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Offline DalesCarpentry

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I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« on: July 09, 2009, 12:16:49 PM »
I was my way to work this morning with a new guy I hired to help me build a deck. We were going down the hiway when I saw a Helicopter off to my left about 10 or 15 feet above the trees along the road. It had something about 20 foot long hanging from it. Thats when I did a double take. This thing had a huge brush hog atatched to it. I slowed way down to get a better look. It was just chewing up the tops and sides of the trees like there was nothing to it. It was not a clean neat job to say the least. It sure was making a mess out of them trees. He was cutting the ones along a power line. It sure looked dangerous for the pilot though. What would happen if it got stuck with to big of a branch? I would think there would be some kind of quick disconect to just turn the brush loose in such cases. That sure would be expensive though. I have to say it was really neat and I have never saw anything like it before. Have any of you seen one of these? Dale
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2009, 12:56:06 PM »
Yes Dale, I've seen them in use along power line right of ways.  Allways out in remote loctions.  It's kind of like a Brush Hog, suspended by cables. 

Also in one of the James Bond movies a few years ago they had a unit that attatched to a chopper that cut trees, it had a series of circuler blades that cut in a verticle manner. 
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2009, 01:05:11 PM »
Ok. I did a little research on this now. This morning I only got to see this for maybe 20 seconds. This is what I saw this morning. Dale[yt=425,350]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KMQgt5YiD0w&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KMQgt5YiD0w&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/yt]
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2009, 03:05:31 PM »
They have been doing the trimming around here like that for a few years now. Last year I sit and watched them drill holes for the poles one day, and the next day brought the poles in with one and set them in the holes. Then a ground crew came in and set them later. Really something to watch!
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2009, 03:13:58 PM »
Thats an impressive bit of flying, bet they don't do that on a windy day!
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2009, 09:02:19 AM »
If I underwrote the pilot's life insurance, I'd be a bit nervous.
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2009, 12:33:06 PM »
Quote from: Cement Man on July 10, 2009, 09:02:19 AM
If I underwrote the pilot's life insurance, I'd be a bit nervous.

Just think how his beneficiary feels. I bet that person is just sitting at home waiting on the phone to ring
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2009, 12:56:36 PM »
Quote from: CannonKrazy on July 10, 2009, 12:33:06 PM
Quote from: Cement Man on July 10, 2009, 09:02:19 AM
If I underwrote the pilot's life insurance, I'd be a bit nervous.

Just think how his beneficiary feels. I bet that person is just sitting at home waiting on the phone to ring

Yes, after taking out the policy they probably get impatient. ;D
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2009, 01:34:00 PM »
I knew a guy that got killed about 40 years ago when trimming trees that way.  He was the first I had heard of that used the gang saws.  His last name was Rodgers and he was from Rogers, AR.  I think his chopper was under powered as he had a bigger engine ordered when the accident occurred.
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2009, 06:44:33 PM »
They were doing it again this morning on my way to work. This time I pulled over and watched it for about 5 minutes. I have to say it is very interesting!!!!! :o That is one skilled pilot. That is a dangerous operation he is doing. While we were there watching I told my helper it would be my luck he would lose control and crash into us. :o :o :o We were only a few hundred yards from him at the time. It really is crazy to see those blades just chew up anything in it's path. Dale
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2009, 07:28:44 PM »
I have worked around helicopters some during my career.  If one goes down parts will fly a long distance. You can expect parts of the main rotor to be found more than a thousand feet from the main impact point.  If a tailrotor flys off the distance multiplies because of the elevation of the helicopter. 

I just about seen a guy get it when he was working under a helicopter and the pilot released the sling load, which includes the cable.  The cable came to the ground like a live snake.  If it had struck the person on the ground it could have been fatal.

If I was not hooking up cargo I normally had an excape route planned behind a large tree or vehicle.  I have no doubt a main rotor would penetrate into the cab of a pickup.
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Re: I saw something really really neat this morning on the way to work.
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2009, 11:19:48 PM »
WoW!  Hauling sling loads is hazardous, working around powerlines is hazardous, put this all together and I can't imagine the risks.  I wonder what he gets paid and how long a day he puts in?
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