I have alot of evergreens to get rid of 4 inch and smaller. I have a case 1830 i will build a strait saw or shear . I am not worried about the stumps witch is better? I think the saw could be long and keep you out of the limbs.
We looked at both options several years ago and ended up with a circular saw attachment for our CTL. I forget what brand it is, but the saw is mounted on a long arm and there is also a push bar out by the saw. We have used this now for almost 10 years on and off. It is much faster than a shear, and allows us to reach under limbs to get to the trunk. We can cut limbs off up pretty high, as well as cut the trunks any height we can reach. Usually we just cut them right above the ground, although we do sometimes cut them at or in the dirt. The dirt will dull the teeth pretty quickly, but the teeth are easy to replace with a hammer, screwdriver, and Allen wrench. I would vote for the saw.
Jeff
Dougherty makes a hell of a saw. I've played with one that used quadco teeth. If I had a high flow machine and the money, I would have one for big cedars.Ours is a Dougherty Turbo Saw.
Have you ever saw one of these saws?I see adds for them all the time but dont know anything about them.That would be sooooo slowwwww. Probably would work though, given enough time.
Jeff
It would be simple to build a V cutter or something to go on the bucket.Thats what I was thinking to kinda like a rome blade just a lot smaller I've seen them but havent been able to locate a pic
4" and under I would wait till it was froze and shear them with my bucket
It would be simple to build a V cutter or something to go on the bucket.