[Path-list] Grant Money - Weedeaters & Pole Saw?

[Paul Clayton]

Long ago we had a very dedicated and knowledgeable member, Jim Ball, who 
took care of the power tools. After a few years of the amateurs, ie the 
rest of us, abusing the tools he got so frustrated with us that he had 
to quit. I for one remember and appreciate all the efforts he made, just 
to see us bring a load of broken tools in after each worktrip.

pmc


On 10/12/21 21:20, Greg Weaver via Path-list wrote:
> Steve certainly does good homework! I Always learn something when Steve 
> gets ahold of something new. Thanks, Mr. Lund !!!!
> 
> OR, alternatively ...... buy a couple of good quality hand operated pole 
> saws (with lopper and saw blades) and use them from a distance on 
> hawthorne trees. Same result as a powered pole pruner at less cost with 
> negligible maintenance and a lighter tool for carrying around. The first 
> few cuts on a hawthorne tree can be frustrating because the saw seems to 
> get hung up quite easily. But, once a few branches are gone, it gets 
> easier.
> 
> We seem to have annual discussions about power equipment maintenance 
> challenges for tools (saws and weedeaters) that are not personally 
> maintained by an individual. Adding more power tools to the PATH 
> inventory? Hmmm ..... not my decision.
> 
> Until we have a person dedicated to tool barn operations and equipment 
> and tool maintenance (Chris is the closest we have to that - Thanks !!!, 
> Chris), that will be a never-ending challenge. It is a thankless 
> assignment with lots of gnashing of teeth while working on  tools that 
> are used and abused by occasional users.
> 
> My $0.02 cents as well ......
> 
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> Greg S. Weaver
> Mocksville, NC 27028
> EMA = nchome at aol.com
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: steve lund via Path-list <path-list at path-at.org>
> To: PATH List <path-list at path-at.org>
> Sent: Tue, Oct 12, 2021 4:37 pm
> Subject: [Path-list] Grant Money - Weedeaters & Pole Saw?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I think that PATH is planning on purchasing a couple of FS131 (bike 
> handlebar) weedeaters with the grant funds.
> 
> PATH may also want to consider adding a pole pruner/saw to its arsenal. 
> I can see that one of these could be useful in clearing overhead hanging 
> limbs along the trail. However, they may be more useful in helping to 
> eradicate hawthorne from fields and places like Chestnut Ridge. 
> Hawthorne is just NASTY with thorny limbs all the way to the ground 
> effectively blocking a sawyer. A pole saw could be used to limb the tree 
> from a distance to allow the sawyer access to the trunk. Josh bought one 
> of these for ATC and had it up on Chestnut last October. You might 
> contact him to see what he thinks about the usefulness of having one of 
> these in the tool arsenal.
> 
> There are several ways to get one of these in PATHs arsenal with varying 
> cost as follows:
> 
> 1. Buy a dedicated pole pruner HT131.
> 
> 2. Buy the pole saw gearbox and swap it out on one of the FS131 
> weedeaters as required. I am pretty sure that you can do this but have 
> not verified. This worked with the older series of weedeaters. The 
> cheapest way to get the saw head may be to just buy the Konbi tool and 
> remove the Kombi shaft. You'll have to check the pricing. This was true 
> with the older series. Swapping tools will require a T27 torx wrench 
> which you should get with the tool anyway.
> 
> 3. Buy a Kombi KM131 and a separate weedeater head and a separate pole 
> saw head. This may be the most expensive option but you get 2 tools. The 
> drawback is that without the bike handlebars Stihl doesn't recommend 
> metal blades on the weedeater attachment. The Kombi quick connect system 
> also adds some weight to the package which isn't there on the other two 
> options.
> 
> All of these tools use basically the same powerhead, the 131 engine, 
> with varying attachments and attachment systems.
> 
> 
> My $.02,
> Steve
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