02 July 2013

An aerial brush hog

"Our pilots operate our helicopter mounted saw with pinpoint accuracy. The aerial saw is powered by a compact fuel injected engine, with low emission operations and is able to side-trim a 20' path of vegetation an average three miles per day (both sides)."

9 comments:

  1. AndrewJuly 2, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    This thing VS zombie piles in World War Z.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 2, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    Is it just me--or does the pilot look a lot like Keven Spacey?

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  3. AnonymousJuly 2, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    Sooo like Kevin Spacey - I half-read the article and just assumed it was about him being a celebrity that pilots in his spare time!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 2, 2013 at 4:29 PM

    I really have my doubts here. One bad, stray gust of wind and you've cut into 20,000 volts (or whatever they're running on those lines).

    Lurker111

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  5. martJuly 2, 2013 at 11:24 PM

    surely a big SUV with a rig attached could do the job for a lot less cost. Choppers and chopper pilots are not cheap. An SUV could cover this terrain and do it with less wind complications.

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  6. Stan B.July 3, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    I had no freakin' idea... none.

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  7. EJuly 7, 2013 at 4:51 AM

    Here's a few variation on 'really scary jobs you can do with a small helicopter': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzga6qAaBA&feature=player_embedded

    My father is a pilot who flew many jobs with this type of helicopter, and has threaded tow cables for high voltage lines, just like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ia6FNK0D50

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    1. MinnesotastanJuly 7, 2013 at 7:36 AM

      Thank you, E. I think that video is blogworthy.

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