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 02-25-2004, 08:10 Post: 77846
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Chief, I would look at the TSC trimmer. Pruning is a one time thing. Once you're done most of us really won't need the trimmer anymore. And pruning is NOT FUN so you probably wouldn't want to do it just for kicks (as compared to operating your CUT) The less expensive version would work out best for me. It only has to last a year or so.
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I suppose there are many situations in which pruning is NOT a one time thing such as in an apple orchard. In my case the branches never come back after pruning pine and spruce. In another 50 years or so of growth after pruning, the wood added after pruning is totally clear and free from knots. So this is more like plantation pruning. I won't benefit directly from it but my kids will (or the #*&%# US Park Service but that's another story).






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Murf, we used to have a manual version of your hydraulic pruner. A long rod attached to the handle would pull the cutter through the branch. I remember noticing that it took surprisingly little force to cut a branch. The cutter had two fixed outside hooked parts with one moving inner cutter.

If you made one would you have to use hardened steel or could you get by with softer plate? Would you mount a hydraulic ram near the cutter or at the bottom an again use a long rod to the cutter? It seems that you would want the weight of the hydraulics to be as low as possible.
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I should add that the hooked part of the cutter allows you to rest the entire weight of the device on the branch for a few seconds which greatly reduces the stress of holding it in position. Especially after hours of use.






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Ken, I'm still a little confused. Are you trying to trim the outside of the branches to shape the tree or are you just cutting the lower branches off to create better lumber?






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