Remote Control Chainsaw

oldoakman · Mar 18, 2016

I also believe his autosaw was an old Homelite 150. I'm surprised it remained running from the time he started it on the tree until he got down and could throttle it up. Cantankerous pieces of junk!

TimBr · Mar 18, 2016

I just finished watching the video from the initial post, about the remote controlled chainsaw.

The first thing that popped into my mind after I'd finished watching it was, "Gump, you are a genius!"

jmcscrap · Mar 18, 2016

The only way it gets better is if the chainsaw would have ran out of gas 3/4's of the way through the cut!

Tree-Taylor · Mar 19, 2016

Was anyone else waiting for his line to come in contact with the saw on his descent? I was picturing the saw starting to stall and him grabbing the throttle line....all the way down.

Treespotter · Mar 20, 2016

therianclimber said:
Was anyone else waiting for his line to come in contact with the saw on his descent? I was picturing the saw starting to stall and him grabbing the throttle line....all the way down.

Yup, that was my idea as well.

That man is a genius in his own way. Living off grid, having no clue what the possibilities there are to get the job done.

Wolter

TC · Mar 21, 2016

Treespotter said:
That man is a genius in his own way.

I agree, the video is also completely lacking in ego of any kind, which is very refreshing for a treework video.

We all know the approach was unorthodox and his skills were found wanting at some points but there was an genuine authenticity about the guy. He displayed that kind of optimistic pioneer spirit which seems to be sadly lacking in many people these days.

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