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Backhoe Chain Saw Clears Roadsides
Gary Barker is the highway commissioner for his township near Nokomis, Ill. He was faced with the daunting task of ridding a long stretch of road of tree saplings that had narrowed the roadway so much that it was difficult for large equipment to travel on it.
That's when he hit on the idea of rigging a backhoe w
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Backhoe Chain Saw Clears Roadsides WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Chain Saws 30-6-20 Gary Barker is the highway commissioner for his township near Nokomis, Ill. He was faced with the daunting task of ridding a long stretch of road of tree saplings that had narrowed the roadway so much that it was difficult for large equipment to travel on it.
That's when he hit on the idea of rigging a backhoe with a hydraulically-driven chain saw. The saw attaches to a rectangular steel plate and is driven by a hydraulic motor that operates off the backhoe's hydraulics. He made up a sprocket to fit the saw's drive.
It took some doing to get it going and it takes some deft handling to make it work right. However, the two workers who operate it now "fight over" who gets to use it.
The necessary art is learning just how fast and delicately to move the saw.
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