
crews might appreciate, if implemented.
Brush Mower
http://www.drpower....ld-Brush-Mower.aspx
[infidel, Sep 24 2010]
Stihl Clearing Saw
http://www.stihlusa...rs/brush-clear.html
[infidel, Sep 24 2010]
Billygoat
http://www.billygoa...e/intro.aspx?pid=18
[infidel, Sep 24 2010]
Illustration
http://tinypic.com/r/2n7kspk/7
maybe this will help [twitch, Sep 24 2010]
[link]
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Far be it from me to bun the cruel denial of a young sapling's
dreams of arbority. |
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Even if it created countless fire hazards that
threaten neighborhoods? |
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I could use a little less description of existing
methods of removing these trees and a little more of
your idea for improvement on it, i.e., the idea itself. |
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Not saying you don't have one, just that I'm not clear
what it is, how it's different, etc. I think this might
be baked, but I can't really tell. |
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//go to high// chance would be a good thing. |
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long handle + heavy slow cutting disk = frisbee... but I've a sledge lawnmower on hold so [ ] |
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It's called a brushcutter. They are quite common
and many people even know they exist. |
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I think the local terminology is "widely known to
exist". |
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Our weed-wacker has a blade attachment for this purpose. |
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I added a link. The wheeled brush mowers, yes I
know about them, but they are not acceptable as
they are not very mobile, and many times these
small trees are growing on hillsides and in ditches. |
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The Stihl one isn't a wheeled mower. This is not a
novel idea. It's baked to a cinder and I'm giving you
the opportunity to remove it before I tag it MFD, you
clot. |
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Where's the bottom attachment on the stihl to
block it from hitting the ground? |
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Aha! I've come up with a neat change to the idea!
How about having the bottom guard retractable! It
would be there when you need it, but when you
need to use it, it pops in front, providing a nice
shield from the ground (which will speed them up,
because they need to be fast). |
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I'm so glad this idea isn't about whacking wood,
[twitch]. |
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(+) for the illustration. Good stuff [twitch] |
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