wizz saw or stick saw

[inztrees]

who likes what and who uses what

 

[Neutron]

Stick saw, limb lopper, Never used a wizz saw but I don't think I would like it. Doesn't seem too good for light chunking and doing slow cuts, or cut and throw type stuff..

 

[treebear]

Unfamiliar with the terms, please enlighten me.
Svein

 

[drouintree]

Greenline stick,swivel attachments anyday in a bucket.

 

[treebear]

Oookayy?
Svein

 

[SKNAPP]

i like the 200t and pair of brass.

 

[JJackson]

The crews use the stick saw sometimes, but mostly pruner or hand saw when limbs are clear from the lines.

 

[inztrees]

is a whizz saw becoming a thing of the past its a good tool if you can take the time to figure it out

 

[BUK]

90% of my clearing is done with the greenlee stick saw. I tend to do a LOT of removals so it somes in real handy.

 

[Industry]

Whizz saw definitely. I don't even carry a stick saw on my bucket. Also, neutron, I feel just the opposite about the cut and throw method. tried it with a stick saw, couldn't do it. I'm sure it was the way the saw was sharpened but I find it does a number on very small branches.

 

[Hammer]

I have used both in the past and prefer the stick saw. The whizz saw is not good for making proper cuts and is notorious for bad kickback accidents, I believe Asplundh banned them years ago due to the booms of truck being cut beyond repair due to kick back. It does get alot of production but at a cost.

 

[Industry]

the new style blades go a long way to reducing the "kickback" of the whizz saws. I find I can make better cuts with the wizz saw due to the angle of the head. with a stick saw I find I have to get closer to 90deg. to the branch to make a proper cut. to each their own though

 

[inztrees]

not bannded look at my pic
(it was 30 below that day)

 

[eucmaninshorts]

Treebear: A Stick saw is a hydraulic chain saw on a 6-8' insulated pole with it's valve incorporated in the handle on the other end. A wizz saw has a circular saw head set at about 30 degrees from the pole. In the hands of a FNG or unreformed eucman, both can do damage to tree and operator alike. No one tool will work on every tree and a good LCTT will carry a hydraulic pruner for the fine work. Before everyone starts scoffing about the 20 lb. monster pruners out there, check out this one built by ADI: http://www.karlkuemmerling.com/prod29.htm
Lite, 360 rotation on the head and the valve is in the pole not the handle! (Damned things get hot with use).

 

[inztrees]

I have all 3 and theres a place for all 3

 

[AngellJobCorps]

While operating a whiz saw, a crew member caught a stub and it threw it back at him at mach 5. Hit him in the lips, horrible. A couple days later, while cutting a branch, an Atlas cedar cone fell into the saw, it shot back and hit the bucket right in front of me, made a huge mark and a big BAM! noise, it scared the daylights out of me.

I agree, both have their place. I never used a hydraulic pruner very much, I always felt very limited with that tool.
any of you guys run a skidder-boom? thats pretty fun.

 

[Industry]

I used to run skidder. Timberjack 230D with an aerial lift. Sweet rig.

 

[inztrees]

what was the equipment # on it?

 

[Industry]

#97 I ran #101 for a while too.

 

[inztrees]

thats a 50' with rear outriggers?