Cuttting Cane

Will a small chainsaw work well cutting cane? Most of stuff that I have access to is about 1" in diameter. I have been using a machette.

I use large prunning shears..... works great.... and you can trim the limbs on the trees in your yard to and use for a brush pile........

I've used large pruning shears with good success, although it can be a workout. I've read that using a weed-eater with a metal blade works great. I haven't tried it yet though.

The chainsaw will work fine. Loppers, like CrappieTexan mentioned, work good too and give you a good upper body workout. What works best and the fastest is a brush cutter like this one - Brushcutters and Clearing Saws - STIHL USA There are other brands out there. You can really knock down some bamboo in a hurry with this machine.

I have cut cane for duck blinds for 40 years and have tried every thing I believe is out there. The absolute best thing I've ever used is a gasoline powered hedge trimmer. It goes through cane, even really big cane, like a hot knife through butter. Chain saws will certainly work, but they have 2 problems. The first is that they are really bad to slip a chain cutting cane. I don't know whether it's because of the cane itself or the vines which tend to be on some of the cane, but it sure happens. The second is that you better plan on sharpening your chain or having it sharpened when you get through because cane will dull a chain quicker than anything other than a rock or piece of metal.

The brush cutter Darryl talks about works really well, too, but I think the power hedge trimmers are even faster.

Thanks for the info. I used a gas brush cutter today and it worked like a charm! No more machette for me!

These work good for me. and dont leave the splinters on the ends like a saw does.
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I've put a bunch of them put for the past 10 years. A rechargeable sawsall really works well. Mine happens to be a 19.2 volt Craftsman. Use the course cut blade.

I have used both large prunning shears and a chainsaw. I prefer the prunning shears butit does turn into work. Check out the picture of crappie with a load of cane in the background. I cut a couple of 20 foot trailer loads. Each load makes about 1200 9 foot stakes. I put about 100 stakes to the bed. Well the picture shows it works.

prunning shears for me

Dennis North is who you need to get in touch with he has been doing switch can projects for 20 plus years


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